What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

[Guest lisen]

I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but sometimes

I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the partitions. Now I

placed the images on one dynamic hard disk. Acronis told me that I could not

recover these images unless I use the rescue bootable media.

 

and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic hard

disk?

[Guest Juli]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

When you say 'dynamic hard disk' do you mean external hard disk (connected

via USB or 1394 etc), or a Windows dynamic disk partition?

 

"lisen" <null> wrote in message

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>I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

>sometimes I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the

>partitions. Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk. Acronis told

>me that I could not recover these images unless I use the rescue bootable

>media.

>

> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

> hard disk?

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

lisen wrote:

> I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

> sometimes

> I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the partitions.

 

You need to find out why.

> Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk.

 

WHY would you do that? Isn't that a LOT less reliable?

> Acronis told me that I could not

> recover these images unless I use the rescue bootable media.

>

> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

> hard

> disk?

 

I think you're asking for trouble (using any dynamic disk). (I'm assuming

here you are NOT talking about something like an external USB drive, but

really mean "dynamic").

[Guest Juli]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

If you do mean dymanic disk, it cannot be accessed if your XP (must be pro

version) is corrupted. So you'd better put your image on a basic disk.

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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> lisen wrote:

>> I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

>> sometimes

>> I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the partitions.

>

> You need to find out why.

>

>> Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk.

>

> WHY would you do that? Isn't that a LOT less reliable?

>

>> Acronis told me that I could not

>> recover these images unless I use the rescue bootable media.

>>

>> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

>> hard

>> disk?

>

> I think you're asking for trouble (using any dynamic disk). (I'm

> assuming here you are NOT talking about something like an external USB

> drive, but really mean "dynamic").

>

[Guest lisen]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

yes. what I meant is external hard disk.

But the Acronis told me that I could use rescue media to get access to the

image.

 

"Juli" <J@S.no> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:e8RXbST2IHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> When you say 'dynamic hard disk' do you mean external hard disk (connected

> via USB or 1394 etc), or a Windows dynamic disk partition?

>

> "lisen" <null> wrote in message

> news:eknN3CT2IHA.5728@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

>>sometimes I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the

>>partitions. Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk. Acronis told

>>me that I could not recover these images unless I use the rescue bootable

>>media.

>>

>> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

>> hard disk?

>>

>

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

I use Acronis TI all the time with a USB external hard drive, and without

problems. Your biggest problem is figuring out WHY your previous images

were corrupt. If they were corrupt on that hard drive, what make you think

it's going to be any different with an external drive, UNLESS your HD is

failing??? Makes no sense.

 

lisen wrote:

> yes. what I meant is external hard disk.

> But the Acronis told me that I could use rescue media to get access to the

> image.

>

> "Juli" <J@S.no> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:e8RXbST2IHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> When you say 'dynamic hard disk' do you mean external hard disk

>> (connected

>> via USB or 1394 etc), or a Windows dynamic disk partition?

>>

>> "lisen" <null> wrote in message

>> news:eknN3CT2IHA.5728@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

>>> sometimes I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the

>>> partitions. Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk. Acronis

>>> told

>>> me that I could not recover these images unless I use the rescue

>>> bootable

>>> media.

>>>

>>> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

>>> hard disk?

[Guest lisen]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

Thanks, Bill.

 

I don't know the exact reason. But I think that could be caused by the

previous disk distribution operation. I used Acronis Disk Suite to resize

some partitions.

 

And, another question is how you recovered the image with ACRONIS TI from

USB external hard disk? Did you use the backed up bootable rescue media to

boot the system first? ACRONIS poped up a window which said that "you should

use rescue media if you want to recover from the image that was stored on

external dynamic hard disk.

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:%23$0dFeZ2IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I use Acronis TI all the time with a USB external hard drive, and without

>problems. Your biggest problem is figuring out WHY your previous images

>were corrupt. If they were corrupt on that hard drive, what make you think

>it's going to be any different with an external drive, UNLESS your HD is

>failing??? Makes no sense.

>

> lisen wrote:

>> yes. what I meant is external hard disk.

>> But the Acronis told me that I could use rescue media to get access to

>> the

>> image.

>>

>> "Juli" <J@S.no> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:e8RXbST2IHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> When you say 'dynamic hard disk' do you mean external hard disk

>>> (connected

>>> via USB or 1394 etc), or a Windows dynamic disk partition?

>>>

>>> "lisen" <null> wrote in message

>>> news:eknN3CT2IHA.5728@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>> I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

>>>> sometimes I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the

>>>> partitions. Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk. Acronis

>>>> told

>>>> me that I could not recover these images unless I use the rescue

>>>> bootable

>>>> media.

>>>>

>>>> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

>>>> hard disk?

>

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

lisen wrote:

> Thanks, Bill.

>

> I don't know the exact reason. But I think that could be caused by the

> previous disk distribution operation. I used Acronis Disk Suite to resize

> some partitions.

>

> And, another question is how you recovered the image with ACRONIS TI from

> USB external hard disk? Did you use the backed up bootable rescue media to

> boot the system first?

 

I've done it both ways: using the boot CD (which works if you can't boot up

into Windows), but more often in Windows (which is a bit easier - I run the

TI restore program (after launching TI), and it will reboot, when required,

and finish up down there (at the pre-windows level).

> ACRONIS poped up a window which said that "you should

> use rescue media if you want to recover from the image that was stored on

> external dynamic hard disk.

