« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: size of system images  (Read 8487 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline peterr

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Apr 2012
  • Posts: 278
  • Location: MD
  • Karma: 3
    • View Profile
size of system images
« on: August 23, 2012, 12:11:16 pm »
I have the tweaking.com registry up and running -fine.
I have set the # of days to 30 and sometimes delete a backup because I have to log on a couple or three times a day.
When I reach 30 days I will check back.

A general pc backup related question you may help me with - Acronis takes 42 GB when I do a system restore including folders etc.
Windows 7 utility does the same in 30 GB.
Any idea why one is so much smaller than the other -verification, or would that not figure in?
Thank you
Peter
Logged

Offline Shane

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2011
  • Posts: 9281
  • Location: USA
  • Karma: 137
  • "Knowledge should be shared not hidden."
    • View Profile
Re: size of system images
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2012, 09:49:29 pm »
Acronis may be doing a total drive image. This means page file, and hibernate file and such.

The Windows backup program doesnt grab those files, so that could be why it is smaller :wink:

Shane
Logged

Offline peterr

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Apr 2012
  • Posts: 278
  • Location: MD
  • Karma: 3
    • View Profile
Re: size of system images
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2012, 07:29:20 am »
I knew you would know why this happens and thank you. Acronis is worth the extra size and time.
Peter
Logged

Offline Shane

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2011
  • Posts: 9281
  • Location: USA
  • Karma: 137
  • "Knowledge should be shared not hidden."
    • View Profile
Re: size of system images
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2012, 08:22:23 pm »
No problem :-)

Shane
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »