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Anyone here use Windows Backup ?
Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 3:33pm

I've been trying unsuccessfully to find out how to restore all of your Backup folders, files, and system files back onto the PC hard drive from an external harddrive.

All I can see is the option to restore the folders one by one.

There's got to be a way of restoring the whole lot.

It looks like I might have to go back to using Macrium Backup or similar.

I had hoped that upgrading from WindowsXP to Windows7 might solve my endless problems with backups ~ but I was wrong.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53201 At my desk.	Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ? Reply #1 - Nov 9^th, 2013 at 11:10am Have you tried software like Beyond Compare and treesizefree?
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Life_goes_on Gold Member Offline Posts: 4772 400kms south of Yobsville, Qld Gender:	Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ? Reply #2 - Nov 9^th, 2013 at 2:54pm If you're doing a full system disk restore then you should do it from System Restore - not from Backup and Restore. You need a proper image backup to restore from - not a selective backup with all the boxes ticked. Only an image backup will allow you to restore a fully functional system.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ? Reply #3 - Nov 9^th, 2013 at 7:06pm I'll be using Macrium Reflect. I've had some success with it before. ****** I checked out 'Beyond Compare' ~ and I have no idea what they were talking about. It's also not free.
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Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ?
Reply #4 - Nov 10^th, 2013 at 2:38pm

I have been using beyond compare for years now and not paid for it. You'll figure it out.

It probably isn't suitable for a system backup, but I prefer it to any windows crap for backing up files and copying, moving or deleting large amounts of data. Used in conjunction with treesizefree it makes a powerful tool. Treesizefree allows you to investigate and prioritise based on disk space usage, and beyond compare allows you to tell which files have been modified since your last backup. It is a bit like manually doing incremental backups.

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Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ?
Reply #5 - Nov 10^th, 2013 at 4:59pm

freediver wrote on Nov 10^th, 2013 at 2:38pm:

I have been using beyond compare for years now and not paid for it. You'll figure it out.

It probably isn't suitable for a system backup, but I prefer it to any windows crap for backing up files and copying, moving or deleting large amounts of data. Used in conjunction with treesizefree it makes a powerful tool. Treesizefree allows you to investigate and prioritise based on disk space usage, and beyond compare allows you to tell which files have been modified since your last backup. It is a bit like manually doing incremental backups.

It's got to be simple, basic, and on auto-pilot for me. And no words of more than two syllables in the HELP folder otherwise I get a migraine.

I have an irrational fear of 'Backup' software. I've tried a few, and all too often I simply don't understand the wording of the instructions.

I was supposed to do backups of both my PCs today ~ one with an OS of Win7 64-bit, and the other with WinXP ~ onto two external hard drives.

I chickened out. I assumed the foetal position in a corner of the lounge-room, with my thumb in my mouth.

Moses has long since learnt not to respond to this particular Cry for Help from me. Basket case.

But! I'll try Macrium Reflect tomorrow. Or even dig up Acronis off the 'net. Acronis Backup was okay for some years until it stopped working for me.

Thanks, FD.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53201 At my desk.	Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ? Reply #6 - Nov 11^th, 2013 at 8:02pm I am actually interested in automatic backup software myself. Does it do incremental backups?
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Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ?
Reply #7 - Nov 11^th, 2013 at 8:33pm

Freediver, I use 'EaseUS Todo Backup Workstation 5.8', and it does do incremental
backups, and you can schedule when they happen.

Note that this is the full, paid version.

There is a 'free' trial version as well, I think it may also do incrementals, but not sure.

Free or paid, it's a very good alternative to Acronis, Macrium etc.

LINK: http://www.todo-backup.com/?gclid=CIfszvTE3LoCFc4bpQod23YALA

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Reply #8 - Nov 12^th, 2013 at 6:54am

freediver wrote on Nov 11^th, 2013 at 8:02pm:

I am actually interested in automatic backup software myself. Does it do incremental backups?

Yes!

But I've downloaded Acronis instead of Macrium Reflect. I had good success with both of them in the past. Acronis is particularly good.

Incremental backup and other tweaks are there.

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ? Reply #9 - Nov 20^th, 2013 at 3:16pm Don't look now ... but I think I'm in leeerrrvv. Versatile! Will work even if you can't boot into Windows.
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ? Reply #10 - Nov 20^th, 2013 at 3:59pm What do you guys keep on your computer that is so important that you have to download some program to do a backup?
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Reply #11 - Nov 20^th, 2013 at 5:45pm

Something went wrong and I ended up downloading EASEUS Todo. I may as well stick with that.

Neferti ~ My Windows7 Backup turned out to be less than satisfactory. It compressed everything so that I can't see what I've got on my external hard drive except lists of WinRAR files. No use to me at all.

I need to see my files in .png or some file format that is the same as the original. That way I can choose individual folders and files to restore.

Jesus ~ what a tangled web.

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moses Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6353	Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ? Reply #12 - Nov 20^th, 2013 at 6:41pm Herb you may be looking for a file synchronization app. FreeFileSync 5.23 Here
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Reply #13 - Nov 20^th, 2013 at 10:58pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 20^th, 2013 at 5:45pm:

Something went wrong and I ended up downloading EASEUS Todo. I may as well stick with that.

Neferti ~ My Windows7 Backup turned out to be less than satisfactory. It compressed everything so that I can't see what I've got on my external hard drive except lists of WinRAR files. No use to me at all.

I need to see my files in .png or some file format that is the same as the original. That way I can choose individual folders and files to restore.

Jesus ~ what a tangled web.

Easeus is OK, Herb, you shouldn't have too many problems.

All 'board bullshyt' aside, if you do have probs or issues, don't hesitate to PM me.

I'm more than happy to help.

Oh, BTW, with Easeus you can actually mount your image, and copy or restore files from it.

The files, if pics, are sometimes viewable in the mounted image, depending on their format.

You can choose to compress your backup images or not, and by how much.

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Re: Anyone here use Windows Backup ?
Reply #14 - Nov 21^st, 2013 at 8:13am

Kat wrote on Nov 20^th, 2013 at 10:58pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 20^th, 2013 at 5:45pm:

Something went wrong and I ended up downloading EASEUS Todo. I may as well stick with that.

Neferti ~ My Windows7 Backup turned out to be less than satisfactory. It compressed everything so that I can't see what I've got on my external hard drive except lists of WinRAR files. No use to me at all.

I need to see my files in .png or some file format that is the same as the original. That way I can choose individual folders and files to restore.

Jesus ~ what a tangled web.

Easeus is OK, Herb, you shouldn't have too many problems.

All 'board bullshyt' aside, if you do have probs or issues, don't hesitate to PM me.

I'm more than happy to help.

Oh, BTW, with Easeus you can actually mount your image, and copy or restore files from it.

The files, if pics, are sometimes viewable in the mounted image, depending on their format.

You can choose to compress your backup images or not, and by how much.

Thank you, Kat. You lost me with the word 'mount', but Google tells me this translates as 'to store'. eg ... "... mount your image" translates as to store your image.

It's weasel-words like 'mount' instead of 'store' that irritates and confuses people like me.

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