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Any known instability with ATI_2019?

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Hi,

I just bought a NAS and have lots of space for BU.  I have been using File History and Windows 7 BU (built into Windows 10 v1809) which includes image backups to an external USB drive.  This has been giving errors with build 1809 and Onedrive.

I therefore purchased ATI_2019 (standalone version) with the intent of doing file and image backups to the NAS.

Question: what has been the user experience with ATI_2019 in terms of windows instability (lockups, BSOD's), or incomplete backups?

ATI_2019 will be running all the time, so I thought i'd check before installing it.

Thanks for any feedback.

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Aloke, I have been using ATI 2019 since it was announced for Beta testing back in the summer and have not experienced any instability, lockups, BSODs or incomplete backups in doing so.  I have also had Windows 10 #1809 in conjunction with ATI 2019 since 1809 was first released by Microsoft (before they pulled it then released it a month or so later again!).

There is a known issue with backing up OneDrive if you have Files on Demand enabled which is still unresolved, but backups of local OneDrive data works fine for me.

When you say that ATI 2019 will be running all the time, what do you mean?  There are ATI services and processes which will run while Windows is active, but not all of these need to be active unless you are using the functions they represent, i.e. Sync, Non Stop Backup, Mobile Backup features.

I used to use older ATI's with only their rescue CD disk to boot off, create images, and once..restore image.

That way, no files were open on the hard drives at all.

Now, I intend to install ATI_2019 on to Windows and leave it running.

I hope technology is now capable of handling full imaging of a disk that is running Windows and ATI!! And backing up open files..

 

Aloke, the Windows ATI application works with the Microsoft VSS snapshot feature to be able to capture any open system programs, files etc when making backups from within Windows, and with ATI 2018 & later, also when using the new Active Clone feature in Windows too.

Thanks for the feedback.  I'll install the product today after doing a full BU to my NAS using Win 7 BU.

ATI_2019 is clearly full-featured compared to Win 7 BU (built into Win 10)

How would you compare the quality (completeness, reliable creation/restores) of image backups in Win 7 BU vs ATI_2019?

Aloke asked:  How would you compare the quality (completeness, reliable creation/restores) of image backups in Win 7 BU vs ATI_2019?

Simple answer is "Chalk and Cheese".  I have not used the Windows 7 Backup Up feature for a long time now and never found it to be very reliable or easy to use.  Compared to ATI and other competitive backup products, it is a dinosaur lacking any real features and flexibility.

There is a reason why Microsoft have not updated their Backup application to make a true full Windows 10 version and have kept just the Windows 7 tool hidden away instead!  Their approach now looks to be to use the Windows Recovery Environment and let users reinstall Windows in the event of problems, effectively starting over again! 

Thx,

The ATI_2019 manual mentions Rescue Disk use only for restoring.

  1. Can I use the Rescue Disk to boot from and create disk images in a NAS? 
  2. Can I use the Rescue Disk to clone disks?
  3. Can the Rescue Disk work to/from a QNAP NAS for this?
  4. How about ATI_2019 full Windows GUI install.  Does it work with QNAP NAS's? I expect it does, using Windows API.. but better to ask.

 

Aloke

Aloke Prasad wrote:

The ATI_2019 manual mentions Rescue Disk use only for restoring.

  1. Can I use the Rescue Disk to boot from and create disk images in a NAS? 
  2. Can I use the Rescue Disk to clone disks?
  3. Can the Rescue Disk work to/from a QNAP NAS for this?
  4. How about ATI_2019 full Windows GUI install.  Does it work with QNAP NAS's? I expect it does, using Windows API.. but better to ask. 

The Rescue Disk (optical media or USB stick) can be used for any of the functions of ATI, so yes can be used for backup, cloning, recovery, validation etc.

To use the Rescue Disk with any NAS, you would need to be using a wired network connection as there is minimal support for wireless devices in the rescue media, but yes, once you can access the NAS and enter any credentials that are required, you can make backups or perform recovery.

The ATI Windows GUI uses the Apple Bonjour service for network discovery which should find many different types of NAS, but if not you can use the Browse function to find the NAS or else use the UNC path, i.e. \\192.168.0.29 or \\MyQNAPNas  etc.

Thank you Steve.

I'll be back with my feedback and experiences as I start using ATI_2019.  It will be fun after a gap of 3 years!

Aloke:

PS: I disabled OneDrive Files On Demand feature in Win10.  Win7BU image creation still failed. 

I have now disabled all OneDrive integration in Win10. Hopefully, this will eliminate this as an issue with both Win7BU and ATI

ATI Cloud backup excludes OneDrive, but you can backup via the cloud - you need to give Acronis cloud server read/write access to the content of your Microsoft Account, which you may not wish to do. 

Ian