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Backup image size smaller than actual memory used on HDD

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I just dled acronis true image in hopes of making an exact replica image of my hdd with a fresh install (all updates dled, office 2013, etc)

According to my "used space" in properties on the C:, it says I'm using 54GB of the hdd.

However, when I did a partition backup, the backup is only 20gb. How so?

Did it really make a "True Image" of the data on my hdd? I'm worried that if the HDD did suffer a failure, that I potentially did not back up the entire thing.

Did I do anything wrong in doing the backup? any certain settings I have to do?

Thanks in advance!

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The hdd is a 128gb SSD.

Upon initial Win7 installation, it was sitting at 110gb free space.

After dling all the updates, installing games, software, etc, I'm now at 60gb free space.

Again.. why is the image only 20gb if I've clearly written over 50gbs...

True Image compresses data when creating a .tib archive.

Don't do a partition backup. For the result you want, you need to create a full disk mode backup where you select a single checkbox for the entire disk.

Thank you SO MUCH! I didn't even notice that option (switch to full disk backup) at the corner. Your help is greatly appreciated!

You're quite welcome.

Check out the many user guides and tutorials in the left margin of this forum, particularly Getting Started and Grover's True Image Guides which are illustrated with step-by-step screenshots.
In particular, 29618: Grover's new backup and restore guides http://forum.acronis.com/forum/29618