Acronis TI 11/FDISR/SP 4: Image/Snapshot backup in background?

One of the reasons I don't backup as regularly as I know to be necessary is that I've always got some other tasks being done/run.

To backup my system I thought it was necessary for me to turn off a lot of background services and dedicate the time to:

1. Defrag (Perfect Disk
2. Snapshot update (FDISR)
3. Image (Acronis TI 11) — which I generally do total backups because of the infrequency

I also think I closed down either FDISR when imaging or Acronis when snapshotting (can't remember as it's so infrequent) because one got in the way of the other completing the task.


When reading one of the Shadow Protect threads it seemed like SP could do an image backup whilst I was noodling around on the computer. Really? Can TI do this? FDISR?

Guidance appreciated.

 

Most modern mirror imaging programs and the file-based FDISR use Microsoft's VSS which do indeed allow other tasks to be done while backing up, things will be slower, but it can be done.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Copy

Acadia

 

Thanks, Acadia. Slow would sure provide better data security than never! This will really help.

Anyone know if I need to shut down acronis when creating an FDISR snapshot or shut down FDISR when doing an acronis image?

And should NOD32 and Online Armor be off when doing either?

 

I don't use Acronis or NOD, but I do use OnlineArmor and I never shut it down. I never shut down my mirror imaging program or my anti-Virus either BUT if Acronis has a incremental feature that you are using you might want to shut it down; I do not use the incremental feature of my mirror program. Perhaps someone who uses Acronis can chime in here.

Acadia

 

I never shut down anything when backing up with acronis or creating a snapshot with fd-isr. I generally just set the activity to a low priority so it doesn't slow my pc down to much while i do other stuff.