Acronis True Image Boot Disk

[Jo-Anne]

I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex. What I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It provides
the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide (and a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he provides
a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures, especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their wish list
....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf , entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer’s hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations -> Backup in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name generator
(a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document, and this
works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000 words.

 

[Bill in Co.]

Another program occasionally mentioned here is Casper, which seems to be a
bit simpler.

I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex. What I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I
figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It
provides
the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide (and a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he
provides
a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures, especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their wish
list
....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf , entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer's hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations -> Backup in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name
generator
(a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document, and
this
works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000 words.

You have to create a filename at the drive (on the blank line labeled
File Name near the bottom of the Acronis screen) before you can
proceed.
For the best information on starting out with this program, download
the
pdf by Grover Hatcher, who is on the Acronis support forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/gh-acronis-backup1.pdf

It was a lifesaver for me. He includes screenprints, so you can see
what
to do.

Jo-Anne

Hi AJR and Jo-Ann,
I followed AJR's plot but got to CD-RW drive D a different way but
like
your 5 Jo-Ann. However the "next" was greyed out stopping me from
getting the CD-RW drive from working. A check of this drive shows it
is "working OK" . The Drive is NEC DVD+RW - ND3450A which came with
the
desktop Dell. I shall have to check with Dell or NEc to see what next
to investigate.
Brett

At 5, I think it's the left panel. Brett, it looks just like the
Windows Explorer window. Scroll down to My Computer, click on the +
sign, and it should show you your drives.

Hope this helps!

Jo-Anne

Just purchased ATI 11 Home but cannot find how to backup files to
CD RWs.. No index in the user guide!
Any offer to steer please?
Thanks,brett

 

[Jo-Anne]

Thank you, Bill! Sometimes I regret not going with Casper, since Acronis is
far more complex than it probably should be. But Acronis backs up
differently from Casper.

I think Casper provides only a clone--which, if I understand the process,
means that you get one "copy" on your backup medium. Acronis, on the other
hand, backs up images (although I think you can clone too), and you can
include several on each drive. You can pick and choose files to restore also
(not sure if you can do that with Casper).

Anyway, I'm slowly learning what to do with the Acronis program, thanks to
the support forum.

Jo-Anne

Another program occasionally mentioned here is Casper, which seems to be a
bit simpler.

I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex. What I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I
figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It
provides
the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide (and a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he
provides
a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures, especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

brett wrote:

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their wish
list
....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf , entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer's hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations -> Backup in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name
generator
(a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document, and
this
works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000 words.


You have to create a filename at the drive (on the blank line labeled
File Name near the bottom of the Acronis screen) before you can
proceed.
For the best information on starting out with this program, download
the
pdf by Grover Hatcher, who is on the Acronis support forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/gh-acronis-backup1.pdf

It was a lifesaver for me. He includes screenprints, so you can see
what
to do.

Jo-Anne

Hi AJR and Jo-Ann,
I followed AJR's plot but got to CD-RW drive D a different way but
like
your 5 Jo-Ann. However the "next" was greyed out stopping me from
getting the CD-RW drive from working. A check of this drive shows it
is "working OK" . The Drive is NEC DVD+RW - ND3450A which came with
the
desktop Dell. I shall have to check with Dell or NEc to see what next
to investigate.
Brett

At 5, I think it's the left panel. Brett, it looks just like the
Windows Explorer window. Scroll down to My Computer, click on the +
sign, and it should show you your drives.

Hope this helps!

Jo-Anne



Just purchased ATI 11 Home but cannot find how to backup files to
CD RWs.. No index in the user guide!
Any offer to steer please?
Thanks,brett

 

[Bill in Co.]

I think with Casper you may have the option to make more than one clone to
the same backup drive, but only if it is to a different partition each
time - but I'm not sure, since I haven't used it. IOW, if you had a
large backup drive, and wanted to make a new backup, you'd either have to 1)
overwrite the existing one, or 2) Casper would need to create a new logical
partition (and drive letter) to store it in, but I'm not sure about this.
Maybe someone else here knows.

Thank you, Bill! Sometimes I regret not going with Casper, since Acronis
is
far more complex than it probably should be. But Acronis backs up
differently from Casper.

I think Casper provides only a clone--which, if I understand the process,
means that you get one "copy" on your backup medium. Acronis, on the other
hand, backs up images (although I think you can clone too), and you can
include several on each drive. You can pick and choose files to restore
also
(not sure if you can do that with Casper).

