Split an existing backup image
I have acronis true image home 11 and a complete backup image; about 35gb.
I need to split the image into 8gb files to burn to dual layer dvds for off line storage,
How can i do this? I cant make a new backup of the image and set splitting to 8gb.
Thanks
Terry

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Terry:
Please make sure that you can recover data from DL disks (or even from single layer disks). My TI experience with images to hard drives has been 100% good, while my experience with images on DVD disks has been 100% useless. Never worked.
Do a test using at least two optical disks and then see if you can Verify, Mount, and Restore.
You could be bitterly disappointed some day if your DL disks cannot be restored from.
Fungus
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Fungus makes a very good point.
Also, you would likely find that it would be a lot faster to copy the DVDs to a HD before attempting a restore. TI does not read all of DVD1, then DVD2, etc. You will find that you are swapping them many times.
Given the reasonable price of HDs, I have stopped using any DVDs for my images.
You should also do the Validate and Restore using the TI rescue CD which is Linux, not Windows, based. There are issues sometimes with the Linux environment not having good hardware support for some devices and it is the TI rescue CD you have to use to restore your image to a new HD.
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