LR catalog backups - full or incremental

I backup my catalogs each time I close LR 5.7 , so I have multiple copies of my catalog backups.
are the backups full complete backs or incremental? do I have to keep all the catalog backups?
if I have to restore a catalog from a backup, which one do I use?
thanks

Hi,
you should keep your catalog backups "forever". It may happen that you modify hundreds of images by mistake and recognize it moths or years later. Then, you need your old catalog backup!
I compress them using 7-zip which shrinks my 3Gb catalog to 100MB.
Backups are allway full backups. You may run "optimize catalog" from time to time.

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Understanding Windows Small Business Server 2008 Backup - Full and Incremental with 2 Backup Destinations

Hi,
I am re-posting a question from the following page here as I have the same problem now and I can't seem to find the answer even though the question has been marked as solved: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/windowsbackup/thread/daff108b-effa-4dad-807a-d604345975dd
Below is a copy of the question:
I have 2 backup drives, (Backup Drive 1 and Backup Drive 2)
Lets assume I have never performed a backup, so Day 1 is the first backup of the server.
Backup Drive 1 connected on Day 1 it performs a FULL Backup - this is expected.
Backup Drive 1 connected on Day 2 it performs an INCREMENTAL Backup - this is expected.
Backup Drive 2 connected on Day 3 it performs a FULL Backup - this is expected.
Backup Drive 1 connected on Day 4 it performs a FULL Backup - WHY? my understanding is that is should perform an Incremental Backup from Day 2
Backup Drive 2 connected on Day 5 it performs a FULL Backup - again why is it not performing an Incremental Backup from Day 3?
This means that in normal operation (Backup Drives alternate every day) We are performing FULL Backups everyday. In a few months this wont be an acceptable backup strategy; it will take too long.
I've used 'Configure Performance Settings' in the Windows Server Backup mmc to specify 'Always perform incremental backup' - it makes no difference.
If I look at the Backup Drive Disk Usage details it confuses me even more. It may be performing Full Backups everyday but it's definitely not storing Full Backup copies on the Backup Drives.
It seems to be that even when a Full Backup is performed, only the deltas are written to the Backup Drive so even though it takes longer it has the same effect as an incremental (so why doesn't it just perform an incremental?)
I don't understand Microsoft's use of Full and Incremental, it seems obtuse to provide a choice that appears to have no effect on the actual data written to the Backup Drive.
My real-world experience is at odds with that statements made in
The Official SBS Blog it states "every backup is incremental from a storage point of view" as well as "Because the wizard schedules differential-based backups' (nowhere in the Backup mmc have I seen any reference or options for differential),
"Backup runs quickly" and "...works the same for multiple disk rotation." (This is simply not the case with a 2-disk rotation. It runs a lengthy FULL Backup every time.)
The backup has been configured using SBS Console, runs once a day at 16:00. 2 Backup Drives, alternating daily.
Can anyone clarify Windows Backup operation for me?
I'd appreciate any feedback at all, thanks.

Optimizing Backup and Server Performance
(Windows Server 2008 R2)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd759145.aspx
Even if you choose the option to create incremental backups, Windows Server Backup will create a full backup once every 14 days, or after 14 incremental backup operations, to reduce the risk from disk corruptions.
Of course, this is for R2.
Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote in message
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Interesting post...
WBAdmin to remote backup server
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsbackup/thread/764fe9a4-960e-4e90-b8fb-8e7581752a9d#520f38fe-149c-4424-9c0b-54695297e919
In Windows Server 2008, there are several reasons which may cause the backup to be full instead of incremental
1. Backup on the target is deleted/not present.
2. Source volume snapshot is deleted, from which the last backup was taken.
3. 7 days have passed or 6 incremental backups have happened since the last full backup.
4. Churn on the backup source is high (more than 50%)
Abhinav Mathur[MSFT] Microsoft
Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"Les Connor [SBS-MVP]" wrote in message
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I believe it's how backup is designed, as I see the same thing. Why it works
the way it does is another story though, I don't know the answer to that.
Les Connor [SBS MVP]
"Kurni" wrote in message
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> Hi Les,
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> Are you saying that that's how the backup is designed? What I (and the
> original poster of the question) have in mind is actually different (each
> disk should have their own base backup).
>
> Quoting from the original question:
>
> Backup Drive 1 connected on Day 1 it performs a FULL Backup - this is
> expected.
> Backup Drive 1 connected on Day 2 it performs an INCREMENTAL Backup - this
> is expected.
> Backup Drive 2 connected on Day 3 it performs a FULL Backup - this is
> expected.
> Backup Drive 1 connected on Day 4 it performs a FULL Backup - WHY? my
> understanding is that is should perform an Incremental Backup from Day 2
> Backup Drive 2 connected on Day 5 it performs a FULL Backup - again why is
> it not performing an Incremental Backup from Day 3 ?
> Please let me know if I actually misunderstand how windows server backup
> work.
>
MVP - SBS