Anyway, I'm slowly learning what to do with the Acronis program, thanks to
the support forum.

Jo-Anne

Another program occasionally mentioned here is Casper, which seems to be
a
bit simpler.

I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex. What I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I
figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It
provides
the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide (and
a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he
provides
a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures,
especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

brett wrote:

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their wish
list
....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf , entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer's hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations -> Backup in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive
name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name
generator
(a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document, and
this
works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000 words.


You have to create a filename at the drive (on the blank line labeled
File Name near the bottom of the Acronis screen) before you can
proceed.
For the best information on starting out with this program, download
the
pdf by Grover Hatcher, who is on the Acronis support forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/gh-acronis-backup1.pdf

It was a lifesaver for me. He includes screenprints, so you can see
what
to do.

Jo-Anne

Hi AJR and Jo-Ann,
I followed AJR's plot but got to CD-RW drive D a different way but
like
your 5 Jo-Ann. However the "next" was greyed out stopping me from
getting the CD-RW drive from working. A check of this drive shows
it
is "working OK" . The Drive is NEC DVD+RW - ND3450A which came with
the
desktop Dell. I shall have to check with Dell or NEc to see what
next
to investigate.
Brett

At 5, I think it's the left panel. Brett, it looks just like the
Windows Explorer window. Scroll down to My Computer, click on the +
sign, and it should show you your drives.

Hope this helps!

Jo-Anne



Just purchased ATI 11 Home but cannot find how to backup files
to
CD RWs.. No index in the user guide!
Any offer to steer please?
Thanks,brett

 

[JS]

Jo-Anne,

Thanks for providing the link to Grover Hatcher's quick start guide.
I downloaded it, took a quick peek and even in that peek
I could get a good idea of how Acronis TI functions.

Just to let you know, I have downloaded the trial version but have
not had a chance to test it yet as I'm in the middle of writing a new
article for my web site based on Windows XP SP 3.

JS
www.pagestart.com

I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex. What I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It
provides the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the
program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide (and a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he
provides a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures, especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their wish
list ....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf , entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer's hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations -> Backup in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name
generator (a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document, and
this works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000 words.

You have to create a filename at the drive (on the blank line labeled
File Name near the bottom of the Acronis screen) before you can
proceed. For the best information on starting out with this program,
download the pdf by Grover Hatcher, who is on the Acronis support
forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/gh-acronis-backup1.pdf

It was a lifesaver for me. He includes screenprints, so you can see
what to do.

Jo-Anne

Hi AJR and Jo-Ann,
I followed AJR's plot but got to CD-RW drive D a different way but
like your 5 Jo-Ann. However the "next" was greyed out stopping me
from getting the CD-RW drive from working. A check of this drive
shows it is "working OK" . The Drive is NEC DVD+RW - ND3450A which
came with the desktop Dell. I shall have to check with Dell or NEc to
see what next to investigate.
Brett

At 5, I think it's the left panel. Brett, it looks just like the
Windows Explorer window. Scroll down to My Computer, click on the +
sign, and it should show you your drives.

Hope this helps!

Jo-Anne

Just purchased ATI 11 Home but cannot find how to backup files to
CD RWs.. No index in the user guide!
Any offer to steer please?
Thanks,brett

 

[Meebers]

I use casper and acronis. With Casper, it writes to destination of choice
(partition), overwriting only the files that have changed since last back
up. It can verify data after backup. I backup to external HDD's
alternating HDD's every backup. I usually make the partitions slightly
larger than the used space on the drive I am backing up from. Casper
Utilities can do that fairly easy.

I think with Casper you may have the option to make more than one clone to
the same backup drive, but only if it is to a different partition each
time - but I'm not sure, since I haven't used it. IOW, if you had a
large backup drive, and wanted to make a new backup, you'd either have to
1) overwrite the existing one, or 2) Casper would need to create a new
logical partition (and drive letter) to store it in, but I'm not sure about
this.
Maybe someone else here knows.

Thank you, Bill! Sometimes I regret not going with Casper, since Acronis
is
far more complex than it probably should be. But Acronis backs up
differently from Casper.

I think Casper provides only a clone--which, if I understand the process,
means that you get one "copy" on your backup medium. Acronis, on the
other
hand, backs up images (although I think you can clone too), and you can
include several on each drive. You can pick and choose files to restore
also
(not sure if you can do that with Casper).

