Guest Neil Jones Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the oldest being the most reliable backup. How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk space? Thank you in advance for any help. NJ Quote
Guest Andre Da Costa Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 That's the default behavior, unless you choose to changes your computer name every time you do a Complete PC Backup, you would be able to have multiple Complete PC Backups of your computer. -- Best regards, Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...<span style="color:blue"> > I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system > about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I > would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the > oldest being the most reliable backup. > > How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk > space? > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > NJ </span> Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...<span style="color:blue"> >I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system > about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I > would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the > oldest being the most reliable backup. > > How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk > space?</span> You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk space. Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at all times. Quote
Guest Neil Jones Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 FromTheRafters wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...<span style="color:green"> >> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system >> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I >> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the >> oldest being the most reliable backup. >> >> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk >> space?</span> > > You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk space. > > Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at all > times. > > </span> How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the backups during the disk cleanup process. Thank you again. NJ Quote
Guest Richie Hardwick Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I >do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. > >PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the >backups during the disk cleanup process.</span> If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it. Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one. If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly. Richie Hardwick Quote
Guest Andre Da Costa Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Vista's Complete PC Backup automatically does the removal of the oldest backups. -- Best regards, Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ZO3Vk.21884$9Z6.13701@newsfe01.iad...<span style="color:blue"> > FromTheRafters wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in >> message >> news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...<span style="color:darkred"> >>> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system >>> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I >>> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the >>> oldest being the most reliable backup. >>> >>> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk >>> space?</span> >> >> You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk >> space. >> >> Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at all >> times. >> >></span> > > How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I > do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. > > PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the > backups during the disk cleanup process. > > Thank you again. > > NJ </span> Quote
Guest Neil Jones Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Richie Hardwick wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote: > > <span style="color:green"> >> How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I >> do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. >> >> PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the >> backups during the disk cleanup process.</span> > > If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it. > > Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the > oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one. > > If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly. > </span> The Vista backup software seems to be ok. What other backup software is there to create a complete backup of the system? NJ Quote
Guest Neil Jones Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Andre Da Costa wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Vista's Complete PC Backup automatically does the removal of the oldest > backups.</span> Thank you for clarifying this. It makes sense now, why I could only see one image when I was trying to restore the system. NJ Quote
Guest Leythos Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 In article <GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad>, castellan2004- nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com says...<span style="color:blue"> > I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system > about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I > would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the > oldest being the most reliable backup. > > How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk > space? > > Thank you in advance for any help.</span> Create 3 separate backup jobs, each one should be set to OVERWRITE the file name it creates. So, BU Job 1 writes to MONDAY.BKF BU Job 2 writes to WEDNESDAY.BKF BU Job 3 writes to FRIDAY.BKF Since you set the jobs to overwrite, they will only maintain 3 jobs. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address) Quote