Are Backup Files "full" or "incremental"?

I backup every time I open Lightroom, now version 2.3. As a result, I have lots of backups in the Backup folder. I would like to delete the large number of old backup files. I think the backup process creates a "full" backup, not an "incremental" backup. If it is a full backup, I can delete almost all of the old backup files without losing anything. Am I correct?

The backup file is a full copy of the catalog as it existed when the backup occurred. Typically, you only need to kep them around a few weeks by which time they will be well and truely out of date. Therefore, deleting the older copies won't loose you anything.

Catalog backup problems with PSE 11

Hi,
I'm having terrible problems trying to backup my catalog to an external hard drive.
My PC is running Windows 7 with 8 GB of internal memory. My external hard drive is formatted to FAT 32 and has 130GB of spare capacity. My catalog is 45GB.
I have previously backed up the the catalog without any problems but can't remember if I did this before I upgraded to PSE 11.
I initially tried doing a full backup but got an error part way through writing the 'breeze' data. Having read that the breeze data was only used for face recognition, I deleted the remaining breeze data files and tried again.
I then encountered a problem when writing some of my early .jpg files. I couldn't see any obvious problem with these but tried removing them and runnning the back up again.
This time it got a bit further but hung up on some .mpg files.
I removed all video files and tried again.
This time it got up to over 60% complete but it then hung up on some early files which had a 'description' 2002 rather than a straight date name to the file. I thought that there might be a problem with file names including ' 's ', so removed these and tried again.
I then tried running Catalog 'optimize' and 'repair' (I didn't tick 'the re-index visual similarity data').
I eventually got up to over 65% complete but couldn't get the backup to go past my 2007 files no matter what files I removed.
I then tried doing an incremental backup using a Catalog file that I had created in 2011. This backup failed with 'an error encountered while writing.....WaldoData\waldo.cache'
I now don't know what to try! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
FYI, looking at the backup Catalog files that I have previously created, it appears that only the first contains all the images from whole catalog with an equal number of .xml files.
Two others which I created (which I can't remember were full or incremental backups) only have some of the images. I'm sure that this can't be right.
I presume that for an intial backup the .xml files should run from B0000001 to Bnnnnnnn; the .jpg/.mpg/ etc from Bnnnnnnn+1 to B 2(nnnnnnn) and that when one runs an incremental back up the new .xml files are added from B2(nnnnnnn)+1 to B2(nnnnnnnn)+(mmmm) and the image files continuing for a further (mmmm). Is this correct?
Otherwise what should one be seeing?
Regards
Mike

Thank you for your information about my problem with PSE 11. I have since tried the programme on 2 different computers and it works fine. Seems like the problem is with my computer although my old PSE 10 works okay. I'd appreciate any ideas about what could be wrong with my computer to cause my photos to break up into various segments which don't join together particularly when I move them into 'before and after horizontal' or '......vertical' and even when zooming them. ( HP Pavilion Elite) Vista Ultimate.
Regards,
Stervogel.

Elements 12 catalog backup hangs up.

Elements 12 hangs up during catalog backup to internal drive at 83%. Had already reconnected lost files, did a repair (nothing broken), and optimized. Program is new. Catalog converted from Elements 8. First backup has this problem. Please help.

Also sometimes project files (e.g. slideshows or other creations) can effect the back-up process.
Try excluding them.
Try making a full back-up rather than incremental back-up?

