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Basic Backup question
Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS.
I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Patti |
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On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:27:53 -0000, "Patti Barden"
wrote: Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. Of all ways to backup that's the weakest, and I strongly recommend against it. The problem is that it leaves you vulnerable to simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: head crashes, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer. You might want to read this article I've written "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314 This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Yes. An external hard drive that is not kept connected is an excellent medium for backup. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:27:53 -0000, "Patti Barden"
wrote: Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. Of all ways to backup that's the weakest, and I strongly recommend against it. The problem is that it leaves you vulnerable to simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: head crashes, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer. You might want to read this article I've written "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314 This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Yes. An external hard drive that is not kept connected is an excellent medium for backup. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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"Patti Barden" wrote in message
... Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Patti Patti, You may like to look at my information sheet at http://1001solutions.co.uk/Backing-up.pdf for some ideas for a backing up regime to suit you. Bill Ridgeway Computer Solutions |
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"Patti Barden" wrote in message
... Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Patti Patti, You may like to look at my information sheet at http://1001solutions.co.uk/Backing-up.pdf for some ideas for a backing up regime to suit you. Bill Ridgeway Computer Solutions |
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Persoanlly I use Acronis TI to backup / Image to an external scource
I have allways, to date, been able to recover an Image, or individual file "Patti Barden" wrote in message ... Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Patti |
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Persoanlly I use Acronis TI to backup / Image to an external scource
I have allways, to date, been able to recover an Image, or individual file "Patti Barden" wrote in message ... Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Patti |
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On the contrary. She is on the right tract. SHE BOUGHT AN EXTERNAL HD to
back-up to. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:27:53 -0000, "Patti Barden" wrote: Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. Of all ways to backup that's the weakest, and I strongly recommend against it. The problem is that it leaves you vulnerable to simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: head crashes, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer. You might want to read this article I've written "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314 This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Yes. An external hard drive that is not kept connected is an excellent medium for backup. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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On the contrary. She is on the right tract. SHE BOUGHT AN EXTERNAL HD to
back-up to. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:27:53 -0000, "Patti Barden" wrote: Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. Of all ways to backup that's the weakest, and I strongly recommend against it. The problem is that it leaves you vulnerable to simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: head crashes, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer. You might want to read this article I've written "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314 This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Yes. An external hard drive that is not kept connected is an excellent medium for backup. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Thanks Ken,
I just read your excellent article "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably"and it described exactly what happened to me. I have the external hard disk, have almost figured out whether to use Fat32 or NTFS on the external hard disk, and am ready to decided how to get an image of my whole computer put on the external hard disk. Now the question how to do that? I think I should create some partitions on both my current computer hard drive (500GB) and the external hd (1TB). You agree? Then which program to use for the clone.I have received some suggestions: Acronis True Image 10, Paragon Drive Copy 9 Personal SE, and some others. Do you have a suggestion? Sincerely, Patti "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:27:53 -0000, "Patti Barden" wrote: Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. Of all ways to backup that's the weakest, and I strongly recommend against it. The problem is that it leaves you vulnerable to simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: head crashes, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer. You might want to read this article I've written "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314 This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Yes. An external hard drive that is not kept connected is an excellent medium for backup. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Thanks Ken,
I just read your excellent article "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably"and it described exactly what happened to me. I have the external hard disk, have almost figured out whether to use Fat32 or NTFS on the external hard disk, and am ready to decided how to get an image of my whole computer put on the external hard disk. Now the question how to do that? I think I should create some partitions on both my current computer hard drive (500GB) and the external hd (1TB). You agree? Then which program to use for the clone.I have received some suggestions: Acronis True Image 10, Paragon Drive Copy 9 Personal SE, and some others. Do you have a suggestion? Sincerely, Patti "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:27:53 -0000, "Patti Barden" wrote: Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. Of all ways to backup that's the weakest, and I strongly recommend against it. The problem is that it leaves you vulnerable to simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: head crashes, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer. You might want to read this article I've written "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314 This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Yes. An external hard drive that is not kept connected is an excellent medium for backup. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Thanks Bill. Please see my query to Ken re a program.
