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Guest
Can someone give me instructions on how to save the files on my hard drive to
cd-rw's? I run Windows XP Home edition.
cd-rw's? I run Windows XP Home edition.
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Can you be more specific? Documents - drag and drop. The entire drive - get imaging software. What is your CD mastering software - built in? Open help & support and type in CD or save to CD.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Can someone give me instructions on how to save the files on my hard drive to
| cd-rw's? I run Windows XP Home edition.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Can someone give me instructions on how to save the files on my hard drive to
| cd-rw's? I run Windows XP Home edition.
G
Guest
Do you have suggestions as to what type of imaging software to use? Since I
am somewhat computer challenged ( know just enough to get myself in
trouble!), I would need something that is very user friendly.
am somewhat computer challenged ( know just enough to get myself in
trouble!), I would need something that is very user friendly.
H
Harry Ohrn
I used Norton Ghost and Drive Image for years but switched to Acronis
TrueImage a few months ago. It is easy to use. Just do a search on google
and you'll find it right off.
TrueImage a few months ago. It is easy to use. Just do a search on google
and you'll find it right off.
B
Blair
I am about to purchase Acronis True Image as most people seem to find it the
easiest to use.
I would like some advice on its usage. At present I backup all my own
documents monthly via XP Backup to a CD-R. I assume that if I had Acronis as
well I should only use it to image my whole system but continue to use my
monthly backup with XP Backup.
Or can Acronis do this backup as well?
Also how often should you backup the whole system?
Regards
Blair Malcolm
easiest to use.
I would like some advice on its usage. At present I backup all my own
documents monthly via XP Backup to a CD-R. I assume that if I had Acronis as
well I should only use it to image my whole system but continue to use my
monthly backup with XP Backup.
Or can Acronis do this backup as well?
Also how often should you backup the whole system?
Regards
Blair Malcolm
Harry Ohrn said:I used Norton Ghost and Drive Image for years but switched to Acronis
TrueImage a few months ago. It is easy to use. Just do a search on google
and you'll find it right off.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
kfreyer said:Do you have suggestions as to what type of imaging software to use? Since
I
am somewhat computer challenged ( know just enough to get myself in
trouble!), I would need something that is very user friendly.
H
Harry Ohrn
Acronis True Image only does full system backups. You don't backup
individual folders with it. But the nice thing about Acronis is that once
you create a full system backup you can then add to it incrementally. So
each time it is run it adds a new increment. You can run it's Explore option
and that creates a virtual drive that looks and acts just like a hard drive.
You can copy files out of it but can't add to it. An incremental backup can
be done daily if you want to. There would be no need to run XP Backup.
True Image has a good Help manual in the form of a pdf file complete with
graphics etc. It is by far the easiest imaging tool I've used. Make certain
you update to the latest version.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
individual folders with it. But the nice thing about Acronis is that once
you create a full system backup you can then add to it incrementally. So
each time it is run it adds a new increment. You can run it's Explore option
and that creates a virtual drive that looks and acts just like a hard drive.
You can copy files out of it but can't add to it. An incremental backup can
be done daily if you want to. There would be no need to run XP Backup.
True Image has a good Help manual in the form of a pdf file complete with
graphics etc. It is by far the easiest imaging tool I've used. Make certain
you update to the latest version.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
Blair said:I am about to purchase Acronis True Image as most people seem to find it
the
easiest to use.
I would like some advice on its usage. At present I backup all my own
documents monthly via XP Backup to a CD-R. I assume that if I had Acronis
as
well I should only use it to image my whole system but continue to use my
monthly backup with XP Backup.
Or can Acronis do this backup as well?
Also how often should you backup the whole system?
Regards
Blair Malcolm
Harry Ohrn said:I used Norton Ghost and Drive Image for years but switched to Acronis
TrueImage a few months ago. It is easy to use. Just do a search on google
and you'll find it right off.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
kfreyer said:Do you have suggestions as to what type of imaging software to use? Since
I
am somewhat computer challenged ( know just enough to get myself in
trouble!), I would need something that is very user friendly.
