Imaging software

[mokeiko 39]

Hi all,

What imaging software do you use to create backups. I used to use Acronis way back but stopped using it for a while.

Thanks for any help

fly safe

[AKStirling 44]

I cannot recommend Macrium Reflect enough, reliable as can be which an important + where painless recovery of one's system involved ... AFAIK only available for Windows ..... there has always been a free version, latest version (8) no exception ...  ..... suggest you check it out .....

Edited July 25, 2021 by AKStirling

[mokeiko 39]

When I was using Acronis I was able to make different images of every stage of install like fresh OS install, then OS and P3d, and kept adding more making sure to test each stage and activating the license before making another image.

The issue I had was with one piece of software where even if an image was created even after activating the license, that software would not recognize it was activated and I had to email tech support and they saw it as a new PC, thus having to re-activate again. Tech support also insinuated I was installing their software on more than one PC.

Another issue that popped up was even after creating an image like a basic fresh OS. When ever I had issues with that particular software like errors inputting flight plan, and try to reinstall the image of the fresh OS, it would result in the same errors. I then would resort to reinstalling a fresh OS via old method and not use the image, then that software would work. It took months for me to figure this out as I thought imaging software was foolproof.

I’ll take a look at Macrium. Thank you

fly safe

Edited July 25, 2021 by mokeiko

[somiller 694]

mokeiko, how do you like that Brunner yoke?

I used to use Acronis but I didn't like the fact you have to have create an Acronis boot disk in order to restore from an Acronis disk image.

I use the built-in Windows 7 Backup - System Image in Win 10. Works great, I don't need any other software to interpret the images, and it has saved me on a couple of occasions when I broke something and needed to get my system running again. To restore from a Windows system image one only needs a Win 10 install disk or bootable USB thumb drive.

I image my system m2 drive + 2 additional 1TB SSD's.

Using the Windows 10 Disk Management tool I am able to mount a disk image, assign a drive letter to it and it shows up in explorer as an active disk, for instances where I need to retrieve individual files or directories - as a matter of fact I used that feature only a few days ago to retrieve a previous version of the JustFlight Arrow III installer after experiencing MSFS CTD's using the newest version.

[mokeiko 39]

I like the yoke very much, especially when flying with GA aircraft.

The only time I’ve had to use Acronis boot disk is when you really messed up and couldn’t log into your PC, but you would have to really mess up and can’t boot into your OS. I could restore to any of my backup images with a few clicks as long as Acronis was installed in the OS, which it is on all of the images as well.

I did try to use Windows backup a long time ago but there were times the restore points weren’t saved, might’ve been an error on my part. I may have to revisit this again. Thanks.

The reason I bring up imaging software is because last night I installed some software and it installed three other bits of software even though I checked no or decline to the install. My PC started acting up, screen pixelated at times, flying was a stutter mess, etc. I didn’t have an image of anything since I haven’t made any so I am re-installing everything now, not really too bad but still an inconvenience.

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Edited July 25, 2021 by mokeiko

[Bob Scott 7,719]

O&O DiskImage Pro

[mokeiko 39]

I never heard of this company before. I will check it out.

Thanks Bob

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