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This is a free ap from Paragon. I installed it and tried for a backup last night. After checking the integrity of the saved files/foldrs, I was greeted with 50+ files similar to these. I have not had a response from Paragon concerning this matter. Are any of you familiar with files of this type?? I have never seen files like this before. As usual, TIA.
Are those the after the backup files?
Where are they located?
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The 002 file extension is used by some compression and archive utilities for one part of a split multi-volume archive.
The maximum possible size for a single file on a FAT32 volume is close to 4GB.
Those files are after I ran the backup and they are on my external hdd.
EDIT: I had hoped to have heard from Paragon by now because I had emailed them before posting to VDr.
So..what is the question again?
Are the backup files somewhere else on the external or are the files in the pic about the backup files.
Did you check the properties of the external to see if its FAT32?
Did you ever move your data off and shrink the boot partition?
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...me-2012-and-me
Like I said, I don't think Acronis (or Paragon now) is the problem. Your boot partition is too big.
It's possible that you set Paragon to split the backup into DVD sized chunks. FAT32 could also be an issue, as the others have stated.
I agree with the above opinions. They have to be the image split into 4 GB chunks. As Midknyte notes, that makes each piece DVD or FAT32 friendly/compatible. Pretty standard from the programs I've tested.
Thanks for the replies but I have to say that I knowingly did not split or alter or anything in trying for the backup. I know nothing about the size of the boot partition. I have made many successful backups using Acronis and used various versions since 2006 and never ever had the difficulties with making a good backup as I have had recently. I validated most of the backups and I have used some of them at various times to reinstall some of the backups. I am considering just starting over with an install of Windows 7 by using the CDs I made when first acquiring my Compq. My problems have been happening far too long now and I have troubled you good people long enough. Using thumb/flash drives, I have copied My Documents, Programs 32 bit and 64 bit and my personal downloads. I don't look forward to all that work but I can't think of any better way to rid myself of these problems.
Please feel free to add any comments you care to make. I do have a long running thread in another of our forums dealing with bad backups while using Acronis Home 2010 but I could not find it to show the link in this reply.
Buf - open up Paragon and look through the settings.. Maybe the default is to backup to DVD... You'd want to change it to backup to another hard drive.
The manual for it.
http://download.paragon-software.com..._en_manual.pdf
Steve I just realized that I did not reply to your last question. I checked and the default for Paragon settings for a backup is blank or un-checked. And I use my 64 bit external hard drive for backup for all on my attempted backups.
I don't seem to be using sound logic in setting up correctly for a full backup of my computer at the beginning. If I were setting it up correctly, my internal hard drive would not be filling up. Instead of saving the backup to the external, it is saving it to the C: drive. Guess I need the steps I should take numbered--like 1, 2, 3; etc. I just seem to have a mental block in this regard. I have used Acronis for so long, I prefer to continue using it and not these other freebie aps.
EDIT: If my boot disk is too big or whatever, I will gladly accept help in making a new one.
Midknyte can/will you help me with boot disk that you say is too big. Could it be that is a major problem and contributing to my overall problem(s). I was going to work on the partition problem tonight but 'other' things kept getting in the way. Many thanks and BTW, you mentioned this in post #6. I do not have a windows 7 disk.
YES. Your backups are enormous. I don't think it matters which backup app you use.Quote:
Could it be that is a major problem and contributing to my overall problem(s).
As I said in the other thread, move your data to an external drive first. Then you can shrink the boot partition. Create a new partition from the extra space. copy your data back to the new partition.
Please go through the other thread again. I already posted links to Easeus. You don't need the Win7 disc to repartition.
How did you install Win7 without the DVD? If this is an OEM system (HP, Sony, etc), then it should have included a Restore Media creator.
OK !!! I think I have the data I want to save saved to an extra external HD and I seem to remember it was 21 gigs. Just hope I have saved everything I want to keep before I attempt to shrink the boot partition and create a new partition for the data material.
I downloaded the latest Easeus freebie. I thought I read that the OS installation CD is needed to repair the boot disk. Anyway, I have the System Recovery Disks(I burned 3 DVDs when I first got this Compaq).
