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Windows 7 Backup/Restore to/from Network Share
Hi,
I have about 15 PCs with a combination of Windows 7 Pro and XP Pro.
I have backed up a complete Windows 7 on an external USB HD and restored it successfully using Windows 7 Recovery CD. However I don't want to avoid buying 15 external USB HDs if I can.
Is it possible to windows backup and store each PC's backup on the network share or one big external USB and restore from the network share or one big external USB HD?
Thanks.
I have about 15 PCs with a combination of Windows 7 Pro and XP Pro.
I have backed up a complete Windows 7 on an external USB HD and restored it successfully using Windows 7 Recovery CD. However I don't want to avoid buying 15 external USB HDs if I can.
Is it possible to windows backup and store each PC's backup on the network share or one big external USB and restore from the network share or one big external USB HD?
Thanks.
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A lot of people discount the Home Server for what it sounds like... some rinky dink solution.
It is not!
The backup is almost identical to the $5K storage server and cost is under $100.
De-duplication and flawless recovery are some of the key features.
Only downside is the maximum of 10 users, but there is an upside to it as well because it forces redundancy in your system.
It is not!
The backup is almost identical to the $5K storage server and cost is under $100.
De-duplication and flawless recovery are some of the key features.
Only downside is the maximum of 10 users, but there is an upside to it as well because it forces redundancy in your system.
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@Dr-Hussain
I attached 1.5TB external USB HD to a XP PC and created a share.
Currently I am backing up some WIN7 workstations to that shared external USB HD (\\XP3\E).
Off the root directoy, I created
UserA
UserB
....
In Windows backup program, I provided the UNC (\\XP3\E\UserA).
Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to restore one of the backups for testing using Windows7 recovery disc.
I will keep you posted.
I attached 1.5TB external USB HD to a XP PC and created a share.
Currently I am backing up some WIN7 workstations to that shared external USB HD (\\XP3\E).
Off the root directoy, I created
UserA
UserB
....
In Windows backup program, I provided the UNC (\\XP3\E\UserA).
Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to restore one of the backups for testing using Windows7 recovery disc.
I will keep you posted.
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I successfully backed up three Windows 7 workstation PCs on the 1.5TB External USB Hard Drive.
Now I wanted to test "Restore" using Win7 Recovery CD (that I created on Win7 OS).
I provided the network path and it sees the backup that I made last night with the time and date. It started restoring to the hard drive, but after a long time, it generates an error "Windows Backup encountered an error when accessing the remote shared folder(0x80780158)"
Any idea?
Now I wanted to test "Restore" using Win7 Recovery CD (that I created on Win7 OS).
I provided the network path and it sees the backup that I made last night with the time and date. It started restoring to the hard drive, but after a long time, it generates an error "Windows Backup encountered an error when accessing the remote shared folder(0x80780158)"
Any idea?
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Ok I will try that tomorrow and post the result.
Today after seeing the start of restore, I also made sure hard drive light was busy too and saw the progress bar moving across as it continued to restore data. I have a feeling that it ran into a problem towards the end.
Today after seeing the start of restore, I also made sure hard drive light was busy too and saw the progress bar moving across as it continued to restore data. I have a feeling that it ran into a problem towards the end.
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This morning I tried to restore again and this time it worked for some reason.
Due to this connectivity problem, I will backup to the internal hard drive, as backup destination, instead of external USB HD which adds another transportation layer.
Btw Shift-F10 did not give me "Command Window" so that I can run PING command.
Due to this connectivity problem, I will backup to the internal hard drive, as backup destination, instead of external USB HD which adds another transportation layer.
Btw Shift-F10 did not give me "Command Window" so that I can run PING command.
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@McKnife
I did not try that command from Win7 window. I tried that during "Retore". My bad ...
As to "doing a basic install and use then use the backup/restore program to restore from the network share" ---> That is good to know. Sort of like "In-Place" OS upgrade ...
I did not try that command from Win7 window. I tried that during "Retore". My bad ...
As to "doing a basic install and use then use the backup/restore program to restore from the network share" ---> That is good to know. Sort of like "In-Place" OS upgrade ...
> tried that during "Retore
Right so. First start the command prompt with shift F10, then start the restore process - they can co-exist and the pinging can be done, tried it.
Right so. First start the command prompt with shift F10, then start the restore process - they can co-exist and the pinging can be done, tried it.
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