Anyway, I'm slowly learning what to do with the Acronis program, thanks
to
the support forum.

Jo-Anne

Another program occasionally mentioned here is Casper, which seems to be
a
bit simpler.

Jo-Anne wrote:
I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex. What
I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I
figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It
provides
the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide (and
a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he
provides
a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures,
especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

brett wrote:

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their wish
list
....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have
sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf , entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer's hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations -> Backup
in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is
other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive
name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name
generator
(a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for
keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document, and
this
works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for
documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000
words.


You have to create a filename at the drive (on the blank line
labeled
File Name near the bottom of the Acronis screen) before you can
proceed.
For the best information on starting out with this program, download
the
pdf by Grover Hatcher, who is on the Acronis support forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/gh-acronis-backup1.pdf

It was a lifesaver for me. He includes screenprints, so you can see
what
to do.

Jo-Anne

Hi AJR and Jo-Ann,
I followed AJR's plot but got to CD-RW drive D a different way but
like
your 5 Jo-Ann. However the "next" was greyed out stopping me from
getting the CD-RW drive from working. A check of this drive shows
it
is "working OK" . The Drive is NEC DVD+RW - ND3450A which came with
the
desktop Dell. I shall have to check with Dell or NEc to see what
next
to investigate.
Brett

At 5, I think it's the left panel. Brett, it looks just like the
Windows Explorer window. Scroll down to My Computer, click on the
+
sign, and it should show you your drives.

Hope this helps!

Jo-Anne



Just purchased ATI 11 Home but cannot find how to backup files
to
CD RWs.. No index in the user guide!
Any offer to steer please?
Thanks,brett

 

[Bill in Co.]

Yes, I am aware of Casper's Smart Cloning feature. But what I was
addressing was making and preserving separate and standalone backups for
different days, each standing on their own. How does that work? Does it
work the way I mentioned? IOW, does it need to create a separate drive
partition for this each time?

I use casper and acronis. With Casper, it writes to destination of choice
(partition), overwriting only the files that have changed since last back
up. It can verify data after backup. I backup to external HDD's
alternating HDD's every backup. I usually make the partitions slightly
larger than the used space on the drive I am backing up from. Casper
Utilities can do that fairly easy.

I think with Casper you may have the option to make more than one clone
to
the same backup drive, but only if it is to a different partition each
time - but I'm not sure, since I haven't used it. IOW, if you had a
large backup drive, and wanted to make a new backup, you'd either have to
1) overwrite the existing one, or 2) Casper would need to create a new
logical partition (and drive letter) to store it in, but I'm not sure
about
this.
Maybe someone else here knows.

Thank you, Bill! Sometimes I regret not going with Casper, since Acronis
is
far more complex than it probably should be. But Acronis backs up
differently from Casper.

I think Casper provides only a clone--which, if I understand the
process,
means that you get one "copy" on your backup medium. Acronis, on the
other
hand, backs up images (although I think you can clone too), and you can
include several on each drive. You can pick and choose files to restore
also
(not sure if you can do that with Casper).

Anyway, I'm slowly learning what to do with the Acronis program, thanks
to
the support forum.

Jo-Anne

Another program occasionally mentioned here is Casper, which seems to
be
a
bit simpler.

Jo-Anne wrote:
I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex. What
I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I
figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It
provides
the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide
(and
a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he
provides
a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures,
especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

brett wrote:

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good
run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their wish
list
....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have
sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf , entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer's hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations -> Backup
in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is
other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive
name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full
backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name
generator
(a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for
keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document, and
this
works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for
documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000
words.


You have to create a filename at the drive (on the blank line
labeled
File Name near the bottom of the Acronis screen) before you can
proceed.
For the best information on starting out with this program,
download
the
pdf by Grover Hatcher, who is on the Acronis support forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/gh-acronis-backup1.pdf

It was a lifesaver for me. He includes screenprints, so you can see
what
to do.

Jo-Anne

Hi AJR and Jo-Ann,
I followed AJR's plot but got to CD-RW drive D a different way but
like
your 5 Jo-Ann. However the "next" was greyed out stopping me from
getting the CD-RW drive from working. A check of this drive shows
it
is "working OK" . The Drive is NEC DVD+RW - ND3450A which came
with
the
desktop Dell. I shall have to check with Dell or NEc to see what
next
to investigate.
Brett

At 5, I think it's the left panel. Brett, it looks just like the
Windows Explorer window. Scroll down to My Computer, click on the
+
sign, and it should show you your drives.