Had PSE 8 installed on PC Windows 7 with a catalog backup on an external drive. Now have a Mac with OS Mavericks. If I install PSE 12 or Lightroom on this Mac can I use the cat. backup from Windows or must I start from scratch

Had pse 8 on a Windows 7 PC with a catalog backup on an external drive. Now have a Mac with OS Mavericks. If install pse 12 or Lightroom on the Mac will I be able to use the old catalog backup or must I start from scratch.

If you made a full catalog backup using the organizer's backup command, and you did it to a removable drive, yes, you can restore it to the mac. A backup made on discs will not work, though.

Consolidating catalogs & backups

I gather by reading some of the posts in this forum that should be possible to merge old catalogs, into one new one as to consolidate picture locations into one.
If this is correct can I do the following without problems. I have Version 11 waiting to install. I have reorganized my PC & have some old catalogs,sometimes on different drives,as well as possible some stray pictures on them as well.
I was thinking of installing the new software & create a new catalog from scratch. I could then refer setup to the most recent version 10 catalog & have it import & upgrade it to 11. Once this done I could refer the program to older catalogs, & import them one at a time.
Can one if necessary restore a backup in lieu of a catalogue as well if necessary? If the program can update from these catalogs & backups as well will it create duplicates or just refer to the pictures being in the catalog already?
Can the program then do a search to find any other pictures that aren't in any catalog & add them in as well?
If I then end up with one consolidated catalogue that contains all pictures everywhere I think that a new backup might be in order. Any catalogue created this way would still result with pictures scattered across drives? I have lots of space available so backups aren't a problem. Do I move all files onto one drive first or would it be better to do so from the consolidated catalog & then move all pictures to one location?
Thanks in advance

From what you have written in other posts, I suppose you practically did not use tagging or other organization features like albums or stacks ?
If that is the case, in my opinion, you don't need to bother with old catalogs or backups. Your migration should be able to :
1 - create a new catalog in the PSE11 format from your current main catalog : it's the conversion process which does not change anything to your present older PSE version. No picture files are copied or moved, only a new different catalog is created. You keep both PSE versions and both catalog versions.
2 - import all pictures not included in your present catalog, even if they are on different drives.
Can the program then do a search to find any other pictures that aren't in any catalog & add them in as well?
Yes, of course. With the current catalog active, you use the menu 'get files from files or folders'. You can get files from external drives (USB, CD, DVDs...) You have the choice to do so in PSE11 after the conversion, or before in your previous PSE version.
If I then end up with one consolidated catalogue that contains all pictures everywhere I think that a new backup might be in order. Any catalogue created this way would still result with pictures scattered across drives? I have lots of space available so backups aren't a problem. Do I move all files onto one drive first or would it be better to do so from the consolidated catalog & then move all pictures to one location?
Absolutely : do a backup when the catalog is up to date.
You can move pictures to a single drive before or after the above job provided you move your folders from the organizer in folder view. Since the PSE11 interface has been changed a lot, you should be more at ease by doing so before the above conversion process.
The additional advantage of a full backup is that you can restore it easily to another computer or drive. If you choose the option to restore to 'custom' location, stating a master folder, various drives will be copied as new folders in the new drive. In that case, you don't need to move the files from the external drive. The restore puts them on the destination drive, with different drives showing as different folder trees.

Trouble restoring catalog backup

Hello
Last week my hard drive died on me so I had to replace it and reinstall my operating system (Windows 7) and my programs. I had
trouble finding my old Elements 6 install files so I decided to upgrade to Elements 9. Before the HDD died I did do a catalog
backup of my Elements 6 pictures to an external hard drive. After upgrading to Elements 9 I went to restore my Elements 6 catalog
only to find out I apparently had an original and an incremental catalog. So after restoring the incremental part, Elements 9
asked for the location of the original .tly file. Unfortunately I couldn't locate it so the restore operation was aborted. I have
approximately 4500 pictures that I backed up on the external hard drive and as I had also stored them separate from the Elements
catalog backup I can get them back into Elements 9. However, that means recreating all my tags, categories, subcategories etc all
over again for about 4500 pictures which is something I'd rather avoid.
So does anybody out there have a way I can just restore the incremental catalog backup or use the files created to at least get my tags, categories etc back?
Interestingly enough, there seems to be a lot of duplicate pictures with different file numbers in the Elements backup. The pictures I have stored
independently is the the 4500 number, while the pictures on the external hard drive in the Elements 6 catalog folder amounts to
about 7300. Why would that be? In theory shouldn't they be very close to the same number?
While on the topic of Elements catalog backup, is there really any reason to do an incremental backup? I tried a couple of
experimental Elements catalog backups: the first was an original and the second I added a dozen pictures or so to the catalog and
tried an incremental backup. I chose the same folder for the incremental as I used for the original. I was asked if I would like
to overwrite and I responded yes. I then found the .tly file in the next stage of the process and was then informed that I
couldn't use the same folder for the incremental as the original. Why on earth not? Although I initially I thought Elements 6 was
quite good, I have to admit this whole process has put me off the Elements program quite abit. So if any of you know of a similar
product that does essentially the same thing as Elements I would be very interested to hear about it.
Many thanks in advance

