Confused - Images vs File-Level Backups

PiKe · 5 Mar 2009 at 13:51

I'm using Acronis True Image Home 2009 but I'm confused about the backup methods available, the documentation doesn't really clarify it either.

It says that a good backup strategy consists of both creating images and file-level backups but I can't see why.

Can anyone put it into something I can understand why one might be better than the other?

PiKe · 5 Mar 2009 at 14:17

Ok I understand that.

Another question then, I have several hdd's and want the same information on each, but only wish to incrementally backup, do I have to create 2 'tasks' one for each drive?

PiKe · 5 Mar 2009 at 15:12

Only problem with that is you've no ability to backtrack through backups.

PiKe · 5 Mar 2009 at 15:19

I'm not working on a home machine

(I know the software is the 'home' version)

PiKe · 5 Mar 2009 at 15:30

What i've got is thousands of image files, some of which change when meta data is edited. It might become a pain to find an image if they're all in different folders?