Should a validated True Image 2012 backup be retorable
Used True Image 2012 to backup Windows 7 as a full image backup. Validated OK.
Then on attempt to restore (from WD Elements, a Flash drive- via USB 2), got message “backup corrupted.”
Two other backups received same message. A third worked.
I did a Windows 7 based Memory test and it was OK. My Passport does not blink indicating power OK.
After recovery I successfully mounted one of the allegedly corrupted backups and was able to see my files. Could I have somehow used the allegedly corrupt backup to restore the entire image including system files ? If so how ?
How can I assure myself that a validated backup will actually restore OK.

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Thank you for the reply Grover. Yes, recovery was from Acronis Recovery CD; then backup accessed on the WD Elements flash drive. The "Corruption" notice appeared during the subsequent recovery process.
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I thought WD Elements was an external USB hard drive, not a flash drive.
Don't connect via a hub, a port in a monitor, or a USB extension cord, etc. Connect the external drive directly to a USB port on the rear of the computer case.
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Sorry, it is an external hard drive. Thanks for the tip. I did note however that the Elements (Ext Hard Drive) light was NOT continually blinking and assumed therefore the power was OK. Thank you for your time.
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Sorry, it is an external hard drive. Thanks for the tip. I did note however that the Elements (Ext Hard Drive) light was NOT continually blinking and assumed therefore the power was OK. Thank you for your time.
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Try connecting the WD Elements to the computer via a usb2 cable and usb2 connector and do a validation of the "corrupt" backup.
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Thanks again for replying. The original backup destination was indeed the WD Elements, which was connected via USB 3 cable to the front mounted usb2 connector of the Windows 7 PC. Subsequent validation of that backup succeeded. It was 3 months later that I attempted the recovery using that backup with the same connection but accessing it via the Acronis Recovery CD. The WD Elements only has a usb3 connector. The successful recovery used another backup on another usb3 WD Passport and was also connected to the PC Via usb3 cable to a usb2 front port. I avoid the usb3 port because I found it unreliable.
I also checked my PC AND Elements for fragmentation and there was none. I then checked my PC C drive with chkdsk and "scan now." No problem files were found.
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