Hi,
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The pictures I have stored independently is the the 4500 number, while the pictures on the external hard drive in the Elements 6 catalog folder amounts to
about 7300. Why would that be
Some of the extra files should most probably be the breeze.xml files. These are created due to preprocessing of face data. I didn't quite get "duplicate pictures with different file numbers in the Elements backup" ?? . Do you mean they have numbers like -1 , -2 etc attached. If yes, then they exist mostly when you had ediited files present in Organizer. Since these are part of version sets in Organizer so theie count is not shown in Organizer but you see it in your backup.
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So does anybody out there have a way I can just restore the incremental catalog backup or use the files created to at least get my tags, categories etc back?
To restore the catlog, you will need to go to File>Restore catalog from ... , browse for the .tly file and hit restore.
Incremental backup comes into picture when you had taken the backup of catalog before. So next time, you make changes to catalog and wish to take a backup , you have the option for an incremental backup which backs up only the changes done in Organizer since the original backup was taken. Incremental backup builds on the original backup and hence its not allowed to overwrite the original.
Hope this helps. Thanks

Catalog backup hangs at 8% calculating size (Photoshop elements 10)

I am trying to back up my catalog (+30,000 pics and video's ) to an external drive (full back up). The program starts calculating the size and then hangs at 8%.
The catalog was on another computer before and I moved it by making a backup (successfully) and restoring it on the new computer. After adding new files and tags I want to make a back up at the new location (unsuccesfully so far)
I searched the Internet and came across several similar cases, also with earlier versions of elements and this problem still doesn't seem to be solved by Adobe.
Of course I tried all steps mentioned in: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/troubleshoot-catalog-backup-conversion-elemen ts.html without any results. The only step I didn't try was step 4 (Turn off Sync Agent). I could not find it in the menu (Elements 10, Dutch version).
I learned from several posts that the problem might be caused by damaged or not supported files.
But how can I find out which?
It feels a bit scary not to be able to back up and in the future I must be able to move my files to another computer again.
If anybody could help me? Thanks!

MarwanSati your install log appears to be free of errors. I would recommend you post your inquiry about accessing this feature within the Photoshop Elements forum.

PSE 11 catalog backup does not complete

I am having a problew with my first full backup after importing 27000 photos.My catalog organizer in psa 11 also shows over a 1000 movies from adobe premier elements software which seems to have a common thread between them. The backup stops at 44% the 3 times I have tried. Just a beginner with both software.
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Start with following the steps listed here:
Troubleshoot catalog backup, upgrade

Backup full solution

Dears,
Could anybody please advise which is the best Oracle backup strategy for large 24*7 systems? Please provide me with the full details like RMAN hot backup scripts...shell scripts ( e.g. linux crontab ) .. the hardware stuff and tapes you recommend..the full solution please if you can.
( I specifically use 11.5.10.2 on Linux platform )
Appreciate your help.
Cheers,
Firas

