AlanHo Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Dowload from Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Yeah that's a good site - sometimes.Thanks for the tip.Dunno about you though, but I have ceased dividing my hard drives. I leave the disk - whatever the size - as one partition. Of course Data is on a second hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Yeah that's a good site - sometimes.Thanks for the tip.Dunno about you though, but I have ceased dividing my hard drives. I leave the disk - whatever the size - as one partition. Of course Data is on a second hard drive.I now do the same as you and have separate drives for the OS/programs, data, back-ups etc. However - I am the computer 'guru' for friends and family and need a wide ranging "toolbox" to deal with all the problems they chuck at me. Those who rely on a laptop with just one hard drive are particulary vulnerable to problems. Given the opportunity, I partition their hard drive to separate the OS/programs from their data and cherished photos to give me a better chance of rescuing a sick computer. Many have accepted my recommendation to invest in an external hard drive and Acronis/Second Copy to protect themselves - but some of these lack the stamina to take regular back-ups - especially laptop users.I have a couple of 1 GB USB drives I use to keep Acronis images of the friends computers I have rescued - knowing full well they will be back again sooner or later with a grumpy computer corrupted with dodgy software or malware. In the last 6 months I have had to replace hard drives in 3 friends laptops less than 2 years old damaged by rough handling or over heating. The youngsters have a habit of using their laptops on their bed or sofa arm which blocks off the cooling vents. The second most common laptop problem has been damaged power sockets - it's all too easy to pick up the laptop and march off with it without first unplugging the power lead. This can prove to be a very expensive repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Before I had my new Windows 7 PC, I had OS and programs on 'C' and My Docs etc on 'D'.I am completely unacquainted with partitioning, but would like to have the same arrangement as before. Do you think I am able/capable of doing it? At present, my 'D' drive is the DVD slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrong Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Before I had my new Windows 7 PC, I had OS and programs on 'C' and My Docs etc on 'D'.I am completely unacquainted with partitioning, but would like to have the same arrangement as before. Do you think I am able/capable of doing it? At present, my 'D' drive is the DVD slot. I use power quest partition magic and it is easy to make the partitions and to change the sizes, if it's anywhere near as good then you will have no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Don't put your backup on the same physical drive as the one you're backing up, partitioned or not. In the event of catastrophic failure, everything is lost.Irene, if you install a USB hard drive, Windows will allocate it a drive letter. All that's necessary then is to tell Acronis what that letter is when you are going through the backup procedure. No need to have the backup drive permanent, just connect it when you do the backup (Friday afternoons for me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I tried to download it, but I couldn't even install it successfully... I guess I'll have manage with 'C' drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Don't put your backup on the same physical drive as the one you're backing up, partitioned or not. In the event of catastrophic failure, everything is lost.Irene, if you install a USB hard drive, Windows will allocate it a drive letter. All that's necessary then is to tell Acronis what that letter is when you are going through the backup procedure. No need to have the backup drive permanent, just connect it when you do the backup (Friday afternoons for me).I do have my external HD, to which I direct my Acronis backup. I think I need to stick with that - unless someone has a better suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 I do have my external HD, to which I direct my Acronis backup. I think I need to stick with that - unless someone has a better suggestion.Don't think it could be much better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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