New Computer with Old .tib's
I have backups going all the way back to 2.27.17. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending upon how you look at it, this was a time when I was on Windows 7
I just bought a new computer, with Windows 10 OS. Therefore, all those backups previous to the delivery date: 8/14/2017, I would not want to restore back to this, computer.
So, what do I do with all those old tib's?
Thanks in advance,
CotS
CotS, I suspect that you may get a variety of answers to your question as to who to do with all your old tib's...! Not all will be helpful though some may be humourous!
If you no longer have the Windows 7 computer and the .tibs contain no data that you may want to recover for any reason, i.e. documents, photos etc, then delete them securely, assuming that they are not already password encrypted. You could even use the Acronis Drive Cleanser tool if all these files are on the same external backup drive and there is nothing else on the drive you need to keep!
"going all the way back to 2.27.17"
Wow, as far back as that, six months! LOL. I have backups more than ten years old. :)
As Thomas said, you could still use them to restore files/folders. Consider if you might one day want to see an old version of a later-changed file, or a file that has since been deleted. If not, and if you're concerned about personal data, you could do as Steve suggests and securely wipe. If you want to preserve other contents on the drive, you could use the free tool Eraser to securely delete just selected files/folders.
I am with Tuttle. If you can afford the disk space, just keep these old backups as long as you can. I have been several times caught by my cleanups. One day you find out that this very file you are looking for disappeared after you reorganized your folders or whatever. Since it is easy to search for a files and browse content of old tib files, just keep them.
I am also a backup hoarder. I have data backups going back probably 15 years or more. The older ones are mainly PowerQuest/Norton Ghost pqi backups (I converted the older ones to PQI) and the newer ones are Acronis. I agree, if you have spare disk space, keep them.
Another thing you may want to recover is emails. Most email programs insist/default to keeping the data on the system drive.
Ian
With all the .tib's I have, if I needed one to restore/recover, is there an option to preview what I'd actually be recovering? Otherwise, how do you know, like in Tuttle's case with 10 years worth of files and folders, and whatnot?
Also, on the sidebar it lists 18 files, which i'm sure are all win7 files. Are those "shortcuts?" and what should I do with them.
Thanks in advance,
CotS
CotS, if I am looking at files in an old backup image, then I copy them to somewhere else, definitely not the original location, so that I can look at them and make a decision. The last thing you want to do is to overwrite a later version of a document etc, so copying files to a temporary folder on a spare drive or partition can help protect your existing documents while giving you a safe way to look at what was in the archive.
My question is how do you look at them, to tell which one you need?
Thanks in advance,
CotS
Double click on your .tib files using Windows explorer. Then right click and choose Open or Explore. You will then be able to navigate through the various folders and files.