Disk images

On 10-2-2018 4:26, EGK wrote:
On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:04:17 +0100, Sjouke Burry
wrote:

On 10-2-2018 3:30, EGK wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 17:44:26 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

I have never create a back up image of my computers. However both have
at least 1TB of space of which I am using less that 160 GB.

QUESTIONS: Is there any way to store a disk image of Computer A: on
the hard drive of Computer B: and visa versa. the image of Computer B:
on the hard drive of Computers A:

The two computer are on the same LAN and share files.


Every thing I see seems to take over the disk when the images is
created, destroying the operating system, files and programs on that disk.

I understand Acronis, does what I thing I want to do, but..........

Of the backup programs I've tried, I like Aomei backupper the best. It's
free and even comes with the ability to schedule backups. You can backup
whole disks or the system partition. I routinely backup my C drive to my D
drive in D:\backups

https://www.backup-utility.com/ If you try it, be sure to burn the
recovery disk in case something happens to your C drive.

Tested Aomei, and uninstalled it. Cloning is done from within windows,
instead of from a cd.
I dont like that.

Doesn't the boot disk you create let you backup from it? I haven't tried
it.

I found no option for a boot disk.

On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:04:17 +0100, Sjouke Burry wrote:

Tested Aomei, and uninstalled it. Cloning is done from within windows,
instead of from a cd.
I dont like that.

I've created several images with Macrium Reflect Free without CD (or
flashdrive). No problem when restoring those images... I don't know how
this compares to Aomei. (?)

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s|b

On Fri, 09 Feb 2018 18:18:46 -0500, Paul wrote:

Macrium Reflect Free will store to a file share too.

+1

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s|b

On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:50:43 +0100, Sjouke Burry
wrote:

On 10-2-2018 4:26, EGK wrote:
On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:04:17 +0100, Sjouke Burry
wrote:

On 10-2-2018 3:30, EGK wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 17:44:26 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

I have never create a back up image of my computers. However both have
at least 1TB of space of which I am using less that 160 GB.

QUESTIONS: Is there any way to store a disk image of Computer A: on
the hard drive of Computer B: and visa versa. the image of Computer B:
on the hard drive of Computers A:

The two computer are on the same LAN and share files.


Every thing I see seems to take over the disk when the images is
created, destroying the operating system, files and programs on that disk.

I understand Acronis, does what I thing I want to do, but..........

Of the backup programs I've tried, I like Aomei backupper the best. It's
free and even comes with the ability to schedule backups. You can backup
whole disks or the system partition. I routinely backup my C drive to my D
drive in D:\backups

https://www.backup-utility.com/ If you try it, be sure to burn the
recovery disk in case something happens to your C drive.

Tested Aomei, and uninstalled it. Cloning is done from within windows,
instead of from a cd.
I dont like that.

Doesn't the boot disk you create let you backup from it? I haven't tried
it.

I found no option for a boot disk.

it's on the utlities screen in Aomei

https://i.imgur.com/liPGJDo.jpg

You can do most things from the boot disk that you can from within windows.
It even gives an option to create separate boot disks based on Windows or on
Linux

On 02/10/2018 11:50 AM, Sjouke Burry wrote:
On 10-2-2018 4:26, EGK wrote:
On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:04:17 +0100, Sjouke Burry
wrote:

On 10-2-2018 3:30, EGK wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 17:44:26 -0500, Keith Nuttle

wrote:

I have never create a back up image of my computers.Â*Â* However both
have
at least 1TB of space of which I am using less that 160 GB.

QUESTIONS:Â*Â* Is there any way to store a disk image of Computer A: on
the hard drive of Computer B: and visa versa. the image of Computer B:
on the hard drive of Computers A:

The two computer are on the same LAN and share files.


Every thing I see seems to take over the disk when the images is
created, destroying the operating system, files and programs on
that disk.

I understand Acronis, does what I thing I want to do, but..........

Of the backup programs I've tried, I like Aomei backupper the best.
It's
free and even comes with the ability to schedule backups.Â* You can
backup
whole disks or the system partition.Â*Â* I routinely backup my C drive
to my D
drive in D:\backups

https://www.backup-utility.com/Â*Â* If you try it, be sure to burn the
recovery disk in case something happens to your C drive.Â*

Tested Aomei, and uninstalled it. Cloning is done from within windows,
instead of from a cd.
I dont like that.

