Back up software.

Steve · Nov 01, 2008, 09:59:09

Trouble is In. How many of us definitely including myself find out we can't restore the bloody image because I was too lazy initially to turn off the machine,change the disk priority in bios to the correct CD\DVD drive and wait for it to boot up.

Inactive · Nov 01, 2008, 10:01:14

True...

Rik · Nov 01, 2008, 11:03:30

A lesson painfully learnt.

sparky · Nov 02, 2008, 10:47:47

Ok then.

Thanks for the advice. I'll download it and give it a try.

Cheers, Keith.

DarkStar · Nov 07, 2008, 12:04:38

A bit more brain picking

I have a couple of programs that I am trying out on 30 day trials. In the meantime I have inherited an extra 500 GB USB external hard drive that has already been formatted to NTFS but has some unwanted cr*p left on it. Am I correct in thinking that I need to reformat this drive to clean it up so there is nothing on when I want to use it? Sorry if I seem a bit ignorant but have never actually done this before

and want to make sure I get it right first time.

Ian

Rik · Nov 07, 2008, 12:10:02

You could just delete whatever is on it, Ian, but I'd re-format for added security (don't use the quick format option).

DarkStar · Nov 07, 2008, 13:14:45

One more noob question Rik.
How do I delete what is on the disc without re-formating it

Rik · Nov 07, 2008, 14:44:39

It depends on the files in the folders, Ian. Initially, try selecting the folders and deleting them. If any of the files are read-only, though, you'd have to go into the folder and delete the files, then return to the root and delete the folders.

DarkStar · Nov 07, 2008, 15:32:13

Thanks Rik,
I think I'll set it to reformat while I have my tea, play safe

Ian

Rik · Nov 07, 2008, 15:33:48

That's what I tend to do, it protects against most things.

sparky · Nov 11, 2008, 08:18:52

Well it works!

Checked the boot disk and that works fine. Imaged my entire hard drive and ended up with 4 x .tib files to burn on to dvd. I couldn't get the DiskWizzard software to burn directly to DVD it kept failing with errors and it seems to take a bloody age, so I abandoned that and just created them on the HDD and burnt them to DVD with Nero.

BTW DiskWizzard seems to be V11, so does that mean its the same as True Image V11 ??

Anyways, great stuff for free............................cheers all....Keith.

Inactive · Nov 11, 2008, 08:51:17

Great news Keith, glad it worked OK for you.

sparky · Jan 20, 2009, 08:33:29

As an appendum (is that the correct word?) to this topic, there seems to be an opinion that Acronis TI version 10 was the best one, well if anyone still wants it, there is a free copy of Acronis True Image 10 Personal on the cover CD of this months PCW Mag. (March 2009).

Rik · Jan 20, 2009, 10:16:46

Nice tip, Sparky.

(I'd agree on v10, btw

)

Noreen · Jan 20, 2009, 12:18:37

Me too, I've used it in an emergency and it works.

Steve · Jan 20, 2009, 18:05:16

Quote from: sparky on Jan 20, 2009, 08:33:29
As an appendum (is that the correct word?) to this topic, there seems to be an opinion that Acronis TI version 10 was the best one, well if anyone still wants it, there is a free copy of Acronis True Image 10 Personal on the cover CD of this months PCW Mag. (March 2009).

Did David ever buy a version I wonder?

Rik · Jan 20, 2009, 18:05:56

I don't know, Steve, we never 'closed' that discussion.

Steve · Jan 20, 2009, 18:10:23

Well if not,that should be a cheap copy I don't know whether you get a "working" version though.

Noreen · Jan 22, 2009, 17:42:27

I bought a copy of that PCW just out of curiosity. The disc on the magazine is called "Acronis True Image 10 Personal" and the copy that I use is called "Acronis True Image 10 Home" and judging by the illustrations in the magazine it doesn't look like my program. I haven't used it of course but reading about it, it seems like a "lite" version.

Rik · Jan 22, 2009, 17:50:09

Does it note any limitations, Noreen?

Noreen · Jan 22, 2009, 18:01:20

I haven't run the disc, Rik. The magazine says that it's a full working version though.

Rik · Jan 22, 2009, 18:03:42

I wonder what the differences are, then. We need you to find a spare machine to install it on.

Noreen · Jan 22, 2009, 18:23:30

The instruction illustrations in the magazine look much more text-based than the graphical images in my program.

Rik · Jan 22, 2009, 18:24:18

Curious, I can't see why they'd want to write an alternative interface.

Noreen · Jan 23, 2009, 18:29:45

Perhaps I was wrong about that, Rik, the illustrations are very small and practically unreadable. However on re-reading the magazine instructions it only seems to mention complete on-demand partition backups, I didn't see anything about automatic incremental backups etc. I did put the DVD in my laptop in case there was further info on it but it made a noise like a plane taking off and I quickly removed it (other DVDs don't do that).