Guest Jack Gillis Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 I used True Image to back up my Win XP 12G NTFS System Partition to separate internal HD formatted NTFS. The resulting image is 5,113,960KB. I then did the same thing to a FAT32 USB external drive and got two files -- one 4,194,304KB and the other 820,934KB for a total of 5,015,238KB. That surprised me. I kind of expected the sum of the two FAT32 to be a slight bit larger than the single NTFS file because of the information needed by True Image to connect the two files. No big deal. I just wonder if someone would explain why this happens. Thank you.
Guest R. McCarty Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Acronis True Image Oddity True Image "Spans" or breaks apart Image modules (.tib) at a fixed size so they'll fit onto external media ( CD/DVD-R ). The end result size of the Images depends on the Compression level selected and what type of data is on the volume being imaged. Certain types of data will not compress as well as others. My Windows XP drive (8.1 Gigabytes) will image to a single 4.1 Gigabyte Tib. Using the same compression my dedicated Music volume ( 9.2 Gigabytes) will result in two Tib modules each around 4.5 Gigabytes. ( Far less of a compressed result ). "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message news:OWnjxbS%23HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I used True Image to back up my Win XP 12G NTFS System Partition to >separate > internal HD formatted NTFS. The resulting image is 5,113,960KB. I then > did > the same thing to a FAT32 USB external drive and got two files -- one > 4,194,304KB and the other 820,934KB for a total of 5,015,238KB. That > surprised me. I kind of expected the sum of the two FAT32 to be a slight > bit larger than the single NTFS file because of the information needed by > True Image to connect the two files. > > No big deal. I just wonder if someone would explain why this happens. > > Thank you. >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Acronis True Image Oddity "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message news:OWnjxbS%23HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I used True Image to back up my Win XP 12G NTFS System Partition to >separate > internal HD formatted NTFS. The resulting image is 5,113,960KB. I then > did > the same thing to a FAT32 USB external drive and got two files -- one > 4,194,304KB and the other 820,934KB for a total of 5,015,238KB. That > surprised me. I kind of expected the sum of the two FAT32 to be a slight > bit larger than the single NTFS file because of the information needed by > True Image to connect the two files. > > No big deal. I just wonder if someone would explain why this happens. > > Thank you. > Since this is a Windows XP forum, you would be better off posting your question in an Acronis forum. This is where you're likely to find the TrueImage experts.
Guest Jack Gillis Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Acronis True Image Oddity "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:e4rkvoS%23HHA.1900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > True Image "Spans" or breaks apart Image modules (.tib) at a fixed > size so they'll fit onto external media ( CD/DVD-R ). The end result > size of the Images depends on the Compression level selected and > what type of data is on the volume being imaged. Certain types of > data will not compress as well as others. My Windows XP drive > (8.1 Gigabytes) will image to a single 4.1 Gigabyte Tib. Using the > same compression my dedicated Music volume ( 9.2 Gigabytes) will > result in two Tib modules each around 4.5 Gigabytes. ( Far less of a > compressed result ). > > "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message > news:OWnjxbS%23HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>I used True Image to back up my Win XP 12G NTFS System Partition to >>separate >> internal HD formatted NTFS. The resulting image is 5,113,960KB. I then >> did >> the same thing to a FAT32 USB external drive and got two files -- one >> 4,194,304KB and the other 820,934KB for a total of 5,015,238KB. That >> surprised me. I kind of expected the sum of the two FAT32 to be a slight >> bit larger than the single NTFS file because of the information needed by >> True Image to connect the two files. >> >> No big deal. I just wonder if someone would explain why this happens. >> >> Thank you. >> > > Thank you. Yes, I was aware of what you said. My problem was with the total of the spanned/split images on the FAT32 drive being LESS than the unspanned/unsplit image on the NTFS drive when I thought the total might be a little more. The same compression level was used for both and one immediately followed the other in time. Thanks again.
Guest Jack Gillis Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Acronis True Image Oddity "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:e7w65oS%23HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message > news:OWnjxbS%23HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>I used True Image to back up my Win XP 12G NTFS System Partition to >>separate >> internal HD formatted NTFS. The resulting image is 5,113,960KB. I then >> did >> the same thing to a FAT32 USB external drive and got two files -- one >> 4,194,304KB and the other 820,934KB for a total of 5,015,238KB. That >> surprised me. I kind of expected the sum of the two FAT32 to be a slight >> bit larger than the single NTFS file because of the information needed by >> True Image to connect the two files. >> >> No big deal. I just wonder if someone would explain why this happens. >> >> Thank you. >> > > Since this is a Windows XP forum, you would be better off posting > your question in an Acronis forum. This is where you're likely to > find the TrueImage experts. > Thank you. I have been unable to find a forum devoted to True Image on my ISP's news server. If you know of one, would you please tell me the name of it and I will ask my ISP to get. They have been very happy to do that in the past. Thanks again.
Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Acronis True Image Oddity The Acronics forums are not NNTP, they are web based: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65 "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message news:Ox9j6vT%23HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... | | "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message | news:e7w65oS%23HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... | > | > "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message | > news:OWnjxbS%23HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... | >>I used True Image to back up my Win XP 12G NTFS System Partition to | >>separate | >> internal HD formatted NTFS. The resulting image is 5,113,960KB. I then | >> did | >> the same thing to a FAT32 USB external drive and got two files -- one | >> 4,194,304KB and the other 820,934KB for a total of 5,015,238KB. That | >> surprised me. I kind of expected the sum of the two FAT32 to be a slight | >> bit larger than the single NTFS file because of the information needed by | >> True Image to connect the two files. | >> | >> No big deal. I just wonder if someone would explain why this happens. | >> | >> Thank you. | >> | > | > Since this is a Windows XP forum, you would be better off posting | > your question in an Acronis forum. This is where you're likely to | > find the TrueImage experts. | > | | Thank you. I have been unable to find a forum devoted to True Image on my | ISP's news server. If you know of one, would you please tell me the name of | it and I will ask my ISP to get. They have been very happy to do that in | the past. | | Thanks again. | |
Guest peter Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Acronis True Image Oddity http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65 peter "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message news:Ox9j6vT%23HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message > news:e7w65oS%23HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message >> news:OWnjxbS%23HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>I used True Image to back up my Win XP 12G NTFS System Partition to >>>separate >>> internal HD formatted NTFS. The resulting image is 5,113,960KB. I then >>> did >>> the same thing to a FAT32 USB external drive and got two files -- one >>> 4,194,304KB and the other 820,934KB for a total of 5,015,238KB. That >>> surprised me. I kind of expected the sum of the two FAT32 to be a >>> slight >>> bit larger than the single NTFS file because of the information needed >>> by >>> True Image to connect the two files. >>> >>> No big deal. I just wonder if someone would explain why this happens. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >> >> Since this is a Windows XP forum, you would be better off posting >> your question in an Acronis forum. This is where you're likely to >> find the TrueImage experts. >> > > Thank you. I have been unable to find a forum devoted to True Image on my > ISP's news server. If you know of one, would you please tell me the name > of it and I will ask my ISP to get. They have been very happy to do that > in the past. > > Thanks again. >
Guest Jack Gillis Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Acronis True Image Oddity "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in message news:u%23PQZ4T%23HHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > The Acronics forums are not NNTP, they are web based: > http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65 > Thanks. That does make a difference.
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