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Best way to use the sync files/folders option?

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I've read the help file and saw what can and can not be synced.

Would this method of backing up and syncing update my image backup or would I have system problems if I restored an image file after several syncs?

1. I'd first do an image backup to my 2nd internal hard drive.
2. Schedule a sync during the night (it seems to take hours to sync). Sync the C: and the D: (2nd hard drive).
3. Use the boot disk to restore the D: to the C: if something caused the computer to not boot.

Would I have system problems after completing the restore if it was say a month of syncing had passed?

Thanks

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Bob,

The imaging backup process and the sync process are completely independent. You wouldn't be able to use the synched information on D: to restore your computer if the C: disk died.

A way to think about it is the following:
- do a "disaster recovery" backup. This is an image backup of your system disk. Include all partitions present on your system disk. On many systems, there are hidden partitions in addition to the visible C:\ partition on the system disk. Acronis True Image (ATI) would show you these partitions is you select multiple partitions or disk mode as you set up the backup. You also need a working recovery CD; test your recovery CD by bootin gyour computer on it and recovering a couple of files from the above backup,

- use Sync to backup content that doesn't change much, that is already in a compressed file format and/or that you don't want to keep versions of (ie: photos, videos, movies, PDF, ZIP files). There is not much value in putting this type of content in a backup archive. For users who have multiple disks, they could use sync to backup this type of content that is not included in their system backup. For other users, synching content can happen more frequently that imaging. In this case, they would restore their system and then move their content back from the synched disk.

- use file backup for content the changes often, that you want to keep versions of,

- use email backup for Outlook users (Outlook uses PST files that are cumbersome to backup using a file backup or a sync).