Hope this helps!

Jo-Anne



Just purchased ATI 11 Home but cannot find how to backup files
to
CD RWs.. No index in the user guide!
Any offer to steer please?
Thanks,brett

 

[Meebers]

If you want to make a backup everyday, then an image seems to be the way to
go. Casper makes a clone, needing its own partition per copy for you to
save multiple days. It is immediately bootable, an advantage to me since
my HDD's are in removable storage trays. Drive crash to up and running
again is less than 5 minutes. I clone it back to the main drive at a later
time assuming it was not a permanent hardware failure.

Yes, I am aware of Casper's Smart Cloning feature. But what I was
addressing was making and preserving separate and standalone backups for
different days, each standing on their own. How does that work? Does
it work the way I mentioned? IOW, does it need to create a separate
drive partition for this each time?

I use casper and acronis. With Casper, it writes to destination of
choice
(partition), overwriting only the files that have changed since last back
up. It can verify data after backup. I backup to external HDD's
alternating HDD's every backup. I usually make the partitions slightly
larger than the used space on the drive I am backing up from. Casper
Utilities can do that fairly easy.

I think with Casper you may have the option to make more than one clone
to
the same backup drive, but only if it is to a different partition each
time - but I'm not sure, since I haven't used it. IOW, if you had a
large backup drive, and wanted to make a new backup, you'd either have
to
1) overwrite the existing one, or 2) Casper would need to create a new
logical partition (and drive letter) to store it in, but I'm not sure
about
this.
Maybe someone else here knows.

Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Bill! Sometimes I regret not going with Casper, since
Acronis
is
far more complex than it probably should be. But Acronis backs up
differently from Casper.

I think Casper provides only a clone--which, if I understand the
process,
means that you get one "copy" on your backup medium. Acronis, on the
other
hand, backs up images (although I think you can clone too), and you can
include several on each drive. You can pick and choose files to restore
also
(not sure if you can do that with Casper).

Anyway, I'm slowly learning what to do with the Acronis program, thanks
to
the support forum.

Jo-Anne

Another program occasionally mentioned here is Casper, which seems to
be
a
bit simpler.

Jo-Anne wrote:
I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex.
What
I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I
figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its
other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It
provides
the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide
(and
a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he
provides
a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures,
especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

brett wrote:

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in
slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good
run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their
wish
list
....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have
sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf , entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following
sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer's hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations -> Backup
in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is
other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive
name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full
backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name
generator
(a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for
keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document,
and
this
works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for
documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000
words.


You have to create a filename at the drive (on the blank line
labeled
File Name near the bottom of the Acronis screen) before you can
proceed.
For the best information on starting out with this program,
download
the
pdf by Grover Hatcher, who is on the Acronis support forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/gh-acronis-backup1.pdf

It was a lifesaver for me. He includes screenprints, so you can
see
what
to do.

Jo-Anne

Hi AJR and Jo-Ann,
I followed AJR's plot but got to CD-RW drive D a different way
but
like
your 5 Jo-Ann. However the "next" was greyed out stopping me
from
getting the CD-RW drive from working. A check of this drive
shows
it
is "working OK" . The Drive is NEC DVD+RW - ND3450A which came
with
the
desktop Dell. I shall have to check with Dell or NEc to see what
next
to investigate.
Brett

At 5, I think it's the left panel. Brett, it looks just like the
Windows Explorer window. Scroll down to My Computer, click on
the
+
sign, and it should show you your drives.

Hope this helps!

Jo-Anne



Just purchased ATI 11 Home but cannot find how to backup files
to
CD RWs.. No index in the user guide!
Any offer to steer please?
Thanks,brett

 

[Bill in Co.]

OK. The "immediately bootable thing" isn't important for me, but the
ability to store multiple backups (or at least a few) is very important to
me, so I best stick with imaging, I think.

Although as you said (if I read this right), one *could* choose to save
several Casper backup "clones" in different partitions on the same external
drive, with each having its own drive letter. And then if desired, one
could presumably reclone one of those saved partitions back to the source
drive inside my computer, and boot up there.

If you want to make a backup everyday, then an image seems to be the way
to
go. Casper makes a clone, needing its own partition per copy for you to
save multiple days. It is immediately bootable, an advantage to me
since
my HDD's are in removable storage trays. Drive crash to up and running
again is less than 5 minutes. I clone it back to the main drive at a
later
time assuming it was not a permanent hardware failure.