Think I'll work on the new partition tomorrow and if I am successful, I'll be posting back with a happy face.
Can't thank you too much Midknyte for sticking with me on this. And I am not minimizing the help of others !!!!
Two things. In my haste to copy the data I want to be sure to save before repartitioning the internal hard drive, I mistakenly copied them to the extra ext. hd. Does that present a problem after I have the new partittion? I made the mistake in having both external hd side my side on my desk.
Second thing. If my boot disk is wrong(too big), then shouldn't it be corrected before I attempt any of this? I can not make a good usable backup. Guess I am asking; which should come first !! (I don't think I would feel any more lost even if I was driving around Paris and could only speak "pig Latin" while asking for directions".
1) It doesn't matter where you move your data. You just need to clear space so that you can shrink the partition. Only 21GB? You said your backups were 200GB in the other thread. How do you only have 21GB of data?
2) You can't shrink the partition if it is filled with files. That's why I said you need to move data to another drive first. A partition is a container. If the container is full, how can you shrink it?
I'll explain this as good as I can but Happy New Year first. I have used the "send to" and moved--(or is this really moved?)-- to my external hard drive and these are those I do not want to lose in my trial at partition resizing. These files are about 251 gigs in size and this action should hopefully allow me to partition, if this will decrease the size of the partition as it now shows. And BTW, I deleted those backups that I could not open, could not see;etc. I felt that they were just occuping space that is needed. AND, I looked at the Easus partitioning ap and it is just as much greek as the rest of this.
"Send To" does a copy, not a MOVE. You need to remove the files from your C: drive before you shrink it. How full is your C: drive now?
Once you remove the files from C:, you could make an Acronis backup just in case something happens during repartitioning. That backup should be significantly smaller than your previous 200GB+ backups.
Easeus is one of the easier repartitioning tools to use. Just choose the C: drive, then click Resize/Move. Use the slider bar or type in the desired partition size into "Partition Size". Click OK. Click Apply. Click Yes. Click Yes again to reboot the system.
Ready to proceed Coach because I now have just 30GB left on the C: drive. An additional 190+GBs have been moved to an exteranl hd until such time it is okay to move them back to the C: I use my desktop shortcuts a great deal of the time when working on my PC. Of course, I don't have easy access to the desktop since I moved it to the external hd. I also don't have ready access to the Easeus partitoning ap so now I'm asking for any help you can give me so I proceed to put this bugger back in good. shape.
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If you haven't downloaded and installed Easeus Partition Master Home Edition, download it here and then install it. Once that's done, click Start > All Programs > EaseUS Partition Master 9.2.1 Home Edition > EaseUS Partition Master 9.2.1 Home Edition.
??? What does that mean? I said to move the DATA. I don't see why you touched the desktop shortcuts. Something is wrong if you can't get to the Start menu.Quote:
I use my desktop shortcuts a great deal of the time when working on my PC. Of course, I don't have easy access to the desktop since I moved it to the external hd. ... I also don't have ready access to the Easeus partitoning ap so now I'm asking for any help you can give me so I proceed to put this bugger back in good. shape.
I really had so reason to move the destop except I was trying to reduce the size of C:. Can't I just return the desktop to its the desktop. And I never said that I can't access the start button; it has not moved. Or can't I simply reinstall Easeus Partition ap and save it to the almost barren desktop?
Thanks Doc for pointing the way to download the ap. If I can do the above then I don't need to download it again--do I?!?
I a dummy.
Thought my eyes were fooling me for a few minutes. I was seeing and using my desktop icons; etc for a while and then discovered that was happening because my external hd was still connected to the computer. Removed the hd and I had no desktop then.
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Nope, that's why I said "If you haven't downloaded and installed Easeus Partition Master Home Edition ..."
A very straight forward answer Doc; one that even I totally understand. Thanks for standing by. I may get things right in time. Now if I could only get my desktop back to where it was before I butchered it. I have looked and tried every thing I could find.