Re: [H] Question?
Thane, Thanks for the share. I admit that the backup tool in Win7 is quirky. It records its' 'stuff' very differently than XP's simple dot-bkf file structure. OK tech moves on. I was gifted Aconis True Image. I will load it and see how/what it does. I accept that ATI has been well regarded in the collective for many years, so now I will join the party. Best, Duncan On 08/10/2014 09:23, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 10:46 PM 09/08/2014, DSinc wrote: Does anyone know whose 'Backup sw' got baked into Windows 7 and/or Windows 8/1 I ask because I'd like to use the 'localsw' options. I seem to have Acronis 'True Image.' Is this sw a viable backup sw? There are a few glitches with the Windows 7 backup, but overall it works well. If you have Acronis, use that. T
Re: [H] Question?
Doesn't this method of backing up require a reinstall of the OS and then the backup image to restore, say to a new drive, or do I have that wrong? Thx Al Thane, Thanks for the share. I admit that the backup tool in Win7 is quirky. It records its' 'stuff' very differently than XP's simple dot-bkf file structure. OK tech moves on. I was gifted Aconis True Image. I will load it and see how/what it does. I accept that ATI has been well regarded in the collective for many years, so now I will join the party. Best, Duncan
Re: [H] Question?
At 08:33 AM 8/11/2014, you wrote: Thane, Thanks for the share. I admit that the backup tool in Win7 is quirky. It records its' 'stuff' very differently than XP's simple dot-bkf file structure. OK tech moves on. I was gifted Aconis True Image. Acronis Version 2010 and above for Windows 7 Acronis Version 2013 and above for Windows 8
Re: [H] Question?
Al, No I don't see why an OS reinstall or new HD is necessary. I'll simply install the ATI sw, read the docs and give it a spin. I used the Win7 tool/ap to backup the PC yesterday to my chosen NAS. Am I missing something? Duncan On 08/11/2014 12:19, A L wrote: Doesn't this method of backing up require a reinstall of the OS and then the backup image to restore, say to a new drive, or do I have that wrong? Thx Al Thane, Thanks for the share. I admit that the backup tool in Win7 is quirky. It records its' 'stuff' very differently than XP's simple dot-bkf file structure. OK tech moves on. I was gifted Aconis True Image. I will load it and see how/what it does. I accept that ATI has been well regarded in the collective for many years, so now I will join the party. Best, Duncan
Re: [H] Question?
Hello all, On a side note, I use VHD Tools from Sys Internals (now Microsoft Technet). To image the Boot HD I use disk2vhd and to extract the VHD to HD I use Vhd2Disk. For backup on Windows 8.1, the backup is really good, but it uses excessive amounts of space. So I use a free utility called AceBackup. I have it just copy the data over to the external HD. Of course I also have backup on the cloud as well using DropBox. Backup programs are user preference and I try not to tell users what specific software to use. Atronis True Image is a good product for paid, I am just using the free way :) Tim Lider -Original Message- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 10:16 AM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Question? Winterlight, Thanks for this share. I will save it and check my 'gifted' version carefully for its' version. Duncan On 08/11/2014 12:52, Winterlight wrote: At 08:33 AM 8/11/2014, you wrote: Thane, Thanks for the share. I admit that the backup tool in Win7 is quirky. It records its' 'stuff' very differently than XP's simple dot-bkf file structure. OK tech moves on. I was gifted Aconis True Image. Acronis Version 2010 and above for Windows 7 Acronis Version 2013 and above for Windows 8
Re: [H] Question?
my $.02 I use BounceBack fp At 10:46 AM 8/11/2014, Tim Lider Poked the stick with: Hello all, On a side note, I use VHD Tools from Sys Internals (now Microsoft Technet). To image the Boot HD I use disk2vhd and to extract the VHD to HD I use Vhd2Disk. For backup on Windows 8.1, the backup is really good, but it uses excessive amounts of space. So I use a free utility called AceBackup. I have it just copy the data over to the external HD. Of course I also have backup on the cloud as well using DropBox. Backup programs are user preference and I try not to tell users what specific software to use. Atronis True Image is a good product for paid, I am just using the free way :) Tim Lider Date: Monday, August 11th, 2014 ***Caution Tagline Below*** **Tallyho** *** Shift happpens. - Doppler ***