Guest Richie Hardwick Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >Richie Hardwick wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> <span style="color:darkred"> >>> How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I >>> do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. >>> >>> PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the >>> backups during the disk cleanup process.</span> >> >> If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it. >> >> Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the >> oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one. >> >> If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly. >> </span> > >The Vista backup software seems to be ok. What other backup software is >there to create a complete backup of the system?</span> Acronis True Image is the most mentioned product. I've used it for years, now. Richie Hardwick Quote
Guest Box750 Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Neil Jones explained on 20/11/2008 :<span style="color:blue"> > Richie Hardwick wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> <span style="color:darkred"> >>> How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I >>> do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. >>> >>> PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the >>> backups during the disk cleanup process.</span> >> >> If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it. >> >> Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the >> oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one. >> >> If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly. >> </span> > > The Vista backup software seems to be ok. What other backup software is > there to create a complete backup of the system? > > NJ</span> Drive Backup 9.0 Express http://www.paragon-software.com/home/db-express/ Comodo Backup http://backup.comodo.com Both free and working with Vista; I use the first one and works well on Vista 64 bit -- Privacylover: http://www.privacylover.com Quote
Guest Neil Jones Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Leythos wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > In article <GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad>, castellan2004- > nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com says...<span style="color:green"> >> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system >> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I >> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the >> oldest being the most reliable backup. >> >> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk >> space? >> >> Thank you in advance for any help.</span> > > Create 3 separate backup jobs, each one should be set to OVERWRITE the > file name it creates. > > So, > > BU Job 1 writes to MONDAY.BKF > BU Job 2 writes to WEDNESDAY.BKF > BU Job 3 writes to FRIDAY.BKF > > Since you set the jobs to overwrite, they will only maintain 3 jobs. > </span> How do you create these backup jobs in Vista? Please excuse my ignorance. NJ Quote
Guest Leythos Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 In article <22bVk.22580$VN1.22566@newsfe02.iad>, castellan2004- nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com says...<span style="color:blue"> > Leythos wrote:<span style="color:green"> > > In article <GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad>, castellan2004- > > nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com says...<span style="color:darkred"> > >> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system > >> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I > >> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the > >> oldest being the most reliable backup. > >> > >> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk > >> space? > >> > >> Thank you in advance for any help.</span> > > > > Create 3 separate backup jobs, each one should be set to OVERWRITE the > > file name it creates. > > > > So, > > > > BU Job 1 writes to MONDAY.BKF > > BU Job 2 writes to WEDNESDAY.BKF > > BU Job 3 writes to FRIDAY.BKF > > > > Since you set the jobs to overwrite, they will only maintain 3 jobs. > > </span> > > How do you create these backup jobs in Vista? Please excuse my ignorance.</span> Don't know, don't use Vista. You should have specified that you were using Vista Backup in your original post. Here is a link that explains some about Vista backup http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc137798.aspx -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address) Quote
Guest Andre Da Costa Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Change the machine name to have multiple Complete PC Backups. Complete PC Backups saves its .VHD files based on the machine name. So say your PC is named Dell8300-Vista Everytime you decide to do a Complete PC Backup you could change the name of the machine to: Dell8300-Vista1 Dell8300-Vista2 Dell8300-Vista3 Dell8300-Vista4 You can change the Machine name by click start > System > Advanced system settings > Computer Name (tab) > click 'Change' give the machine a new name, and restart the system. -- Best regards, Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:22bVk.22580$VN1.22566@newsfe02.iad...<span style="color:blue"> > Leythos wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> In article <GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad>, castellan2004- >> nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com says...<span style="color:darkred"> >>> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system >>> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I >>> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the >>> oldest being the most reliable backup. >>> >>> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk >>> space? >>> >>> Thank you in advance for any help.</span> >> >> Create 3 separate backup jobs, each one should be set to OVERWRITE the >> file name it creates. >> >> So, >> >> BU Job 1 writes to MONDAY.BKF >> BU Job 2 writes to WEDNESDAY.BKF >> BU Job 3 writes to FRIDAY.BKF >> >> Since you set the jobs to overwrite, they will only maintain 3 jobs. >></span> > > How do you create these backup jobs in Vista? Please excuse my ignorance. > > NJ </span> Quote
