Reserved Copy TI 2014
I use TI 2014 to back up my pc to an external hard drive and all worked ok until I dropped the external hard drive while it was running. (Bad thing to do) now the hard drive is stuffed so no backup.
My question is a few years ago I used to make two backups at the same time I think Acronis calls it a reserved copy this as I understand it makes another copy to a second hard drive at the same time, if had been using this after the accident I had I would have another version to use, I have decided I want to go back to this method of backup but I have a small problem.
I have always thought it would be best to make a backup of my C: drive via the boot cd. IE before windows starts so none of the windows files are in use.
But after booting with the CD I can’t find an option to make a reserved copy is this option only available via booting into windows and running TI first.
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As MVP Pat L has indicated, the Reserve copy is always a full backup and it is run AFTER the first or primary backup is finished.
There is no savings of time but you do have a redundancy which is better than no Reserve.
Having a 2nd task pointing to another disk accomplishes the same and you can use the inc or dif method which the Reserve option does not offer.
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Ok thanks guys, so there's no benefit in using the boot cd to make a backup before windows runs, that does surprise me.
But I take your word for that
Thank you
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Any time you can isolate a disk so Windows is not involved is a plus. If I were to choose between a backup via CD or a backup via Windows, I would choose the CD version.
It is the CD which is the restore vehicle so a backup created via the CD certainly can be brushed away.
The point that was made is that the Windows backup is a reliable backup and it has the benefits of being scheduled and there is the convenience involved. Make your choices and both blend nicely together.
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Now I am confused I made a test backup via booting form the CD and one with windows running and the one made with the CD was quite a bit larger file size
So CD boot or within widows what is to most reliable
I do not make differentials or incremental backup I only make full backups
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