Backup

Revision as of 12:53, 4 March 2010

backup strategy how-to

using "Acronis True Image Home 2009" (german)

• boot the computer from the Acronis CD, or run the acronis installer from teh lmf fileserver. (or i guess you can also just install the software on the C drive: Serial number (copy and pate it!) BD8CTN3F-72BFZ6EL-87WP57F9-9GSSHVDT-2LWW7J73-HQ45V8EV-TK4C27DE-KX3LMPNS )
• choose "Acronis True Image Home" in the menu that appears, wait for the main page to load
• on the main page ("Startseite"), choose "Backup - Sicherung Ihrer Daten"
• go to "Mein Computer - Images der Festplatte(n) oder von Partitionen", new window opens ("Assistent zur Datensicherung")
  • choose "Auswahl der Daten" and select the discs you want to include in the backup (usually partition C:, on some systems D-drive is required as well)
  • choose "Ziel des Backup-Archivs", then "Backup-Speicherort" and select the target drive (physically separate drive prefered here: faster and more save; make sure the drive has enough free space)
  • choose "Backup-Optionen"
    • select "Komprimierungsrate" and set it to "Maximum"
    • select "Fehlerbehandlung" and click "Meldungen und Dialogboxen während der Operation nicht zeigen (stiller Modus)" (suppresses error messages)
  • keep the rest as it is
• go to "Zusammenfassung" and click "Fertig stellen" to start the backup procedure
• while the backup is running, you will see the window "Fortschritt der Operation" which tells you a rough estimation of the expected time (usually far too much in the beginning)
• if everything worked out fine, you will get the message "Backup erfolgreich abgeschlossen"

• data sizes & necessary time one should expect:
  • compression rate set to maximum: ~ 1:2 (depends on data types on the actual disc)
  • time required if two internal discs are used: ~ 2x data size in GB (i.e. 40 minutes for 20 GB)