New user - with some questions (Nonstop Backup)
We are using one external HD as our destination for both "My Partitions" and "My Nonstop Backup". Will the Nonstop Backup fill the ext. HD until it's full? Should we delete old(er) parts of the Nonstop Backup? How?
We do NOT want to use the Cloud; want to have everything here in our physical possession. That is why we have not yes used the Synchronization. But I get a orange warning bar at the bottom of the screen stating that our "subscription to Acronis Cloud has expired. All operations except recovery are unavailable. All online backups will be deleted in 8 days." What should we do?
In the User's Guide at the end of 3.7.1 we see a note that we can also include files and folders into Nonstop Backup by selecting them in Windows Explorer and choosing "Include in Nonstop Backup" in the shortcut menu that opens after right-clicking on the selected item. We can NOT do this since "Include in Nonstop Backup" is not displayed when right-clicking on any selected file or folder in Windows Explorer. Any ideas why we're not getting this option?
Many thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
Best regards,
Sigrid Klein
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I had a problem with this in TIH 2012. I posted it here:
31326: NonStop backup runs out of space without warning
I'm not sure where this issue stands.
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Thank you, Pat, for your info.
1. When using the clean up option, don't we also delete saved items that can not be recovered?
We were looking around to find some into on how exactly NSB works. We know that it does a full backup when started for the first time, then it only adds the newest changes. What happens if I delete (clean up) NSB that are older than a month? Doesn't that also delete the changes that were added at or before then?
2. Why is it so important to produce a recovery CD/USB flash drive?
3. Can you help us with the question we had re the Sync (see my 1st posting)?
Many thanks in advance for your help!
Sigrid Klein
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Sigrid Klein wrote:Thank you, Pat, for your info.
1. When using the clean up option, don't we also delete saved items that can not be recovered?
We were looking around to find some into on how exactly NSB works. We know that it does a full backup when started for the first time, then it only adds the newest changes. What happens if I delete (clean up) NSB that are older than a month? Doesn't that also delete the changes that were added at or before then?
NSB essentially creates first a full backup, and then slices. The slices are consolidated in the "full" on a regular basis. When you clean up you are actually erasing data from the "full", so yes, you lose data history by erasing the oldest data.
2. Why is it so important to produce a recovery CD/USB flash drive?
Because if your computer dies, or you disk dies, you need to boot the computer on the recovery CD to restore to a new disk, or other computer. The ACronis Startup Recovery Manager (ASRM, with the F11 key) uses software installed on the disk. If the disk dies, the only restore mechanism is the recovery CD.
3. Can you help us with the question we had re the Sync (see my 1st posting)?
Many thanks in advance for your help!
Sigrid Klein
Don't worry about the messages. Simply logout of ACronis if you don't use sync to local folders.
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Thanks again, Pat, for your info.
Re my question about NSB and erasing data from the "full" version if doing a clean up - we don't want to loose any data.
What would you suggest to use if we want to occasionally (about every week or so) backup using "My Partitions" but also would love to have an up-to-date version available; something that kind of 'syncs' every time we change anything on this computer.
We want to be able to recover to the "now" status in case of a computer crash and want to have back everything (!) that was on the computer.
Is Acronis True Image 2013 not the right program for us?
Thank you,
Sigrid
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Creating backups needs space. Typically, you want to keep as much history as you can, and set up retention rules to clean up old backup data. Whenever you clean up old backup data, you don't lose the ability to restore the computer at the state it was when you backed up at later dates, or yesterday.
THink of it at snapshots of everything you need to restore your computer. When you don't have space left, you delete the old snapshots to accommodate the new ones.
Set up a disk and partition backup that includes all the partitions you want to protect, and include *all* the partitions that are on your system disk (even the hidden ones you don't see with Windows Explorer). Follow this link to create such a backup:
http://forum.acronis.com/forum/28705
Then create your Acronis recovery CD and test it. Boot the computer on it and restore a couple of files.
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Thank you, Pat.
I need to ask you again:
In your 1st reply dated 2013-01-12 you say "so yes, you lose data history by erasing the oldest data" - and in your last reply you say that we don't lose the ability to restore the computer at the state it was".
But when I lose date when doing a clean up - how can I then be sure to be able to restore to the last/latest state?
Hope you don't mind too much if I ask again and again. But somehow I still don't get it. I think Also did not understand your snapshot example. Sorry.
Sigrid
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