FIX: Analyze -F Overwrites the Analyze.Log File When the Backup Folder Is Not Empty

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This article was previously published under Q275926

SYMPTOMS

If you use Analyze -F, the Analyze.log file is replaced in the \data\backup folder and the following warning message appears:

The backup folder \data\backup, is not empty.
Before an autofix rebuild is run the backup folder needs to be emptied.

However, the analyze.log is replaced.

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CAUSE

The backup directory needs to be empty before running Analyze -F.

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the next service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194022/EN-US/ ) INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194295/EN-US/ ) HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/Aa718353.aspx)

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run Analyze -F ../data, and note that a backup directory containing Analyze.log is created.
Run Analyze -F ../data again without renaming the backup directory.

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