It is your application, you should know about hardware required for backupsThis is wrong i have Oracle Applications and Linux platform and it should be some recommended type of tape drives and libraries.
Also, the backup strategy depends on how much downtime you can have (afford).I think i said a 24*7 system above which means i can't afford any down time by default. so i should use hot backup of course.
RMAN can backup database only not application tiers. If your DB is large (1-2TB or >>more) you could consider incremental backups, otherwise full daily backup is >>feasible.You are right.
May be it is better for you to find the commands for yourself.By the way i have my own hot backup RMAN scripts like:
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#! /bin/sh
# User defined parameters
#set the values for those;
#SQL> select value from v$nls_parameters where parameter = 'NLS_LANGUAGE';
#SQL> select value from v$nls_parameters where parameter = 'NLS_TERRITORY';
#SQL> select value from v$nls_parameters where parameter = 'NLS_CHARACTERSET';
sid=$1 # Source database
outputfile=/tmp/$$$sid.bck
ORACLE_SID=$sid;export ORACLE_SID
ORAENV_ASK=NO;export ORAENV_ASK
. oraenv
unset ORAENV_ASK
# Setup userid and connections
echo "connect target /" >> $outputfile
echo " backup full tag full_backup_08012007 database ;" >> $outputfile
logfile=/tmp/rman_hot_$sid.log
rm $logfile 2>/dev/null
rman cmdfile=$outputfile msglog=$logfile
rm /tmp/*.bck
exit 0
===============================================================
And many many scripts..but sharing always good to know if there is a better way to do things. If you have any useful info. Please post it to me here..commands..scripts....backup strategy for a 24*7 systems..
Cheers my friend,
Firas

Backup not making incremental backups

I've scheduled Backup to make a monthly backup of my laptop Home folder to CD or DVD. It always makes a full backup, not an incremental. I can't see a setting to change this behaviour.
Backup on my iMac works as it should - a full backup followed by incrementals.
Why is Backup on my laptop behaving differently?

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Is there a way to only catalog backup set not in the catalog? "CATALOG START WITH" generates double entry.

The DB version is 11.1.0.7.
The "CATALOG START WITH" not only catalog backup set that are not in the RMAN catalog, but also catalog a second copy for files that are already in the catalog.
Files are not a second copy; they are the same file in the same directory.
Having two copies in the catalog, through an error when deleting explicitly the backups.
We have to add the force clause to avoid the error.
RMAN> delete FORCE backup tag 'offsite-1';
The force clause ignores any I/O error.
The delete is part of our scheduled offsite backup script, which returns a false positive error when the force clause is ommited.
I don't want the force clause, in order to be notify if the backup set that are expected to be on disk are no more there, e.g., if someone had deleted files manually at the OS level bypassing rman.
Is there a way to only catalog backup set not in the catalog?
or May be remove the copy #2 entry from the catalog?
Find bellow a test case example:
RMAN> list backup summary TAG 'OFFSITE-1';
List of Backups
===============
Key     TY LV S Device Type Completion Time    #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
12      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:41:45 1       1       NO         OFFSITE-1
13      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:31 1       1       NO         OFFSITE-1
14      B A A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:33 1       1       NO         OFFSITE-1
15      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:34 1       1       NO         OFFSITE-1
RMAN> CATALOG START WITH 'C:\backups\offsite_disk\IBISdatabase\scheduled_offsite';
searching for all files that match the pattern C:\backups\offsite_disk\IBISdatabase\scheduled_offsite
cataloging done
List of Cataloged Files
=======================
File Name: C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\scheduled_offsite\06OBTJEP_1_1
File Name: C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\scheduled_offsite\07OBTJI3_1_1
File Name: C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\scheduled_offsite\08OBTJI5_1_1
File Name: C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\scheduled_offsite\09OBTJI6_1_1
RMAN> list backup summary TAG 'OFFSITE-1';
List of Backups
===============
Key     TY LV S Device Type Completion Time    #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
12      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:41:45 1       2       NO         OFFSITE-1
13      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:31 1       2       NO         OFFSITE-1
14      B A A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:33 1       2       NO         OFFSITE-1
15      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:34 1       2       NO         OFFSITE-1
RMAN> DELETE BACKUP TAG 'OFFSITE-1';
List of Backup Pieces
BP Key BS Key Pc# Cp# Status      Device Type Piece Name
24      18      1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\06OBTJEP_1_1   <<--- same file
30      18      1   2   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\06OBTJEP_1_1   <<--- same file
25      19      1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\07OBTJI3_1_1
31      19      1   2   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\07OBTJI3_1_1
26      20      1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\08OBTJI5_1_1
32      20      1   2   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\08OBTJI5_1_1
27      21      1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\09OBTJI6_1_1
33      21      1   2   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\09OBTJI6_1_1
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\06OBTJEP_1_1 RECID=24 STAMP=821470356
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\07OBTJI3_1_1 RECID=25 STAMP=821470356
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\08OBTJI5_1_1 RECID=26 STAMP=821470356
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\09OBTJI6_1_1 RECID=27 STAMP=821470357
Deleted 6 objects
RMAN-06207: WARNING: 4 objects could not be deleted for DISK channel(s) due
RMAN-06208:          to mismatched status. Use CROSSCHECK command to fix status
RMAN-06210: List of Mismatched objects
RMAN-06211: ==========================
RMAN-06212:   Object Type   Filename/Handle
RMAN-06213: --------------- ---------------------------------------------------
RMAN-06214: Backup Piece    C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\06OBTJEP_1_1
RMAN-06214: Backup Piece    C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\07OBTJI3_1_1
RMAN-06214: Backup Piece    C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\08OBTJI5_1_1
RMAN-06214: Backup Piece    C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\09OBTJI6_1_1

