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Larry M. -> RE: Acronis gets my unequivocal endorsement. (5/30/2007 18:02:59)
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What do these files do and why on a thumb drive?
Brian,
*.tib is a proprietary file extension for Acronis. Acronis compresses files as it backs up. My system writes/stores about 30gb compressed for each full backup and Acronis annotates each file in the backup series, e.g., 5-30-071, 5-30-072, etc. as it writes to disk. Typically my system backup results in 7 or 8 *.tib files of approximately 4gb each. On restore, selecting any one of the *.tib files in the desired date backup series will call-up and automatically group all files.
I use an external Iomega 160gb H:\ hard drive. Thumb drives won't, of course, accomodate the kind of storeage Acronis needs for a full system backup. I actually use an old slaved internal F:\ drive as well - redundancy coincides with my highly developed condition of paranoia after two (2) crashes in 10 months. A backup to the backup makes for a good night's sleep.
... and while Jaybee correctly observed that Acronis can automatically schedule backups, I prefer to choose the time to make sure I get a "Operation Completed" screen prompt. Additionally, I always validate backups. Sure, an extra 20 minutes or so but, since files are on another drive, operating system slow down is negligible.
BTW, Acronis can selectively restore files from any backup series. I'll be happy to pass on steps for everything if you wish [&:]
Hope this helps.
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