Doesn't the boot disk you create let you backup from it?Â*Â* I haven't
tried
it.

I found no option for a boot disk.


It's in Utilities menu.

Rene

On 10-2-2018 18:50, Sjouke Burry wrote:
On 10-2-2018 4:26, EGK wrote:
On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:04:17 +0100, Sjouke Burry
wrote:

On 10-2-2018 3:30, EGK wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 17:44:26 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

I have never create a back up image of my computers. However both have
at least 1TB of space of which I am using less that 160 GB.

QUESTIONS: Is there any way to store a disk image of Computer A: on
the hard drive of Computer B: and visa versa. the image of Computer B:
on the hard drive of Computers A:

The two computer are on the same LAN and share files.


Every thing I see seems to take over the disk when the images is
created, destroying the operating system, files and programs on that disk.

I understand Acronis, does what I thing I want to do, but..........

Of the backup programs I've tried, I like Aomei backupper the best. It's
free and even comes with the ability to schedule backups. You can backup
whole disks or the system partition. I routinely backup my C drive to my D
drive in D:\backups

https://www.backup-utility.com/ If you try it, be sure to burn the
recovery disk in case something happens to your C drive.

Tested Aomei, and uninstalled it. Cloning is done from within windows,
instead of from a cd.
I dont like that.

Doesn't the boot disk you create let you backup from it? I haven't tried
it.

I found no option for a boot disk.

Pardon me..
Fished the install out of the garbage can.
Re-installed.
Found the rescue disk utility.
Chose the winpe boot disk.
That took long and failed(no 64bit processor???)
Then tried the linux boot disk.
That worked.

On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 20:00:48 +0100, Sjouke Burry
wrote:

On 10-2-2018 18:50, Sjouke Burry wrote:
On 10-2-2018 4:26, EGK wrote:
On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:04:17 +0100, Sjouke Burry
wrote:

On 10-2-2018 3:30, EGK wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 17:44:26 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

I have never create a back up image of my computers. However both have
at least 1TB of space of which I am using less that 160 GB.

QUESTIONS: Is there any way to store a disk image of Computer A: on
the hard drive of Computer B: and visa versa. the image of Computer B:
on the hard drive of Computers A:

The two computer are on the same LAN and share files.


Every thing I see seems to take over the disk when the images is
created, destroying the operating system, files and programs on that disk.

I understand Acronis, does what I thing I want to do, but..........

Of the backup programs I've tried, I like Aomei backupper the best. It's
free and even comes with the ability to schedule backups. You can backup
whole disks or the system partition. I routinely backup my C drive to my D
drive in D:\backups

https://www.backup-utility.com/ If you try it, be sure to burn the
recovery disk in case something happens to your C drive.

Tested Aomei, and uninstalled it. Cloning is done from within windows,
instead of from a cd.
I dont like that.

Doesn't the boot disk you create let you backup from it? I haven't tried
it.

I found no option for a boot disk.

Pardon me..
Fished the install out of the garbage can.
Re-installed.
Found the rescue disk utility.
Chose the winpe boot disk.
That took long and failed(no 64bit processor???)
Then tried the linux boot disk.
That worked.

There's actually a bug in creating the boot disks for some people. I had it
happen too. It's a known issue where it goes to 99% and says it failed. On
the boot disk creation tool I had to use the export to an iso file and
burned it with Nero instead.


The bug is mentioned he
https://www.aomeitech.com/forum/discussion/3199/creating-boot-disk-stops-at-99/p1

mechanic wrote:

Keith Nuttle wrote:

I have never create a back up image of my computers.
However both have at least 1TB of space of which I am
using less that 160 GB.

QUESTIONS: Is there any way to store a disk image of
Computer A: on the hard drive of Computer B: and visa
versa. the image of Computer B: on the hard drive of
Computers A:

The two computer are on the same LAN and share files.

Every thing I see seems to take over the disk when the
images is created, destroying the operating system, files
and programs on that disk.

I understand Acronis, does what I thing I want to do,
but..........

If you backup an image of each drive to the other, you soon
end up with massive sizes for each backup, as they add to
each other (no point in backing up a backup file).

Huh? How does that happen?

Drive C is drive C. It has nothing to do with the media is
being backed up to. Yes, you can end up with a massive amount
of data depending on how many backups and the size of drive
C. But each individual backup does not massively increase in
size (unless you are doing a fresh install of Windows and
adding programs).

When you have too many backups, you delete a few.