Imaging strategies

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  1. Posts : 52
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    Interesting.... I don't have those options.

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    whs said:
    1. You can schedule it on any day of the week and any time. See picture. And it is nifty because you can also schedule the start date and you can skip weeks.

    2. What you do is schedule each XML seperately.

    3. There is no FiFo strategy - or any other space management. When the space is full, it refuses to make more images. The space you have to manage yourself.

    4. To tell you the truth, I have never used the Pro version. Not sure what it offers in addition. See here whether there is anything you like: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
    The pro version offers two retention policies.

    1. You can keep an image for a certain number of days.
    2. You can chose to retain a certain number of images.

    It is not a part of the scheduler. It is in the definition file options

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  3. whs
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       #63

    Thanks Keith for the update. Maybe I buy the pro version after all. My problem is that I use the free version on 6 PCs, so going pro will be expensive.
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  4. whs
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    denisl said:
    Interesting.... I don't have those options.

    Sure you have this option. You have to continue with the "Next" button.
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    whs said:
    Thanks Keith for the update. Maybe I buy the pro version after all. My problem is that I use the free version on 6 PCs, so going pro will be expensive.
    Yes about the best deal is a 4 pack for 90$
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       #66

    LOL - you beat me to it.

    The 4 pack version is a lot cheaper than buying them separately.

    It might be worth hanging on for a while.

    Paragon has a new series coming.

    You will be surprised - the interface looks the same -- but it is an entirely new engine, supports all the advanced formats and is the fastest imaging software I have ever used.

    There will be a free version - also with the new engine. I think the free version will support gpt as well.

    Don't know for sure yet.

    Not sure how long before release.
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  7. whs
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       #67

    That sounds really interesting. I like Paragon, but they make it difficult to get the free key. Once had a 6 month free pro version for a test - that was nice.
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  9. Posts : 52
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       #69

    Ah ha! OK - that option is available when you select "Weekly" on the previous selection - NOT "Daily". Go figure, select Weekly and you can pick the days of the week.

    Thanks for the help... again!

    OK -
    Who has a sample .bat script that reads a directory and deletes files older the X days that I can schedule to run on a daily basis and keep my HDD from filling up?
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    I noticed that you had used Ghost at one point. I know someone who solved backup problems when he read a suggestion on the net. Backing up drive C: while Windows is running is questionable at best. Here is the solution he (and others) built. Put Ghost on a Window Preinstall environment on a CD. Then when you boot to the CD, Ghost will load into a ramdrive in memory and drive C: will not be used at all. Ghost will then duplicate drive C: as an exact file. This method works absolutely. I know of a fellow who updated it with current USB3 drivers for externals. It is unlikey you will find a copy that you don't build yourself. Once when I got bit by a virus, it took me 4 1/2 minutes to be back in business. Norton AV let the virus through. I have never had one with Trend.

    My work files are ALWAYS on partitions and drives other than C: and I find the free SyncBack (Google: download free syncback) perfect and amazing for free. It is so reliable, I quit checking up on its backups. I have no idea why I need the purchased version of SyncBack. I am not on a business network.
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