Recent content by PdxRealtor

I figure worst case I can format, install fresh, then install Acronis backup. Or even worse install fresh and do a file history restore and go from there. Mac-Time Machine- So simple....!

I believe you have to disable secure boot and enable legacy drive. I got tired of messing with it. I figure if I ever have to restore I can figure it out then. I printed instructions from the thread I linked to above. Really wanted a simple way without having to remember what buttons to...

The Acronis recovery disk does not work with secure boot, nor does the F11 option that you can create within the Acronics program. Yet one more obstacle to maneuver in a desired trouble free restore! Damn..... Info here--- http://forum.acronis.com/forum/36921

This answered my last questions , and again makes perfect sense. I have the Acronics backing up once a week to an external USB hard drive, the same hard drive I'm using for file history. I made the DVD restore disc (bootable disk in case of total failure) and also installed the F11...

Picked up a copy of Acronis, thanks for the tip! I setup the f-11 boot option, and a side from that, setup a once a week backup to my external drive. Any other suggestions to maximize the software? What I'm after is a simple restore to very recent (no older than a week) system, just like...

Thanks. I'd rather not install another program just to get the right click functionality. I really like that feature for email attachments and downloads from sources that aren't so trustworthy. I also really like the light load WD puts on the system.....

Thanks for your reply. I did check out the areas in Windows Defender that you mentioned, but did not find an option to accomplish what I am looking for. In most anti - virus programs, including Windows Defender of the past, there is an option in the menu when you right click on a file that...

Ahhhh..... that explains a lot and makes complete sense! I have a 500 GB 7200 USB 3.0 drive that I'm using for file history. I should have plenty of room to use that for a system image back up as well. What imaging software do you recommend? I don't need anything too fancy. Something I can...

I see there is no right click scan for virus with windows defender on windows 8. Anyone have any tips on how to add that functionality? I found a site that shows how to add it via regedit, but I couldn't get it working on my machine.

Thanks, great info! In my file back up files there is a configuration folder. Does that not contain system configurations and customizations? Every time I've had to do a system restore from the Windows version it's put my system back to the exact same place it was just before whatever issue...

Thanks. That confirms it. So after searching some more I found the section to configure system protection, which is the system restore points. I see where to adjust how much disk space to use, but not how often to make a system image. Where can I set the frequency that the system image...

Does file history also create a restore point? It was nice to have that restore point to where is you blue screened you could reboot and restore to a recent, previous system state. Doesn't really say anything in the file history settings page, and I'm curious. Thanks for any insight...