Entering Repetitive Data
Every time I want to perform a manual (not scheduled) backup, I
have to perform the following steps within ATI 2014:
1. Click Backup and Recovery tab then choose Disk and Partition
Backup.
2. Select Source to be the system drive plus drive D:.
3. Under Local Storage, click Browse and choose Acronis Secure
Zone, OK.
4. Under Settings, Schedule, select Do Not Schedule.
5. Under Settings, Backup Name, type in name I want.
6. Under Settings Backup Scheme choose Backup Method: Full, OK.
7. Click Backup Now.
Is there a way I can put the above steps into a file that ATI 2014
will read and perform? Or, is there a way to tell ATI to save this information for recall?
Thank you.
Alfred
Hello Les and thank you for the response. However I am still unsuccessful. I deleted all my backups and ran a new backup, I called it FULL C+D, per my list above. The backup completed as I expected. I mounted the backup and everything was there as it should be. I dismounted the backup and tried to run a new backup again. All settings were back to default. The Source was not the drives I selected, the Destination was wrong, and the three variables under Settings were all wrong. Backup Name was the name of my C: drive rather than FULL C+D.
Where or what do you click on to recall all the new user settings for, in my case, the FULL C+D backup settings? The Favorites filter was and is turned Off.
You mentioned that Acronis saves each backup routine. I do not see my name of FULL C+D anywhere.
I do thank you for your effort. I have always run Acronis manually and I guess I'll have to do the same with the new one.
Alfred
Alfred,
You are making yourself work much harder than necessary.
If each of your backups is a backup of the same data, you need only to create ONE backup task which is to configure the what, where, how, etc. for each group of repetitive data. ( Or, you may need a few differnt tasks to but the tasks are a one time creation only and there is no need for repetitive creations each time you need to run a backup.)
Then, when you want a new backup file to be created, you have two quick options.
1. You can click a shortcut on your desktop and the backup will start without you even having to open the program.
2. Or, you can open the program and click the "Backup Now" option (located inside the backup task you just created) which will cause the new backup to begin.
Each of the two examples uses the configuration setting you created within the designated backup task. If you were to use the backup shortcuts opition, you need to create a shortcut from inside both tasks--if you have multiple tasks.
The above procedurs was applicable to the current version and most of the recent versions as well. Spend a little time in preparation so you create the right type backup task.
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My recommendation would be to stop the prior task and create a new task and point the new task to a new and empty sub-task so there is no intermixing of backup files within the same folder.
(This is how to configure the what, where, how, etc.
One option would be to configure your new backup task for automatic cleanup to avoid the full disk syndrome. You can find examples of "how to configure" by clicking the green link inside link 2 below and review illustrations 11-Full (only Full type backups); or 11-Inc (Full + X incremental's); or 11-Dif (Full + X differentials)--depending upon which type of the 3 backup types you wish to use.
As you know, if you intend your backups to be able to create a replacement disk (should your disk fail), you want your backup to be all inclusive of all partitions. The best way to insure that everything is included is to have your backup to be a "disk option" or "disk mode" or "disk image" backup as illustrated in the first few pictures of link 2 below. Actually, 1 backup task is all needed to backup your entire disk of all partitions when the backup is a disk image backup as mentioned in this paragraph.
There is only one place where you can control or assign the storage folder name, or the actual name used on the backup file and this location is illustrated in illustration 8 of the same link 2 referenced before.
This next link is an illustration on how to use the program to create the desktop link simply by opening the completed task and clicking the Create shortcut option.
http://forum.acronis.com/system/files/create_desktop_shortcut.jpg
This link shows how to turn off a scheduled task--if it is scheduled.
http://forum.acronis.com/system/files/turn-off-scheduler.jpg
this link shows to to change a task to schedule or change a schedule.
Note, the 2014 version will automatically attempt to make your task to be scheduled and you will have to overide the default and change to "Do not schedule".
http://forum.acronis.com/system/files/turn-on-or-change-scheduler.jpg
Many users do not know where or how to delete a backup and this is a link to help explain how.
http://forum.acronis.com/system/files/delete-tib-file.jpg
I created a video of how I do it. In the video, I run a file backup rather than a disk backup just to save time. "Drive-C.txt" and "Drive-D.rtf" are backed up to an external USB hard drive. I select the files to back up. Change the backup type to "Full." I change the backup name to "Drives C + D" and change backup schedule to off. Then I click "Back up now." Afterwards, I find the backup in the list. I star it to make it easy to find. I also validate the backup. I then run it again with the same settings by clicking on "Back up now." Then I show you how I now have two backups. It will repeat the process every time I click "Back up now."
http://screencast.com/t/mJIrINb7CnJC
I hope this is similar to what you're trying to accomplish.
Alfred, in this video, I show you how I create a backup routine for two drives and save the settings for later. Any time I want to run unscheduled backup, I just click "back up now." I choose drives, choose destination, change schedule to no schedule, choose name to "Full C + I", choose scheme to change method to Full. In the bottom where it says "Back up now" I change it to "Later." It then saves the backup routine as "Full C + I." Whenever I want to run it, I can just click the "Back up now" button on the saved routine.
Les and Grover,
Thank you both for the very detailed information. I need a little time to digest and try these things out. I will let you know later today how it all came out.
Thank you.
Alfred
Thank you all, it works great!
The main problem was, of course, me. Every time I wanted to rerun the full backup I always started at the Backup and Recovery tab, then Disk and Partition Backup. Using this method always started with the defaults rather than the previously input options. The proper place to rerun the same backup is to view the statistics of the Full backup (as shown on the Backup and Recovery tab) and click the Back Up Now button located there, as both of you pointed out. Interesting too is that if you place your mouse cursor inside the newly created backup box, a new option menu appears just under the Recover tab, called Settings. If you click on this Settings tab, you will get a lot of statistics about how your backup was run, or will be run if you click the Backup Now button.
I also tried the Create Shortcut option. It did create the shortcut but when you click on it, there is no indication that Acronis started, or is running, or completed. One way to tell that it was running was to open up the Task Manager and see quite a few Acronis processes running. The other way was to Start Acronis and you could easily see by the progress bar that is was running. I prefer starting things from within Acronis, that way I'm a little more confident of what I'm doing and what is going on.
The information on deleting backups was also very usefull.
Using links to graphics and videos, you both put in a lot of effort into this and I certainly appreciate it. If you guys were here, you would be enjoying a tall cool beer on me.
Alfred
Thanks for the offer for sharing a beer but all I would ask is that you would go back into post #3 and read and study the points made.
The more you understand the easier and more confident you can be about your backups and your procedures. We have just skimmed the surface about the program features. Avoiding the disk full syndrome is just one example. The link 2 below can help a lot.
This link starts out like the delete illustration but both illustrations are just an entry way into the Acronis Backup Explorer where a multitude of functions can occur.
http://forum.acronis.com/forum/46511
This link contains as assortment of helpful information. You may want to glance at the available topics.
http://forum.acronis.com/forums/other-home-home-office-products-discuss…
This is a link to more links where many have contributed their ideas.
http://forum.acronis.com/forum/3426
Also, the "Web-Help" link along the left margin from Acronis has extsive help and pictures. If you have not seen this, give it a view. Each link leads to another link. Many topics covered.
Good luck.