Secure Zone VS Backing up to hard drive....
I am wondering what the real advantage is to using the secure zone or having it? I have read everything I can here and in the knowledge base, I understand it is a hidden partition but do not understand what it gives me versus putting TIB files on either USB or NAS connected drives.
I am the only user of the computer if it is security...
I am not condemning it, I just cannot see benefits in using it.. And I am hoping someone here can provide some or tell me what I gain by using it versus just TIB files on external drives.
Also if I do decide to use - one can it reside on a NAS or USB drive without problems if I lose my C drive? I actually have never lost a drive and am a bu fanatic. But some software will not function until the USB and NAS drives are recognized in boot process. I am wondering if Acronis restore using a secure zone on an external drive would run into problems using a restore CD because it might be usb or nas connected?
Thanks for any advice and info....

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Using TI11 for a few years the benefits of using the secure zone are that you can restore quickly if you need to and it appears to be more secure to let TI look after the backup strategy you may want, as the secure zone is a partition rather than a folder or location on a drive somewhere. I don't use the SZ hardly ever though as I partition stuff myself so is easier to maintain. It is useful at times to be able to use it for Try and decide operations if you choose to use that.
I usually use the boot cd to backup too because contrary to Earthling saying something very odd it takes a lot less time to use the boot cd using TI11 than it does the installed version and is ultra safe, has been for me anyhow.
So in escence I agree with dh, often do !
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Hello Errol ,
Thank you for using Acronis Products
Acronis does not recommend creating the Acronis Secure Zone on a detachable drive. If you activate Acronis Startup Recovery Manager and then for some reason disconnect the drive Acronis Secure Zone resides on, your computer may boot with a long delay or not boot at all. You will need to either reconnect the drive with the Acronis Secure Zone or fix the master boot record (MBR).
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Thanks to those who replied.... I appreciate your input and time!!
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The SZ will not offer any protection at all if your harddisk has a hardware problem; you won't have access to the SZ if that happens. So it it a not an alternative to using another harddisk, especially with harddisks as cheap as they are these days.
Some folks use them because the partition is hidden from windows--but it's not invisble in general. If you really need to secure you backups, put them on an external drive and lock it away at another location.
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The SZ was a worthwhile feature in the days when the possibility of having a second hard drive was not even a thought. But nowadays, with external drives so cheap, the SZ has outlived its usefulness for the majority of True Image users.
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I haven't actually found the problem I'm faced with. When I installed TI14 on my win7 based desktop computer, I selected a specific external USB hard drive (500GB) listed as drive F: for the file location, but soon found out that it would fill up pretty quick. So, I connected a 1TB USB external hard drive listed as drive H: Went in to TI14 settings and changed destination drive to H: Backups still go to drive F:
I would like to Completely uninstall IE 14, blank out my1TB drive (F:), then reinstall it completely and start the backup settings from scratch. can this be done?? then how do I do it?? There's so much about IE14 that I don't understand that I am totally bewildered. Heeelllppp!!!
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You do not need to uninstall in order to start over again with new backups. You can use the option "Remove from list" to get rid of any old tasks you do not use.
http://forum.acronis.com/system/files/one_task-remove-all.png
I would change the drive letter on the 1T to a higher letter such a x or y or z so if you inserted a flash drive, etc, the lettering to the backup would not be involved.
Review signature link 2 below.
The very first picture shows the "how to" create a disk image backup.
Illustration 11-Full or 11-Inc or 11-Dif
can also help in configuring the backup scheme.
Signature link #11 can also help.
Lots of help listed in signature item #1 as well as assorted items in this link.
http://forum.acronis.com/forums/other-home-home-office-products-discuss…
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Situation rectified. Thanks for the help. OH! and yes, thanks for the tip on changing the drive letter. I had never given that a thought. I changed it to "Z". Thanks again.
Les
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