Acronis 2010 home boot disk backups are too large-please help?
Hi folks,
I have xp, windows 7 and windows 8 on different partitions on my desktop hard drive.
I have been backing up all the windows partitions within windows 7 with acronis 2010 with no problems until lately.
Windows 7 .tib file is usually 53 GB
windows xp is usually 13 gb and windows 8 is usually 33 gb in a .tib file.
For some reason windows 8 wont backup so I decided to use the boot disk, I selected the windows 8 partition ONLY and normal compression level, but got a great surprise when it backed up windows xp as well (active drive) and the total size is a whopping 124 gb.
I don't want this, I just want it to be near the normal size that I get if I had to run acronis within windows 7 OS.
I have tried different boot disks made with earlier versions of 2010 home (I do have the last version) but to no avail still coming out at 124gb.
Is it possible for me to get what I want nearer the normal .tib size?
Please help
Thanks
Joe
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Would you consider posting a screen capture of your disk using Windows disk management. Be sure the column header in the top section are visible for capactity and free space.
The issue of space difference could be exclusion differences.
Such things as the pagefile.sys is not included in Windows backup (only space markers included).
Look at the exclusions list when booted to the CD.
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Thanks for replies Folks.
I have enclosed disk management as requested.
I have to use the boot disk (as I cant backup partition F within Windows 7 OS on partition C) For some reason I used tto be able to do this, but I can only conclude my version of true image is not longer compatable with latest Microsoft updates, I have reinstalled ATI home 2010 but same problems.
When using the boot disk I tick partition F as the one to backup, is it 146 gb in size with over 97 gb free.
The resulting image of partition F is 124gb in size and also includes my active system D (xp on it size of partition D is 146 gb and 124 gb are free)
I have ticked only F partition to backup when on the boot disk menu, D is not ticked. Of course the drive letters are different in the boot disk menu but I know what each partition has on it, as you can see in attachment I have named each partition with its respective OS.
Would it be possible that when in the boot disk menu just to go the way of the file backup method and just click partition F which ticks all the folders in that partition anyways and use that image as a backup? If so could I use this method for System active drive as well, xp on partition D which contains the MBR?
I also have an additional problem when running ATI within the OS and backing up that partition it has to reboot (I understand that part) but once the program runs after computer startup, it terminates suddenly backing up nothing, that is another reason why I an trying to backup and restore using boot disk only.
Maybe its just as stated my ATI 2010 is just too old now and somehow Microsoft updates over the years have taken their toll. I do have my suspicions about Microsoft's latest netframe update.
To be honest I am having a look at a few of the free alternatives as I only usually do whole partition backups anyways.
Thanks very much for all your patience and your help.
Joe
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No clues there.
For simulation purposes.
Booit from the CD again and fake preparing for a backup.
Before selecting Win8,
look very very carefully--moving the window up and down
and double check if there a partition pre-checked which you must uncheck to get Win 8 only.
Remove CD and reboot.
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Thanks for reply GroverH,
I have done as you asked but on this occasion I went into disk properties in Partition F (the one that is causing problems) when using the boot disk and in the error section it says,
"MFT bitmap system is corrupted"
I take it that may well have a large bearing on the problem.
Other than to run CHDSK is there a fix for this. I Suppose I could format or delete the partition then recreate it again and see how that does, as I do have an acronis image for it.
Thanks
Joe
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Why not run Chkdsk on F and then repeat the backup using the CD and see if you get the same or a different size backup.
CHKDSK F: /R
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Thanks, I ran CHDSK and pleased to say that acronis is now backing up partition F within the windows 7 OS at a normal size, haven't tried the boot disk yet but will.
A few question if that's ok with you.
1 what is the meaning of a padlock on an image file?
2 If Chdsk is run on a partition and errors are found, would restoring an acronis image file to that partition that was made prior to running Chdsk reintroduce the errors.
3 Does it matter what version of a boot disk is used for a given year eg 2010, is it ok to use an older version of the same year, for example if I make an image with .7 boot disk version of ATI 2010 would using the .6 version be able to restore or must it be one one boot disk version for both?
Thanks very much for your help GloverH
Joe
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1. I am not sure but I believe the file to be password protected.
2. Yes. When restored, it would need to be checked for disk or file errors.
3. Generall speaking, best practice is to restore with the same version-build used to create the backup.
However, generally speaking, a recent version will restore recent prior version maybe even back across 3 or 4 versions.
The recovery CD is Linux based and generic--not specific to any particular disk or os.
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Thanks a million GroverH for all your help.
I just done a backup of F with the boot disk and comes out at 33gb, a big difference from 124gb.
Has to be the disk errors that were causing the problems all along.
Ah well seems to be all good now :)
Thanks again
Joe
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