[amibroker] Re: [OT] Acronis True Image and system backup [was Re: Re: Curing AmiBroker slowdowns with a system restore]

[Lester Vanhoff <ebsn247lsm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Yuki Taga: Lester, on what do you base your claim that USB drives are 
> any less reliable than others?

I was referring to USB flash drive = pen drive = thumb drive, assuming that 
LB (who admitted not being a "computer person") had that in mind. I should 
have been more specific.

> Yuki Taga: I've heard horror stories about Ghost ...

So have I, the web is full of them. Ghost is an older product and its glory 
days seem to be over.

I actually had problems with Acronis True Image Home early last year. After 
one of Windows Updates it just kept crashing my system (Windows XP-SP2, HP 
computer), all Acronis TIH versions available at the time (v9, v10 and 
v11). Some other users reported similar problems in Acronis forums.

At this point I decided to switch to Acronis Echo Work Station installed on 
USB flash drive under Bart PE (pre-installed environment built from Windows 
XP i386 files) and has never have any problems ever since. This approach 
has two advantages:

1) You run True Image under Windows environment instead of default Linux. 
With Linux it's just a gamble, everything depends if your hardware is 
compatible with Linux drivers provided by Acronis or not. On some systems 
everything works just fine and on some others it's just a nightmare.

2) You can run backups from a DOS batch file, so you don't need to fool 
around with Acronis' Linux GUI. Just a time saver.

For anyone who needs more info here is the link to Acronis True Image 
forums:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65

Lester


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