Recreate the media master

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To recreate the media master

Open Remote Storage.
In the console tree, double-click Remote Storage, and then click Media.
In the details pane, right-click one of the media shown, and then click Properties.
Click the Recovery tab, and then click Re-create Master.
Follow the instructions that appear on-screen.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open Remote Storage, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Remote Storage.
You should recreate the media master only if you experience errors when you recall files from remote storage.
Make sure the media copy you selected to use to recreate the media master is the most current version.
Using Removable Storage (not to be confused with Remote Storage), you should verify that there are tapes or disks in a free media pool of equal or greater capacity to the media copy you are using to recreate the media master. For information on how to view Removable Storage properties, see Related Topics.

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