Hi Brian. Are you saying that I have to name the Windows Task Scheduler tasks in the above format for IFW to see them? When I create an IFW backup task (especially when using scripts such as IFWRotate), I go to Windows Task Scheduler and name it something descriptive such as IFW IFWRotate Entire Backup. Edit: For a test, I just created a quick schedule called Image for Windows - Task 1 and IFW has it in the Scheduled Tasks.
@Brian K hi might you give a look the screenshots please for trim options? thanks screenshots backup and restore https://i.imgur.com/pwzel7X.png https://i.imgur.com/ben68vz.png https://i.imgur.com/5TSWgin.png https://i.imgur.com/VU5mOeu.png
That's it. Task Scheduler calls it Image for Windows - Task 1 You don't have to give it a name in IFW.
@Brian K 1)well , may I ask you with "write changed sector only" who do I know how much data did image for windows write ? in the log there is nothing is there an option to write it in the log? 2) about Unmap/Trim Target Area is like macrium , image for windows enable trim when it will restore the image ? 3) and in the backup Disable TRIM Reduces the amount of caching required to make it faster? sorry Brian but even i have read the manual , in english it's not clear for me seen english it's not my native language https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/terabyte-product-release-thread.305838/page-77 thanks
i dont see evidence to disable TRIM anytime. https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/definition/TRIM
Hi Brummelchen I'm talking and asking to @Brian K about image for windows options , in the restore there is Unmap/Trim Target Area and in the backup Disable TRIM but i will enable after the backup thanks
You can use CrystalDiskInfo to determine how much data is written to the SSD during a restore... In CrystalDiskInfo select your SSD that will be restored and make a note of the "Total Host Writes". Perform a restore and then make a note of the "Total Host Writes". The difference between the two "Total Host Writes" is how much was written by the restore. Perform a restore (use the same backup image) with the option "Write changed sectors only". Make a note of the "Total Host Writes". The difference between the second and third "Total Host Writes" is how much was written by the restore. It will be much less written than the first restore. Probably only a few percent. I haven't found a benefit. I don't use it. This cancels "Write changed sectors only". I don't use it. TRIM will happen "tomorrow" anyway.
I just did a test. Data written after the first restore was 21 GB. Data written after the second restore was zero. CrystalDiskInfo doesn't show decimals so the data written was less than 1 GB.
HWiNFO64 also shows "Total Host Writes" in GB for NVMe drives. For standard SSDs it shows "Logical sectors written". This number can be converted to GB using an online converter. Or do it yourself... GB = sectors * 512 / 1024^3
All the above GB are really GiB. Microsoft GB in Windows are really GiB. Binary. Gibibytes. When you buy a HD/SSD, the stated capacity is in GB, not GiB. Say you buy a 1000 GB SSD (stated capacity) and Windows tells you it is 931 GB. But it's really 931 GiB. You haven't lost any storage. It's just that GB and GiB are different units.
@Brian K Hi Brian ok , so image for windows does not store in the log amount of data written and about does it mean image for windows with "Unmap/Trim Target Area" option enabled does disable "Write changed sectors only" option even it's enabled? thank you Brian
I have been using Image for Windows on my workstation in addition to Macrium mainly for manual backups and have some basic knowledge. I now need a solution for a server and have two questions: a) on the purchase page there is reference to license use for up to 5 systems in the household for non-business use. I assume that means that for private use you can use it on 5 pc but the license is ok to use on 1 business pc? I did not see a separate section for a business product b) I know about the option to use task scheduler and the fact that scripts are available. Using scripts is probably beyond my capabilities, so I wonder if there is a simple GFS setup possible with auto-consolidation and deletion similar to what I can do in Macrium? Could someone more experienced please clarify?
beethoven, In the IFW userguide it says... TeraByte Support could clarify the confusion. I use this to create differential changes only backups. https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thr...-image-for-windows.395254/page-2#post-2909328 Pandlouk posted this for incremental images... https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/incremental-rotate-scripts-for-image-for-windows.395254/ I liked this one... "TimeStamp or txt Based for x64"
Hi Brian, always good to hear from you Re the license, yes that is my understanding. Just wanted to clarify if the reference to Home User only relates to making use of it for up to 5 pc, not preventing the software in a business use. As for the scripts I had seen that but it all looked very complicated to me and I am fairly sure I would mess this up. Looking at the explanation it also seems it "only" runs a number of backups and then deletes the oldest at a given number. I like the GFS option in Macrium where you consolidate regularly and then end up with e.g. 5 full monthly backups, 4 differentials and 7 incrementals or something similar.
@beethoven - you should look at the Hasleo Backup Suite... v4 (the latest release) has all the GFS capability that REFLECT contains.
I have not looked at this program yet but I know from this forum that they have come a long way since they started and any endorsement from TRF is excellent. I can see that Hasleo is suitable for Servers - do you know how they handle SQL and would my understanding be correct that if the backups are taken at night, even if they don't deal with SQL during the day, the nightly backup would be fine?
There are only 6 lines to edit. An example for an entire drive backup... set TBIBase=E:\TBI_Backups set TBIName=entire set TBIParms=/b /uy /d:w0 /hash set TBIMaxFullCnt=4 set TBIMaxDiffCnt=6 set TBIDifParms=/uy TBIBase is the folder holding the backup images w0 is the entire Disk 0 The above creates 4 full backups with 6 differentials in each backup set. You can use Robocopy to delete differentials after a certain number of days. If desired.
@Brian K Hi Can I ask you a question about differential and incremental backup? I guess image for windows/linus has only differential backup I 'm asking it because I have noticed on thing all the backup created without restoring and offline via usb pen 1) i created a backup changes only -> of an entire backup > I got 4GB of backup changes only in the dialog I selected the entire backup 2) i created a backup changes only -> of an 4GB of changed backup > I got 1GB of backup changes only in the dialog I selected the changed backup and what i can't understand the different size , can you explain ? thanks https://i.imgur.com/W8aSKpT.png https://i.imgur.com/YOK4M8A.png
mantra, A changes only backup based on a full backup is a differential backup. A changes only backup based on a previous changes only backup is an incremental backup. If you create an incremental backup immediately after creating a changes only backup, the incremental backup will be small. If you create an incremental backup the day after creating a changes only backup, the incremental backup will be larger than the example above. Worst case scenario, the incremental backup could be 10 GB if Windows has defragged the partition since the last changes only backup. Yes, Windows defraggs SSD partitions. About once a month. Defragging moves sectors around and that's why an image backup will be larger than you expected.
@Acadia @Brian K Hi well i did not know about incremental backup , Is there an option to disable differential backups? thanks
You can create differential or incremental backups. Your choice. Nothing needs to be disabled. Personal preference. I prefer differentials.
