1) Can the backed up user data files be viewed in regular Windows Explorer or do you need to use Acronis to view backed up files? Many backup programs create user file/folder backups in PROPRIETARY file formats. 2) If this does file "synchronization",...
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With Acronis 2014 you have an option to mount a image. This lets you look and copy files and documents you need in a windows Explorer setting that your familiar with. It is a very unique option and I just tried it to make sure it works. It worked fine and was able to read and copy documents that I might need.
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Yes you can, it might take a while if you are backing up a lot of files,just be patient.
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Yes, I have Windows 7 and the drive is readable. However, you will need to reformat this drive (recommended anyway if only to remove the encryption software that builds in a potential way to lose all your data). If you don't, Windows Backup & Restore won't run. I also had issues using the included software to perform backups.After the reformat, everything's backing up fine. So with a bit of finagling, you should be able to use this with Windows 7.
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I had the same "issue" and decided to install an updated version of office. At my office, I'm moving files onto a stand alone drive so that I don't lose any information and plan to transfer it when I reload "7". Safest thing I can come up with. Sorry, wish I could help more! DonDon
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Yes. However, this device is accompanied by software that controls the back up process automatically - on the fly. Your backup is therefore always up to date - provided you set up your pc to allow these actions. Of course, it is somewhat configurable. Personally, I didn't explore all of the options available. I installed the software, and set it to select just the files one would expect to back up, such as word processing, spreadsheets, .jpegs, mp3, etc. - no operating system files.
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Yes. You can use Synology Data Replicator or you can use the standard backup program that comes with windows. See synology link for instructions. https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/tutorials/454
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No. The hard drive comes with a free version of Acronis, which should allow you to create a clone of your operating system. The catch is that since the solid state section of the hard drive in only 100 GB, you have to make sure that your C: drive is no more than 100 GB. The way I did this was by backing up all my music, photos, documents, downloads, etc. to an external hard drive, and then deleting the contents of these folders from the laptop. I also went into the hidden folder "c:/users/(your_name)/AppData" and deleted many GB of unnecessary data. At this point is when I cloned my C drive unto the solid state section of the new drive. The next step is to redirect the location of your documents, music, downloads, etc. to your D drive (the regular, non-solid state section of the drive) to make sure that you make proper use of the drive This being said, Acronis did not work for me. I had to use Macrium Reflect to clone the drive. The cloning process should take 30-60 mins. The telltale sign that Acronis was not working, is that it would finish the process in under 1 min. You can do a trial version of Macrium Reflect, just make sure that you can clone the drive, not only backup partitions. On the plus side, it was so worth it! My programs run lightning fast, and boot times are ridiculously fast! Good Luck!
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Thanks so this is just a format, and then it is plug and play only needs to be mounted with super user permission to write to the drive (something we do every day in Linux) I was concerned that it might have some sort of proprietary software interface and could not be used outside of Mac & Microsoft operating systems. The backup software I believe would not be Linux compatible, but Clonezilla does that task rather well... Thanks Linas Vepstas for your hands on response...MT
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it backs up everything on it but if you mean does it backup the operating program ie xp or 7 I don't think so. ask Seagate.
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No, you can't see your photos. You can't even see the filenames. It's just for backing up.
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I can't either! (make the NTI Back Up Now software work). I'm not very technologically savvy, so maybe I'm doing something wrong. Next, I tried backing up files using the Windows (I think) software that's already on my (Toshiba, with Vista) computer, because I was about to ship my computer and didn't want to risk losing files in transit. I thought I had backed up the photographs and documents that I deemed essential, but when I checked the drive to see if my files were on it, it is empty. I can't find any user manual for this on the web. Maybe it's the fault of Vista. Any suggestions?
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WD comes with Windows backup software. It's somewhat rudimentary but it works.
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Mark, the only way I use Acronis is to clone the entire C drive to an external/portable drive. If I have a problem/crash/corruption, then I clone back. I suppose you could connect the clone (via usb) again and do an explorer search for individual files. Hope it helps. V
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Hi James. the answer is definitely yes. I have done it with Acronis many times both with this version and previous ones. How you do it depends on what you are setting out to do e.g replacing a drive in an existing desktop PC, replacing a drive in a laptop or transferring a drive image to a different desktop or laptop. Recently I swapped the 1tb hard drive in my laptop for a 1tb hybrid drive (i.e. one with a small solid state drive that speeds up boot up by storing frequently used programs in the SSD pat of the drive) Acronis worked a treat to do this. In this case I used a usb docking station to plug the new drive in and used the disk migrate tool in Acronis - i.e. running Acronis from within Windows. This then made an exact copy on to the new drive. Once done I swapped them round and presto thanks to Acronis (and Seagate hybrid drive) I now have a laptop that boots up really fast. The ld drive I put into an external enclose and is now used a an external back up drive for the laptop using Acronis for the drive backups! Some procedures need you to create the disk image and save to an external hard drive then create an Acronis boot disk on CD or memory stick and boot from that and run the restore from the external drive as source and new drive as target. It is very flexible in how you can restore or copy one drive to another. In short I can heartily recommence this- I have been using it for several years now and its worth every penny esp when a drive has gone wrong or a software install has messed things up. If you need advice on a particular scenario Id be glad to help. Hope this helps.
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There are many format and NTFS file conversation programs available on the web. If you reformat and specify NTFS, you will lose any existing data. Conversion is safer but I'd backup it all anyhow. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx
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there is an ability to view files over the Internet using an app available on Google Play. However accessing these files is difficult and the interface is clunky. sadly the company is not updated the firmware to improve accessibility nor have they improved the application. The backup software overall was very easy to use
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B, thanks so much. Michael, I did ask my friend, but he had no idea about joining files.