Can't do system image, pics attached

[sablegsd]

Never had this happen before. Any ideas?

 

[tman69]

from the posted images--it appears that you are trying to make an image of your C drive on your D drive
1.there is not enough space on the D drive
2.it's a very bad idea to image onto the recovery partition--should your drive fail you will most likely lose your your recovery partition
3. get an external hard drive for storing hard drive images (at least 250 GB) as a system image will most likely be around 50GB

 

[sablegsd]

from the posted images--it appears that you are trying to make an image of your C drive on your D drive
1.there is not enough space on the D drive
2.it's a very bad idea to image onto the recovery partition--should your drive fail you will most likely lose your your recovery partition
3. get an external hard drive for storing hard drive images (at least 250 GB) as a system image will most likely be around 50GB

Thanks for answering. I am not doing anything different than I have before. Why would it try to make an image on the HP partition? It never has before. Sometimes that is filled in red, sometimes in a green color like OS has. I never figured out why that would change, but I didn't really care.

 

[tman69]

"I am not doing anything different than I have before. Why would it try to make an image on the HP partition? It never has before. Sometimes that is filled in red, sometimes in a green color like OS has. I never figured out why that would change, but I didn't really care"

even though you don't care why--the recovery partition turns red when it's getting filled up--which would only happen if 'system restore' is turned on for that drive.

Why would it try to make an image on the HP partition? er because it's the only drive available

question--to what location are you 'trying' to write the image--I don't see another drive listed

 

[sablegsd]

E drive, disk

why wouldn't you want to image the recovery partition? I always have.

 

[sablegsd]

So I am trying Easus, up to about 15 disks already!! Never needed that many on system image.
Anyway, I wanted to show you that the HP recovery changed color again, and I did nothing but start this other system image product. Is my machine possessed? :shock:

 

[4wd]

Seems it's over 200 GB to backup, you'll maybe get 50% compression (much less if lots of pictures\videos files), do the math regarding approx. disc use, must be a nightmare to keep track of them all, + a risk of some disc write or read failure.
Maybe high time to skip the optical and get a large usb hd

 

[Brink]

Hello Sablegsd,

For system images, I would strongly recommend to save them to a separate internal or external physical HDD for the best reliability. DVDs have been proven not nearly as reliable, and usually when it's to late.

 

[tman69]

"I wanted to show you that the HP recovery changed color again"

the amount of free space on the D drive changed from 318 MB (red) to 2.09 GB (blue)--so yes--perhaps your machine is possessed...or system restore is turned on for that drive...or your previous backup utility is set to use that drive

 

[sablegsd]

"I wanted to show you that the HP recovery changed color again"

the amount of free space on the D drive changed

Why? It's randomly adding and subtracting from itself?

I still don't understand why it wont do the system image. It doesn't know I have about a hundred of these disks, what is it basing it's not enough space on?

 

[tman69]

"I wanted to show you that the HP recovery changed color again"

the amount of free space on the D drive changed

Why? It's randomly adding and subtracting from itself?

I still don't understand why it wont do the system image. It doesn't know I have about a hundred of these disks, what is it basing it's not enough space on?

it is basing NOT ENOUGH DISK SPACE on the size of the D drive (the HP recovery partition) as to why it's adding and subtracting ??? is your backup software set to use the D drive?

 

[sablegsd]

Same as it's always been. :banghead:

 

[tman69]

control panel>system>system protection--make sure 'system protection' for D drive is set to 'off'
(since you've already spent a lot of time and money on DVDs--an external 250-500GB drive would cost less, be less troublesome, and all-in-all be better)

 

[sablegsd]

Thanks for the suggestions. Here is a series of pics.

 

[tman69]

to create the system image you desire would take approx 70 DVDs--you can purchase a Terrabyte USB external for less than the cost of the DVDs--also IF you ever want to restore your HD from the DVDs...imagine trying to insert them in the proper order--bite the bullet--buy a real backup drive.

am out

 

[Britton30]

I use Macrium Reflect free version to make drive images, one never knows what the w7 back up is doing. Macrium does a fine job.
As others have said use an external hard drive to store images/back ups on. You'll need to buy another $100 stack of DVDs when you want to make a new image your way. A hard drive has room for several images and will make and restore them 10-20 times faster as well.

Our member WHS has made a video tutorial on the subject.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73828-imaging-free-macrium.html

 

[ESL]

E drive, disk

why wouldn't you want to image the recovery partition? I always have.

He said, "it's a very bad idea to image onto the recovery partition"

He never said it was a bad idea to image THE recovery partition, but ONTO it.