:
Can you be more specific? Documents - drag and drop. The entire drive -
get imaging software. What is your CD mastering software - built in?
Open help & support and type in CD or save to CD.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Can someone give me instructions on how to save the files on my hard
drive to
| cd-rw's? I run Windows XP Home edition.
?
=?iso-8859-1?B?uyBtcnRlZSCr?=
TrueImage www.acronis.com is also my suggestion. I've been using it for 2 years and version 8.0 works much faster than the prior releases. As Harry said - "'very' easy to use" - I save the file in CD size chunks on a HDD and copy to DVD.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Acronis True Image only does full system backups. You don't backup
| individual folders with it. But the nice thing about Acronis is that once
| you create a full system backup you can then add to it incrementally. So
| each time it is run it adds a new increment. You can run it's Explore option
| and that creates a virtual drive that looks and acts just like a hard drive.
| You can copy files out of it but can't add to it. An incremental backup can
| be done daily if you want to. There would be no need to run XP Backup.
|
| True Image has a good Help manual in the form of a pdf file complete with
| graphics etc. It is by far the easiest imaging tool I've used. Make certain
| you update to the latest version.
| --
|
| Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
| www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Acronis True Image only does full system backups. You don't backup
| individual folders with it. But the nice thing about Acronis is that once
| you create a full system backup you can then add to it incrementally. So
| each time it is run it adds a new increment. You can run it's Explore option
| and that creates a virtual drive that looks and acts just like a hard drive.
| You can copy files out of it but can't add to it. An incremental backup can
| be done daily if you want to. There would be no need to run XP Backup.
|
| True Image has a good Help manual in the form of a pdf file complete with
| graphics etc. It is by far the easiest imaging tool I've used. Make certain
| you update to the latest version.
| --
|
| Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
| www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
B
Blair
You have been most helpful and I now have a clearer understanding of the
programme..
I would like to clarify some further points please.
By using incremental additions I take it that if a full restore is required
all the incremental additions would have to be restored as well.
When using backup I selected differential backup which meant that that
restore only had to use the latest differential backup.
Does that facility exist in Acronis?
If backing up the system direct to a CD-R will it automatically break it up
to fit several CD-R's?
Presumably the incremental backups should be added to the last CD-R disk. Is
that right.
Sorry to be asking so many questions but I do like to know what I am buying
and their web site did not help
Regards
Blair
programme..
I would like to clarify some further points please.
By using incremental additions I take it that if a full restore is required
all the incremental additions would have to be restored as well.
When using backup I selected differential backup which meant that that
restore only had to use the latest differential backup.
Does that facility exist in Acronis?
If backing up the system direct to a CD-R will it automatically break it up
to fit several CD-R's?
Presumably the incremental backups should be added to the last CD-R disk. Is
that right.
Sorry to be asking so many questions but I do like to know what I am buying
and their web site did not help
Regards
Blair
Harry Ohrn said:Acronis True Image only does full system backups. You don't backup
individual folders with it. But the nice thing about Acronis is that once
you create a full system backup you can then add to it incrementally. So
each time it is run it adds a new increment. You can run it's Explore option
and that creates a virtual drive that looks and acts just like a hard drive.
You can copy files out of it but can't add to it. An incremental backup can
be done daily if you want to. There would be no need to run XP Backup.
True Image has a good Help manual in the form of a pdf file complete with
graphics etc. It is by far the easiest imaging tool I've used. Make certain
you update to the latest version.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
Blair said:I am about to purchase Acronis True Image as most people seem to find it
the
easiest to use.
I would like some advice on its usage. At present I backup all my own
documents monthly via XP Backup to a CD-R. I assume that if I had Acronis
as
well I should only use it to image my whole system but continue to use my
monthly backup with XP Backup.
Or can Acronis do this backup as well?
Also how often should you backup the whole system?
Regards
Blair Malcolm
Harry Ohrn said:I used Norton Ghost and Drive Image for years but switched to Acronis
TrueImage a few months ago. It is easy to use. Just do a search on google
and you'll find it right off.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
Do you have suggestions as to what type of imaging software to use? Since
I
am somewhat computer challenged ( know just enough to get myself in
trouble!), I would need something that is very user friendly.
:
Can you be more specific? Documents - drag and drop. The entire drive -
get imaging software. What is your CD mastering software - built in?
Open help & support and type in CD or save to CD.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Can someone give me instructions on how to save the files on my hard
drive to
| cd-rw's? I run Windows XP Home edition.
H
Harry Ohrn
Yes True Image (TI) will backup to CD and DVD (all types) and it spans
media. You can also determine the size of chunks if you want to save to a
second hard drive and burn to disk later. While it will burn incrementally
it will not restore incrementally. In other words it treats all the
increments as part of the total image and will restore accordingly. If you
want you can simply d/l the manual from here
http://www.acronis.com/download/docs/ That should give you a good idea of
what the app can do.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
media. You can also determine the size of chunks if you want to save to a
second hard drive and burn to disk later. While it will burn incrementally
it will not restore incrementally. In other words it treats all the
increments as part of the total image and will restore accordingly. If you
want you can simply d/l the manual from here
http://www.acronis.com/download/docs/ That should give you a good idea of
what the app can do.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
Blair said:You have been most helpful and I now have a clearer understanding of the
programme..
I would like to clarify some further points please.
By using incremental additions I take it that if a full restore is
required
all the incremental additions would have to be restored as well.
When using backup I selected differential backup which meant that that
restore only had to use the latest differential backup.
Does that facility exist in Acronis?
If backing up the system direct to a CD-R will it automatically break it
up
to fit several CD-R's?
Presumably the incremental backups should be added to the last CD-R disk.
Is
that right.
Sorry to be asking so many questions but I do like to know what I am
buying
and their web site did not help
Regards
Blair
Harry Ohrn said:Acronis True Image only does full system backups. You don't backup
individual folders with it. But the nice thing about Acronis is that once
you create a full system backup you can then add to it incrementally. So
each time it is run it adds a new increment. You can run it's Explore option
and that creates a virtual drive that looks and acts just like a hard drive.
You can copy files out of it but can't add to it. An incremental backup can
be done daily if you want to. There would be no need to run XP Backup.
True Image has a good Help manual in the form of a pdf file complete with
graphics etc. It is by far the easiest imaging tool I've used. Make certain
you update to the latest version.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
Blair said:I am about to purchase Acronis True Image as most people seem to find it
the
easiest to use.
I would like some advice on its usage. At present I backup all my own
documents monthly via XP Backup to a CD-R. I assume that if I had Acronis
as
well I should only use it to image my whole system but continue to use my
monthly backup with XP Backup.
Or can Acronis do this backup as well?
Also how often should you backup the whole system?
Regards
Blair Malcolm
I used Norton Ghost and Drive Image for years but switched to Acronis
TrueImage a few months ago. It is easy to use. Just do a search on google
and you'll find it right off.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
Do you have suggestions as to what type of imaging software to use?
Since
I
am somewhat computer challenged ( know just enough to get myself in
trouble!), I would need something that is very user friendly.
:
Can you be more specific? Documents - drag and drop. The entire
drive -
get imaging software. What is your CD mastering software - built in?
Open help & support and type in CD or save to CD.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Can someone give me instructions on how to save the files on my hard
drive to
| cd-rw's? I run Windows XP Home edition.
?
=?iso-8859-1?B?uyBtcnRlZSCr?=
As I wrote, I save the .tib file as CD size chunks (there is a screen that asks you what media size) then burn to DVD or CD.
Incremental backups would of course be on the last piece of media. When you begin a restore operation from removable media the last piece is inserted first.
A screen asks which point you want to restore to, if you have 8 incremental files you could choose #5 or 1 or 7. TI will then begin the resore from that point.
