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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Performance and Maintainance / October 2008Incremental backups = full hard disk drive (sooner or later)
It seems to me that Vista's built-in backup supports only 1 model: a full backup the 1st time, and incremental backups forever thereafter. Since I back up to an external hard drive, this is eventually going to leave me no option but to delete all my backups and start over from scratch. 1. Am I missing something in Vista's built-in backup? 2. Acronis True Image Home seems to be the most recommended 3rd-party option. Any objections? Their Web site implies support only for 32-bit Vista (by mentioning 64-bit XP explicitly, but NOT 64-bit Vista). Does it support 64-bit? Thanks for your input! -Doug > It seems to me that Vista's built-in backup supports only 1 model: a full > backup the 1st time, and incremental backups forever thereafter. Since I back [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks for your input! -Doug What was the backup technique you were expecting? Almost all backup software are designed for a full, followed by incremental backups. that way you only backup the second, third, etc. the files that changed. Except for compressing the files to save space, I don't see your problem. Maybe you did not explain it correctly. Remember, you really hope you never need your backup. But it doesn't seem truely incremental. Right now Vista is happily backing my daughters pictures (who went to college a month ago and hasn't touched any of the files since the last backup). Why does the third "incremental" backup take 14 DVDs (and about 15 hours, unless you sit and watch) just like the first backup? > > It seems to me that Vista's built-in backup supports only 1 model: a full > > backup the 1st time, and incremental backups forever thereafter. Since I back [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Remember, you really hope you never need your backup. I prefer a 3rd party backup program and cannot discuss the built-in Vista backup software, but if you are not getting a 14 DVD backup, then you are not getting a true incremental backup and most likely are not running the program correctly. Even a "Full Backup" should not take 14 DVDs, > But it doesn't seem truely incremental. Right now Vista is happily backing > my daughters pictures (who went to college a month ago and hasn't touched any [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> Remember, you really hope you never need your backup. I selected shadow backup for changes since my last backup, it looks a all the files and then has started backing up files I know haven't changed (unless Picassa changes pictures by looking at them in the viewer). What is the 3rd party program you use? > I prefer a 3rd party backup program and cannot discuss the built-in Vista backup software, but if you are not getting a 14 DVD backup, then you are not getting a true incremental backup and most likely are not running the program correctly. Even a "Full Backup" should not take 14 DVDs, > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >> > >> Remember, you really hope you never need your backup. Answer at the bottom >I selected shadow backup for changes since my last backup, it looks a all the > files and then has started backing up files I know haven't changed (unless [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >> >> >> Remember, you really hope you never need your backup. I happened to pick Genie Backup Manager But any of the following are good. Genie Backup Manager www.genie-soft.com Acronis True Image www.acronis.com Norton Ghost www.Symantec.com Shadow Back www.warmandfuzzylogic.com Easy Backup 3 www.ajsystems.com Nova BACKUP www.novator.com Win Backup www.liutilities.com >2. Acronis True Image Home seems to be the most recommended 3rd-party >option. Any objections? Their Web site implies support only for 32-bit Vista >(by mentioning 64-bit XP explicitly, but NOT 64-bit Vista). Does it support >64-bit? "Implies support only for 32-bit Vista"? The website says "Windows Vista" and no restrictions are listed - in my view that "implies" ALL editions of Vista. The user manual (available from the website) clearly states: 1.3.2 Supported operating systems Windows® 2000 Professional SP 4 Windows XP SP 2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Vista (all editions) Hi, You might like to download this free app. and see if it does what you want 'Karen's Replicator' (http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp) SIW2  SignatureSIW2 > It seems to me that Vista's built-in backup supports only 1 model: a full > backup the 1st time, and incremental backups forever thereafter. Since I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Thanks for your input! -Doug It runs just fine, in 64 bit Vista for me. SignatureDon If you want more control over your backup routines i recommend trying Cobian Backup http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm > It seems to me that Vista's built-in backup supports only 1 model: a full > backup the 1st time, and incremental backups forever thereafter. Since I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Thanks for your input! -Doug |
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