True Image corrupting my external hard drives.
My initial problem was a disk full error on 2 of the 3 PCs in my office. After weeks of working on my issue and elevating the problem to "experts" and then "developers" it was decided that 2 of the 3 brand new external hard drives I had purchased to use with True Image were corrupt. I am using WD My Passport Ultras - 1 TB. I had the hard drives replaced. One is still working, but the day my case was closed the external hard drive connected to my computer stopped backing up with the same "disk full" error - the disk is nowhere near full. I worked with customer support at WD and we determined that this hard drive had become corrupt as well. I have searched this issue on the forums and it has come up before that Acronis corrupts external hard drives, but no solution has been offered. My support period has ended but the issue has not. My replacement hard drive will arrive today. I would like to start backing up immediately but I'm very concerned that the same issue will arise. Is there anything I can do? It is becoming apparent that Acronis will not fix the problem and I'm pretty sure WD will only send me so many replacements.
Any help would be much appreciated - thanks!


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Yes, I was told by WD that drives did need to be replaced and I did download the software to test the devices.
I'll keep trying my luck with new external hard drives. Hopefully the one I receive today will be up to the challenge that is Acronis. This has been such a long process and not much positive outcome.
I appreciate your input - thank you!
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You're welcome. I wish you the best of luck. It would be a good idea to run the Data Lifeguard test just before doing an Acronis backup to check on the health of your new drive.
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That's a good idea, I will do that. Thank you again!
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Do you think running the quick test is sufficient? Or should I run the extended test?
Thank you!
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I would run the Extended test on the new drive. It could take an hour or more. Then just run the Quick test shortly before a backup.
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