Backup will not run
I have a scheduled Backup that does not run properly. I am running Windows 7 Home premium 64bit. The log file says "The disk is full" but it does say which disk is full. Here are the pertinent folder/disk sizes:
- the backup Source folder source is "My Documents" on C:\ and is 933GB in size
- C:\ drive has 845GB free space
- Target drive is an external USB 2.0 drive which has 803GB free and has my initial full backup file (WD2GB_Win7_(C)2012-04-07.tib) which is 35.9GB in size.
I have the backup set to do an incremental backup 3 days per week (M, Wed, Fri). The backups start, according to the log, but they always FAIL due to the Disk is Full error.
I have generated a zip file with all the log reports, if that would help.
How do I fix this problem so that Backup works properly?
Thanks,
radar54
Radar54,
What type of backup are you trying to do? It sounds like a file backup to me, since you talk about the source folder being "My Documents". You also talk about your first backup, which seems to be another type of backup (since the size is only 35.9GB it cannot be the same source).
The "disk is full" message refers to the backup disk. Sometimes, when big files are deleted on a disk, the file system is not properly updated. Run chkdsk /r on the backup disk to correct any filesystem error.
Yes, I was trying to do an incremental file backup. As far as the 1st backup goes, I thought I was doing a full backup of my newly constructed C: drive. However, being new to Acronis, maybe that's not what actually ran, when I did the backup. How do I tell what type of backup this file represents: WD2GB_Win7_(C)2012-04-07.tib
I tried running another backup last night on just my "My Documents" folder, but this did not run either (see attached log).
I just finsihed running chkdsk /r, which found no problems with my external hard drive
I consider myself a pretty advanced PC user, but I've gotta say that, so far, Acronis is greatly UNDER-IMPRESSING me. So, I find myself just outside the 30-freakin day free support period, thinking my backups over the past 35 days had been running properly, since I received no pop-up dialog boxes indicating that an error had occurred. I now find that NONE of these backups ran properly.
If I could get my money back, I would, and would go back to using Karen Kenworthy's Replicator.
Call me VERY FRUSTRATED
I double clicked on my initial backup file (WD2GB_Win7_(C)2012-04-07.tib) and it opened in Windows Explorer. I've attached a picture of the contents of this .tib file.
Radar54,
Replicator is a very good method of making backup copies of your user files.
In order to create a replacement disk (should you have a need), the type of backup that will allow you to create that disk is a backup referred to as a "disk mode" or "disk option" backup. The feature of this type backup is that it includes all the partitions of your disk so nothing is omitted from the backup. This is illustrated in figures 5 and figure 6 of the attached link. Often times, user make the mistake of doing a backup of only Drive C and with Vista and Win 7, a backup of C only is usually not sufficient to create a bootable replacement disk whereas a backup of everything makes the replacement much easier.
http://forum.acronis.com/forum/28705
To ascertain the type of backups you have, etc, a review of your task configuration (time slice) will show this information. This is illustrated in figure 21 and figure 22 of the referenced link. You will need to examine each task to view that file information.
When creating a incremental type backup, the first backup will always be a full backup. The user can control how many incremental are created before the next full is created. This is illustrated in figure 11-Inc of the reference link.
Radar54,
What is the layout of your disk? Do you have a data partition where you redirected the My documents folder? I am trying to understand how the disk backup is so small while your documents folder is close to a TB.
If you have a lot of files that are compressed file format data and that don't change much (eg videos, movies, pictures, PDF, etc.) you might be better off doing a disk and partition backup of your system, and continue using the replicated for your data. You can still use ATI to do a file backup of files that change often (eg Quicken, Quickbooks, etc.) and an email backup if you use Outlook. Also, based on experience, I recommend you have an online backup of your irreplaceable content (things you just cannot recreate or re-purchase).
I only have one partition on my C: drive, and my "My Documents" folder is on the C: drive.
The initial backup file was so small because it was created just after I had reformatted my drive, re-installed Windows, and installed Acronis. I figured that was as pristine as my system was ever likely to be, going forward. Before reformatting my C: drive, I had backed up all my files onto my H: drive and had not copied them back to my C: drive before I made the initial backup using Acronis.
Perhaps I need to make another "initial" backup???
Radar54,
You can still backup your system and OS, but exclude your content files to have a compact backup file. You can then use ATI or other software to backup the content as necessary.