Guest Mark H Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Careful now... Leythos clearly stated he does not use Vista. Vista backup options are different depending on what version of Vista you are running. For instance, all versions provide the ability to backup files, but only Ultimate, Business and Enterprise provide Complete PC Backup and Shadow Copy restoration. I state "restoration" because all versions make Shadow Copies, but you cannot access them from some versions. Vista does not allow you to easily make more than one full backup on the same storage medium for the same computer. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-v...res/backup.aspx It is these two quirks that drive most users to buy a third party program for backups. "Leythos" <spam999free@rrohio.com> wrote in message news:MPG.238f122929c0f641989701@us.news.astraweb.com...<span style="color:blue"> > In article <22bVk.22580$VN1.22566@newsfe02.iad>, castellan2004- > nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com says...<span style="color:green"> > > Leythos wrote:<span style="color:darkred"> > > > In article <GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad>, castellan2004- > > > nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com says... > > >> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my</span></span></span> system<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred"> > > >> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I > > >> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the > > >> oldest being the most reliable backup. > > >> > > >> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional</span></span></span> disk<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred"> > > >> space? > > >> > > >> Thank you in advance for any help. > > > > > > Create 3 separate backup jobs, each one should be set to OVERWRITE the > > > file name it creates. > > > > > > So, > > > > > > BU Job 1 writes to MONDAY.BKF > > > BU Job 2 writes to WEDNESDAY.BKF > > > BU Job 3 writes to FRIDAY.BKF > > > > > > Since you set the jobs to overwrite, they will only maintain 3 jobs. > > ></span> > > > > How do you create these backup jobs in Vista? Please excuse my</span></span> ignorance.<span style="color:blue"> > > Don't know, don't use Vista. You should have specified that you were > using Vista Backup in your original post. > > Here is a link that explains some about Vista backup > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc137798.aspx > > > > -- > - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. > - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a > drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" > spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)</span> Quote
Guest Paul Shapiro Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 Vista's Complete PC Backup does not create each backup as an independent file. When you run the first Complete Backup, it copies everything. Next time you run, it only copies changed disk blocks. So the integrity of the 2nd backup depends on the existence of the first backup. It continues that way until it starts to run out of room. At any time you can restore to any of your backed-up versions, since the older, now superseded blocks, stay on the backup disk when the replacement blocks are added in a newer backup. At some point it starts to run out of space. At that time it will remove the blocks from the oldest backup that were superceded by the 2nd-oldest backup. Any blocks from that oldest backup that are still current will remain, since they are logically still part of the current backup. Bottom line is that Vista has to control the backup storage because it's more complicated than traditional backups. The benefit of the complexity is a) faster backups because only the new blocks have to be copied to backup style_emoticons/ reduced storage because blocks are only copied when they actually change. "Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:0E43A076-50E0-409E-8BB3-44D53BDEA80C@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Vista's Complete PC Backup automatically does the removal of the oldest > backups. > -- > Best regards, > Andre Da Costa > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com > > "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:ZO3Vk.21884$9Z6.13701@newsfe01.iad...<span style="color:green"> >> FromTheRafters wrote:<span style="color:darkred"> >>> "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in >>> message >>> news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad... >>>> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my >>>> system >>>> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I >>>> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the >>>> oldest being the most reliable backup. >>>> >>>> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk >>>> space? >>> >>> You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk >>> space. >>> >>> Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at >>> all >>> times. >>> >>></span> >> >> How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I >> do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. >> >> PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the >> backups during the disk cleanup process. >> >> Thank you again. >> >> NJ</span> > </span> Quote
Guest Ari Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:19:25 -0500, Neil Jones wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I > do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted.</span> Cobian Backup Freeware -- Meet Ari! http://preview.tinyurl.com/3wh3hh Quote
Guest C and A Bredt Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...<span style="color:blue"> >I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system > about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I > would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the > oldest being the most reliable backup. > > How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk > space? > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > NJ</span> I saw your post and I want to backup my system. I already do data files to an External hard drive. Do you backup the Operating system too? If so what program or procedure do you use? Thanks, CB Quote
