Multiple Complete PC Backup Points on Vista

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This is a 2 part question;

Each time I run the Complete PC Backup, the previous backup gets overwritten.

1. Can you have multiple Complete PC Backup points?

When I copy the contents from the WindowsImageBackup folder to another
location and proceed with another Complete PC backup in an attempt to create
a second restore point, Windows Backup Utility will not detect the first
backup point.

2. How do you restore a Complete PC Backup point if it has moved from the
original WindowsImageBackup folder?

 

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Chloe - I use Acronis true image for this - it works well.

 

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In message <[email protected]> chloe1977

Thank you, but I already figured it out.

You need to partition your backup hard drive for every additional Vista
backup image you make.

So if you want 3 separate Vista backup images on one hard drive, then
you must make 3 formatted partitions on that hard drive.


Thanks for your time.

Are you using Complete PC Backup? If so, that shouldn't be needed as
long as your primary Vista installations have their own machine names,
and the backup drive has adequate free space.

 

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In message <[email protected]> chloe1977

"Are you using Complete PC Backup? If so, that shouldn't be needed as
long as your primary Vista installations have their own machine names,
and the backup drive has adequate free space."

Hello, yes I’m using Complete PC Backup.

Hmm, not too sure what you mean about changing the machine names?
Are you saying if I change the machine name before each backup I don't
need to partition the HDD?

What I am saying is that you can store multiple backups of multiple
machines on a single drive.

The only time you'll run into problems are below:

1) When you run low on space, in which case I'm not entirely sure how
Windows Backup decides which backups to delete, whether it's the oldest
across the board, or the oldest made by the current system, but in
either case, you'll lose one or more old backups.

2) I you have two different Windows installations that have the same
name backing up to the same drive. WB detects that the old backup
doesn't match and appears to delete the old one.

3) If your shadow copies on your Vista installation become corrupt. When
this happens, it will invalidate older backups when a new backup is
performed. Any chance you're dual booting with a non-Vista OS on the
same physical hardware as a Vista OS (whether or not the backup hard
drive is connected)?