You can back up directly to CD but it takes longer, that is why I save to HDD. It is also quicker to restore from HDD than CD. I treat CD/DVD as a backup of a backup.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| You have been most helpful and I now have a clearer understanding of the
| programme..
| I would like to clarify some further points please.
| By using incremental additions I take it that if a full restore is required
| all the incremental additions would have to be restored as well.
| When using backup I selected differential backup which meant that that
| restore only had to use the latest differential backup.
| Does that facility exist in Acronis?
| If backing up the system direct to a CD-R will it automatically break it up
| to fit several CD-R's?
| Presumably the incremental backups should be added to the last CD-R disk. Is
| that right.
| Sorry to be asking so many questions but I do like to know what I am buying
| and their web site did not help
| Regards
| Blair
Incremental backups would of course be on the last piece of media. When you begin a restore operation from removable media the last piece is inserted first.
A screen asks which point you want to restore to, if you have 8 incremental files you could choose #5 or 1 or 7. TI will then begin the resore from that point.
You can back up directly to CD but it takes longer, that is why I save to HDD. It is also quicker to restore from HDD than CD. I treat CD/DVD as a backup of a backup.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| You have been most helpful and I now have a clearer understanding of the
| programme..
| I would like to clarify some further points please.
| By using incremental additions I take it that if a full restore is required
| all the incremental additions would have to be restored as well.
| When using backup I selected differential backup which meant that that
| restore only had to use the latest differential backup.
| Does that facility exist in Acronis?
| If backing up the system direct to a CD-R will it automatically break it up
| to fit several CD-R's?
| Presumably the incremental backups should be added to the last CD-R disk. Is
| that right.
| Sorry to be asking so many questions but I do like to know what I am buying
| and their web site did not help
| Regards
| Blair
B
Blair
Thanks Harry you have helped me enormously.
Regards
Blair
Regards
Blair
Harry Ohrn said:Yes True Image (TI) will backup to CD and DVD (all types) and it spans
media. You can also determine the size of chunks if you want to save to a
second hard drive and burn to disk later. While it will burn incrementally
it will not restore incrementally. In other words it treats all the
increments as part of the total image and will restore accordingly. If you
want you can simply d/l the manual from here
http://www.acronis.com/download/docs/ That should give you a good idea of
what the app can do.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
Blair said:You have been most helpful and I now have a clearer understanding of the
programme..
I would like to clarify some further points please.
By using incremental additions I take it that if a full restore is
required
all the incremental additions would have to be restored as well.
When using backup I selected differential backup which meant that that
restore only had to use the latest differential backup.
Does that facility exist in Acronis?
If backing up the system direct to a CD-R will it automatically break it
up
to fit several CD-R's?
Presumably the incremental backups should be added to the last CD-R disk.
Is
that right.
Sorry to be asking so many questions but I do like to know what I am
buying
and their web site did not help
Regards
Blair
useHarry Ohrn said:Acronis True Image only does full system backups. You don't backup
individual folders with it. But the nice thing about Acronis is that once
you create a full system backup you can then add to it incrementally. So
each time it is run it adds a new increment. You can run it's Explore option
and that creates a virtual drive that looks and acts just like a hard drive.
You can copy files out of it but can't add to it. An incremental backup can
be done daily if you want to. There would be no need to run XP Backup.
True Image has a good Help manual in the form of a pdf file complete with
graphics etc. It is by far the easiest imaging tool I've used. Make certain
you update to the latest version.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
I am about to purchase Acronis True Image as most people seem to find it
the
easiest to use.
I would like some advice on its usage. At present I backup all my own
documents monthly via XP Backup to a CD-R. I assume that if I had Acronis
as
well I should only use it to image my whole system but continue to
mymonthly backup with XP Backup.
Or can Acronis do this backup as well?
Also how often should you backup the whole system?
Regards
Blair Malcolm
I used Norton Ghost and Drive Image for years but switched to Acronis
TrueImage a few months ago. It is easy to use. Just do a search on google
and you'll find it right off.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
Do you have suggestions as to what type of imaging software to use?
Since
I
am somewhat computer challenged ( know just enough to get myself in
trouble!), I would need something that is very user friendly.