Patti "Bill R" wrote in message ... "Patti Barden" wrote in message ... Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Patti Patti, You may like to look at my information sheet at http://1001solutions.co.uk/Backing-up.pdf for some ideas for a backing up regime to suit you. Bill Ridgeway Computer Solutions |
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Thanks Bill. Please see my query to Ken re a program.
Patti "Bill R" wrote in message ... "Patti Barden" wrote in message ... Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Patti Patti, You may like to look at my information sheet at http://1001solutions.co.uk/Backing-up.pdf for some ideas for a backing up regime to suit you. Bill Ridgeway Computer Solutions |
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On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:17:31 -0000, "Patti Barden"
wrote: Thanks Ken, You're welcome. Glad to help. I just read your excellent article "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably"and it described exactly what happened to me. And thank you for the kind words. I have the external hard disk, have almost figured out whether to use Fat32 or NTFS on the external hard disk, and am ready to decided how to get an image of my whole computer put on the external hard disk. Now the question how to do that? I think I should create some partitions on both my current computer hard drive (500GB) and the external hd (1TB). You agree? You have to have at least one partition on any drive you use. I assume that you want to know whether to have more than one. The answer is "it depends." Here's another article I've written on that subject, and I hope it will give you some thoughts on how to partition your drives: "Understanding Disk Partitioning" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=326 Then which program to use for the clone.I have received some suggestions: Acronis True Image 10, Paragon Drive Copy 9 Personal SE, and some others. Do you have a suggestion? I haven't used them all, so I can't compare them, but I have used, and highly recommend, True Image. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:27:53 -0000, "Patti Barden" wrote: Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. Of all ways to backup that's the weakest, and I strongly recommend against it. The problem is that it leaves you vulnerable to simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: head crashes, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer. You might want to read this article I've written "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314 This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Yes. An external hard drive that is not kept connected is an excellent medium for backup. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:17:31 -0000, "Patti Barden"
wrote: Thanks Ken, You're welcome. Glad to help. I just read your excellent article "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably"and it described exactly what happened to me. And thank you for the kind words. I have the external hard disk, have almost figured out whether to use Fat32 or NTFS on the external hard disk, and am ready to decided how to get an image of my whole computer put on the external hard disk. Now the question how to do that? I think I should create some partitions on both my current computer hard drive (500GB) and the external hd (1TB). You agree? You have to have at least one partition on any drive you use. I assume that you want to know whether to have more than one. The answer is "it depends." Here's another article I've written on that subject, and I hope it will give you some thoughts on how to partition your drives: "Understanding Disk Partitioning" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=326 Then which program to use for the clone.I have received some suggestions: Acronis True Image 10, Paragon Drive Copy 9 Personal SE, and some others. Do you have a suggestion? I haven't used them all, so I can't compare them, but I have used, and highly recommend, True Image. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:27:53 -0000, "Patti Barden" wrote: Running XP Pro, 500GB hard disk formatted in NTFS. I have 70GB on my drive, including 36GB data. I used to use a program called "Drive Image" and made an image of my drive and saved it in a separate partition as a backup. Of all ways to backup that's the weakest, and I strongly recommend against it. The problem is that it leaves you vulnerable to simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: head crashes, severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer. You might want to read this article I've written "Back Up Your Computer Regularly and Reliably" at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=314 This worked well for a long time, then one day while making an image the electricity was cut. Chaos, it seems my drive failed (?) anyway, computer hospital saved most of my data, installed a new hard drive and reinstalled XP. I lost all emails and Outlook contacts. Meanwhile I had lost the "Drive Image" disk so could not install it to make backups. I have gone to AccessoriesSystem Toolsbackup and it appears the only way to make a backup is by a floppy disk. Since I have way too much to backup on a floppy(s), I bought an external hard disk with the intention of using it to backup my computer. Am I on the right track? (Sorry for the long tale). Yes. An external hard drive that is not kept connected is an excellent medium for backup. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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