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How do I check my backups

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I'm using True Image 11 build 8.101
I make my full backup to an external Harddrive.
I would like to know how do I check/view the backup on the external drive

Thanks,
Frank

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Hello Frank!

Welcome to our Forum, it's nice you've joined us!

You can validate your archives by following these steps:

Start the product and enter its main menu. There find Operaitons -> Validate backup archive.

You can find more information about it in the User's Guide, chapter 12.1, p. 79.

Should you need anything else or have any further questions - feel free to contact us at your earliest convenience, we will be happy to help you!

Thank you!

You have to run a validation either as part of the backup or separately. Use the Backup Validation wizard. See http://forum.acronis.com/forum/5566#comment-11833 and http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=240737 for some explanations.

You can validate using TI in Windows but that is not the critical test. Boot up the TI rescue CD and do the validation with it.

The reason is that if you restore the active partition, typically C, Windows cannot be running. The TI rescue CD is a version of Linux and it does not use the same drivers and environment that Windows does and it may not be happy with your hardware. It is essential you try the CD version and confirm it does work on your PC. After you have done a successful validate with the CD Linux version you can then just use the Windows version for validation. If you change the backup devices, for example, to a different USB drive then you should run the CD version again to confirm it is happy with the different drive.

The absolute best test is to get a spare HD (spare in case it doesn't work) and do a complete restore. This tests the entire process of restoring a drive. However, if you don't want to do this then validating with the CD is the next best thing.

I'm using True Image 11 build 8.101
I make my full backup to an external Hard drive.
I would like to know how do I check/view the backup on the external drive

Thanks,

I'm a little confused.
Above is my original question.
My backup is on an external hard drive (lets say Drive (E:) and during the process TI validates it and says that the back up is successful.
My question is can I open the backup on drive E: and look at it.
Sorry to be a pest but I do not understand.

Thanks.
Frank

Chapter 13 of the version 11 user manual available from your registration page.

Click on link inside my signature and check items 41-A & 42-B plus any others of interest such as those in #2 and #7.

My question is can I open the backup on drive E: and look at it.

Yes you can. Right click on the file and select Mount. The mount process will give you another drive letter which you can explore withe Windows explorer.

thomasjk wrote:
My question is can I open the backup on drive E: and look at it.

Yes you can. Right click on the file and select Mount. The mount process will give you another drive letter which you can explore withe Windows explorer.

thomasjk wrote:
My question is can I open the backup on drive E: and look at it.

Yes you can. Right click on the file and select Mount. The mount process will give you another drive letter which you can explore withe Windows explorer.

That worked great ant it is what I needed to know.
Thanks to everyone for your help.
Frank