My System image backup fails.NTI Claims to be almost full?

There's in settings an option of 'override' old backups. Just check it.

I presume that you are referring to a program produced by NTI, probably NTI Echo, which is a backup program. If so, then be aware that as it is a backup program, it will not delete data from your hard drive but, instead, make a second copy of it (thus the term backup). If what you want to do is use the drive for additional storage so as to free up space on your primary hard drive, then you do not need to use any software whatsoever. Just move the data from the C: drive to the new external hard drive and make it happen.



One suggestion, however: make sure to use directories (aka folders) to organize the files that you move to the external drive. The reason being that the root directory (such as C: or D:) has a limited amount of storage capacity, so just dumping files into the root will cause the hard drive to be "full" despite having plenty of storage capacity remaining. Besides, it will be easier to find the data that you desire if you have it more appropriately organized. ;-)

Format Hard drive and them backup only 1 time. In the future, create an additional backup and then after that delete the oldest backup. I backup my system about every month.

Try AOMEI Data Backuper, a free backup and restore software. It can help you restore from the backups. http://www.aomeitech.com/aomei-data-backuper.html

Delete older images or, modify backups by using selective items instead of broad strokes like the whole drive. You could backup with less frequency.

There is the options of doing Differential backup and less Full backups.


Swap out tape or hard drive.

when it is not compatible with the configuration of the computer,how can windows 7 be installed! you can reinstall the OS but only try xp if it is not compatible!

Usually the C drive is your main drive on your computer. The C hard disk drive (HDD) contains space measured in gigabytes, for example 500GB means 500 gigabytes of data that you can store on this HDD.

If the C drive on your system is showing full, then it is time to backup some of your data to another HDD usually an external HDD, that you can purchase at locations such as CompUSA or Best Buy.

The other volumes you refer to are internal HDD then you're in luck. Move some of your data from your C HDD to your other HDD.

Remember that after a certain point, a HDD may stop responding or respond very slowly when it is almost completely full.

Let me know if this helps out.

Maybe the restore function only works with the original piece of equipment. Ouch.

You might want to contact the manufacturer of the software to see if they have a fix or solution. Good luck!

Hello bobdurack
I'm not shure this is the solution but it's a possibility : has the letter of your external Toshiba eventually changed ?
Regards ,
fanaudi .

Check the backup settings in the software that came with the device. You may be saving every backup instead of saving incrementally. An incremental backup will back up the files that have changed after doing one full backup.
You can also view the files on the drive through Windows Explorer.
The files should be dated. Delete the oldest files making sure that they seem to be the same size as the next oldest file.
If your computer is not faulty, and the files on the backup are not the only place that they are copied, you can start over with the backup drive, change the backup settings and create an incremental backup routine.
Depending on the size in Gigabytes of the backup drive, you are limited to the amount of data you can back up.
Example:
If you have a 500Gigabyte drive in your computer and the external backup drive is 250 Gigabytes,a full system backup will not fit.
Go to Windows Explorer, Click on My Computer and view the available space and total size for each drive.

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