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| 596305 | 2007-09-30 00:36:00 | I've been trying to create a drive image and backing it up to a network drive. (I have tried both the internal drive of the server and the external USB one attached to it) I am using a magazine edition of Paragon Drive Backup 8.5. The problem is that about halfway through creating/writing the image, Paragon throws up an error and refuses to continue. I am backing up a fairly fresh install of Win XP with little fragmentation. (NTFS) I have run chkdsk on the drive, and there are no errors. I am backing up a laptop, so I cannot directly 'slave' any drive to it. Also, connecting the external HDD to my laptop is not an option... as the file system on it is reiserFS (I don't trust NTFS one bit..) I also tried the Linux partimage program. and it too failed, probably around the same point. In this case, the external HDD WAS connected directly to the laptop. The laptop is less than a year old, so I doubt that the drive would have any (major) problems. Anyone any ideas as to how I can get an image of my HDD? |
Sherman (9181) | ||
| 596306 | 2007-09-30 03:02:00 | What error does it give? Have you looked that error up? You could make a backup capsule and image straight to that............ Or take the laptop drive out, hook it up to another PC with a 2.5" adapter and do it that way. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 596307 | 2007-09-30 03:14:00 | Try using Acronis it supports the file systems you have. FAT16/32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS, and Linux SWAP You can downlaod a free trial from Here (http://www.acronis.com) - select your flavour :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 596308 | 2007-09-30 03:36:00 | You could try using dd to create a direct block-level image of your drive. That'll use up a fair bit of space, but it also won't be affected by any errors with your filesystem. To get a smaller image size, pipe it through gzip - this will take longer however. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 596309 | 2007-09-30 07:08:00 | Or you might want to try g4u (see www.feyrer.de). I use this tool regularly and find it great. However there may be some fault that will stop any imaging software?? | johnd (85) | ||
| 596310 | 2007-09-30 08:05:00 | G4U is great! johnd: Nothing will stop dd or G4U unless the disk is physically damaged. Gotta love those tools.... |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 596311 | 2007-09-30 09:29:00 | Ok, will give these a try. Thanks! |
Sherman (9181) | ||
| 596312 | 2007-09-30 20:29:00 | Try using Acronis it supports the file systems you have. FAT16/32, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS, and Linux SWAP Acronis.:mad: :badpc: I tried it last night on a P5K with latest SAT Seagate. You could only run Acronis from within Windows, it won't find the drive from boot. It created an image, but try restoring it - nope because it needs to do that on rebbot, it stuffs out. I used Paragon instead, and made a nice little Recovery Partition thing for the person. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 596313 | 2007-09-30 22:14:00 | Acronis.:mad: :badpc: I tried it last night on a P5K with latest SAT Seagate. You could only run Acronis from within Windows, it won't find the drive from boot. It created an image, but try restoring it - nope because it needs to do that on rebbot, it stuffs out. I used Paragon instead, and made a nice little Recovery Partition thing for the person. Never tried Acronis on that P5K - But then I also dont use the "Home Edition" I have the much more expensive workstation edition with Universal restore. Might have to get a P5k just to "play with" :D The trial versions wont let you boot from a CD - only from the Windows. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 596314 | 2007-10-01 01:23:00 | Never tried Acronis on that P5K - The trial versions wont let you boot from a CD - only from the Windows. I bought it. Waste of money. |
pctek (84) | ||
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