Acronis True Image

ashmindo · 14-03-2007

Hello,
I just got Acronis True image. Anyone familiar with it?
I have back-upped my computer onto a 2nd harddisk. But I do not know if I have back-upped just the C partition or all the other partition as well.
Anyone a clue? I read in the manual that if you restore your image, then all the partitions are overwritten! But it doesn't say how to be sure you have backed up ALL partitions.
Since I don't know the compression rate, I can't extract what it has done, judging from the backup file size.
Besides... I want to know if I can backup (of course) and restore just (read only!) the C partition.

Greetz..

*TimC* · 14-03-2007

There's the option to mount the Acronis image as a virtual disk. You can then view the contents with Explorer.

When running the backup you have to tick the partitions you want backed up. By default it selects just the C Drive/Partition or probably more accurately the operating system partition.

*CDan* · 14-03-2007

If there are multiple partitions in the image, when you mount the image it will ask you which partition to mount and display all the partitions in the image.

ashmindo · 14-03-2007

Thnx for the info TimC. Do you by any chance know if it is possible to backup and then restore ONLY the C-drive partition?
Regards,

*TimC* · 14-03-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashmindo

Thnx for the info TimC. Do you by any chance know if it is possible to backup and then restore ONLY the C-drive partition?
Regards,

Yes, that's no problem.

Just as you select what you want to backup you select what you want to restore & where to.

*leaglebob* · 16-03-2007

I use Acronis 9.0 to back up my WinXP Pro boot partition. Does anyone else find the directions "impossible" to follow? It is needlessly confusing to be "sure" exactly what is being restored. It says restoring the C drive to the selected partition when to be clear and precise it should say "restoring the .tib image file named xxx to the selected partition" or am I just dense? Likewise, NONE of the restore options work completely and the cloned partition will not boot. Luckily, the error appears to be a broken boot record and in the recovery consol this can be fixed pretty easily==but do you all have such problems or is my system somehow corrupted to start with?? In other words--Ashminbo, test and make sure your back ups actually work. /// Bobbo.

katzz · 16-03-2007

Quote:

Does anyone else find the directions "impossible" to follow? It is needlessly confusing to be "sure" exactly what is being restored.

Yes, needlessly confusing.

That is a minor annoyance; I spent good money on this pgm., only to have it error on me more than once. If you google acronis error, you will get a boatload of hits. Their website has continual patches & fixes, almost as bad as M$oft.

My feelings are, if you spend all the time learning this program, updating/patching, researching error messages, & then in the end, the backup doesn't work anyway, why bother?

Instead of all that needless hassle, I simply try my best to keep the system "clean"; Back up my critical files regulary; If I get into trouble, system restore is always an option, & if that doesn't work, then I will reformat as a last resort. It would be nice if there was a "Rock Solid" backup option, but not with this software, IMHO...

*TimC* · 16-03-2007

I must say that I've had no problems backing up or restoring with Acronis.

I certainly feel confident that it's doing the business for me.

ashmindo · 16-03-2007

Well dudes, this program is much faster then Norton Ghost, with which I have only bad experiences. So I "think" this is going to be my regular backup program. But I will only be sure after I try to restore my system. ;-)
I am trying to get a bug out of my system. After that I will backup and try to restore my system (read: C-drive).
About that bug in my system.. I have a fast PC, but sinds 2 weeks ago, it sometimes freezes for a few seconds when trying to open a window or start a program. VERY annoying. I tried so far TUNE UP 2007! I even replaced my SATA cable to the MB. But it still has that annoying habbit. Weird thing is: after that "freeze" the system is very fast again.
My system:
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo 2.13ghz
Mem: 2gb, ddr2 667mhz
Vid: 7600GT 256mb
HD: 1x250gb; 1x160gb
I haven't overclocked anything yet.

Pff.. lot of text huh?

*TimC* · 16-03-2007

When did you last defrag the drive?

And cleaned up some of the crap that gets created by Windows & IE? There's a Windows tool for doing this. That'll be My Computer , Right Click on the C Drive & properties.

What anti-virus are you running? Norton could have this effect.

ashmindo · 16-03-2007

Hi TimC,
I have Zonealarm as a firewall. Kaspersky is my virusscanner. I am not a norton user anymore. Not because they aren't good, but they have "heavy" software, that use too much system resources.
I have cleaned my computer in so many ways.... started with bugdoctor. Then Registry mechanic 5 and CCleaner. After this I defragmented the hard drive with O&O defrag.
Yesterday I installed Tuneup 2007 (NICE PGM!) and did a whole buch of maintenance. It found and corrected a lot of errors. But the main error remains.

