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backup larger than original partition

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i used acronis TI home 2010 on windows 7 ultimate to backup drive c which is 58gb with 16 gb used i choose full backup the .tib file was 26gb wich is larger than my partition c how come ? although while chooseing options for backup i choosed maximum compression which acronis said that it will be 7gb also i cheched the box saying "backup sector by sector" please if u have answer to my question e mail me at
leavelovelivelong@hotmail.com

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check your old disk for disk errors
From the command prompt,
chkdsk c: /r

Also check the location of your backup (search *.tib) and make sure the backup file is not being stored on your system drive.

Perform another backup. What type errors are indicated in the TrueImage log file?