1. Forum
  2. FidoNet
  3. ECHO ADS

  • Re: Any reason why a file-copy (and restore) of the OS partition would

    From G6JPG-255@255soft.uk@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:16:21 2019
    Path: eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org !.POSTED!not-for-mail
    From: "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk>
    Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
    Subject: Re: Any reason why a file-copy (and restore) of the OS partition would
    fail ?
    Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 01:49:54 +0000
    Organization: 255 software
    Lines: 33
    Message-ID: <LZgCEXaC5m$ZFwn5@soft255.demon.co.uk>
    References: <oteu4d$10m4$1@gioia.aioe.org>
    <frinvc125lcoq4q4l8gqsc4a0g8f71gkqb@4ax.com> <othc8r$1fm$1@gioia.aioe.org>
    <65dqvc9r7evrqn22ujlcf3tre5frvuqnsn@4ax.com> <otjvrm$119t$1@gioia.aioe.org>
    <B_6dnZva-Mt0i2PEnZ2dnUU7-bnNnZ2d@earthlink.com>
    Mime-Version: 1.0
    Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed
    Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="708368984bc760ef6dc4fdec2789b584";
    logging-data="19554"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19K+1lT1s/pavxL3VLS7ePW"
    User-Agent: Turnpike/6.07-M (<vghDLwBD8kCUxBEgdBcACQ0oOJ>)
    Cancel-Lock: sha1:OyitISIZbN9LOKqm5KLLNPF45Jc=
    Xref: news.eternal-september.org microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:134421

    In message <B_6dnZva-Mt0i2PEnZ2dnUU7-bnNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Bill in Co <surly_curmudgeon@earthlink.net> writes:


    R.Wieser wrote:
    Steve,

    <snip>

    Also, a big pro of having a file-based backup of a partition is that you
    can
    do *partial* restores in case you (or the OS) deleted something you (it)
    shouldn't have (without having to jump thru hoops to, for example, keep
    your
    current emails -- or anything else thats stil on the OS partition and will >> be erased in case of a full restore)

    Rudy, you can do this with some imaging programs like Acronis True Image, if >I understood what you were saying above. By that, I mean I do have file >access to the files stored in the image backup, so that I can copy a file >stored in the image backup and put it back on my main drive. Acronis True >Image (and perhaps some others) do have that capability, which is indeed >handy, sometimes..

    But to have that access, don't you have to use Acronis? I think one of
    the things Rudy wanted was after was something that didn't require extra software above what comes with the OS.

    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    Religion is a name for opinion that cannot be argued about. [Heard on Radio 4, 2010-10-18, 9:xx.]
    --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1
    * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013)
  • From surly_curmudgeon@earthlink.net@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:16:21 2019
    Path: eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org !feeder.eternal-september.org!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!news.sn arked.org!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer2.nntp.dca1.gi ganews.com!buffer1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com .POSTED!not-for-mail
    NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2017 21:06:05 -0500
    Reply-To: "Bill in Co" <lost_in_time@and_not_really_here>
    From: "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudgeon@earthlink.net>
    Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
    References: <oteu4d$10m4$1@gioia.aioe.org> <frinvc125lcoq4q4l8gqsc4a0g8f71gkqb@4ax.com> <othc8r$1fm$1@gioia.aioe.org> <65dqvc9r7evrqn22ujlcf3tre5frvuqnsn@4ax.com> <otjvrm$119t$1@gioia.aioe.org> <B_6dnZva-Mt0i2PEnZ2dnUU7-bnNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <LZgCEXaC5m$ZFwn5@soft255.demon.co.uk>
    Subject: Re: Any reason why a file-copy (and restore) of the OS partition would
    fail ?
    Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 20:06:04 -0600
    X-Priority: 3
    X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
    X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931
    X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157
    X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response
    X-NFilter: 1.2.0
    Message-ID: <f-2dnR_JT5KQ72PEnZ2dnUU7-cPNnZ2d@earthlink.com>
    Lines: 34
    X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
    NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.177.195.148
    X-Trace: sv3-BzZ/j2Pbh/TIViGl79BWdbZpTDvmbNlN30Fqzc1fTXq3HLq3fJ7uWFwiT10bIMN0EPyhwDAtciC SjCU!3NixYqFYkZZSbF2R7L0ADyZ9IwMhz6Q13OihnsOacpTh+lBijtOmnPMs302vt5WKjrqh3tclUB e2!ujkJj6SQdtIeYJI7JRoOtP2VTyG3ahdZJPBr
    X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
    X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
    X-Original-Bytes: 2768
    Xref: news.eternal-september.org microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:134423

    J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
    In message <B_6dnZva-Mt0i2PEnZ2dnUU7-bnNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Bill in Co <surly_curmudgeon@earthlink.net> writes:


    R.Wieser wrote:
    Steve,

    <snip>

    Also, a big pro of having a file-based backup of a partition is that you >>> can
    do *partial* restores in case you (or the OS) deleted something you (it) >>> shouldn't have (without having to jump thru hoops to, for example, keep
    your current emails -- or anything else thats stil on the OS partition
    and will
    be erased in case of a full restore)

    Rudy, you can do this with some imaging programs like Acronis True Image, >> if
    I understood what you were saying above. By that, I mean I do have file
    access to the files stored in the image backup, so that I can copy a file
    stored in the image backup and put it back on my main drive. Acronis True
    Image (and perhaps some others) do have that capability, which is indeed
    handy, sometimes..

    But to have that access, don't you have to use Acronis? I think one of
    the things Rudy wanted was after was something that didn't require extra software above what comes with the OS.

    Of course. I was just addressing his second point about partial restores of files..

    --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1
    * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013)