I have always used SyncBack for ordinary backup (and there is a free
version of that).
<http://www.2brightsparks.com/welcome/backup/freeware.html?gclid=CMOkmbOi77wCFcZZ7AodQgsAsg>
I never used Acronis for ordinary backup, only for cloning the boot
drive. It was an old version that ran fine on XP. It was the update to
64 bit Win 7 that caused me to look for a newer version of Acronis but I
found nothing but really ugly comments about the newer versions. That's
when I started looking for something better.
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/28/2014 8:48 AM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> An update on my computer repair.
>
> The repair guy ascertained that
> the XP OS on my computer had somehow corrupted.
>
> I don't understand his
> methodology, but he is using a program he has to work down the layers (
> I re-interpret that to mean 'directory tree levels' ) to see what he can
> identify.
>
> I went to see him yesterday - I had not pestered him earlier
> as I understood he had a priority job underway for a big client.
>
> I
> took with me a new 500GB HD I had intended to do a new backup with (but
> never got a round tuit), and suggested that he install XP on that,
> restore my first "Acronis" BU on it, and I would just accept my losses
> for what they were.
>
> He agreed with the suggestion, but also added that
> once he had made my main HD more or less legible, he would install it in
> the spare HD bay and I could copy across to the new drive, any important
> files I needed.
>
> There are some especially some major documents I
> created as well as about several months' worth of images.
>
> Then I will
> buy an additional 500GB drive and do another backup. But this time
> probably not with Acronis but I will wade through the multitude of
> suggestions you guys have thoughtfully made and choose another.
>
>
> Cheers, Brian
>
>
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