Yes, I am aware of Casper's Smart Cloning feature. But what I was
addressing was making and preserving separate and standalone backups for
different days, each standing on their own. How does that work? Does
it work the way I mentioned? IOW, does it need to create a separate
drive partition for this each time?

I use casper and acronis. With Casper, it writes to destination of
choice
(partition), overwriting only the files that have changed since last
back
up. It can verify data after backup. I backup to external HDD's
alternating HDD's every backup. I usually make the partitions slightly
larger than the used space on the drive I am backing up from. Casper
Utilities can do that fairly easy.

I think with Casper you may have the option to make more than one clone
to
the same backup drive, but only if it is to a different partition each
time - but I'm not sure, since I haven't used it. IOW, if you had a
large backup drive, and wanted to make a new backup, you'd either have
to
1) overwrite the existing one, or 2) Casper would need to create a new
logical partition (and drive letter) to store it in, but I'm not sure
about
this.
Maybe someone else here knows.

Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Bill! Sometimes I regret not going with Casper, since
Acronis
is
far more complex than it probably should be. But Acronis backs up
differently from Casper.

I think Casper provides only a clone--which, if I understand the
process,
means that you get one "copy" on your backup medium. Acronis, on the
other
hand, backs up images (although I think you can clone too), and you
can
include several on each drive. You can pick and choose files to
restore
also
(not sure if you can do that with Casper).

Anyway, I'm slowly learning what to do with the Acronis program,
thanks
to
the support forum.

Jo-Anne

Another program occasionally mentioned here is Casper, which seems to
be
a
bit simpler.

Jo-Anne wrote:
I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex.
What
I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I
figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its
other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It
provides
the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide
(and
a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he
provides
a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures,
especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

brett wrote:

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in
slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good
run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their
wish
list
....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have
sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf ,
entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following
sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer's hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations ->
Backup
in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is
other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive
name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full
backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name
generator
(a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for
keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document,
and
this
works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of
pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for
documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000
words.


You have to create a filename at the drive (on the blank line
labeled
File Name near the bottom of the Acronis screen) before you can
proceed.
For the best information on starting out with this program,
download
the
pdf by Grover Hatcher, who is on the Acronis support forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/gh-acronis-backup1.pdf

It was a lifesaver for me. He includes screenprints, so you can
see
what
to do.

Jo-Anne

Hi AJR and Jo-Ann,
I followed AJR's plot but got to CD-RW drive D a different way
but
like
your 5 Jo-Ann. However the "next" was greyed out stopping me
from
getting the CD-RW drive from working. A check of this drive
shows
it
is "working OK" . The Drive is NEC DVD+RW - ND3450A which came
with
the
desktop Dell. I shall have to check with Dell or NEc to see what
next
to investigate.
Brett

At 5, I think it's the left panel. Brett, it looks just like
the
Windows Explorer window. Scroll down to My Computer, click on
the
+
sign, and it should show you your drives.

Hope this helps!

Jo-Anne



Just purchased ATI 11 Home but cannot find how to backup
files
to
CD RWs.. No index in the user guide!
Any offer to steer please?
Thanks,brett

 

[Timothy Daniels]

Casper can make incremental clones. That is, the clone is
immediately bootable - without the "restore" step that image
files require - AND... it can be ammended incrementally,
meaning that just those changes that have occurred in the
original files since the clone's creation are edited into the
latest version of the clone. Incremental ammending was
originally an advantage of imaging, but Casper has managed
to make it a feature of its cloner. I don't know if this is unique
to Casper, but it does add a lot of flexibility - sorta the best of
both worlds. The only downside is that to be bootable, the
clone must be kept on a bootable medium (usually a hard drive).

*TimDaniels*

If you want to make a backup everyday, then an image seems
to be the way to go. Casper makes a clone, needing its own
partition per copy for you to save multiple days. It is
immediately bootable, an advantage to me since my HDD's
are in removable storage trays. Drive crash to up and running again is less
than 5 minutes. I clone it back to the main drive
at a later time assuming it was not a permanent hardware failure.

Yes, I am aware of Casper's Smart Cloning feature. But
what I was addressing was making and preserving separate
and standalone backups for different days, each standing on
their own. How does that work? Does it work the way
I mentioned? IOW, does it need to create a separate drive partition for
this each time?

