Backing Up C: only with Windows 10 installed
I just upgraded from Acronis 2013 and not quite understanding when I do a backup, why is it so huge and can take up to over 20 hours to finish? Is it faster to backup using the cd disk backup instead of while logged in windows 10?
Does the backups have to be on the same drives all the time? I had created my first full backup on a partition of my ssd D: drive. I then moved it to an external drive. Now my concern is will I get errors because it has moved from its original location if I try to restore from it? Is there a way to get acronis to back up on just what has changed on C: drive only? For instance, I made a full backup of Windows 10 fresh install. Then I installed all my software and wanted to backup what has changed on C: by not creating another full backup as it states it can take up to 18 hours which is crazy compared to how fast I could do backups in Acronis 2013. I'm just not getting it and the file size is huge! Can someone shed some light on what I am doing wrong. I appreciate any help with this matter.
Mahalo,
Bev


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Bev, welcome to these User Forums.
Some initial questions here:
When you upgraded from ATI 2013 to 2019, did you uninstall the 2013 application first, or have you upgraded directly from 2013 to 2019 without uninstalling?
Note: it is highly recommended to uninstall older versions of ATI when moving to a much more recent version.
What is the size of your SSD drive, size of used data on the C: partition, size of your D: partition?
Ideally, you should backup from your SSD C: drive to your external drive directly within the ATI configuration settings, not moving backup files using Explorer.
Screen shots of your ATI settings will help us understand what you are doing here. The time estimate of 20 hours does sound to be excessive here?
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Bev, are you running on a laptop or desktop? If laptop, does your laptop support multiple internal drives (some do)? Are you backing up through USB2 or USB3 connections? Backing up to a CD would be slower than an internal SATA drive. You stated that your BU is large. How big is it? You mentioned that you backed up to a D drive. Is this a partition on the C drive or a 2nd drive?
BTW ATI can backup just a file, or just a folder, or just one drive or the entire system. My guess is that you are backing up much more than just your boot drive. I suggest that you have your System files (commonly refered to as the boot drive) and your data separated. If nothing else use two partitions on your SSD. To do this correctly it will take a bit of work and most likely will need to do some research or post more questions here.
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John's suggestion about separating the data from OS is a good one. Separate drives is optimal, if that is not possible separate partitions. This allows you to customise the backup for each (considering the importance of what is on them and how frequently the content changes).
Ian
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