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ATI 2015 on Windows 8.1 x64 Pro with BitLocker issue

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Dear all,

there is Asus ZenBook with one SSD inside (128 Gb) and Windows 8.1 x64 Pro with BitLocker encryption onboard.

I have trial version of ATI 2015 and I'm considering to buy it. However, it seems ATI 2015 cannot properly backup my notebook's SSD into Acronis Cloud. When I choose to backup 'Entire PC' option, then ATI 2015 backups ONLY system/hidden partitions of SSD. For example, my SSD has:

1. Some hidden partition
2. Some hidden partition
3. Partition 'C:\' with Windows 8.
4. Some hidden partition

So ATI 2015 backups 1, 2 and 4, but not 3!
Therefore my backup in Cloud estimates 9 Gb only. But I have more than 90 Gb of data on SSD!
When I choose backup explicitly and only partition C (just for test), then it says that there is 'Nothing to backup'. But the partition C is full of data and has Windows onboard.

I made a temporary solution: just made a file-based backup of entire 'C:\' to the Acronis Cloud, but I don't think it's okay for a disaster recovery scenario.

I know that ATI 2015 works fine with BitLocker... Or I'm wrong?

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There is an issue with bitlocker and TI 2015, see link below.

https://kb.acronis.com/content/49982

Dear Enchantech,

this article do not describes my issue. There is too large backups. In my situation I don't have any proper backup at all.

Understood, my point was to first answer your last question about True Image 2015 and compatibility with BitLocker and second that there seems to be no commonality as to how large a backup file will be that is generated from a BitLocker encrypted drive. You are attempting to backup to the cloud I take it and you do not say how much storage space you have available. If you have the minimum storage space it could be that the application, in calculating the total backup size, finds that the total size will exceed available space and so is giving you the issues you describe.

If possible you should attempt to create the backup to a local storage device thus enabling you to determine if in fact there is a different problem other than what the KB article describes or if my theory is correct. or there is something else entirely different going on that is causing your issues.

>>Understood, my point was to first answer your last question about True Image 2015 and compatibility with BitLocker and second that there seems to be no commonality as to how large a backup file will be that is generated from a BitLocker encrypted drive. You are attempting to backup to the cloud I take it and you do not say how much storage space you have available. If you have the minimum storage space it could be that the application, in calculating the total backup size, finds that the total size will exceed available space and so is giving you the issues you describe.

No, Cloud storage is definitely not the issue. First thing - I have unlim. Cloud trial storage. 2nd - it just says 'Nothing to backup'.
Sadly, I cannot make a local storage backup at this moment. Laptop that I'm attempting to backup is 2000 km from me, and I'm trying to manage it via TeamViewer. But I'll consider that option it the future with sector-by-sector backup on external hard drive.
My theory is that this is an issue with some proprietary SSD partitions structure or similar (because I'm really sure that Acronis *must* know how to make backups with BitLocker). Actually I have other machine with 1 SSD and 1 HDD encrypted with TrueCrypt (and that piece of software is not so much widely spread as bulit-in BitLocker), and ATI 2015 backups them perfeclty fine.
These modern GPT and UEFI features are making me sometimes mad. I miss good old days of plain MBR on HDD.

Did you solve your issue? I have the same problem with my bitlocker encrypted drive :(. It backups the hidden system partitions, it says backup succesfully but the encrypted drive is not backupped :(.
Total backup size = 25Mb

No. I contacted Acronis Support Team, and in aftermath there was 'The drive is encrypted so it's an issue'. The only bypass was to decrypt the drive and then make a backup (and re-encrypt after that). It's ok for one major backup, but I find this solution inappropriate for weekly or even monthly backups. It didn't help in my case but you can try to make sector-by-sector backup + include inallocated space. Also file-based backups of a whole drive also working fine, but I understand it's not the best solution.
Also I tried only cloud backups for this particular machine. Please try to backup on external HDD. Maybe it can solve the problem.