Windows 7 System image back up problem

A

automagp68

New Member
Joined
Nov 22, 2011
Messages
28
I am have a major issue backing up my computer.

I have tried many things, here is the scoop

It is a win 7 machine attemping a system image backup. It is being backed up to a HORNETTEK JBOD 3.5 Enclosure with a 1TB western Digital drive in it. I can see and access the drive as normal.

When i start the back up it starts just fine and crashes at the lsat possible second before completion.

There is no firmware for the enclosure. I have resen permissions on all drives. Both my C and the destination drive. The drive is NOT USB powered although i did reconfigure the USB power settings.

No one seems to be able to help me. Does anyone have any idea?

Here is the error it throws

Any help would be so greatly appreciated

Link Removed
 
Solution
There are two basic ways of running a full recovery from an Acronis image. First, if your system is still bootable you can start it from within Windows and it will restart to run the recovery. Second, if your system has become unbootable, is to boot from an Acronis bootable cd which you create from withing the tools of the Acronis installation. Either way it will recover your full system drive at a stroke in about 20 minutes. On the MS front - I have been of the opinion for many years that the operating system should be just that and utility programs such as backups should be separate. Microsoft and Acronis each have years of experience in their respective areas and they should each focus on them.
Sort by date Sort by votes
There are two basic ways of running a full recovery from an Acronis image. First, if your system is still bootable you can start it from within Windows and it will restart to run the recovery. Second, if your system has become unbootable, is to boot from an Acronis bootable cd which you create from withing the tools of the Acronis installation. Either way it will recover your full system drive at a stroke in about 20 minutes. On the MS front - I have been of the opinion for many years that the operating system should be just that and utility programs such as backups should be separate. Microsoft and Acronis each have years of experience in their respective areas and they should each focus on them.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
I recovered with Acronis 3 different times in less than 20 min. I booted from CD even though the system was bootable. Booting from the CD Windows and any AV or security software are not running to cause problems. The rescue CD runs from a Linux app that's the way I make my images also. Acronis lets you find single files with Windows Explorer and copy without doing the whole restore. I also partitioned my HD with the system on one and data on the second. Then you can do separate images for each.
Joe
Joe
Joe
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Hi

You make a bootable restore disk in Acronis and then you boot from it and restore your computer from the backup file.

You don't have to boot into Windows to use it, if that's what you are asking.

If your computer won't boot it will restore your drive back to that way it was when you backed it up.

You don't have to install Windows first.

Mike
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.