ASR backup file

[Tad]

Can someone explain why a backup file created with the
backup wizard would be four times bigger than the drive
I'm backing up?

I have a single drive on my laptop and it has 2.8GB of
used disk space. When I used the backup wizard it
created a file that is 8.7GB, too big to burn onto a DVD.

Is there a way to do a system backup into a file that is
more manageable?

Thanks,
Tad

[mrtee]

That ASR file is unuseable to do an ASR. =20

When ASR is run from the XP CD, the first thing that happens is that the =
drive is formatted, you lose the backup.bkf file. You need a 2nd HDD or =
a 3rd party backup program that will copy to CDs. =20

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Jeff
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>>>>> Tad writes:

Tad> Can someone explain why a backup file created with the
Tad> backup wizard would be four times bigger than the drive
Tad> I'm backing up?

Tad> I have a single drive on my laptop and it has 2.8GB of
Tad> used disk space. When I used the backup wizard it
Tad> created a file that is 8.7GB, too big to burn onto a DVD.

Tad> Is there a way to do a system backup into a file that is
Tad> more manageable?

No idea, when I do it I get a smaller file (I assume
it is using compression).


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