a couple of questions about TI 2010
I have been having some trouble posting here, please bear with me -- second try. As background, I always do a sector type backup so I can backup operating system files to restore the partition as a whole. With this in mind, will CDP work with this kind of backup? I understood from a description that CDP backuped every five minutes, how can it do that with any reasonably sized disk? Also, I assume the online backup is just for file level and would be of no use for this kind of backup -- correct? Also, I wonder if they ever found the issue with TI 10 and Windows 7 -- if they have, maybe I would just use that, as it worked fine for me under RC.
Any assistance would be appreciated.

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When you say sector backup, have you actually chosen the sector by sector method? I ask as if you aren't imaging a drive that contains OSx, Linux, OS2 etc partitions you don't need to chose that method as your image files will be large and take longer than a standard 'snapshot' image.
Back to your actual questions.
NSB (CDP) works by making incremental images after the initial full image. It will continue making images until the unused spaceon your drive is used up. It is supposed to consolidate the incrementals once a month. If you look in the hidden folder that NSB uses (timeline) you will see one large initial file, an index metadata binary file and then 1GB slices, these slices are the incrementals. I don't think it does actually backup as frequently as stated, I believe it checks the disk every five minutes, as it has never done this for me when I used it.
The OLB (OnLine Backup) is most definitely designed for data transfer rather than a complete disk.
I never had TI10, but K0LO who has, has stated that he finds TI10 can be installed and works with the released version of W7, but requires a little persuasion via a touch of fiddling (TOF) with the UAC mechanism. This is a Microsoft end implementation, not an Acronis one in this particular case.
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Well, I select to backup entire partitions, rather than files or folders -- some partitions are Linux and the others have operating systems -- is that not sector by sector? This brings up two more questions -- is it just you need UAC to run TI, or is there something else I need to know? Also, what about TI 10 -- should I just turn off that compatibility assistant and use the program, or is that a problem?
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Hello John and Colin,
No worries, I will help you with this situation.
NSB (CDP) works by making incremental images after the initial full image. It will continue making images until the unused spaceon your drive is used up. It is supposed to consolidate the incrementals once a month. If you look in the hidden folder that NSB uses (timeline) you will see one large initial file, an index metadata binary file and then 1GB slices, these slices are the incrementals. I don't think it does actually backup as frequently as stated, I believe it checks the disk every five minutes, as it has never done this for me when I used it.
The OLB (OnLine Backup) is most definitely designed for data transfer rather than a complete disk.
Absolutely correct. Thank you for the clear answers!
Well, I select to backup entire partitions, rather than files or folders -- some partitions are Linux and the others have operating systems -- is that not sector by sector? This brings up two more questions -- is it just you need UAC to run TI, or is there something else I need to know? Also, what about TI 10 -- should I just turn off that compatibility assistant and use the program, or is that a problem?
If our product detects partition as supported - you may backup it as usual, without sector-by-sector. But in case if filesystem is not supported (supported filesystems for linux are ext2, ext3 and ReiserFS) the only way to back it up is sector-by-sector method.
UAC will just ask you for permission to allow actions from Acronis program, you should select Allow. It's not related to the situation you described. Yes, I'd recommend you to turn compatibility assistant off, it just serves to protect your system from software which is not compatible, but Acronis does support your OS.
John, could you please describe the situation in details? What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
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