Can you backup without using .tib
I have some folders I want to echo (back up file/folder for file/folder) without compacting it all in a .tib. Can Acronis do this?
That didn't work. I just created a backup. I selected Compression Level None and then ran the backup and it created the backup in a .TIB.
So you want direct file/folder copy that retains the same extensions I guess? In that case Windows file copy works just fine. the .tib is just a cantainer in which the data is stored. Your data in the .tib created is not compressed but contains all foles/folders you included in the backup but this is obviously not what you want I guess?
I see what you mean. Don't you need Acronis to read a .tib? What if I copy the .tib to an external and bring to a new computer without Acronis...would I be able to surf the contents?
That's why I want a simple carbon copy.
Thanks for the answers, btw.
Hey Enchantech...I saw something great in my testing...with No Compression you can surf the .TIB as if it was a folder. With compression you have to select the Full Backup to access the Incremental.
You need Acronis to navigate TIB's - without it, Windows Explorer won't do the job. IF on a computer that does not have Acronis, you'd have to use bootable Acronis offline recovery media.
If you want a straight copy of data - use Windows built in "robocopy.exe" with the /MIR /R:0 /W:0 commands
example:
robocopy.exe "C:\Source" "D:\Destination" /MIR /R:0 /W:0
This tells robocopy to copy everything in the Source folder to the Destination Folder exactly as it is in the Source (which means if you have additional files in the destination not on the source, they will get deleted too!!!). If you want to keep any files in the destination that don't exist in the source, don't use /MIR, but instead use /E or /S (/E :: copy subdirectories, including Empty ones. /S :: copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones.)
robocopy.exe "C:\Source" "D:\Destination" /E /R:0 /W:0
The downside to Robocopy is it is not actually a backup - it is just a nice way to efficiently and quickly copy drive/folder/files etc so you have them in another location. It also will not make the destination drive bootable and only has access to files/folders that the account running the command uses so not really suitable for Windows Operating System files that may be locked. For data though, it is pretty good.
Another alternative would be to use Windows Image Backups which save backups in .VHD format. Windows 7 can mount a VHD and navigte in Explorer. Windows 8 and up, just needs to double click on the .VHD and it navigates in Windows Explorer natively.
I would test Robocopy before I tried to use it in a productive way. I did a test using Richcopy which is the latest enhanced version of robocopy to try to copy a folder from 1 location to another in Windows 10. The copy seemed to run but to my amasement the folder was not found in the destination! I posted a question about this on Microsoft technet but have yet to receive a response.
If you have another PC without True Image installed you could see if the non compressed .tib file is viewable using File Explorer on that machine. You might need to right click the file and choose Open with and then select Explorer from the resulting list. My bet is it will work.
Enchantech,
Sorry, for some reason, this post isn't taking (perhaps because of the Robocopy commands and Attrib commands to explain the issue). I'm not really sure. Please see the attached .txt. for the fix regarding the issue you had with Robocopy.