:
Can you be more specific? Documents - drag and drop. The entire
drive -
get imaging software. What is your CD mastering software - built in?
Open help & support and type in CD or save to CD.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Can someone give me instructions on how to save the files on my hard
drive to
| cd-rw's? I run Windows XP Home edition.
B
Blair
Thanks for your information. Very helpful
Regards
Blair
"» mrtee «" <hingelicker at new.rr.com> wrote in message
As I wrote, I save the .tib file as CD size chunks (there is a screen that
asks you what media size) then burn to DVD or CD.
Incremental backups would of course be on the last piece of media. When you
begin a restore operation from removable media the last piece is inserted
first.
A screen asks which point you want to restore to, if you have 8 incremental
files you could choose #5 or 1 or 7. TI will then begin the resore from
that point.
You can back up directly to CD but it takes longer, that is why I save to
HDD. It is also quicker to restore from HDD than CD. I treat CD/DVD as a
backup of a backup.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| You have been most helpful and I now have a clearer understanding of the
| programme..
| I would like to clarify some further points please.
| By using incremental additions I take it that if a full restore is
required
| all the incremental additions would have to be restored as well.
| When using backup I selected differential backup which meant that that
| restore only had to use the latest differential backup.
| Does that facility exist in Acronis?
| If backing up the system direct to a CD-R will it automatically break it
up
| to fit several CD-R's?
| Presumably the incremental backups should be added to the last CD-R disk.
Is
| that right.
| Sorry to be asking so many questions but I do like to know what I am
buying
| and their web site did not help
| Regards
| Blair
Regards
Blair
"» mrtee «" <hingelicker at new.rr.com> wrote in message
As I wrote, I save the .tib file as CD size chunks (there is a screen that
asks you what media size) then burn to DVD or CD.
Incremental backups would of course be on the last piece of media. When you
begin a restore operation from removable media the last piece is inserted
first.
A screen asks which point you want to restore to, if you have 8 incremental
files you could choose #5 or 1 or 7. TI will then begin the resore from
that point.
You can back up directly to CD but it takes longer, that is why I save to
HDD. It is also quicker to restore from HDD than CD. I treat CD/DVD as a
backup of a backup.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| You have been most helpful and I now have a clearer understanding of the
| programme..
| I would like to clarify some further points please.
| By using incremental additions I take it that if a full restore is
required
| all the incremental additions would have to be restored as well.
| When using backup I selected differential backup which meant that that
| restore only had to use the latest differential backup.
| Does that facility exist in Acronis?
| If backing up the system direct to a CD-R will it automatically break it
up
| to fit several CD-R's?
| Presumably the incremental backups should be added to the last CD-R disk.
Is
| that right.
| Sorry to be asking so many questions but I do like to know what I am
buying
| and their web site did not help
| Regards
| Blair
?
=?iso-8859-1?B?uyBtcnRlZSCr?=
Blair, I just did a restore to a different drive (7200 from 5400) from an appended backup and was asked which image I wanted to restore.
The newest version of TI, by the way, is 8. I doubt that Acronis would sell you TI 7 anymore.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Thanks for your information. Very helpful
| Regards
| Blair
The newest version of TI, by the way, is 8. I doubt that Acronis would sell you TI 7 anymore.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Thanks for your information. Very helpful
| Regards
| Blair
B
Blair
Thanks again Jeff
Regards
Blair
"» mrtee «" <hingelicker at new.rr.com> wrote in message
Blair, I just did a restore to a different drive (7200 from 5400) from an
appended backup and was asked which image I wanted to restore.
The newest version of TI, by the way, is 8. I doubt that Acronis would sell
you TI 7 anymore.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Thanks for your information. Very helpful
| Regards
| Blair
Regards
Blair
"» mrtee «" <hingelicker at new.rr.com> wrote in message
Blair, I just did a restore to a different drive (7200 from 5400) from an
appended backup and was asked which image I wanted to restore.
The newest version of TI, by the way, is 8. I doubt that Acronis would sell
you TI 7 anymore.
--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Thanks for your information. Very helpful
| Regards
| Blair