Re: Maxtor Backup failure - ping Anna! (about Acronis)


"chicagofan" <me7@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
Well, the mystery is solved. The advertising was *false* for this drive.
A Maxtor tech gave me the *super* secret link which states, their
software on this drive will NOT back up:

* Operating System files that are in use.
* Hidden/System Files & Folder
* Microsoft Compressed Folders
* Microsoft Encrypted Folders

Since you so graciously offered to help with Acronis, what I want to be
SURE of this time is, Acronis WILL copy my *entire* system [operating
system files, etc.] as stated... from the Acronis site... right? :)


Anna wrote:
Barbara:
In a word -- yes. The Acronis program will accomplish your objective
rather easily & effectively, i.e., it will "clone" the contents of your
day-to-day working HD to another HD (internal or external) so that you
will be able to restore your system from the cloned contents of this
"destination" drive.

I wouldn't worry about your other programs "activating" during the backup
routine. We usually recommend that the user disable his/her anti-virus
and/or other anti-malware programs during the backup process, but that's
about it. Are there some special programs running in the background that
you're concerned with?

Just Avast AV which updates almost daily, and Windows Update.

Anyway, I recently had occasion to prepare some step-by-step instructions
for using the Acronis True Image 9 program, as follows:

1. With both hard drives (source & destination disks) connected, boot
up. If your destination disk (the recipient of the clone) is going to be
another internal HD and not an external HD, then before you boot up,
ensure that no other storage devices, e.g., flash drives, USB external
hard drives, etc., are connected. It's also probably a good idea to shut
down any programs you may have working in the background - including any
anti-virus anti-spyware programs - before undertaking this disk-to-disk
cloning operation.

(SNIP)

"chicagofan" <me7@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AOnAg.3$PJ1.1@xxxxxxxxxxx
I will be using the Maxtor USB external hard drive; will it need to be
formatted after I remove the Maxtor backup software that came on it? Or
will the "delete partitions on destination drive" [included in your
instructions which I have saved, but deleted here] take care of that?

Thanks again, for your quick response!
bj


No need to delete partition(s) on your external HD nor any need to format
the drive. The disk cloning process will take care of that.
Anna


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