Backup question
I have jsut started using Acronis and my first backup was 93Gb and the next one an hour later was only 786Kb i thought it would just back any files that had changed in the last hour or do a full backup again ?
Also for some reason since installed Acronis when i watch youtube it keeps breaking up like my internet is to slow or when im uploading files.
Thank you very much for the reply. One more thing it only finds my main c drive and none of my external drives and wanted to know if there was a way so i can back them up.
You should be able to do what you want. I just did a test and as you can see below amongst the drives available for backing up are 2 WD Elements UBS 3 drives. Not sure why it would only show the system drive.
The absence of USB devices can happen when using recovery media (particularly Linux version) if there are no drivers for the USB controller.
It does not show any of my external drives but they all show in the control panel ?
Ok, I need to consider this in a logical manner.
When you create a backup initially the source is shown as PC, you click on it and it should bring up a listing of possible backup sources (see image below), when you click on Disks and Partitions it should show all disks attached to the PC.
Ian
You may need to attach the USB drives to the PC first, ensure they show up in File Explorer with a mounted volume letter, and then launch Acronis. Then you can go back and select them as the source. At times, if you have the backup script open already, newly attached devices won't show up yet.
Personally, I would recommend you create a separate backup task for each physical hard drive. This will help with recovery by making the recovery task simpler. It will also prevent backups from running when disks are not attached. For instance, if you configure a backup to backup 1 internal and 2 externals, but either of those 2 externals is not attached when the backup is scheduled to run, it will be in a waiting pattern for them to be attached. By keeping them separate, at least your internal drive backup can still run as scheduled without getting held up.
When i open cronis and click backup on the left at the top of the list i see two drives c drive on the left and on the right the external drive that i want to backup to but that drive i want to backup to does not show anywhere ?
And if i clcick the c drive window nothing happens it wont let me pick anything else except c drive
Ok i have to click add backup to start a new backup then i can see my external drive files everything but only one i think that's because it wont show the other because i have it set to the desination to backup to
Correct, it will not allow you to pick the same drive as the source and destination when configuring a specific backup job instance. Not a good plan to backup a drive to itself as that would defeat the purpose if it failed :) Sounds like you're good to go though now?
Yes got that sorted now thank you.
One more thing how do i do a seperate one that does full image and can restore if my computer crashes and can't be fixes
You want yo make sure you have created rescue media on a thumb drive or DVD. Test that you can boot it successfully and then test that it sees your drive that holds the backups and the drive you intend to restore a backup to.
This is easiest if each physical drive had it's own backup. Makes it easy to recover when a backup is one that one for the drive you want to restore.
This KB article should give you an idea of the process
Thanks but what do you mean by create it on a thumb drive ? i have a usb stick but it's only 1Gb
Yes, that should work. A thumb drive is typically a USB flash drive the size of a thumb. 1GB is fine for these. It's recommended you stick with 32GB or less for best boot compatibility on some machines, but the files that are created for the recovery media should fit on 1GB. I imagine that is an older USB 2.0, maybe even 1.0 drive so allow it some time to boot.
usb would not work so used a drive which had 2 partitions on and it formated one then crashed now everything i had stored as gone im gutted
tried again it says unable to create media can't format ? but had to format it to get it show after it lost everything so i know it works
Andrew Jones wrote:usb would not work so used a drive which had 2 partitions on and it formated one then crashed now everything i had stored as gone im gutted
Oh no, do you have a backup of that drive? If so, your can restore the data back.
Yes, creating the rescue media on a flash drive or external USB drive requires a format as it must create the bootable file partition layout. You should have seen a warning window before proceeding though.
Man, that's a bummer. I hope you have a backup of it already.
Andrew Jones wrote:tried again it says unable to create media can't format ? but had to format it to get it show after it lost everything so i know it works
Are we talking a regular external USB drive or a flash USB drive? If it's formattee, or needs to be, the rescue media runs on a FAT32 partition.
I would try the flash drive again. Do a full format (not a quick one) and configure it as FAT32. Then try to build again.
no i never had a backup of that drive lost it all, i have the rescue media now on usb and dvd so when it loads from one of them it will find my backups that run twice a day and restore my computer is that right
Ah dang.
Yes that is correct. Just make sure you can boot it and it is capable of seeing the backups on the drive and the drive you intend to restore to.
Take a look at this slightly older video from 2017 starting at 1:49. That should give you an idea how it works.
There's a good chance your lost drive can be recovered. The partitions were simply deleted, but the data should not be lost. I've used Acronis Disk Director to bring back partitions that have been accidentally delete. It worked great. Try it with the trial version to see if it says the partitions can be recovered before you pay for it.
But it formated the drive so will Disk Director still find all my files ?
Disk Director found nothing at all loll
It depends on the type of format. If nothing has been written yet, data may still be retrievable. You could also try Recuva which is a free tool by the naker of CCleaner.
ok will check i have just done a full image backup and set it to run once a day.
But how do i setup a new one that lets me restore files if i need them ?
If i create a new backup how do i get teh screen where it says files folder image and so on i can't find it.
I'm not sure I follow. You can restore files from your full disk backup too. Use the revovery option in your backup through the Acronis GUI. You can also recover files with it from your rescue media.
Or, use Windows explorer to locate the .tib file that was created and double click it. Then it will allow you to browse the copy of the backup and you can copy and paste files or folders from it into the active machine. Only do this with data (documents, pictures, music files, etc.) As you can't just copy and paste system files and folders that are in use or part of the operating system or applications.
Based on your questions, I would encourage you to read the user guide a bit and perhaps Google some YouTube videos.
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2019/index.html#7944_2.html
sorry this screen that you posted on this image
PS that other recovery you sent i tried for 5 mins and stopped it and it found loads even after it had a format so will leave it run in the morning.
Disk Director Recovery Expert only searches unallocated space on a drive. If the drive has been reformatted, you need to delete all partitions on it first. Then use the Recovery Expert to search the unallocated space for partitions that can be recovered. Use the Manual mode and select the unallocated space.
Yes, you can tak a disk backup to protect all content on it. Once a backup has been completed, you can recover the entire disk or extract files and folders from it.
This can be done with the application, via Windows file explorer access to the backup .tib or rescue media.
Bobbo_3C0X1 wrote:Yes, you can tak a disk backup to protect all content on it. Once a backup has been completed, you can recover the entire disk or extract files and folders from it.
This can be done with the application, via Windows file explorer access to the backup .tib or rescue media.
Did you see the image i posted ?
I did but I'm still not sure what you're asking. That picture has an arrow pointing to disks and partitions which is a backup type for the source... so I'm assuming you're asking if that's the best option to backup a physical disk.
In my opinion, yes it is. Click it and then select the correct disk as the source (the drive you want to back up in it's entirety - your OS hard drive usually is the most importatnt).
Once a backup is done. Then you can recover not just that disk but also just files and folders from it and you'll have recovery options listed.
Its all in the user guide I linked above
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2019/index.html#7944_2.html
No sorry was asking how do i get to that screen to pick an option
Mine wont let me click on that side at all
Add new backup at the bottom - name it. Click on source and select source. Click on destination and add destination.