Re: Use of Windows Backup Utility

"Frustrated Dave" <FrustratedDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:39FAA3F4-6F89-4AAB-A306-7709E2D8DCD4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks to all for your comments. I have used other Backup Utilities in the
past such as Ghost. Have not always found them to be that user friendly
especially when attempting to restore the "odd" file. I have used the
"in-built" Windows Backup Utility which comes with the operating software
going right back to Win3.1 days with 3.5" floppy discs. I guess that I will
have to suck it and see by copying the ext hard drive back up data and seeing
if I can restore from CD/DVD.

I've found Acronis TrueImage extremely friendly and easy to use in this regard; just mount an image, such as an update from a specific day, and search as you would normally, with any search utility.

You can try this for free; there's a two-week demo at the Acronis site. If you decide you like it, it's somewhere around $50.

One thing to keep in mind if you're planning on scheduling is that by default, the account the scheduler runs under has to have a password. If it doesn't, tasks will not run. You can turn this behaviour off, but it's there for security.

HTH
-pk


"Jim" wrote:


"Frustrated Dave" <FrustratedDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:3E71BEA8-49D7-46D1-88BF-7CFFA38E1383@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have an external 300 GB drive dedicated to storing backup data. I >also
> want to periodically clean up that external drive and save the backed > up
> data
> on CD/DVD media. I would like to automatically schedule the Backup
> utility
> to do a normal weekly backup of all data, system info etc plus append
> incremental backups of this data on a daily basis. Presumably to > restore
> files etc the backup utility will recognise the date batches on my
> external
> drive. However once this data is no longer on the external drive > (having
> been cleaned up and "copied" onto CD/DVD media) does the Backup Utility
> still
> recognise the data on CD/DVD media for restoration purposes?

It might if the backup file will fit on a single disk. Otherwise, you must
restore the backup file to the hard drive before you can use it.

ATI or Ghost have no such restriction.

At present, I only use Ntbackup to save the system state.

Jim





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