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| From | Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium |
| Date | 2025-02-15 11:51 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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On 15/02/2025 10:43, Paul wrote: > On Sat, 2/15/2025 4:56 AM, Jim the Geordie wrote: >> On 14/02/2025 18:34, micky wrote: >>> In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:05:13 +0000, Jim the >>> Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm toying with the notion of creating a Backup using Macrium Reflect 8 >>>> Free. >>>> Just suppose my internal hard drive suffers a fault and I need to use my >>>> backup created with Macrium to restore it. (Assume that I have created a >>>> rescue disc and my backup is on an external HDD) >>>> Question: if my hard drive is compromised, how would I get to the >>>> Macrium file to start the rescue process? >>> >>> BTW, for a clone, you'll need to start with an empty 'backup' drive. >>> IIRC the free version is fine, and all I used for a long time, but if >>> you pay for it, you can do incremental changes to the backup (and >>> possibly even to the clone????? Check on that). So that you don't have >>> to (have it) erase everything and start from scratch every time you do a >>> new backup (or clone, if this applies to clones). Takes much less >>> writing and iirc much less time. Though you can still use the computer >>> while you're copying t he files so I what difference does the time make? >>> There are similar programs from other companies, like Minitool, and >>> AOIME (sp?). >> >> After reading your replies and those of several others, I realise I was asking the wrong question! >> The business of creating a 'backup' using Macrium, or any other method, assumes (I think) that the purpose is to restore to the (same) computer where something has gone wrong? >> What I really want is to buy a new computer to replace this ageing one, and to transfer as much of the info on this machine to the new one. I understand I can simply backup files and folders like photos, bookmarks and documents, but what about all the applications? >> I'm 84 now and can probably stumble on with my Windows 10 in the hope I pop-my-clogs before it does, but I'd rather have something to do in the meantime. :) >> > > Disk1 Disk2 > +---+----+---------+ +---+----+---------+ > |MBR| C: | D: Data | ==> |MBR| C: | D: Data | Clone > +---+----+---------+ +---+----+---------+ > > *************************************************************************** > > +-----------------------+ > _____ | H: Backups (.mrimg) | ___ > / +-----------------------+ \ > / \ Bare Metal Restore > | v Boot the Rescue CD, restore the image > Disk1 (New) to a new disk drive which is empty > +---+----+---------+ +---+----+---------+ > |MBR| C: | D: Data | ==> |MBR| C: | D: Data | Backup/Restore > +---+----+---------+ +---+----+---------+ > > *************************************************************************** > > Disk1 NewMachine > +---+----+---------+ +---+----+---------+ > |MBR| C: | D: Data | |MBR| C: | W: Data | Migration > +---+----+---------+ +---+----+---------+ (U.Data, Progs) > ----------------------> > -----------------------> Add User to EmptyOS > Add Progs to EmptyOS > Laplink, Zinstall ($50 per program usage!) > > *************************************************************************** > > When cloning a disk, no, there is no Incremental option. > Cloning is simple -- perfect copies only, one shot to do it. > > When doing backup, the .mrimg files can be Full, Differential, Incremental, Incremental-Forever. > These are backup patterns, some of which are used in IT departments. > Incremental is popular, because it is relatively disk efficient. > Incremental-forever, restarts a cascade every once in a while, > so there is a synthetic Full plus Incremental, Incremental, Incremental. > > Generally, "free" programs offer Full, because Win7 Backup offered Full, > and it would be hard to compete with the Microsoft "free" offer. > > Some free programs offer Differential, and one, even offered Incremental. > People only accept "free" programs, if the function provided is useful, > and... if all their files come back. You the user, must test this!!! > Many "demo" web pages, don't give-a-fuck whether the files come back. > How many people do you know, can tell you pagefile.sys does not get > backed up and Windows.edb does not either ? These details are very hard > to determine, for people wishing to test for you. > > I don't have *any* programs I trust, to list files. Right now, > I've been writing a program to do that, and I've run into a pattern > that makes me suspicious, but is not documented. There are some > file entries without filenames, which implies the filename come > via an undefined means. I asked the AI, and got exactly the kind > of waffle-bullshit I was expecting -- the AI told me to use a hex > editor and look for myself. > > As an example of trustworthy, the Everything.exe program cannot > list the contents of a WSL1 tree on a C: drive. The WSL2 uses > a container instead of a tree, solving the problem. But that's > not the point. The point is, I only discovered list-shortening > by accident. And I absolutely refuse to use majority voter logic > to write a listdir program :-) Either the program works from > well established principles, or the program won't exist at all. > It's that simple. Some jobs must be done properly (you know, like > backup jobs). > > Paul Was that an answer to my latest post about copying to a new computer? If it was, then I heard it pass right over my head. :) -- Jim the Geordie
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Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-14 18:05 +0000
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-14 13:18 -0500
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Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-02-15 11:46 +0000
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Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-18 18:25 +0000
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-15 09:44 -0500
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-16 00:53 +0000
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-15 23:38 -0500
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Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-16 15:36 +0000
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-16 16:48 +0000
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-16 12:39 -0500
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-17 00:17 +0000
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-17 09:45 +0000
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Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-14 17:34 -0500
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-02-14 20:57 +0100
Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-15 00:37 +0000
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