Using True Image 2010 for ext2 Support in Windows

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I recently purchased a wireless-n router that supports a usb storage option. I plan to install it in about a month when I get some free time. I planned to use the usb support as a simple file sharing mechanism and for occasional partition backup. The wireless-n at full speed of 300mbps should (I think) approximate a local usb connection.

While reading the documentation, I noticed that the router's usb option only supports Fat32 and linux file systems for r/w access. NTFS is read only. This is a problem since FAT32 can't support large backup files. All my drives are NTFS at this time.

I found an open source program that will allow windows to read and write ext2 file systems and thought I would try it out when I install the router (and also install a few other things I have been saving for my free time). I have yet to see if Windows 7 (32 bit) works with it. My other PCs are Win-XP.

Currently I'm using V11 and plan to upgrade to TI 2010 to get Windows 7 support.

My Questions:

Will True Image 11 or True Image 2010 be able to read/write into the ext2 system using the ext2 driver for Windows?

Will a True Image emergency boot disk be able to read files on the ext2 partition, assuming I connect the USB drive to the PC undergoing a restore?

Does anyone know if the ext2 driver will work for Windows 7 (32 bit)? Anecdotal evidence suggests it will work fine for Win-XP.

My current V11 appears to work fine with Windows 7 (32 bit). Why do I need to upgrade?

Does anyone know if FAT32 can be fixed to support large files?

Thank you.

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 12:08
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FAT32 can't be "fixed" as far as I know; its limitation is a file size of 4 GB. But True Image can work with FAT32 storage devices - when you back up it will automatically split the archive into several files that will fit. The restore process will use all of the file splits.

Depending on how your router implements USB storage, the underlying file system on its storage disk (FAT32 or ext2) should not matter. If the router publishes a standard Windows SMB share then it will "just work" from Windows. Whether the boot CD of TrueImage will see the router's storage share is another question, however. You may have to try it to find out. Don't forget that the TrueImage boot environment requires a wired LAN connection - wireless is not supported. This won't stop you from backing up from the Windows version via wireless, but restoring is an issue.

If you connect the storage disk directly to the PC you are restoring and the disk is formatted in ext2, the TrueImage boot CD should see it fine since ext2 is a supported file system. However, if the router does something funny to the disk formatting so that the storage disk is something other than a standard ext2 partition, then it may not work this way. Again, you'd have to try it to find out.

The Linux ext2 driver for Windows supports Vista and Server 2008, so I assume that it would also work on Windows 7. But I dont' think you'll need it. Which router are you considering using?

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 14:39
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