New hard drive
I replaced an existing 1TB hard drive with the same exact model (due to errors on the old drive). The drive has 4 partitions. I cloned the old drive to the new drive using Acronis TIH.
Here is the problem:
I had 4 backup jobs (one for each partition). These no longer work because Acronis TIH backup tasks are tied to a PHYSICAL drive. So when you change the physical drive, you have to rebuild all the backup jobs.
Or do you? That is my question. Is there any way to convert/massage the old backup jobs so that they will now work with the new hard drive?
This would be a lot easier than having to recreate each backup job.
Hi Grover:
Is that serial number different from the disk signature? I haven't encountered that before.
I don't have the old disk. Returned it immediately since Western Digital (which apparently brought the Hitachi disk business (which originally brought the IBM disk business)) is holding my CC hostage until they get the return/
Anyway, I think that process would be problematic. Who knows if Acronis is hooked only to the serial number?
This is not the first time I have run into this problem. And it not only occurs on hard disk switches. You can also muck things up if you use Explorer to move the backup folder or change the names there.
There should be a way to convert/fix this so you don't have to rebuild the backup jobs.
How about an export and re-import of settings. Might that work?
I also have the Plus pack but the only thing hung off of that is the WinPE ISO builder.
Any clone of the setting or expor/import would contain the old which would require modification.
With the new disk, I would believe that you are mostly starting fresh. YOu could try editing each task. as per the below examples, and repoint the task to the same name, same folder, etc so that basiscally the edit makes no changes. Hopefully, this would correct the disk identification. Editing the task would cause the task to begin anew. If the task is set for 6 inc, then it would 6 inc to what eve number is already there.. If options call for 3 chains, it would add 3 chains to whatever is there. If you have the storage space, eventually it would probably straighten out but it could take some time to clear out the old.
Figure 6: Select Destination1
Figure 7: Browse for Storage Destination. Each task should have its own unique destination folder. Do not mix backup files from other tasks in same folder.
Figure 8: Assign folder name and assign custom backup file name
Task Name (Figure 18 ) also is relevant to Figure 8. The names of the backup files can only be changed as in Figure 8; whereas the task name can differ from the backup file name.
In 2013, all backup files will have a program added suffix to the *.tib name such as
user assigned name_FULL_B1_S1_V1.tib
user assigned name_INC_B1_S2_V1.tib as per this link example
http://forum.acronis.com/sites/default/files/mvp/user285/guides/test201…
Understand that the backup file name is not task name and the task name is not the backup file name. The task name and the backup file name are two separate entities. They both may or may NOT carry the same name but that is a user controlled option.
Tuttle,
I do not know the total contents of the Disk Signature--as to whether it included the serial number for each partition. I would have thought the clone would have reproduced but I do not know for sure.
The solution was to simply open each task. Because the physical disk was changed, the "FROM backup" disk was set to my first disk (C drive). All I had to do was select the correct logical disk and save the task.
Thanks!
Glad it worked for you. The task will continue but will start over from current number but add the orignail task number of backups while ignoring any existing backups. In other word, If you had planned on 7 backups and it is on 6, it will continue the numbering such as 7-14 before it resets to 1.