Backup failure; Bad clusters


  1. stupidbitz
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    Backup failure; Bad clusters


    I was creating a system image backup last night and it failed because of bad clusters. Now i have 11 DVDs that were part of that backup. Do I have to start all over again?
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  3. mjf
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    The answer is probably yes. I suggest:
    1) Do a chkdsk on the HDD you are imaging.
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    2) Do not use DVDs. They are slow and error prone media for this operation. I know external HDD cost some money but they are really the way to go.
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  4. stupidbitz
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    That sucks . . Well thanks for the reply mjf. +rep
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