*TimC* · 16-03-2007

The other thing that's recommended is to delete the prefetch files in the Prefetch folder on a regular basis. There's also a registry setting I believe I've seen somewhere about what gets stored here, like Windows apps only or all apps.

Any folder with loads of files that needs to be scanned can slow things significantly.

Otherwise looks like you've done everything you should have done.

ashmindo · 16-03-2007

Hey TimC,
I asked around and was told that deleting the prefetch folder is not the issue. It wouldn't help. It is almost certain a HD fault.
They recommended me to use spinrite to check my harddisk. I will do so tonight.
Thnx again for the help.

Have a good weekend.

*TimC* · 16-03-2007

Please let's us know the outcome.

*bigmike7* · 16-03-2007

Yo-

I have been a True Image user since version 4 or 5 and have never been disappointed-

Before doing any backup - I run Registery Mechanic - CCleaner and Perfect Disk 8 - and have never had any problems-

True Image has saved my butt about 6 or 7 times - and I really recommend it-eh!

espresso · 17-03-2007

By the way is there a way for Acronis to merge the original backup archive with several incremental backups?

ashmindo · 20-03-2007

hey guys,
I ran spinrite. After that my system was fast. Very fast. But somehow that bug has returned (freezing) since yesterday.
Running spinrite again doesn't help. It doesn't find anything wrong with the harddrive.

14-03-2007	#1
ashmindo New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15	Acronis True Image Hello, I just got Acronis True image. Anyone familiar with it? I have back-upped my computer onto a 2nd harddisk. But I do not know if I have back-upped just the C partition or all the other partition as well. Anyone a clue? I read in the manual that if you restore your image, then all the partitions are overwritten! But it doesn't say how to be sure you have backed up ALL partitions. Since I don't know the compression rate, I can't extract what it has done, judging from the backup file size. Besides... I want to know if I can backup (of course) and restore just (read only!) the C partition. Greetz..

14-03-2007	#2
TimC MyCE Resident Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,496	Re: Acronis True Image There's the option to mount the Acronis image as a virtual disk. You can then view the contents with Explorer. When running the backup you have to tick the partitions you want backed up. By default it selects just the C Drive/Partition or probably more accurately the operating system partition.

14-03-2007	#3
CDan MyCE Resident Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,914	Re: Acronis True Image If there are multiple partitions in the image, when you mount the image it will ask you which partition to mount and display all the partitions in the image.

14-03-2007	#4
ashmindo New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15	Re: Acronis True Image Thnx for the info TimC. Do you by any chance know if it is possible to backup and then restore ONLY the C-drive partition? Regards,

16-03-2007	#6
leaglebob CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 532	Re: Acronis True Image I use Acronis 9.0 to back up my WinXP Pro boot partition. Does anyone else find the directions "impossible" to follow? It is needlessly confusing to be "sure" exactly what is being restored. It says restoring the C drive to the selected partition when to be clear and precise it should say "restoring the .tib image file named xxx to the selected partition" or am I just dense? Likewise, NONE of the restore options work completely and the cloned partition will not boot. Luckily, the error appears to be a broken boot record and in the recovery consol this can be fixed pretty easily==but do you all have such problems or is my system somehow corrupted to start with?? In other words--Ashminbo, test and make sure your back ups actually work. /// Bobbo. __________________ Killed my Gigabyte K8SN-939 with a bios update. Now building a system based on ASUS A8V-VM SE keeping the 939 socket for price/performance. Liteon 5045 settop recorder with caddy tray for editing on computer. Something breaks all the time!!! "Standards should be tighter so that software/hardware worked more reliably on these computers. Too many glitches in normal operation!!" //bobbo.

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16-03-2007	#8
TimC MyCE Resident Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,496	Re: Acronis True Image I must say that I've had no problems backing up or restoring with Acronis. I certainly feel confident that it's doing the business for me.

16-03-2007	#9
ashmindo New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15	Re: Acronis True Image Well dudes, this program is much faster then Norton Ghost, with which I have only bad experiences. So I "think" this is going to be my regular backup program. But I will only be sure after I try to restore my system. ;-) I am trying to get a bug out of my system. After that I will backup and try to restore my system (read: C-drive). About that bug in my system.. I have a fast PC, but sinds 2 weeks ago, it sometimes freezes for a few seconds when trying to open a window or start a program. VERY annoying. I tried so far TUNE UP 2007! I even replaced my SATA cable to the MB. But it still has that annoying habbit. Weird thing is: after that "freeze" the system is very fast again. My system: CPU: Intel Core2 Duo 2.13ghz Mem: 2gb, ddr2 667mhz Vid: 7600GT 256mb HD: 1x250gb; 1x160gb I haven't overclocked anything yet. Pff.. lot of text huh?