Guest MP Descartes Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 "C and A Bredt" <abredt_at-delete-this@socal.rr.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >"Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message >news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...<span style="color:green"> >>I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system >> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I >> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the >> oldest being the most reliable backup. >> >> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk >> space? >> >> Thank you in advance for any help. >> >> NJ</span> > >I saw your post and I want to backup my system. I already do data files to >an External hard drive. Do you backup the Operating system too? If so what >program or procedure do you use? > >Thanks, CB </span> Read the entire thread and you will find what you want. Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 "C and A Bredt" <abredt_at-delete-this@socal.rr.com> wrote in message news:e%23E9wcBUJHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...<span style="color:green"> >>I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system >> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I >> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the >> oldest being the most reliable backup. >> >> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk >> space? >> >> Thank you in advance for any help. >> >> NJ</span> > > I saw your post and I want to backup my system. I already do data files to > an External hard drive.</span> Usually the backup program for Vista will back up almost everything the first time, and then things that changed thereafter. Known as a full backup followed by incremental backups. <span style="color:blue"> > Do you backup the Operating system too?</span> The poster you quoted is quoted as saying: "I did a complete backup of my system about 3 times now." ....to me that means 3 "complete" backups - so I assumed (wrongly) that the Vista backup scenario wasn't used. Apparently it was what he was using and as such every new "full" backup had overwritten the previous one. <span style="color:blue"> > If so what program or procedure do you use?</span> Some of my old harddrives have been placed into USB enclosures for use as external harddrives. The fact that at least one of them is a "Seagate" or "Maxtor" drive makes it so that I can use the free "MaxBlast" (by Acronis) for making disk "images" for use as backups. These "images" are compressed copies of the entire disk's data. ....now that's what I call a "complete" backup. I also use the full followed by incremental backup strategy that came with my XP and Vista OSes. Quote
Guest Al D Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 Before I started running Windows Home Server, I would do backups like this, First sunday of the month I would do a full backup (I used Norton Ghost) to external Drive, then every sunday there after I would just do incremental backups. If you want to keep the backup process to a max of say 3 you can use the Grandfather method I used for years, do a full backup, label this backup father, next time you backup again do a full backup on new media, label this one father and relabel the first set grandfather, so you have son (on your computer right now) father your latest backup, and grandfather your previous backup. That works perfectly if you are using external media like DVD-RW's, if you are using an external drive just put a date on the image and delete the oldest when you have 2 images saved. My personal belief is if you have an old computer P3 and up with little RAM, but have some huge HD's, buy Windows Home Server, and let it handle your backups for every computer you own. Right now my Server with 1 TB of storage backs up 6 computers nightly. My daughter has a nasty habit of downloading trojan horses and spyware, and when this happens, I just put the boot disk in, boot up and restore to the previous nights backup. Takes all of about 1/2 hour to an hour to do. The way I see it, for the price you are going to pay for decent software to back up your system, and the storage to store the backups spend the couple hundred more get the server software and let it handle all backups.. If buying the Server software is not what you want I am sure the various Linux softwares will eventually have a Home server type setup that does what Microsoft's does, if they already don't have it. "FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message news:%23MVUa9BUJHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > > "C and A Bredt" <abredt_at-delete-this@socal.rr.com> wrote in message > news:e%23E9wcBUJHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in >> message news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...<span style="color:darkred"> >>>I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system >>> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I >>> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the >>> oldest being the most reliable backup. >>> >>> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk >>> space? >>> >>> Thank you in advance for any help. >>> >>> NJ</span> >> >> I saw your post and I want to backup my system. I already do data files >> to an External hard drive.</span> > > Usually the backup program for Vista will back up almost everything the > first time, and then things that changed thereafter. Known as a full > backup > followed by incremental backups. ><span style="color:green"> >> Do you backup the Operating system too?</span> > > The poster you quoted is quoted as saying: > > "I did a complete backup of my system about 3 times now." > > ...to me that means 3 "complete" backups - so I assumed (wrongly) that > the Vista backup scenario wasn't used. Apparently it was what he was > using and as such every new "full" backup had overwritten the previous > one. ><span style="color:green"> >> If so what program or procedure do you use?</span> > > Some of my old harddrives have been placed into USB enclosures for use > as external harddrives. The fact that at least one of them is a "Seagate" > or > "Maxtor" drive makes it so that I can use the free "MaxBlast" (by Acronis) > for making disk "images" for use as backups. > > These "images" are compressed copies of the entire disk's data. > > ...now that's what I call a "complete" backup. > > I also use the full followed by incremental backup strategy that came with > my XP and Vista OSes. > </span> Quote
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