How do you restore if your hard drive crashes?

[Guest Chris23]

I use Acronis True Image to back up my entire HD. I back up all files

to create a system disk image. Now - what if I have this image on a

separate USB backupdrive. Next thing is the hard drive on the XP

computer irrevocably fails. Then I get a new blank formatted HD

installed. What do I do at that point to get it all back on the new

computer drive? Don't I need the setup files that were on the

original failed drive, and the acronis program, to bring it all back?

This is called disaster recovery? Not restoring.

 

Thanks.

[Guest David B.]

Re: How do you restore if your hard drive crashes?

 

You create the bootable CD from within Acronis and boot from that with your

USB drive plugged in.

 

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"Chris23" <chris@howeproductions.com> wrote in message

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>I use Acronis True Image to back up my entire HD. I back up all files

> to create a system disk image. Now - what if I have this image on a

> separate USB backupdrive. Next thing is the hard drive on the XP

> computer irrevocably fails. Then I get a new blank formatted HD

> installed. What do I do at that point to get it all back on the new

> computer drive? Don't I need the setup files that were on the

> original failed drive, and the acronis program, to bring it all back?

> This is called disaster recovery? Not restoring.

>

> Thanks.

[Guest David B.]

Re: How do you restore if your hard drive crashes?

 

By the way, all this is covered in the Acronis help files.

 

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"Chris23" <chris@howeproductions.com> wrote in message

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>I use Acronis True Image to back up my entire HD. I back up all files

> to create a system disk image. Now - what if I have this image on a

> separate USB backupdrive. Next thing is the hard drive on the XP

> computer irrevocably fails. Then I get a new blank formatted HD

> installed. What do I do at that point to get it all back on the new

> computer drive? Don't I need the setup files that were on the

> original failed drive, and the acronis program, to bring it all back?

> This is called disaster recovery? Not restoring.

>

> Thanks.

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: How do you restore if your hard drive crashes?

 

"Chris23" <chris@howeproductions.com> wrote in message

news:bb63a752-22b1-487e-9016-6fbee4cf11ef@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>I use Acronis True Image to back up my entire HD. I back up all files

> to create a system disk image. Now - what if I have this image on a

> separate USB backupdrive. Next thing is the hard drive on the XP

> computer irrevocably fails. Then I get a new blank formatted HD

> installed. What do I do at that point to get it all back on the new

> computer drive? Don't I need the setup files that were on the

> original failed drive, and the acronis program, to bring it all back?

 

Nope. You do not need the original setup files as you to with ntbackup.

You need the Acronis boot CD or another host system with TI installed, your

backup image, and the new drive.

> This is called disaster recovery? Not restoring.

>

> Thanks.

 

Either you had made and now use the boot CD that Acronis helps you make,

which will walk you through restoring the image to the new drive, or you

attach the new drive to another system with TI installed (even the trial

version) and restore the image that way.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Anna]

Re: How do you restore if your hard drive crashes?

 

> "Chris23" <chris@howeproductions.com> wrote in message

> news:bb63a752-22b1-487e-9016-6fbee4cf11ef@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>>I use Acronis True Image to back up my entire HD. I back up all files

>> to create a system disk image. Now - what if I have this image on a

>> separate USB backupdrive. Next thing is the hard drive on the XP

>> computer irrevocably fails. Then I get a new blank formatted HD

>> installed. What do I do at that point to get it all back on the new

>> computer drive? Don't I need the setup files that were on the

>> original failed drive, and the acronis program, to bring it all back?

 

 

"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message

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> Nope. You do not need the original setup files as you to with ntbackup.

> You need the Acronis boot CD or another host system with TI installed,

> your backup image, and the new drive.

>

>> This is called disaster recovery? Not restoring.

>>

>> Thanks.

>

> Either you had made and now use the boot CD that Acronis helps you make,

> which will walk you through restoring the image to the new drive, or you

> attach the new drive to another system with TI installed (even the trial

> version) and restore the image that way.

