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True Image corrupting my external hard drives.

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My initial problem was a disk full error on 2 of the 3 PCs in my office. After weeks of working on my issue and elevating the problem to "experts" and then "developers" it was decided that 2 of the 3 brand new external hard drives I had purchased to use with True Image were corrupt. I am using WD My Passport Ultras - 1 TB. I had the hard drives replaced. One is still working, but the day my case was closed the external hard drive connected to my computer stopped backing up with the same "disk full" error - the disk is nowhere near full. I worked with customer support at WD and we determined that this hard drive had become corrupt as well. I have searched this issue on the forums and it has come up before that Acronis corrupts external hard drives, but no solution has been offered. My support period has ended but the issue has not. My replacement hard drive will arrive today. I would like to start backing up immediately but I'm very concerned that the same issue will arise. Is there anything I can do? It is becoming apparent that Acronis will not fix the problem and I'm pretty sure WD will only send me so many replacements.

Any help would be much appreciated - thanks!

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Do you know what they meant by drive is corrupt? Did they mean the drive had failed or was just corrupt and needed to be reformatted? If the drive had actually failed and needed to be replaced, I don't see how Acronis software could be responsible.

Were the drives tested using Western Digital's Data Lifeguard software? If you don't have it, download it here http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=810&sid=3&lang=en . Tests available with it are the Quick Test, Extended Test and Write All Zeros to the drive. You can run the Quick and Extended Tests anytime without data loss. The write all zeros test would only be used after the drive has become unusable and you have given up any hope of getting any data from it. If all these tests fail, the drive has failed and needs to be replaced.

Acronis does put the drives through a heavy workload, so it's logical that they fail during a backup. This does not mean Acronis has caused the problem. It just means the drive failed at a time of heavy use. The most common times for drives to fail is when they are new or very old. There should be no limit to Western Digital replacing failed drives during the warranty period.

Yes, I was told by WD that drives did need to be replaced and I did download the software to test the devices.

I'll keep trying my luck with new external hard drives. Hopefully the one I receive today will be up to the challenge that is Acronis. This has been such a long process and not much positive outcome.

I appreciate your input - thank you!

You're welcome. I wish you the best of luck. It would be a good idea to run the Data Lifeguard test just before doing an Acronis backup to check on the health of your new drive.

Do you think running the quick test is sufficient? Or should I run the extended test?

Thank you!

I would run the Extended test on the new drive. It could take an hour or more. Then just run the Quick test shortly before a backup.