Re: [Thinkpad] Acronis True Image -- what's your smart procedure?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Matthews [mailto:scott@turnstyle.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:07 PM
> To: Jerome Paladino; Thinkpad@stderr.org
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Acronis True Image -- what's your smart
> procedure?
>
> I guess I was hoping to separate the "clean and patched" OS image from
> the
> applications -- is there a reasonable way to do that?

Save an image made before installing any applications.

>
> Put another way, if I restore to a saved clean OS image, it'll be easy
> enough to restore the files -- but is there a simple way to "restore"
> the
> applications, or only reinstall them all one-by-one?

You would have to reinstall them one by one..
That's why I make an image of my current setup. That way it will restore
everything to that point, including applications and data.

>
> btw, are you using something like SyncToy to save your files?

No I just drag and drop to an external drive.

>
>
>
>
>
> > Scott,
> > You can make an image at any point you see fit and save as many as
> you
> want.
> > In my mind what makes the "Acronis True Image" approach more
> attractive
> than
> > a clean install is to set up your system with updates and software so
> it
> is
> > ready to go and then make an image. If you expand or update your
> software
> > then make a new image or do an incremental backup. Now if you ever
> need to
> > restore you will be back to where you left off. This is much better
> than
> > spending days re-installing and updating. Personally I don't bother
> with
> > incremental system backups, I just make a new image from time to time
> and
> > save the last two. Start it and go to bed. I usually do a cleanup and
> a
> > defrag before making an image. This has always worked for me. I also
> store
> a
> > backup of my data on an external disk or three.. I do this manually
> and my
> > data is available for use on any of my computers.
> > Jerry
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: thinkpad-bounces@stderr.org [mailto:thinkpad-
> bounces@stderr.org]
> > > On Behalf Of Scott Matthews
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:23 AM
> > > To: Thinkpad@stderr.org
> > > Subject: [Thinkpad] Acronis True Image -- what's your smart
> procedure?
> > >
> > > Hi all -- thanks to this list I've decided to get Acronis True
> Image,
> > > and
> > > use it to save images of my new Thinkpad.
> > >
> > > However, I'm not quite clear on what the "smart" way to go about it
> is.
> > > For
> > > example, if I:
> > >
> > > 1) install Windows, save image
> > > 2) install all Windows Updates, save image
> > > 3) install applications, save image
> > >
> > > (I plan on using something like SyncToy or Second Copy to back up
> my
> > > files -- is that not advised?)
> > >
> > > If I then want to apply new Windows Updates, am I supposed to
> restore
> > > to #2,
> > > and patch that, save the new image, and then reinstall
> applications?
> > > That
> > > seems like a hassle.
> > >
> > > I hope I'm making sense -- I'd love to know how others here
> actually
> > > use
> > > Acronis to create a "bare metal" backup/restore strategy that feels
> > > like a
> > > good fit! Is there an easy way to "reinstall" a bunch of
> applications?
> > >
> > > Thanks! -Scott
> > >
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Received on Sun Nov 11 12:41:33 2007