I bought a 1TB external drive to use for backups and have used it a couple of times.
Just tried to backup my files and got a message that there is not enough space on the drive to back up. There were several options that I was hesitant to use, because they involved deleting files.
Checked my OS and there is only 465GB on it, so I'm wondering why there is over 950 on the external drive.
Stupid question, but when you back up a second time, are all the files backed up again, or just the ones added since the prior backup?????
Windows built in backup utility is terrible and not reliable!! On 2 separate occasions I was unable to restore from backups that I made using it! I would highly recommend using a free utility like Macrium Reflect instead which I have now been using for 3+ years with no issue.
My computer skills are borderline at best and I'm not really familiar with using other methods of backup. Would like to stick with Windows, but how does this Macrium Reflect work and how do I free up space on my external drive so I can backup?
Just looked at the properties of the external drive; there's 437 of data file backups and 401 of system image........what is this system image?
Trust me when I tell you to avoid Windows backup utility! I've been in the IT industry for 10+ years and it has personally failed for me twice and I know numerous other people who had similar issues. What good is using a backup utility if it is not reliable especially when you are talking about files that are important to you?
Using Macrium is very easy and there are plenty of videos on YouTube that can show you how to use it. To free up space on your external drive simply delete whatever files/folders contain your existing backups or you can reformat the entire drive assuming that you don't have anything else on it that you need to keep.
In case you decide you want something that works here is the link for the above recommended Macrium Reflect Free. Well, I use the free version; assume that the paid version is even better.
Going crazy trying to backup my computer on Windows 7. Using a 1T drive to back up on, but in trying to manage space, it says I have over 350 G of system image.
Deleted last backup to manage space, but I still don't have enough room, backups won't work.
I have combined both of your topics about this problem together. Please stay in this topic until solved. Do not start new topics for the same problem. That just confuses the issue for everyone trying to help you
Go into Windows Explorer and make sure the option to "Show Hidden Files and Folders" option is enabled as there may be files on the drive you can't see. If the external drive does not contain any other data you can just right click it in Windows explorer and choose the option to format it otherwise save your important files from the external drive prior to formatting it.
Did a bit more asking around. My system image is intact, so to backup my files, I just deleted the old backup files on the external drive and did a copy/paste from my OS to the external drive. It's about done now.
All I'm trying to do is to be able to restore my files if I crash, or other problem.
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