Creating image takes long time or not created at all? Please help quickly if possible.
So I left my pc overnight for 9 hours to create an image on my external HDD like last time, only last time the backup was about 2x smaller.
Im making a backup of a single partition(+system reserverd) which is roughly 1.32 TB in size.
So I put name, options; Full backup, no compression, split archive: 685 GB
And i pressed Start, so it started operations.
But after 9 hours the progress bar is still empty not a green spark one bit!!
The HDD led is continual at all time even in main menu of acronis True image 2011 when im not even doing any imaging!
So I deplugged the USB and went to see what was on it, and immediatly I got i/o error, which seems that there was something being written?
So I tried again, after a few hours same thing.. I deplugged USB and the image was only 200 mb or something..
Is this normal, is it because of the size 1.36 disk? How can I make sure there is something being written at all? When does the imaging normally begin or does the prepartion of an image really take long for a drive of this size?
Other question when I want to split the image it only gives as largest option 4.7 GB - DVD drive, if I want to use "685 GB" is this the correct format? Not mb,bytes or other text?
Btw does it matter if I create the image with trueimage 2011 or bacup and recovery 2011?
Hi pat!
I just tried creating the same backup with the SAME options to a Sata disk, and after 5 min the progress bar starts to move which is good...
Splitting or non splitting doesn't seem to be the issue here.
With my USB harddisk progress won't move for 9 hours wtf?? Clearly something is wrong here..
Thanks for the splitting tip, but I would rather hear if the setting is correct in the first place by someone who KNOWS, it's kind of roundabout.
So for whatever reason the image is copying fine to the Sata disk.. while usb is stuck..
Doesn't make sense. I have copied an image like this before and it was 650 GB.
Good to know the problem is with the USB. What type of USB is this? Is it bigger than 2TB?
When you look at Windows Disk management, does the USB show up as a basic disk?
When you choose View>top>List disk in the console, does the USB disk show as an MBR disk?
Something to try: do a backup from the recovery CD. If this works, we will know that the ATI software has issues with your USB and this is not a driver/configuration issue.
I don't know the answer to the question of how to enter the backup splitting size. I wanted to eliminate splitting because I know some users have had issues with that option (not sure why). Not your case.
Yes the USB is 2.72 TB, but like I said I have created an Image before on this disk directly but it was 2x as small 650 GB.
I tried switching usb ports. doesn't seem to matter.
The disk is viewed as basic disk MBR. (90% sure I will check again when my chkdsk /r finishes here on it)
Yes the splitting is not the problem because when I set automatic it still makes no progress.
I have to mention that sometimes in the log of Backup and recovery (not trueimage since it has no log while imaging) That the image is corrupt etc.
Which is strange because it's the program itself that created it, but I don't always get that message but still no progress either way.
Sorry maybe I wasn't clear ALL operations are performed from DVD, I don't even have acronis installed anymore on the system.
My workaround would be after the Sata imaging is done I would copy it to the external usb hdd.. but still it's extremly time consuming been 3 weeks now this backup try and fail processes lol.
Btw I appreciate the fast answers!
Seeing the same problem using an external HD on my USB. Version 10 did not have an issue, but version 11 seems to...Backups that took less than two hours are now taking over night.
Marge,
Download the latest version of snapAPI drivers and install it. See if this makes a difference.
http://kb.acronis.com/content/1515
Also, ATI has sometimes troubles with USB hubs, in case you ahve one.