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I'm definitely planning to get the Acronis product; that's a tool long overdue on my machine!
Will Rogers never met me.
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I have been using it for many years with good results. The user interface is a little counter-intuitive and takes getting used to, but the software does its job!
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One more thing: When taking an image, it must be stored on a drive different from the drive you are imaging. I have a separate drive that connects through a USB 3 port and that works fine. USB 2 also works, but is slow when doing a 40 or 50 GB image.
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Is a fresh install possible? Since you're starting from scratch, so to speak you don't want to copy over problems if any. Fresh install and copy data!
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I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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I could probably do that, but I really don't want to take the time to re-install everything, especially since I'm not sure where all the CDs might be hiding. Some of the stuff I have is rather hard to install, like ESRI ARCInfo. What I may take the time to do is to clean things up by removing files I don't need - I can do that in a few evenings after work, I think - then make an Acronis image on one of my portable drives, from there it should be a snap to get it working again.
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Yeah I know it's a PITA, takes forever to get things back to the way they were!
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My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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After taking an Acronis image: Use Acronis to verify the image. Images are large - mine are around 40 GB - and one bit out of place in the image will ruin it. I rarely do get an image that fails to verify, rendering it useless. This is probably due to defect on the drive, more than a fault of the software. It is just worth while to verify!
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You seem to be fairly up to date on this, so I ask, if I'm upgrading to a RAID 1 array using the hardware and BIOS level configuration, will the WD version of Acronis work? The documentation says that this version doesn't support RAID arays, but it seems to me that, if this is done in hardware, the Acronis will 'see' it as a single drive. Is that correct?
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let's see... 24Gb RAM and 2Tb HDD.... hmmmmm... *might* be enough to run chrome with a couple of tabs open
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
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Quote: *might* be enough to run chrome with a couple of tabs open
You are maybe a little optimistic?
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story said: A plan devised after a few "cold drinks" to drive a snake out of a caravan has not ended well at property in Darwin's rural area.
The opening sentence says it all. 
I might add she lived near Humpty Doo. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
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Pff... this news don't even have a croc in it!
Must have been a slow news day! 
At least she had a drink, that's the local way! 
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Where was that?
"in Darwin's rural area"
Where?
"in Darwin's rural area"
Hold on, could you repeat that? I thought you said...
"in Darwin's rural area"
Oh.
OK.
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Yep.
"had a bit of a think about it"
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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He's really talented.
Saw the first one, guy on a step ladder the other day and really liked it.
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I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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I love the fact that he designs it, then goes out and takes the photos himself!
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People like that remind me of my lack of talent in graphic arts. 
Thanks for the link.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
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JimmyRopes wrote: People like that remind me of my lack of talent in graphic arts
Just buy a book! As @Mark_Wallace will tell you, that'll make you an overnight expert! (sorry, just having a dig - no offence Mark!)
JimmyRopes wrote: Thanks for the link.
Absolutely my pleasure
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_Maxxx_ wrote: As @Mark_Wallace will tell you, that'll make you an overnight expert!
Now That is proper behavior for the Lounge!*
Keep up the good work!
Mind you, I think the only use this guy has for books is to keep his table from wobbling. He must have spent years in his mother's basement.
* I was rather pissed off at some typically arrogant "entitled" planky behaviour, yesterday; you've reaffirmed my faith in human nature.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: I think the only use this guy has for books is to keep his table from wobbling.
Unlike you I don't think I am a professional after I read "Learn (insert programming language) in 5 days".
Mark_Wallace wrote: He must have spent years in his mother's basement.
My Mom is dead a**hole.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
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JimmyRopes wrote: Unlike you I don't think I am a professional after I read "Learn (insert programming language) in 5 days".
Um, I think you've got the wrong guy.
That was Maxx (and it was three days, not five).
I was the one saying you need to have skills before you read the book, if you're going to learn (and retain) anything from it.
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