Can't deselect drive in Complete PC Backup

[Prince of Orange]

I have a 1 TB Samsung hard drive divided into 3 partitions of C:, E:,
and F: When I try to run Windows Complete PC Backup, it automatically
selects C: and E: It lists E: as a system drive, even though it has
no OS on it and I only use it for data backups. I only wish to backup
C: as it has the OS and installed programs (I use a different process
to back up other data).

Does anyone have a fix for this? Thank you.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Prince.

It lists E: as a system drive, even though it has
no OS on it and I only use it for data backups.

Are you SURE that it says "system"?

I've never used Complete PC Backup, but many users - including many software
developers - confuse the terms "system" and "boot", especially when
discussing hard drive partitions. And when developers use the terms
properly, many users misunderstand because they are counterintuitive to most
of us. As some authors have said, we might think it strange that we BOOT
from the SYSTEM partition and keep our operating SYSTEM files in the BOOT
volume. :^{

Have a look at this KB article:
Definitions for system volume and boot volume
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314470

And then look at the Status column in Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) to see
which volume has the System status. Note that there can only be ONE "System
volume" in the computer at a time. (Next question: If Drive E: IS the
System Partition, how did this happen? I'm not saying that it can't be, but
it seldom happens by accident.)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100

 

[Prince of Orange]

Hi, Prince.


Are you SURE that it says "system"?

Yes, it says 'system' for both C: and E:

I've never used Complete PC Backup, but many users - including many software
developers - confuse the terms "system" and "boot", especially when
discussing hard drive partitions. And when developers use the terms
properly, many users misunderstand because they are counterintuitive to most
of us. As some authors have said, we might think it strange that we BOOT
from the SYSTEM partition and keep our operating SYSTEM files in the BOOT
volume. :^{

Have a look at this KB article:
Definitions for system volume and boot volume
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314470

And then look at the Status column in Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) to see
which volume has the System status. Note that there can only be ONE "System
volume" in the computer at a time. (Next question: If Drive E: IS the
System Partition, how did this happen? I'm not saying that it can't be, but
it seldom happens by accident.)

Disk Management correctly identifies C: as the system/boot drive. It
lists E: only as a primary partition. So why does Complete PC Backup
think E: is a system drive?

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Prince.

So why does Complete PC Backup
think E: is a system drive?

Because the developers never read KB 314470? :^{

As I said, :
Next question - which I don't know the answer to: WHY ... Oh, you already
asked that one; see above. You'll have to ask the guys who wrote the
program, I guess.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100

 

[Joe Grover]

Are there page files on that drive?

Yes, it says 'system' for both C: and E:


Disk Management correctly identifies C: as the system/boot drive. It
lists E: only as a primary partition. So why does Complete PC Backup
think E: is a system drive?

 

[Prince of Orange]

Are there page files on that drive?

Nope - just on C: