restoring from an old OS to a new PC
I have some older machines running XP and vista.
I am using True Image 2009 to create images of my C drive.
If the drive fails I assume I replace it and then use the bootable recovery disk to boot the PC then I access the image on my backup drive and restore it to my new (blank) c drive.
So my hard disk just failed. Rather than replace the drive (the laptop is 9 years old) I though about buying a new windows 7 machine.
If I did that would I be correct in assuming that the image that I made is essentially useless for a complete restore?
I assume that I would however be able to install acronis 2009 on the windows 7 machine and restore individual files and folders from the backup drive?
Thanks,
Dave
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Pat-
Thanks.
If the XP machine dies I would not need or want to try and salvage any programs.
I would just need to a restore my data to the new machine (pictures, ms-office files, etc.)
For this purpose, it seems like the .tib file is not the best solution.
I will continue to create images so that I can restore the image in the event that I need to replace the hard drive in the XP machine but, it seems to me, that I should just make identical copies of the data folders for easy restoration later to a newer vintage machine.
Does that make sense or am I missing something? Can Acronis help automate the task of making these copies (without creating .tib files) so I don't have to remember to do it manually every so often?
Thanks again,
Dave
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David,
For the purpose of preparing your migration, it makes complete sense to just keep a mirror copy of your content to a USB disk, for example, so that you can copy it to your new computer when you need it.
Aside from the migration case, ATI is OK to backup content (disk and partition backup, file backup or NSB) for content that changes often and/or can be easily compressed. For content that are big, compressed files that don't change often, stuffing them in a proprietary format is not preferred, in my opinion. Since most people have a mix of content, a mixed approach can be used, or a redundant approach.
ATI 2012 has a basic sync function to a local disk or network disk, but for some reason they still require you have an online account... I personally use SyncBack. Others use Karen's replicator, SyncToy, etc.
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