>

> HTH

> -pk

 

 

Chris:

In addition to the info provided you by Patrick and other responders to your

query, here's some add'l info on the Acronis True Image disk-image

restoration process that I hope will be of some value to you. We prepared

these instructions as part of a larger package of info on using the Acronis

True Image program versions 9 & 10. While I assume the basic instructions

are the same (or substantially the same) for the latest ATI v 11 program I'm

not absolutely certain of that since I've worked with v11 only in a cursory

fashion. So if there are any errors, omissions, etc. in the following I

trust anyone who has worked with ATI v11 and comes upon this thread will

post any corrections, additions, etc.

 

Recovery Process (Disk images): We'll assume the recovery will be to either

a non-defective HDD that has become unbootable for one reason or another, or

to a new HDD. The HDD to be restored need not be partitioned/formatted since

the recovery process will take care of that function.

 

Note that in most cases you will be using the Acronis "Bootable Rescue

"Media" (CD) that you created when you originally installed the Acronis

program. If you didn't create that bootable CD at that time, you can create

it now from the Acronis program (assuming You can access the program at this

time) by clicking on the "Create Bootable Rescue Media" icon on the opening

Acronis screen and simply going through the screens to create the bootable

CD.

 

Note: If the recovery will be made to a HDD that is still bootable and

you're able to access the Acronis program on that drive, then you can

undertake the recovery process without the need for using the "bootable

rescue" CD.

 

1. With both the drive containing the backup disk images and the drive you

want to restore connected and with the bootable rescue CD inserted, boot up.

 

2. At the opening screen, click on "Acronis True Image Home (Full Version)".

 

3. The program will open after some moments. On the "Pick a Task" screen

that opens, click on "Recovery".

 

4. The "Welcome to the Restore Data Wizard!" screen opens. Click on Next.

 

5. The "Archive Selection" screen opens. Navigate to the drive containing

the backup archive file(s) and select the last incremental backup file or

the original full backup file if no incremental backup files were

subsequently created. Ensure that the correct drive letter and filename are

entered in the "File name:" text box. Click Next.

 

6. In the Acronis version 9 program, the "Archive Date Selection" screen

opens. Select (highlight) the last incremental backup file from the listing

and click Next. This screen does not appear in version 10.

 

7. The "Restoration Type Selection" screen opens. Select the option,

"Restore disks or partitions" and click Next.

 

8. The "Partition or Disk to Restore" will open. Click on "Disk 1" and click

Next.

 

9. After some moments the "Restored Hard Disk Drive Location" screen opens.

Select (highlight) the HDD to be restored and click Next.

 

10. On the next screen select the "Yes" option to delete all current

partitions on the destination HDD. Click Next.

 

11. On the next screen select the "No" option and click Next.

 

12. On the next screen you have the option to validate the backup archive

before restoration. Click Next.

 

13. The final screen before the restoration operation begins will open.

Confirm that the information as shown is correct. Click Proceed.

 

14. Click OK when following completion of the recovery operation a message

appears indicating a successful recovery operation.

 

15. Remove the Acronis bootable rescue CD and close the Acronis program. The

system will reboot. A Windows "Found New Hardware" message followed by the

"System Settings Change" message box may appear on the Desktop. If they do,

click Yes for a reboot.

Anna

[Guest Chris23]

Re: How do you restore if your hard drive crashes?

 

On Jul 21, 10:04 pm, "Anna" <myn...@myisp.net> wrote:

> > "Chris23" <ch...@howeproductions.com> wrote in message

> >news:bb63a752-22b1-487e-9016-6fbee4cf11ef@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com....

> >>I use Acronis True Image to back up my entire HD.  I back up all files

> >> to create a system disk image.  Now - what if I have this image on a

> >> separate USB backupdrive.  Next thing is the hard drive on the XP

> >> computer irrevocably fails.  Then I get a new blank formatted HD

> >> installed.  What do I do at that point to get it all back on the new

> >> computer drive?  Don't I need the setup files that were on the

> >> original failed drive, and the acronis program, to bring it all back?

