How can i restore my image
hi
i've made backup with true image and everything went fine
i splitted it to 4.7GB parts (dont know why, just my friend told me its best way to do the backup)
now i want to know how can i overwrite the old files
i made the backup once i completed install windows xp and everything worked great
anyway now i want to replace the existing directories in c:\ (windows, my documents etc..) with the backed up o.s.
how can i do it? i have the backup in external hd
cheers
Acronis True Image 10 Failed to create the scheduled task Error #1722 "The RPC Server is unavailable (0xFFF0) etc
Have "Repaired" the Acronis Installation (Re-installed I think). No Impact - the same error. Meanwhile No Backups
Web search reveals many instances of such errors long into the past
Is there a fix for this or advise alternative product?
All you have to do is run another full backup of the entire computer (highly recommended). The reason you have 4.7 GB parts is your external hard drive is formatted as Fat32. Fat32 has file size limit if 4.7GB. I highly recommend Grover's Index of Accumulated Wisdom http://forum.acronis.com/forum/3426 especially sections 2 & 7. Checkout Grover's guides in section 7.
i didn't get it
i already got backup and i want to use it instead of the current os because in the backup the os was just installed and worked gr8
what should i do if i want to replace the current folders c:\windows etc.. in the backed up folders in the tib files
You have a backup of the OS only. Its not possible to just add files and folders themselves to the .tib file you have. You can however run an incremental backup which will include the differences since you made your original. I strongly suggest you read Grover's guide in section 7A of the link I posted earlier. What version of TI are you running?
It is probably rude to reply to your own post but I read through the advice on the forum (Grover's Index I think) and came across the suggestion to "run" services.msc (Windows START button, then bottom of right column is "Run". Click Run, then type "services.msc", hit enter and the "Services List" appears. Two Acronis Jobs are right at the top of the list of startup tasks because Acronis marketing department insisted the product/company name began "A" followed by "c"; these are:
- Acronis Non-stop backup service
- Acronis Scheduler2 Service
In my case the second item had no status and was disabled, so I clicked things and fiddled with buttons in the services window until it started and had status "Automatic" like the 1st one.
Bingo the backup started when I asked.
I also learnt from Grover et al that when you copy .tib files into different directories on spare big disks (kept under the rubbish in the box in the garage), you need to tell Acronis database about them by using "recovery" and pointing at the new directory and file but NOT activating the actual recovery - from then on the .tib files appear automatically in the backup system to do incrementals with.
Many thanks to Mr Grover.
Alan,
You must have dug really dig to that. Congratulations and thanks for using my index.
Kobi,
One easy way to replace some files and folders and have them in the your desired location is to use the Explore option.
Open Windows Explorer and right click on the backup *.tib file. From the right click menu, choose the Explore option.
Browse inside your backup and find the files you want to copy. You can use the Windows copy/paste or drag/drop procedures to get copies of your backup files onto your normal folders.
There are other methods of restoring but I find this the least hassle.