-=PCTechTalk=- Re: GMan -----Question about creating a Acronis image
- From: "don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:58:39 -0500
Any knew software is an adventure to experience. Difficulties during the
early stages will provide the background needed to diagnose and repair much
larger "difficulties" later in life.
I'm hoping to learn from your "difficulties" so my adventure will be more
fun. :-))
I'm taking things slow and easy with my various projects... well, stalling
might be a better word. Planning and organizing what I want to do with all
my drives and what to put where. I'm hoping SP3 comes out real soon so I
can incorporate as I do all these projects.
Save some of that Brandy for me.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "RMB White" <roguer@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 12:24 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: GMan -----Question about creating a Acronis
image
> Don!
>
> Replying in order of your para nos.
>
> 1. No, although it offered DDS for free if I sign up (tho' I already use
> Partition Magic)
>
> 2. Trial is True Image 11 Home, which includes cloning HD including OS
>
> 3. I concur, but
> a) I have read somewhere that Acronis repartitions the External
> Drive for the Clone function (which wd be a BIG worry. If I
> cannot locate the article, it may be a figment of my imagination (I have
> yet to TEST the Clone function)
> b) Acronis User Manual explains a Secure Zone in which it recommends
> storing OS etc
>
> 4. Acronis does not appear (on first reading) to differentiate between
> "image" and "clone". One function says "Clone your Hard Disk drive
> by copying partitions to another disk"
>
> 5,6. Acronis seems to confirm the external is rebootable after Clone
> function completed.
>
> 7. So far 3 attempts to use just the "Backup" function with "My Docs"
> (3.7GB)
> First - "Acronis TS has encountered a problem and needs to close.
> Please notify MS"> done> reply from MS?>NOTHING>as usual
> Second - half way thru choices>"Exclude files with endings .bak, .¬,
> .tmp?/> I said No>"Operation in progress 38%">after
> 20mins said 7mins remaining>after30mins,ditto>after 54 mins,
> ditto. I think the surgeon performing the "Operation"
> went out to a long lunch; so I aborted
> Third - As Second, but allowed operation to "Exclude files
> ending..." This time SUCCESS!
>
> Am off to have a brandy
>
> Roger W
> ps will report progress incrementally
> pps I am sure there are wiser heads in the List who have used Acronis
> successfully for years (and are probably now chuckling over my inept
> attempts)
> -
>
> On 22/02/2008 4:24 p.m., don101 wrote:
>> I was happy to read you had downloaded the trial version of True Image.
>> Did
>> you also download the trial of the Disk Director Suite for managing
>> partitions?
>>
>> Did the trial of True Image come with the added utility that clones hard
>> drives?
>>
>> I, and hopefully must other people, define clone as when a utility makes
>> an
>> exact copy of one drive on another drive. An image is when the utility
>> reads the data on the drive into a single file and stores it wherever you
>> tell it to.
>>
>> A clone is bootable. An image is not (until it is restored to a drive).
>> If
>> you clone your master drive onto your slave drive it is bootable but not
>> a
>> "dual boot" as is commonly referred to. If you install an OS on the
>> slave
>> drive it can be a dual boot. The install is necessary to make the boot
>> manager aware of the second OS. A clone will not do that. Though there
>> might be a way to do it manually.
>>
>> As long as your system is configured to allow booting from an external
>> drive
>> you should be able to do so with a clone of your primary drive.
>>
>> The advantage of the clone versus the image is that a clone can be booted
>> to
>> make sure it is a working clone. You can't do that with an image as it
>> needs to be restored first.
>>
>> Please share you trials and tribulations with True Image.
>>
>> Don
>>
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