Paragon Backup ?

The Howling Wolves

The Howling Wolves

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Now that I have downloaded Paragon Backup and completed backup to My Books external hard drive I am stuck on stupid again.:confused:
When going to My Books EH and clicking on a specific file, in fact all files, it goes to Windows Cannot open this file and gives me two choices to use the web to find program to open or use a program listed on my computer to find the correct program to open it.
What is your recommendation?
I have previously down a backup from Vista Home Premium tp My Books EH and don't have any problem opening and viewing these back up files. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for getting me this far.....just a few more posts and I will be there!
 

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You have to access the files through Paragon Backup. I haven't installed that yet, so don't know if you can select individual files to restore, but the help files for PB should help you there. There should also be an option to create a recovery disk of some kind.

Gary
 

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I don't want to restore I just want to open the files that were transfered to My Books EH and see what each file has in it. I can't view the PBF files. I need the association/extension program to view it.
 

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I just got it installed and haven't tried a backup yet, but it looks like the transfer wizard might give you access. Will have a play later and let you know what I find out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix 4x2GB PC2 6400
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Creative SB X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207 + HPvs15
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 + 1024x768
    Hard Drives
    2-WD5000AAKS-500 GB WD 5000AAV-500 GB external
    Mouse
    MX Revolution
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve
    Other Info
    Wacom Intuos 2 Graphics Tablet Experience Index=5.5
The back up is in arc and pdf files but maybe when you need to restore them back they open up as regular files for windows and Vista Home Premium.
Example: I wear a left handed baseball glove (C drive) and I transfer it to my right hand (My Books EH) and I can't use it BUT when I transfer it back to my left hand (C drive) everything works perfect!
 
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    Intel(R)Core(TM)2 Quad CPU [email protected]
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    ASUS eK Berkeley
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    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2408 Vivid Color Widescreen LCD
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    That's where I keep my beer
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You can view and export files from a backup image. Use the File Transfer Wizard, or Volume Explorer from within Paragon.

To view the contents of a file , you need to export it first(copy it back).

Otherwise, you can mount the partition image ( you can't mount file/folder backups - that is different). Within Paragon, select the Archives tab, rt click the archive you wish to mount and mount it.
 

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    intel i5-8400
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    gigabyte b365m ds3h
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    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
SIW2 said:
You can view and export files from a backup image. Use the File Transfer Wizard, or Volume Explorer from within Paragon.

To view the contents of a file , you need to export it first(copy it back).

Otherwise, you can mount the partition image ( you can't mount file/folder backups - that is different). Within Paragon, select the Archives tab, rt click the archive you wish to mount and mount it.
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I ask this question on you announcement of free EASEUS PROGRAMS but as long as I am here let's do it again.
What if any are the differences between MS Vista Home Premium back up and Paragon and EASEUS?
 

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born2golf said:
SIW2 said:
You can view and export files from a backup image. Use the File Transfer Wizard, or Volume Explorer from within Paragon.

To view the contents of a file , you need to export it first(copy it back).

Otherwise, you can mount the partition image ( you can't mount file/folder backups - that is different). Within Paragon, select the Archives tab, rt click the archive you wish to mount and mount it.
Click to expand...

I ask this question on you announcement of free EASEUS PROGRAMS but as long as I am here let's do it again.
What if any are the differences between MS Vista Home Premium back up and Paragon and EASEUS?
Click to expand...


Case resolved......
 

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    HP Pavilon Elite
    CPU
    Intel(R)Core(TM)2 Quad CPU [email protected]
    Motherboard
    ASUS eK Berkeley
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2408 Vivid Color Widescreen LCD
    Cooling
    That's where I keep my beer
    Mouse
    MS WIRELESS
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    MS WIRELESS
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    AT&T Uverse DSL
Vista Home Premium backup is only a file and folder backup app. There are plenty of free ones around. This is a popular one:

Free backup software for Windows - GFI Backup Home Edition

There is a completely different kind of backup. It is very important. That is a partition/disk Image backup.

The Paragon and Easeus you refer to are for Image backups.

Image backups are essential if your operating system gets badly infected, or corrupted, or you can't boot in , or the Hard drive fails.

You simply restore the image - either back to the same partition , or if the HD fails - get a new HD and restore the image to that.

In a few minutes you will be up and running with the operating system , all the updates, programs, settings , and any of your personal files and folders. Everything that was on the partition/drive will be restored exactly as it was at the time you made the image.

You can usually also ( as an added bonus ) find and copy back just individual files from the image , if you need to.

Generally, people make occasional Image backups - say once a month.

They do separate file/folder backups more often - once a week ( or perhaps every day if you are writing a novel ).

The reason for that is an image backup is a larger undertaking - you could do one every day, but most prefer to do an image occasionally , then also do selected file/folder backups more often - as it there is much less involved in just backing up a few files.

Hope it helps.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

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    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
SIW2 said:
Vista Home Premium backup is only a file and folder backup app. There are plenty of free ones around. This is a popular one:

Free backup software for Windows - GFI Backup Home Edition

There is a completely different kind of backup. It is very important. That is a partition/disk Image backup.

The Paragon and Easeus you refer to are for Image backups.

Image backups are essential if your operating system gets badly infected, or corrupted, or you can't boot in , or the Hard drive fails.

You simply restore the image - either back to the same partition , or if the HD fails - get a new HD and restore the image to that.

In a few minutes you will be up and running with the operating system , all the updates, programs, settings , and any of your personal files and folders. Everything that was on the partition/drive will be restored exactly as it was at the time you made the image.

You can usually also ( as an added bonus ) find and copy back just individual files from the image , if you need to.

Generally, people make occasional Image backups - say once a month.

They do separate file/folder backups more often - once a week ( or perhaps every day if you are writing a novel ).

The reason for that is an image backup is a larger undertaking - you could do one every day, but most prefer to do an image occasionally , then also do selected file/folder backups more often - as it there is much less involved in just backing up a few files.

Hope it helps.
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Thank you for this info. I am very careful on where I go and what I read and who is sending it so the chances of my comuter being seriously infected or corrupted are slim.
Your explanation of the above differnces are priceless and I can't thank you enough.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilon Elite
    CPU
    Intel(R)Core(TM)2 Quad CPU [email protected]
    Motherboard
    ASUS eK Berkeley
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2408 Vivid Color Widescreen LCD
    Cooling
    That's where I keep my beer
    Mouse
    MS WIRELESS
    Keyboard
    MS WIRELESS
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Uverse DSL
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