Yes - consider, if you are trying to replace all the files on the drive, or even just on the OS partition (usually allocated the id letter C:) Then, if you are running the restore program from that OS, you would be trying to replace the file (and others) currently in use.
So - consider: What device have you booted from - is the BIOS set to load the boot routines from the OS drive, and normal OS partition What device (and partition) are you running the OS from, and as below, what files is that OS using on what devices. - remember, please, that when installing an OS, starting-up a PC, or manipulating/copying partitions or drives, you should not use letters as they get assigned by the (startup and OS) programs that are running. You should be referencing the devices and partitions by their interface connection, USB chain or device id, and the position of the partition (in the partition descriptor table) on the device. As in - on a 900GB drive create a 300GB partition and install a Windows OS, then create another 2 partitions working across the drive And the OS install could have actually created a Booting partition - well under 1GB , then the OS partition as the second partition on the device. Now delete the extra 2 partitions and create a partition at the end of the drive space - you now have 3 partitions and an unallocated space .. Create a new partition in that space, but not occupying all the space and the entry for the partition at the end of the drive will probably get a new partition number with the earlier number being used for the newly created partition - So - additional detail - what motherboard are you doing this work on, and are you using BIOS setup to control the boot as that could also cause different things to happen. Now the email subject is BACKUP and the message in it is about RESTORE. So - again - what software is being used, for what action, and in what mode, with the backup image? Or data being held where? JimB -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 5:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] SBS2008, baremetal backup needs other drive besides C: Say what? What exact error messages are you getting as that's not so unless of course you have multiple drives and the files are spread around a bit as noted.. What backup program are you using? Native? And you booted with SBS 2008 or Vista media? (you can't use Win7/2008r2 era boot media to boot to find the backup devices) MS wants feedback on patching: http://tinyurl.com/patchingsurvey On 6/9/2015 9:08 AM, Rene de Haas wrote: > No no pagefile, bootfiles.are on C: > The only thing I saw out of the ordinary so far was a folder > ai_recyclebin. > That location doesn't seem to be mentioned in the registry though. > I also noticed our online backup program has temporary folders there. > One for the backup and one for brick level backup. > Could that be the cause? > Thanks > René > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Charles F Sullivan > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Pagefile, boot files (separate partition on Windows 7 and later), > any file that is considered part of the System State. Files that > are considered part of the System State expanded hugely with Vista > and often include even third-party application files. > > *From:*[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Rene de Haas > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 9, 2015 11:26 AM > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] SBS2008, baremetal backup needs other drive > besides C: > > Hi, > > Like in the subject. To be able to restore the system it needs > another drive besides C: > > I haven't seen yet why that would be. Googling hasn't given me the > right hint yet. > > Any Ideas? > > Thanks > > René > >