Hi JM,
Your demo with Oracle 10.2.0.5
At line 36 you answered "No" to "Do you really want to catalog the above files (enter YES or NO)?".
Just repeate your demo and answer Yes.
Even if he might have replied with "YES" then also, the RMAN search for the files which it can recognize as a valid rman backup file. Else it would show the list of files which are not recognized by RMAN as a valid file.
RMAN> catalog start with '/home/oracle/scripts';
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
searching for all files that match the pattern /home/oracle/scripts
List of Files Unknown to the Database
=====================================
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/RMAN_BACKUP.sh
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_clone.log
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/Db_Refresh.sh
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_erp.scr
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/RMAN_14FEB.log
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/nid.sh
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/Full_Clone.sh
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_staging.scr
Do you really want to catalog the above files (enter YES or NO)? yes
cataloging files...
no files cataloged
List of Files Which Where Not Cataloged
=======================================
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/RMAN_BACKUP.sh
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_clone.log
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/Db_Refresh.sh
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_erp.scr
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/RMAN_14FEB.log
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/nid.sh
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/Full_Clone.sh
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_staging.scr
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
About the RMAN catalog, it will not catalog the same file twice. It will only catalog the files which are not known to the database.
See this demo. (/backup/RMAN/STAGING/ is the location where all the backup pieces are.)
RMAN> catalog start with '/backup/RMAN/STAGING/';
searching for all files that match the pattern /backup/RMAN/STAGING/
no files found to be unknown to the database
This was the location based test, Another demo showing piece by piece catalogging .
RMAN> list backuppiece '/backup/RMAN/STAGING/ERP_CNTRL_c-13949842-20130724-00';
List of Backup Pieces
BP Key BS Key Pc# Cp# Status      Device Type Piece Name
1323    1321    1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        /backup/RMAN/STAGING/ERP_CNTRL_c-13949842-20130724-00
RMAN> catalog backuppiece '/backup/RMAN/STAGING/ERP_CNTRL_c-13949842-20130724-00';
cataloged backup piece
backup piece handle=/backup/RMAN/STAGING/ERP_CNTRL_c-13949842-20130724-00 RECID=1324 STAMP=821717283
RMAN> list backuppiece '/backup/RMAN/STAGING/ERP_CNTRL_c-13949842-20130724-00';
List of Backup Pieces
BP Key BS Key Pc# Cp# Status      Device Type Piece Name
1324    1321    1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        /backup/RMAN/STAGING/ERP_CNTRL_c-13949842-20130724-00
Hope its understandable, if any query please revert.
Happy to Help.
Thanks and Regards,
Prashant

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On my Win7 64bit laptop LR 3.2 got stuck during a catalog backup. Exited LR and was reminded it was time for a regular catalog backup. Started backup with a click. a little later the laptop went to sleep (hasn't been a problem before) and when I woke it up there was a green progress bar nearly "done" in a Progress box subtitled "Optimizing Previews catalog". There was no progree for 10 minutes, maybe 20, so I clicked "Cancel" but there was no change in either thebar or anything else except the button I clicked for Cancel changed to say "Cancelling...". During all this the green bar graphic pulses as I guess it is supposed to. I closed everything else. This is a 4Gig machine.
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