I use casper and acronis. With Casper, it writes to destination of choice
(partition), overwriting only the files that have changed since last back
up. It can verify data after backup. I backup to external HDD's
alternating HDD's every backup. I usually make the partitions slightly
larger than the used space on the drive I am backing up from. Casper
Utilities can do that fairly easy.

I think with Casper you may have the option to make more than one clone to
the same backup drive, but only if it is to a different partition each
time - but I'm not sure, since I haven't used it. IOW, if you had a
large backup drive, and wanted to make a new backup, you'd either have to
1) overwrite the existing one, or 2) Casper would need to create a new
logical partition (and drive letter) to store it in, but I'm not sure about
this.
Maybe someone else here knows.

Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Bill! Sometimes I regret not going with Casper, since Acronis
is
far more complex than it probably should be. But Acronis backs up
differently from Casper.

I think Casper provides only a clone--which, if I understand the process,
means that you get one "copy" on your backup medium. Acronis, on the
other
hand, backs up images (although I think you can clone too), and you can
include several on each drive. You can pick and choose files to restore
also
(not sure if you can do that with Casper).

Anyway, I'm slowly learning what to do with the Acronis program, thanks
to
the support forum.

Jo-Anne

Another program occasionally mentioned here is Casper, which seems to be
a
bit simpler.

Jo-Anne wrote:
I think the problem with the user guide is that it's too complex. What
I
wanted to do initially was create a backup as simply as possible. I
figured
that after I learned more about the program, I could explore its other
possibilities. The pdf by Grover Hatcher is a quick start guide. It
provides
the basics that gave me the confidence to continue with the program.

Grover, by the way, is not connected to Wilders. He did this guide (and
a
restore one as well) on his own time. He also has written one on
partitioning and one on manual cloning using the rescue CD. And he
provides
a lot of help in the forum.

I too wish more developers would consider the use of pictures,
especially
screenprints; they're extremely helpful.

Jo-Anne

brett wrote:

Jo Anne, the Wilder pdf looks great, printed it off to read in slow
time. Having bought Acronis I plan to give try and give it a good run
before relegating it to the shelf.
Thanks for advice, I wonder if Acronis have built it into their wish
list
....
brett

The Acronis User Guide has 16 Chapter Headings which have
sub-headings.
Perhaps surprisingly, Chapter 5 of TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf , entitled:

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives (with the following sub-headings)
5.1 What data to back up?
5.2 The backup procedure ***
5.3 Setting backup options

[has answers to your backup procedure questions.]

*** "5.2 The backup procedure
5.2.1 My Computer backup
Create a backup image of any set of your computer's hard disks and
partitions or back up the system state.
1. Invoke the Create Backup Wizard by selecting Operations -> Backup
in
the main program menu, and then select My Computer."

5.2.5 Selecting the backup destination
Select the destination location for the backup. If your choice is
other
than Acronis Secure Zone or a backup location, specify the archive
name.
If you are going to create a new archive (i.e. perform a full backup),
enter the new file name in the Folder line, or use the file name
generator
(a button to the right of the line)."

I quoted these parts of the Acronis User Guide to demonstrate that
reading the User Guide can be quite useful in learning how to solve
perplexing problems. Also if the information content of the Chapter
Headings seems too disorganized, one can do a search/find for
keywords,
such as "backup" which will locate the word in the .pdf document, and
this
works a great deal like an average quality level index.

I wonder why Microsoft doesn't publish a User Guide full of pictures
like that Hatcher pdf? Surely they have enough money for
documentation.
Software companies must not have heard a picture is worth a 1000
words.


You have to create a filename at the drive (on the blank line
labeled
File Name near the bottom of the Acronis screen) before you can
proceed.
For the best information on starting out with this program, download
the
pdf by Grover Hatcher, who is on the Acronis support forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/gh-acronis-backup1.pdf

It was a lifesaver for me. He includes screenprints, so you can see
what
to do.

Jo-Anne

Hi AJR and Jo-Ann,
I followed AJR's plot but got to CD-RW drive D a different way but
like
your 5 Jo-Ann. However the "next" was greyed out stopping me from
getting the CD-RW drive from working. A check of this drive shows
it
is "working OK" . The Drive is NEC DVD+RW - ND3450A which came with
the
desktop Dell. I shall have to check with Dell or NEc to see what
next
to investigate.
Brett

At 5, I think it's the left panel. Brett, it looks just like the
Windows Explorer window. Scroll down to My Computer, click on the
+
sign, and it should show you your drives.

Hope this helps!

Jo-Anne



Just purchased ATI 11 Home but cannot find how to backup files
to
CD RWs.. No index in the user guide!
Any offer to steer please?
Thanks,brett

 

[007 Maia]

HI Friends
I'm new here and i want some help. i have a new PC where i have installed
Acronis True image 6. For years i used it in my old pc without problems, but
now i have a 750GB Sata disk with 4 partitions. C is the system disk(windows
XP sp3). i make always the backup in an external disk but now when i tested
with the bootable cd the windows reconizes my external disk(usally letter J)
as it was C. and i can't recover the image stored in the ext. disk because as
said it is J and not C. Can anybody give me an explication and soloution?
Thanks

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You wrote "when i tested with the bootable cd the[n] windows reconized". I
assume that you booted the machine with your TrueImage 6 CD and that
TrueImage (not Windows) had a problem with the disks connected to your
machine.

I suspect that TrueImage is unable to deal with SATA disks. Have a look at
the Acronis site or check out the Acronis FAQs. You are currently in a
Windows newsgroup but if the problem occurs with an Acronis boot disk then
it has nothing to do with Windows.

 

[Bill in Co.]

You wrote "when i tested with the bootable cd the[n] windows reconized". I
assume that you booted the machine with your TrueImage 6 CD and that
TrueImage (not Windows) had a problem with the disks connected to your
machine.

I suspect that TrueImage is unable to deal with SATA disks.

Or at least version 6, you probably mean. Version 11 can, at least to
some extent.
(Version 6??? That's gotta be pretty old by now).

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You wrote "when i tested with the bootable cd the[n] windows reconized".
I
assume that you booted the machine with your TrueImage 6 CD and that
TrueImage (not Windows) had a problem with the disks connected to your
machine.

I suspect that TrueImage is unable to deal with SATA disks.

Or at least version 6, you probably mean. Version 11 can, at least to
some extent.
(Version 6??? That's gotta be pretty old by now).

Yes, of course, thanks for the clarification.

 

[AJR]

Acronis will reassign drive letters depending on the drive/partition
configuration. When restoring via the Acronis boot CD - select the source
location (regardless of it's drive designation - in this case "J") -
restoration will be correct to the original drive/partition.

You wrote "when i tested with the bootable cd the[n] windows reconized". I
assume that you booted the machine with your TrueImage 6 CD and that
TrueImage (not Windows) had a problem with the disks connected to your
machine.

I suspect that TrueImage is unable to deal with SATA disks. Have a look at
the Acronis site or check out the Acronis FAQs. You are currently in a
Windows newsgroup but if the problem occurs with an Acronis boot disk then
it has nothing to do with Windows.

HI Friends
I'm new here and i want some help. i have a new PC where i have installed
Acronis True image 6. For years i used it in my old pc without problems,
but
now i have a 750GB Sata disk with 4 partitions. C is the system
disk(windows
XP sp3). i make always the backup in an external disk but now when i
tested
with the bootable cd the windows reconizes my external disk(usally letter
J)
as it was C. and i can't recover the image stored in the ext. disk
because as
said it is J and not C. Can anybody give me an explication and soloution?
Thanks

 

[- Bobb -]

The source letter assignment doesn't matter - it is the physcial layout
that the program sees. It will restore " that file" to "Drive 2: partition
# 1" and THAT letter needs to match what XP willl see when it boots
(disconnect external).

So if your backup image WAS the first partition and now you want it to be
the third - that won't work. But if was first (C:\) and now first (C:\)-
will work fine.
---
as for J and C:
I don't understand your layout /question: is this a drive letter
assignment issue ?
Need more info for that:
1 Internal drive properties/layout
2. BIOS boot order
3. External drive properties/layout

the IMAGE file - it WAS backed from C ?

The 750gb SATA - is the new drive in the new PC. It has 4 partitions ?
Works fine without external drive.
You have an INTERNAL disk on the new PC - if you boot XP without the
external drive it is C:\ - Correct ?

And you WANT to restore a file FROM the external drive - to REPLACE the C
info ?
And your PC sees the EXTERNAL drive as C ? or the image as C: ? ???

If Acronis is messed up with letter assignments, go into BIOS and change
boot order so that internal drive is first .
OR
Is the internal drive BLANK at this point ( which is why it boots external
eventually) ?
Disconnect external drive - boot CD.
CD will see internal as C - correct ?
THEN hook up USB drive.