Win7 backup actually does something very different.. Backups are held as a vhd (virtual hard disk) and incrementals as differencing discs. This keeps backups a bit like a 'ghost' or acronis image. But the problem is it doesn't do it the smartest way and tries to compress everything by default. If you've got tons of mp3 or avi/mkv/dvr-ms/wtv on your c drive, that little hiccup wil make backups take forever. Sent via BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 6:34:02 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [H] Win7 Super Long Backups? And none of that excuses how slow Win7 is compared to XP for backup. ---- "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I realize all of this. I use multiple levels of backup...the USB is just > one. I wanted to do esata but for some reason that port doesn't work. > > After I get this done, I will do another backup (and WET) to the other 1TB > HDD that is on SATA. > > ---- Garind P <[email protected]> wrote: > > HDD today is cheap. Why don't you try an e-SATA port, or use the > > available SATA port to connect another HHD, then backup the whole > > things to the drive. > > > > My backup experience start from > > - CD-ROM > > - DVD-ROM > > - USB HD > > - now SATA Drive > > > > At 07:20 PM 1/3/2010, you wrote: > > >Gee Whiz....I have about 350 GB to back up to an external USB > > >HD. Win7 is working on this now for over 12 hours! Still only at > > >78% done. Was worse when I let it do an image too...so bad that I > > >had to cancel that and start over. > > > > > >Is this right? > > > > >
