Can't Figure Out Recovery Process on TI-2018
I've created a "full" back up of my "Entire PC" and also the "first" Differential. So, I decided to see what it's like to do a "recovery" even though I don't need too. Just to get the feel of it on TI-2018 as my last version was TI-2010 on my old XP machine. Well, as I guess everyone knows, things are very different in the new version.
I hooked up my external drive where I have the backups stored and tried to do a recovery via the C: drive, which didn't go well as it couldn't find files and such. So, I booted up with the DVD and I browsed to let the SW know where I wanted it to look, so "we" found the two files (full and diff). To the best of my adventure it appears that I can't "look" at the "contents" of the backup at the file level. I clicked on the "more information" button, and it showed my my "C & D" drives, but I could not get down any further to the folders and files. In the TI-2010 version, I could look at things just like I was in File Explorer, but I can't seem to break the code on how to do it now. I've got everything done as to being prepared for a problem, but I'm not so confident if I "needed" to do a recovery that I could make it happen. Shouldn't I be able to "extract" a file from a "full/diff" backup to recover if I want too and not have to do a "total" recovery just to see if things work ? In TI-2010, I could boot up with the CD, go to whatever backup I had on my external storage and get down to the file level if I wanted too. Is that option gone now ?? Also, I can't figure out how to ask this forum to send me an email when a response happens. Once someone responds, then I have the choice to check the box to have a notice sent, but when I initiate a new topic, I can't find that box.
Ian, I followed you instructions as to the "Windows" option and it worked fine. I was able to mount the C & D drives from my back up external USB drive and could look at everything down to the file level. When I booted up with the DVD boot disc, things got a lot more confusing. The right click "mount" option did not show like it did with Windows loaded normally. When I clicked on "recovery", I had an option for "partitions" or "folders/files", so I chose the latter. Then I got a window that had the choice of "original or different path", but the "original" was shadowed out and I gave up as I didn't want to do something to get myself in trouble. My goal here is to "prove" to myself that I can do a "successful" recovery with the new Acronis version (vs my old version of 2010) and just wanted to try it with a "test" non important file. I don't want to do a "total" recovery when I'm in the "learn" mode. I had to do a recovery on my old XP machine several times with my TI-2010 SW and it worked great. I just want to get to that spot of confidence again with this new W-10 machine and TI-2018.
I have not tried to do this from the ATI 2018 recovery media. I have done so with ATI 2017 recovery media, but that was more than 6 month ago.
"Then I got a window that had the choice of "original or different path", but the "original" was shadowed out and I gave up as I didn't want to do something to get myself in trouble. " A wise precaution; the main possibility for trouble is to overwrite files on your system, which probably explains why that destination is greyed out. Select a different directory, either one you created for that purpose, or get ATI 2018 to create the directory for you.
Ian