True Image 2016
When I back up "Entire PC",it only saves about 2/3 of the gb disk size that
is being used.
windows 8.1
Yes, compression is used by default. You can turn off compression for a NEW task, but can't change it on an existing one. I'm not sure why you'd want to do that though. This is not disk compression. It not only saves space, but also makes the backup go faster.
On a side note, I'd not use "entire pc" either, but would instead pick "disks and paritions" and then only select the disk(s) you intend to backup. Using Entire PC, if/when you attach other drives, may result in them being backed up as well. Using disks/paritions and selecting the entire disk, will ensure that only that disk is backed up with that task.
And fyi too.. Acronis excludes certain filles by default when used in Acronis. You might want to check out the exclusions tab and remove some of them (such as your browsers - Chrome, Firefox, etc) if you like your favorites to be recoverable. I genearlly remove all exlusions except for the following (see screenshot):
Ok, to remove them from the exclusion list I just click on one then clikc the - sign at the bottom?
Thanks for the answers.It helps a lot.
Im redoing the entire pc now.
I``ll let you all know if it works.
Howie
Correct, just highlight the one you want to remove and hit the minus button " - " at the bottom for each one. Glad to be of some help - I think we all have a goal to have good, safe backups and like to help others have a positive experience with Acronis as it's been really good for me and saved me a few times.
Ok I did that and there`s now saving an extra gig!
Thanks
Yup - all of those browser settings and/or system restore points are now getting backed up too. No idea why Acronis decided to filter these by default! It's something you'll want to check for anytime you create a new backup task in the future.
For what it's worth, you may also want to consider taking a full disk offline backup using your recovery media from time to time.
1) It runs outside of Windows where Windows, third party apps (AV), malware, etc. can't interfere in anyway so that's a bonus for peace of mind.
2) Because it's run when Windows is not active, it also does not have any default filters and gives you an exact backup of what's on your drive at that point in time.
3) if you run these to a dedicated external hard drive that only connects to the system for the purpose of offline backups, you can limit risk from malware and/or ransomware from getting access to these backups
4) Having more than one backup method and/or backup storage locaiton is a good practice for redundancy and for disaster recovery. If you store this disk in another room, perhaps in a firesafe, you might be able to revert to it if your main backup is lost, stolen, has a hardware failure, falls vicitim to a disater, etc.
Good idea.
I may do that later.
Howie