16-03-2007	#10
TimC MyCE Resident Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,496	Re: Acronis True Image When did you last defrag the drive? And cleaned up some of the crap that gets created by Windows & IE? There's a Windows tool for doing this. That'll be My Computer , Right Click on the C Drive & properties. What anti-virus are you running? Norton could have this effect.

16-03-2007	#11
ashmindo New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15	Re: Acronis True Image Hi TimC, I have Zonealarm as a firewall. Kaspersky is my virusscanner. I am not a norton user anymore. Not because they aren't good, but they have "heavy" software, that use too much system resources. I have cleaned my computer in so many ways.... started with bugdoctor. Then Registry mechanic 5 and CCleaner. After this I defragmented the hard drive with O&O defrag. Yesterday I installed Tuneup 2007 (NICE PGM!) and did a whole buch of maintenance. It found and corrected a lot of errors. But the main error remains.

16-03-2007	#12
TimC MyCE Resident Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,496	Re: Acronis True Image The other thing that's recommended is to delete the prefetch files in the Prefetch folder on a regular basis. There's also a registry setting I believe I've seen somewhere about what gets stored here, like Windows apps only or all apps. Any folder with loads of files that needs to be scanned can slow things significantly. Otherwise looks like you've done everything you should have done.

16-03-2007	#13
ashmindo New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15	Re: Acronis True Image Hey TimC, I asked around and was told that deleting the prefetch folder is not the issue. It wouldn't help. It is almost certain a HD fault. They recommended me to use spinrite to check my harddisk. I will do so tonight. Thnx again for the help. Have a good weekend.

16-03-2007	#14
TimC MyCE Resident Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,496	Re: Acronis True Image Please let's us know the outcome.

16-03-2007	#15
bigmike7 MyCE Resident Old Fart Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Diehard Old CDFreak Lurking In The Back Of Your Mind Posts: 10,047	Re: Acronis True Image Yo- I have been a True Image user since version 4 or 5 and have never been disappointed- Before doing any backup - I run Registery Mechanic - CCleaner and Perfect Disk 8 - and have never had any problems- True Image has saved my butt about 6 or 7 times - and I really recommend it-eh! __________________ Mike (Y) <- - - (a tribute to someone) Brayden & Lil Burnits Proud Cyber Grampie - 'CERCA, TROVA' - 'NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM' Work Computer = ZT Systems i7-2600 CPU w/16GB DDR3-1333 RAM/ Win7 Pro-sp1 /Intel 510 120GB SSD @ SATA3 /Western Digital VelociRaptor 500GB Workstation HDD @ SATA3 /Corsair 650 watt PSU /Pioneer BDR-2207 as BD burner /Lite-On iHBS-112-04 as Reader/Ripper and BD Disc Quality Tester /AOC i2757fh 27 inch S-IPS monitor w/LED backlight /XFX Radeon HD6870 w/2GB GDDR5RAM /Ashampoo Burning Studio 2012 /DVDFab 8QT Burning Computer = HP xw8400 workstation w/ Two Xeon 5160, dual core, 3.0 mhz CPU's w/ 16gb PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM /Win7 Pro-sp1 /Intel X25-M G2 160GB SSD /Western Digital Caviar Black 640gb w/64mb cache HDD /Corsair 850 watt psu / Optiarc AD-5280S-CB-PLUS w/v1.Z7 fw as Disc Burner and Disc Quality Tester /Optiarc AD-5280S-CB-PLUS w/v1.Z7 fw as Disc Reader/Ripper /ATi Radeon HD 5770 w/1gb GDDR5 Ram Videocard /HP 24" LCD /Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 /DVDFab 8QT On The Shelf: (1) Benq 1640, (1)BenQ 1640 @EW168, Pioneer (2) 115D, (3) Optiarc 7200A, Optiarc 7260A, Asus DRW-24b1ST

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17-03-2007	#16
espresso MyCE Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Serbia Posts: 159	Re: Acronis True Image By the way is there a way for Acronis to merge the original backup archive with several incremental backups?

20-03-2007	#17
ashmindo New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15	Re: Acronis True Image hey guys, I ran spinrite. After that my system was fast. Very fast. But somehow that bug has returned (freezing) since yesterday. Running spinrite again doesn't help. It doesn't find anything wrong with the harddrive.