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Another up vote for Macrium, with a down vote for Aomei.
Set up backup for client, they didn't want less savvy users to access the backups 'without assistance' - apparently some dumbass had daily deleted all the backup files on a mounted share because he was running out of space on his main drive. (Also wanted protection so now they can't see/read each others backups etc. etc).
Anyhoo, Aomei could not mount the backup files to do restores. Firstly browse for file has no option to type a path (point and click only), and double clicking the incremental file in explorer threw up because it still couldn't find the parent file even though in same folder. Tech support no response, luckily was still in 30 day trial.
(Even on visible drive Aomei restore sucks, but people love it because it's '1-click only' backup. Surprising the number of people that swear by their backups, and never test restore.)
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I have had a look to the site... they do have a one-click solution but they offer other stuff too.
I will test both of them.
Lopatir wrote: Surprising the number of people that swear by their backups, and never test restore
I know...
My usual process is:
- Restore from las image I did
- Windows updates + other changes I did (Software, Settings... whatsoever)
- Do backup image
- Restore from new image
- If restore OK, install tiny apps I don't want in Backup
- If restore NOT OK, start over again.
And this 2 or 3 Times a year.
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See my new answer to OG... AOEMI has somehow corrupted my legacy mode in Win10 Laptop. I will have a look to the Macrium...
To be honest... no idea what to do now to repair it.
On the meanwhile... I will try Macrium, hopefully it doesn't make any worst.
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Thank you... I will have a look.
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With Reflect, make sure you create the bootable rescue media (USB drive or CD) for every machine that you want to image. This will ensure that the right drivers for a particular machine are included in the rescue media for that machine and will avoid disappointment later when you try to boot from the media.
And: Regardless which app you choose: Be sure to check that the machine can be booted from its rescue media. if there is a glitch, you want to know about it before you desperately need to re-image a drive.
And: I keep my data on a separate drive. My systems drive only contains Windows and all applications. That means my systems drive images are not bloated up by data. My data I back up separately. However, you obviously cannot do this on a single drive laptop, unless you keep the data in a separate partition. With Macrium you can select the partition(s) that you want to backup.
And: I always use Macrium to verify every new image. Better to know if an image's integrity is compromised before you actually need it.
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Cornelius Henning wrote: With Reflect, make sure you create the bootable rescue media (USB drive or CD) for every machine that you want to image.
 I thought they already come with the option to boot. As norton ghost or others like that (i.e. hirens boot)
Cornelius Henning wrote: And: I always use Macrium to verify every new image. Better to know if an image's integrity is compromised before you actually need it.
see my answer to lopatir
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Quote: I thought they already come with the option to boot
Apart from the bootable media, Macrium also creates a XML file separate from the image. I believe you can boot using the XML file, but have never used it. I just got so used to booting a "clean" version of the Windows PE operating system, that I can do it blind folded. 
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And you get the "clean" version of the Windows PE... how?
Forget it... I already saw it in their page "WinPE rescue environment (CD, DVD, USB or Boot Menu)"
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modified 4-Feb-17 14:55pm.
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Quote: And you get the "clean" version of the Windows PE... how?
Macrium Reflect and probably AOMEI will create bootable rescue media for you, that will boot the Windows PE operating system. This operating system is necessary to restore previous images. It's a tiny OS, just a few hundred MegaByte, so it fits comfortably on a CD, but you can also flash it onto a USB stick, that will be bootable. I prefer doing it on a CD, then I know it can never be corrupted by a virus, however small that likelihood is.
Macrium also allows you to base the PE system on the kernels of different versions of Windows. You just check the kernel version box for your system.
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modified 5-Feb-17 13:59pm.
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But then... do you need to install the software in every computer before? or is it like Hiren's Bott CD, that you can (or could, I tested the HBCD as well and sadly didn't work any better) use it everywhere?
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You need to install the software on every computer that you want to image.
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That's what I like from Ghost, you don't need to have it installed. You do everything from the boot cd.
But... it is not working anymore, so I will have to change the method.
thanks for the conversation
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Quote: thanks for the conversation
You're welcome!
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I vote for Clonezilla. Ugly interface but works every time. Make sure you use the latest version. Free.
I only run Windows in a virtual machine, easy to backup, just copy the files to the NAS.
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theoldfool wrote: I only run Windows in a virtual machine, easy to backup, just copy the files to the NAS.
That's been my strategy for years now--I use VMs a lot, and don't have any software running on the host OS at all, except for motherboard drivers. It's fast enough to reinstall Windows from scratch nowadays, and cumulative updates are now refreshed every month, so I don't bother backing up the host OS.
With that out of the way, backing up entire VMs is just a matter of copying a few select files (or just the VHD when it comes down to it). Migrating them from machine to machine is also trivial.
That means you're also not dealing with proprietary backup software file formats, and don't have to worry about partitioning and all that crap.
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If the tool can't deal with EPT, then the backup won't run through anyway. You need a newer tool. There's a great one from a German IT magazine, but I can't find anything English on that.
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You can give me the link to german info. I live near Munich
Thank you in advance
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modified 6-Feb-17 11:58am.
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Danke sehr
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I just use the built in Backup and Restore (Windows 7) to create system image backups. This is the windows 7 tool that they have left in place for the time being. The images are vhd as well so you should be able to mount them if you need to access a particular file. There are probably some limitations compared to a paid product like Acronis, but it works fine for me.
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I don't have any problem in Win7, the issue has come with new Laptop and Win10
Thanks anyways 
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I am talking about windows 10. They have left the old windows 7 tool in windows 10.
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Ahhhh... sorry, I didn't understand it that way
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.. the unemployment (employment?) website in France www.pole-emploi.fr.
You get an account as an employer to manage your "employees" - we are talking about the nanny of my children here - and they send you a password and identifier by snail mail for your first connexion. And .... *drum roll*
The password does not match the password rules (no special char where one is required, password is too short, etc...) !!!!  
So it gets rejected when you try to connect. OK, let's recover another password using the "recover lost password" : They send you another password over email. Which has the correct length. But still no special char... So I gotta call them on Monday to get my access, which means I need to stay at home because I cannot call them from Germany where I work - it's a special phone number, not working abroad. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
Who on Earth performs syntax checks on password at login time ? Who sends out passwords to users that do not match their own password rules ?! WTF ??? 
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