>

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net>

> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:%23$0dFeZ2IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> I use Acronis TI all the time with a USB external hard drive, and without

>> problems. Your biggest problem is figuring out WHY your previous images

>> were corrupt. If they were corrupt on that hard drive, what make you

>> think

>> it's going to be any different with an external drive, UNLESS your HD is

>> failing??? Makes no sense.

>>

>> lisen wrote:

>>> yes. what I meant is external hard disk.

>>> But the Acronis told me that I could use rescue media to get access to

>>> the

>>> image.

>>>

>>> "Juli" <J@S.no> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:e8RXbST2IHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> When you say 'dynamic hard disk' do you mean external hard disk

>>>> (connected

>>>> via USB or 1394 etc), or a Windows dynamic disk partition?

>>>>

>>>> "lisen" <null> wrote in message

>>>> news:eknN3CT2IHA.5728@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>> I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

>>>>> sometimes I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the

>>>>> partitions. Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk. Acronis

>>>>> told

>>>>> me that I could not recover these images unless I use the rescue

>>>>> bootable

>>>>> media.

>>>>>

>>>>> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

>>>>> hard disk?

[Guest Juli]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

It doesn't matter where you put the Acronis backup image, as long as it

doesn't get corrupted and you, or Acronis, can access it when it is needed.

Wherever you put it, when you need to recover from it, you need to use

Acronis bootable media to boot up the system if your Windows cannot boot up.

If your Windows can boot up then you can access the image by running Acronis

from within Windows and don't need a rescue media.

I think you need to figure out why your previous images got corrupted,

because the image file gets corrupted, then other files can got corrupted

too.

 

"lisen" <null> wrote in message

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> yes. what I meant is external hard disk.

> But the Acronis told me that I could use rescue media to get access to the

> image.

>

> "Juli" <J@S.no> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:e8RXbST2IHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> When you say 'dynamic hard disk' do you mean external hard disk

>> (connected via USB or 1394 etc), or a Windows dynamic disk partition?

>>

>> "lisen" <null> wrote in message

>> news:eknN3CT2IHA.5728@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

>>>sometimes I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the

>>>partitions. Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk. Acronis

>>>told me that I could not recover these images unless I use the rescue

>>>bootable media.

>>>

>>> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

>>> hard disk?

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest lisen]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

Thanks. Juli

Because I placed that image on a separated partition, there was only that

one file on it. so I didn't know what was wrong. Could the re-size operation

cause that corruption?

 

"Juli" <J@S.no> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:%23P6rzuj2IHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> It doesn't matter where you put the Acronis backup image, as long as it

> doesn't get corrupted and you, or Acronis, can access it when it is

> needed.

> Wherever you put it, when you need to recover from it, you need to use

> Acronis bootable media to boot up the system if your Windows cannot boot

> up. If your Windows can boot up then you can access the image by running

> Acronis from within Windows and don't need a rescue media.

> I think you need to figure out why your previous images got corrupted,

> because the image file gets corrupted, then other files can got corrupted

> too.

>

> "lisen" <null> wrote in message

> news:Ow3P6RZ2IHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> yes. what I meant is external hard disk.

>> But the Acronis told me that I could use rescue media to get access to

>> the image.

>>

>> "Juli" <J@S.no> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:e8RXbST2IHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> When you say 'dynamic hard disk' do you mean external hard disk

>>> (connected via USB or 1394 etc), or a Windows dynamic disk partition?

>>>

>>> "lisen" <null> wrote in message

>>> news:eknN3CT2IHA.5728@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

>>>>sometimes I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the

>>>>partitions. Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk. Acronis

>>>>told me that I could not recover these images unless I use the rescue

>>>>bootable media.

>>>>

>>>> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

>>>> hard disk?

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Juli]

Re: What are the pros and cons for placing image on removable hard disk?

 

It shouldn't but can be possiblely the cause. You can make a test by trying

resizing the partition again. Of course you keep a safe copy first.

"lisen" <null> wrote in message

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> Thanks. Juli

> Because I placed that image on a separated partition, there was only that

> one file on it. so I didn't know what was wrong. Could the re-size

> operation cause that corruption?

>

> "Juli" <J@S.no> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:%23P6rzuj2IHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> It doesn't matter where you put the Acronis backup image, as long as it

>> doesn't get corrupted and you, or Acronis, can access it when it is

>> needed.

>> Wherever you put it, when you need to recover from it, you need to use

>> Acronis bootable media to boot up the system if your Windows cannot boot

>> up. If your Windows can boot up then you can access the image by running

>> Acronis from within Windows and don't need a rescue media.

>> I think you need to figure out why your previous images got corrupted,

>> because the image file gets corrupted, then other files can got corrupted

>> too.

>>

>> "lisen" <null> wrote in message

>> news:Ow3P6RZ2IHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> yes. what I meant is external hard disk.

>>> But the Acronis told me that I could use rescue media to get access to

>>> the image.

>>>

>>> "Juli" <J@S.no> дÈëÏûÏ¢ÐÂÎÅ:e8RXbST2IHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> When you say 'dynamic hard disk' do you mean external hard disk

>>>> (connected via USB or 1394 etc), or a Windows dynamic disk partition?

>>>>

>>>> "lisen" <null> wrote in message

>>>> news:eknN3CT2IHA.5728@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>I use acronis to backup and recover the system and partitions, but

>>>>>sometimes I found that the image has been corrupted in one of the

>>>>>partitions. Now I placed the images on one dynamic hard disk. Acronis

>>>>>told me that I could not recover these images unless I use the rescue

>>>>>bootable media.

>>>>>

>>>>> and What are the pros and cons for placing images of backup on dynamic

>>>>> hard disk?

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

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