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Hi all,
First, excuse my english, I’m french.
I use windows 10 and ATI 2015 with a daily « file » backup including the whole C : and some folders of my other hard  drive . (D :)
It’s an incremental backup, with validation.
A virus forced me to use this backup. 
My first restore attempt failed (nrldr error message), so I used Acronis boot disk to erase my C : disk and tried to restore all files of C : again (I have unplugged my other drive, D)
I choose GPT.
But it failed again, I could not boot windows, having « MBR error 1 »  message.
After some google search, I tried all the bootrec.exe (/rebuildbcd...) commands but no luck.
I then tried to reinstall windows 10 upon my « unbootable » w10 acronis restoration.
Since that, each boot leads to the windows 10 blue screen proposing « choose an option » between Continue, troubleshoot and shut off PC, etc.
I of course tried the repairing options, without success.
Assuming I had to start all over again, how must I prepare my ssd C : to receive the acronis restoration ? (Format, partitionning, gpt... ?)
I really need your help !
Thanks a lot in advance.
Vincent

 

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Hi Vincent,

Since you had a virus, and you are using incremental backups, and having wiped out your Hard Drive, you need to restore from the first Backup through to the last Incremental Backup.

I changed my Hard Drive from a 500 GB to 1 TB and I use the Full Backups only. I don't mess with incremental Backups. Full Backups are faster to restore. Anyway, after restoring Windows 10, I could not boot neither. So I reinstalled Windows 10 from scratch. Then I restored the Acronis Partition Image and it worked just fine. I can boot into Windows 10, just fine now.

I have partitioned the Hard Drive into Separate partitions. The Boot Manager, is on a separate partition from the Windows 10 Operating System partition.

Incremental Backup, only contains files that have changed, since the last Backup. It does not contain all files.

Are you dual-booting?

By dual booting you mean having 2 OS installed on the macine right ? Then no I dont. 

Can you more specific when saying "I have partitioned the harddrive ... system partition" ?

and do you that trying to restore only the last complete backup would solve my problem ?

Hi Vincent,

Is the operating system, the very first partition on the Hard Drive?

Is there a small partition, right before the operating system's partition?

I know how I have mine set up. Can you explain how your computer is actually set up? Include if any are partitioned and how large a Hard Drive are you working with? The problem is that the Boot Manager is pointing to an invalid partition. Whether you have still one operating system, installed or not, Windows 10 has a Boot Manager.

 

 

Just in case : I have tried to install w10 then restore the last full backup from acronis and rhis time, windows boots but it stays on the black screen showing only the new blue window and the "dots circle" spinning, indefinitely...

To answer you : my C: drive is a 512 Go SSd.

I have unplugged my other drives.

regarding my partitions : after installing w10 from scratch and my acronis backup upon it, here is how it looks : https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=6C1055E72C410AB0!35989&authkey=!AHPRI0naI_OVKAI&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg

Hi Vincent,

Your Hard Drive is definitely partitioned.

Some people / Users like Incremental Backups. I don't. I rather do Full Partition Backups. Each partition can be restored individually. It saves a lot of headaches, such as you are experiencing.

Reinstall Windows 10, and make sure that it boots up. The Product Number Key you enter, belongs to the computer. Now only restore, partition 4, not the entire Hard Drive. See if that works.

 

- On my last tries, I tested windows 10 and it did boot well.

But when I then restore my backup over it with acronis, then it does not boot anymore.

-  When installing windows 10, I skip the serial prompt (as it is possible to give it later). Can it be a problem ?

- Just to be sure : I did "files backups" (choosing all files and folders of C:) not "discs backups"  

- I am not sure I understand what you mean by "now only restore partition 4 not the entire HD"

the capture I havelinked is taken after the installation of windoS 10 and the restoration with acronis (so when no boot is possible)

I dont know how my drive was partitinned or not when my system was running well (when I made my backup).

So here is a capture of what acronis is proposing me to restore : what should I exclude ? ("Boot" folder for example ?) 

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=6C1055E72C410AB0!35992&authkey=!AFw6QpT5c_h7scU&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg

Hi Vincent,

That's the problem. Restoring Files from a File Backups, will not allow Windows 10 to boot. You needed to back up Partitions individually, doing a Partition Backup, not a File Backup. You haven't lost your Documents, but you now need to reinstall Windows 10, then reinstall your Programs. Copying program files to Windows partition, is not installing the programs.

When you do an Image Backup, then restore it, Windows 10 will boot up. Doing a File Backup, then restoring it, Windows will not boot up.

 

- What I don't understand is that I did backup everything files and folders, including system eand windows 10 ones...

- Oh god... So it means that I have no choice but redownloading all the programs I had and reconfigure them one by one (they were a lot...) ?!

Vincent DUPO wrote:

- What I don't understand is that I did backup everything files and folders, including system eand windows 10 ones...

- Oh god... So it means that I have no choice but redownloading all the programs I had and reconfigure them one by one (they were a lot...) ?!

Hi Vincent,

You needed to do an Image Backup, not a File Backup.

File Backups are for Documents.

Image Backups, includes all hidden files and folders, all file extensions, and all hidden protected operating system files.

File Backups, do not. File Backups can only back up, what it can / you can see. It doesn't back up hidden files and folders.

 

So there is no alternative way to avoid redownloading all the programs I had and reconfigure them one by one (there was a lot of them...) ?

Vincent DUPO wrote:

So there is no alternative way to avoid redownloading all the programs I had and reconfigure them one by one (there was a lot of them...) ?

Hi Vincent,

You don't need to download them again, if you saved the installers, the downloaded programs. If you deleted those downloaded programs, then you do need to download them again.

However, you will need to install them again, once you reinstall Windows 10.

There is no other way, since you only did a File Backup, not an Image Backup.

 

I understand.

Big thanks to you, you've been very helpful !

PS : Last question : So now, I will do disk backups as you say ; it means that I can't backup in the same time some folders of my other drive (D:) as I used to do with my "file backups" until now ?

Vincent DUPO wrote:

I understand.

Big thanks to you, you've been very helpful !

PS : Last question : So now, I will do disk backups as you say ; it means that I can't backup in the same time some folders of my other drive (D:) as I used to do with my "file backups" until now ?

Hi Vincent,

When you do an Image Backup, use your Windows Firewall or Anti-Virus Package Firewall and lockdown the computer. Turn off Real-Time scanning. Once completed, unlock the computer and turn back on Real-time scanning. Don't use the computer, while you are backing up. Avoid data corruption by not using the computer, when backing up for anything. Have the computer shut-down when done. Do the backup overnight.

thecreator wrote:

Vincent DUPO wrote:

I understand.

Big thanks to you, you've been very helpful !

PS : Last question : So now, I will do disk backups as you say ; it means that I can't backup in the same time some folders of my other drive (D:) as I used to do with my "file backups" until now ?

Hi Vincent,

When you do an Image Backup, use your Windows Firewall or Anti-Virus Package Firewall and lockdown the computer. Turn off Real-Time scanning. Once completed, unlock the computer and turn back on Real-time scanning. Don't use the computer, while you are backing up. Avoid data corruption by not using the computer, when backing up for anything. Have the computer shut-down when done. Do the backup overnight.

This saves a lot of time. Or the backup process will take hours to complete