Thread: Backup Error: Bad File Descriptor?
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Old 06-19-2005, 10:07 AM
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It looks like your POCKET HD -- the drive that has the backup image on it -- failed. It's possible that it's not formatted for the Macintosh, as HFS+, and thus is running into a file size issue (as FAT32 only supports 4GB files).

The solution would be to use Disk Utility to erase (and ZERO) the drive, using "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as the format. Then, you can either back up to an image again or -- even better -- back up directly to the drive.

Sound reasonable?
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