Losing drives when do backup??

caseyinal said:

Have a a Win 7x64 Pro system with 24GB memory Intel DX58SO2 CPU. The drive configurations are:
C: 80GB SSD (Intel) which contains the OS
D: Programs)/E: Data) WD 1T
F: (Misc) WD 1T
Attempt to backup to the F: drive, above, as well as an external 1T drive connected via USB2 to the computer.
Have tried the Windows 7x64 backup package, NovaStor, Acronis and one other backup package. All four of the backup programs NEVER run to completion - they simply quit the backup process. So for almost a year I have been unable to do a proper backup!

When the backup stops/quits I have noticed that the drive letters of the disk drives I was backing up (a single file or multiple files from the drive) disappear and the drives are no longer accessible. To restore the drive letters I simply reboot the system and all is as it should be.

Why would doing a backup cause this problem?

Just doing a simple copy to another disk/folder - no issues at all. I was using Acronis on an XP system to the external 1T drive last year and never had a problem.

Thanks - ken

Ken,
Welcome to Sevenforums.

I need following snippet:
HOW TO POST A SNAPSHOT OF DISK MANAGEMENT DISPLAY
Run disk management:
WIN | type DISKMGMT.MSC | ENTER
WIN is the key with the wavy flag.

Maximize the output of Disk Management:
ALT-Spacebar key combo (this pops up a menu) followed by X key (selects Maximize) |
Drag the field separators (such as between Status and Capacity) to show entire field. This is very important, otherwise, needed info is not visible.

Make a snapshot:
WIN | type SNIPPING | ENTER | New
Drag the cursor around the area you want to snip.
File | Save as | select save location and name | Save

Post the snapshot:
Upload a File or Screenshot in Seven Forums