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To: Gottfried who wrote (75120)	4/26/2011 1:03:55 AM
From: stock bull	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110587

Have you ever looked into the EaseUS program? It's from China and it seems to do a great job on my notebook. I'm using their free version. Am thinking of buying the full featured version and installing it on my desktop. I'll then uninstall TI. Not sure what I'll do as of this moment. Stock Bull

To: Gottfried who wrote (75120)	4/26/2011 1:43:17 AM
From: Sexton O Blake	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110587

I haven't figured out the exact cause yet but .. I have been using Acronis True Image Home (v10.0) for a number of years on my XP. On Vista I believe it is the 2010 version. For some reason, the numbering of the files is never right. Part of the issue is - naming when doing FULL and INCREMENTAL. ~ On v10, you "type" the name in. ie HPW-Backup.tib ~ On 2010, you must CHOOSE the image in which the incremental will be based on. That means --- you must have a full backup before you can setup an incremental. That sounds "fair" but is downright a major PITA! ~ On XP the numbers start with 1. So I just go "HPW-Backup" - and it starts with 1, then goes to 14. Done. Then the incremental will continue - 15, 16. Then next day 17, 18. All good. ~ On Vista I want the same idea - ... very first is P5. Next is now "P52" <- there is no 1! ~ The full/incremental was using a new scenario (sets) so I reverted to plain old - keep the incremental until I say otherwise. Do a single full then incremental. I am looking tonight at the sets created: P5-P513 all on one day. Good P514-P519, a second day (big, but fine) P5(1) - what is that? A new incremental the next day. P5(1)21-P5(1)22 - the next day P5(1)23 - small but the next day ... ... and so on. Then out of the blue, still not sure why, a complete full or something was created. Another 18 images. I remember twice now checking everything including the PerfectDisk defrag - to ensure my boot (C:) was not being auto defraged - it wasn't. The new slew of files is the least of my troubles. It is the naming that is crap. I want: a) P5-1, P5-2 ... I want "1" always for the first. b) I want all numbers to be sequential. From 1 to 1000. Not "P5(1)21" crap. Anyone have a clue what I am talking about? Maybe read something about a tech post about this? I haven't checked - probably should. On my XP I have it this way (flawless): a) Monday 8am - full backup b) Tuesday-Sunday 8am - incremental c) Sunday afternoon - renames the backup directory and auto-moves to my big drive to be offloaded; a new backup directory is ready for Monday d) Sometime Monday AM - 230am, I do a defrag of C: If you defrag then Acronis considers all data on C: to be changed and then backs up all of it - so by doing the above --- come Monday 8am, no more major changes to C: will take place until the following Sunday. Most of my backups on XP are about 1GB per day, if that. Thanks. (PS: I am 100% firm in my resolve to do FULL+INCREMENTAL. Period. I just have naming issues.)