> "Patrick Keenan" <t...@dev.null> wrote in message

>

> news:uLvsyr46IHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>

> > Nope.    You do not need the original setup files as you to with ntbackup.

> > You need the Acronis boot CD or another host system with TI installed,

> > your backup image, and the new drive.

>

> >> This is called disaster recovery?  Not restoring.

>

> >> Thanks.

>

> > Either you had made and now use the boot CD that Acronis helps you make,

> > which will walk you through restoring the image to the new drive, or you

> > attach the new drive to another system with TI installed (even the trial

> > version) and restore the image that way.

>

> > HTH

> > -pk

>

> Chris:

> In addition to the info provided you by Patrick and other responders to your

> query, here's some add'l info on the Acronis True Image disk-image

> restoration process that I hope will be of some value to you. We prepared

> these instructions as part of a larger package of info on using the Acronis

> True Image program versions 9 & 10. While I assume the basic instructions

> are the same (or substantially the same) for the latest ATI v 11 program I'm

> not absolutely certain of that since I've worked with v11 only in a cursory

> fashion. So if there are any errors, omissions, etc. in the following I

> trust anyone who has worked with ATI v11 and comes upon this thread will

> post any corrections, additions, etc.

>

> Recovery Process (Disk images): We'll assume the recovery will be to either

> a non-defective HDD that has become unbootable for one reason or another, or

> to a new HDD. The HDD to be restored need not be partitioned/formatted since

> the recovery process will take care of that function.

>

> Note that in most cases you will be using the Acronis "Bootable Rescue

> "Media" (CD) that you created when you originally installed the Acronis

> program. If you didn't create that bootable CD at that time, you can create

> it now from the Acronis program (assuming You can access the program at this

> time) by clicking on the "Create Bootable Rescue Media" icon on the opening

> Acronis screen and simply going through the screens to create the bootable

> CD.

>

> Note: If the recovery will be made to a HDD that is still bootable and

> you're able to access the Acronis program on that drive, then you can

> undertake the recovery process without the need for using the "bootable

> rescue" CD.

>

> 1. With both the drive containing the backup disk images and the drive you

> want to restore connected and with the bootable rescue CD inserted, boot up.

>

> 2. At the opening screen, click on "Acronis True Image Home (Full Version)".

>

> 3. The program will open after some moments. On the "Pick a Task" screen

> that opens, click on "Recovery".

>

> 4. The "Welcome to the Restore Data Wizard!" screen opens. Click on Next.

>

> 5. The "Archive Selection" screen opens. Navigate to the drive containing

> the backup archive file(s) and select the last incremental backup file or

> the original full backup file if no incremental backup files were

> subsequently created. Ensure that the correct drive letter and filename are

> entered in the "File name:" text box. Click Next.

>

> 6. In the Acronis version 9 program, the "Archive Date Selection" screen

> opens. Select (highlight) the last incremental backup file from the listing

> and click Next. This screen does not appear in version 10.

>

> 7. The "Restoration Type Selection" screen opens. Select the option,

> "Restore disks or partitions" and click Next.

>

> 8. The "Partition or Disk to Restore" will open. Click on "Disk 1" and click

> Next.

>

> 9. After some moments the "Restored Hard Disk Drive Location" screen opens.

> Select (highlight) the HDD to be restored and click Next.

>

> 10. On the next screen select the "Yes" option to delete all current

> partitions on the destination HDD. Click Next.

>

> 11. On the next screen select the "No" option and click Next.

>

> 12. On the next screen you have the option to validate the backup archive

> before restoration. Click Next.

>

> 13. The final screen before the restoration operation begins will open.

> Confirm that the information as shown is correct. Click Proceed.

>

> 14. Click OK when following completion of the recovery operation a message

> appears indicating a successful recovery operation.

>

> 15. Remove the Acronis bootable rescue CD and close the Acronis program. The

> system will reboot. A Windows "Found New Hardware" message followed by the

> "System Settings Change" message box may appear on the Desktop. If they do,

> click Yes for a reboot.

> Anna

 

This a all great info. I'm going to remake that boot disk.

 

CH