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I received a mismatch size error during archive. What do I do?

A mismtached size error during backup could be due to a number of points of failures that could cause this.  

- Issue during the restore while checksumming

- Issue with writing data onto tape

- Issue with the data itself

 

In essence, the data should not be delete as this task is considered failed. 

We recommend:

- Running the job again. 

- Run the job to another tape.

- Check the data for any illegal file paths of corrupt files.