Solved can't do system image back up

[jamcrky]

Hello everyone again...I am still have a problem trying to do a system image backup.....after it runs for a few hours it fails with this reason "the system cannot find the file specified 0x80070002" After about 6 attempts this is the most recent error. I did a disk check and a disk clean-up today on the external drive , don't know if this will help?

I think as i have read something to do with the auto updates in windows. I am running win7 pro 64 bit....
I am trying to back up my c>drive and trying to back up in an external drive with over 700 mb of free space. After its done it does create a folded in that drive titled "windows Image backup"

The last time I ran a successful image backup was about 3 years ago.

If anyone can help me with this, it would certainly be appreciated...Thanks Much Jim

 

[AddRAM]

A few hours ?

A system image should complete in minutes, not hours.

How much free space is on the external ?

"Over 700 mb of free space" tells us nothing.

What program are you trying to use to create the image ?

Windows ? Macrium ?

 

[jamcrky]

Thanks for the reply......

I sorry that was over 700 gb of free space on the external drive of a 2 tb drive......

As I understand it, its doing a mirror image of my c>drive which is 608 mg on a 1 tb drive. I assumed it would take some time....

I am using windows 7 to do the back up ....

 

[AddRAM]

I can only suggest you try using Macrium.

Macrium Reflect Free

Over 3 years is a long time, Windows could be seriously corrupted.

 

[dloydc]

had same problem

I had the same problem. Mine was due to trying to image my SSD to a 5 TB external drive. When I tried using an external 250 GB drive, it worked fine using Win 7 64. There is something about 2TB that imaging will not work.

I would try a smaller drive.

 

[jamcrky]

Thanks much for the replies...........these are the same drives i used the last time i did a system image backup....and yeah it's been a long time between back ups which is my fault....Just totally forgot about until i was having trouble with 1 of internal drives....

As far as macrium, will the free version do the job OK....??? for me

I really appreciate all the help, thanks a bunch for it.....Jim

 

[jamcrky]

Hello again......I installed the Macrium and I tried to do a system image, set up the 1st page then next...after that i have all the info but i can't go to the next page or finish the back up.........I have the free version. Can you give me some idea what i am doing wrong? Thanks again for all the help...Jim

What's the difference between clone and system image ???

 

[SIW2]

You may be better using this:

AOMEI Backupperv2.5 Local Download

Pretty easy to operate, I suggest you do an image, that will be stored in a file on the target drive. Clone writes directly to the target drive

 

[whs]

Have a look at this: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73828-imaging-free-macrium.html?ltr=I

 

[jamcrky]

Thanks gang, I tried both the Macrium and Boothupper and the boothupper was so easy to use...did the system backup which I assumed is the a system image restore? And the created bootable media....Now how can I tell if the boothable media does work?
I mean is there a way of testing it out?

I also notice that Macrium and Boothupper did not recognize my H external drive...when I went to disk management that drive was not showing active, so is that the reason.....and if so how would i make it active..............Thanks again Jim

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Thanks gang, I tried both the Macrium and Boothupper and the boothupper was so easy to use...did the system backup which I assumed is the a system image restore? And the created bootable media....Now how can I tell if the boothable media does work?
I mean is there a way of testing it out?

I also notice that Macrium and Boothupper did not recognize my H external drive...when I went to disk management that drive was not showing active, so is that the reason.....and if so how would i make it active..............Thanks again Jim

Cloning is not a backup. You should be trying to make an image, rather than a clone.

What is Boothupper? Do you mean Aomei Backupper?

"did the system backup which I assumed is the a system image restore?" No. A system backup is not a system image restore. Restore is a separate operation.

If you want to test your bootable media, see if your PC can boot from it. Put it in your DVD drive, reboot, and access your boot menu and choose the DVD drive as the boot device. See what happens.

Re H drive not recognized by Macrium. I don't think not showing active would have anything to do with that. Post a screen shot of Windows Disk Management. You can make drives active in Windows Disk Management, but you wouldn't normally want to make an external drive active.