Howto: Easy Full System Backup and Restore

Don't think so. You have to back up the MBR as well, not just copy folders. This is why I'm using Clonezilla to get a full disk image (from a 120GB HD it compresses it down to about 10GB). I suspect Macles utility probably does the disk image but don't know about FWBackups.

 

Hey y'all---

Just wanted to say that Macles' links for his incredible AA1BACKUP program seem to be working again. Save yourself a LOT of agony, and download it. http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/12/acer ... ackup.html

Fast & Simple backup & restore for the AAO

Larry

 

I want to use this backup system. however, I have a problem to allocate the space on my USB hard disk. This hard disk has three partitions. All in NTFS. One partition is almost empty and I would like to remove it and use it as backup space for the AA1. Do I need to create then a new partition with FAT32 structure? Or is it sufficient that the disk has a free space?

Winfried

 

Winfried--

Not sure it'll work off a partition like that. To my knowledge, the USB flash drive itself needs to be bootable. I've dedicated a 8GB USB stick to AAOBACKUP with no problems at all Prices on these things are coming way down.

Larry

 

Not So Easy Archive Backup Files

I downloaded AA1BACKUP to my AOA, installed it to my USB flash drive, did a backup and restore and everything worked well.

I only have one decent USB flash drives. Now I want to copy the ./backup/aa1.* files off my USB flash drive onto windows XP. Win XP says they are not formatted. (Seems the USB flash drive was probably FAT32 but now it is a linux format.)

I want to just stick the USB flash drive into the Win XP USB port. How do I get the files into my Win XP system so that I can archive them?

 

Larry
I think you are right; I should use the simplest method. I will also buy an 8GB stick and dedicate it to the backup.

Winfried

 

Dear Annafil: your images are not working so we, the linux newbies, don't know what folders to include in your "Full system backup" option... instead images, would you post the script?
By the way: I prefer this method instead to waste a full 8gb usb pendrive on a backup.
Cheers..

 

linux noob here...

need a folder list for the full system backup. images are no longer working!

 

Yet another one maybe? I have been using the free DOS program Partition-saving for many years without any failures.
I recently purchased my new toy (AAO) and also here it works excellent.
You just need a bootable USB stick, copy the program on it, Boot from USB, go to the DOS prompt, start-up the program and follow the onscreen instructions. Simple, safe, failure free (so far) and most of all: it's FREE!
You can download it here: http://www.partition-saving.com/
Good luck
Theo