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Tim
Does anyone know how to reset the Vista backup routine in order to force it
to do a fresh complete backup? My problem is detailed below...
I've used Complete PC Backup to backup / restore various new customer
installs. The way I understand it is that the first time it's run it backs
up ALL the data on the selected partition(s) to the backup media, then
subsequent backups are incremental and smaller in size.
I've just finished rebuilding a Vista machine and want to make a complete
(i.e. not incremental) backup of it. 52Gb of space has been used for data on
the C: drive, but when I attempt to make a complete backup it says that
previous backups have been detected and it will only backup the differences.
The backup file created is only 26Gb.
There are no other backups on the system as the backup device (ext USB2 HDD)
has been reformatted. I'm guessing that if I attempted to restore, the
routine would try to find a previous complete backup that no longer exists
and fail. The only way I can test it would be to attempt a restore which I
cannot risk.
There must be a hidden file somewhere that records previous backups. If I
can reset this I could make a full 52Gb backup.
Any advice would be greaty appreciated.
to do a fresh complete backup? My problem is detailed below...
I've used Complete PC Backup to backup / restore various new customer
installs. The way I understand it is that the first time it's run it backs
up ALL the data on the selected partition(s) to the backup media, then
subsequent backups are incremental and smaller in size.
I've just finished rebuilding a Vista machine and want to make a complete
(i.e. not incremental) backup of it. 52Gb of space has been used for data on
the C: drive, but when I attempt to make a complete backup it says that
previous backups have been detected and it will only backup the differences.
The backup file created is only 26Gb.
There are no other backups on the system as the backup device (ext USB2 HDD)
has been reformatted. I'm guessing that if I attempted to restore, the
routine would try to find a previous complete backup that no longer exists
and fail. The only way I can test it would be to attempt a restore which I
cannot risk.
There must be a hidden file somewhere that records previous backups. If I
can reset this I could make a full 52Gb backup.
Any advice would be greaty appreciated.