Hi,
I recently tried to use the built-in "Backup and Restore" tool to create an image of my system drive (C:\ which is a 40GB partition on a 1TB drive). I want to store the image on a drive in an eSATA enclosure.
When I try to do this, the software detects both C: and E: as "system drives" and wants to back them both up. E: is an 892gb partition (same physical drive as C. From some research, I gather this is because my page file is on E:.
Question: Is there any way to force the software to ignore the page file? I would move the page file to C:, but it is 4092mb and I only have 8.67GB free on that partition and would like to avoid this. I could move the pagefile to my 5400rpm storage drive, but figure the slower random access time would impede performance. I have 4GB ram in my system which is used mostly for gaming. I imagine Acronis TrueImage would work better here, but I'd rather not buy more software if I can avoid it.
My HDD setup:
PC:
Seagate 1TB 7200rpm - C: (Windows), E: (Storage)
Hitatchi 3TB 5400rpm - F: (Storage)
Backup:
Seagate 1TB 7200rpm - G: (Backup1) - external eSATA 2 bay enclosure
Hitatchi 3TB 5400rpm - H: (Backup2) - external eSATA 2 bay enclosure
Thanks!
I recently tried to use the built-in "Backup and Restore" tool to create an image of my system drive (C:\ which is a 40GB partition on a 1TB drive). I want to store the image on a drive in an eSATA enclosure.
When I try to do this, the software detects both C: and E: as "system drives" and wants to back them both up. E: is an 892gb partition (same physical drive as C. From some research, I gather this is because my page file is on E:.
Question: Is there any way to force the software to ignore the page file? I would move the page file to C:, but it is 4092mb and I only have 8.67GB free on that partition and would like to avoid this. I could move the pagefile to my 5400rpm storage drive, but figure the slower random access time would impede performance. I have 4GB ram in my system which is used mostly for gaming. I imagine Acronis TrueImage would work better here, but I'd rather not buy more software if I can avoid it.
My HDD setup:
PC:
Seagate 1TB 7200rpm - C: (Windows), E: (Storage)
Hitatchi 3TB 5400rpm - F: (Storage)
Backup:
Seagate 1TB 7200rpm - G: (Backup1) - external eSATA 2 bay enclosure
Hitatchi 3TB 5400rpm - H: (Backup2) - external eSATA 2 bay enclosure
Thanks!