Initial full image backup newbie questions
I performed the first full image backup and created the Rescue Media Builder on a 32 GB thumb drive.
- I did not create the Acronis Survival Kit. I realize now that I probably should have created it. Am I still able to create this now or do I have to create another full image backup to see the option?
- Is the Acronis Survival Kit saved to the external drive where I have the full image backup, or can it be saved to the same thumb drive with the Rescue Media Builder?
- Do I need to create new a Rescue Media Builder and a new Acronis Survival Kit every time I run a full image backup?
I do not wish to have incremental backups so I did not schedule a backup.
I plan to use this full image backup to restore a RAID drive should one of my drives fail. I understand that I should be attending to major program updates in planning a new full backup so I will monitor that.
I already have data backups so that is why I only want the full image backup.
Can someone provide me with some advice? Does my backup plan make sense?
Thanks.
Lynnea


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By new version, do you mean an update? Or, Acronis 2021?
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He means you can't count on successfully using a rescue medium that is an older version than the version that created the backup. An ATI 2019 rescue medium will not be able to recover from a .tibx file created by ATI 2020.
Every time you upgrade to a newer version of ATI, create new recovery media.
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So, if there is an Acronis 2021, and I upgrade to that new version, then I should create a new Rescue Media Builder?
I just want to be crystal clear about the terminology.
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Lynnea,
In a nut shell the answer is yes. In general terms a current version Rescue Media (think TI 2020) is backward compatible meaning it can restore backups created by older versiona of the application to a point but, a current version Rescue Media may not be able to recover a subsequent version (think TI 2021 up) of the product. I would recommend that you create new Rescue Media with each new version of the TI product and also that you retain 2 or 3 older versions of the Rescue Media. I personally had an occasion just today that warranted use of a TI 2018 Rescue Media to perform a backup and recovery of a Legacy BIOS based PC. I attempted to use the TI 2020 Rescue Media but I continued to meet failure in one way or another for a number of different reasons. Switching to the 2018 media enabled me to force a sector by sector backup and recovery which ended in a successful result.
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To add... the rescue media doesn't "expire". So regardless of newer versions of True Image that are released, if you have a rescue media that works well for you, and you consistently use it for your backup, you can most likely continue.
Although I do regular backups from the Windows version, I also have a 2019 rescue media for one of my machines and a 2018 version for another. I regularly do full backups under the rescue media. What the rescue media creates, it can restore from.
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