"army" <army.37t6m2@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
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> Just installed Acronis True Image Home 11, and I'm still trying to plan
> how I'm going to use this software.
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> I'm still in the process of installing all of my needed software on my
> Vista X64 OS, once done, I'll create a New Full Backup Archive, then
> schedule to create a differential/incremental backup every 1-3 days.
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> Could you please help me out and tell me:
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> - Should I do differential or incremental backups?
> - How often should I do these differential or incremental backups?
> - What files should I backup? What setting? EG: Entire disk, personal
> files and/or system files?
> - What compression rate should I set it to?thank you 
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> army
I also use Acronis True Image Home 11. I use full backups only and
backup to two different locations on a daily basis. The first location is
the Acronis Secure Zone and the second location is to an external HD. I have
an abundance of drive space on my internal drive and two externals for a
total of 1.32TB so I don't have a need for incremental or differential
backups. A full backup is much easier and quicker when it comes to a
restore.
I backup everything and don't use compression, again, because I have an
abundance of drive space. I overwrite the daily full backup every day.
Sometimes I will save and transfer certain full backups to a different
folder if I wish to save that particular configuration. You will have the
option, during the backup setup process, to limit the amount of backups
and/or the drive space allotted for the backups.
You never know when you will not be able to access your internal drive
where your OS is located so I also created the Acronis Bootable Rescue Media
on both a CD and a DVD. Once created, I tested both of them to be certain
they would work if needed. You should also occasionally test one of your
backups so that you know everything is working properly.
C.B.
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