A note on using Image for Windows

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This isn’t the usual cry for help, just a solution that may come in handy for anyone using Terabyte Image for Windows.

I only recently started using this program to make system images so I was feeling my way. The first time I backed up C drive to an external USB 3 5TB drive it worked a charm. The next time it failed the Byte-for-Byte validation, and again, and again. Their support responded very quickly with a couple of links to Help pages. One of the first suggestions was to check the USB lead. At this juncture I realized that I had the drive plugged into a USB 3 hub which I use every day without a problem. However, on a whim, I decided to plug the drive into a USB 3 port on the laptop, and it worked perfectly.

David

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Yes it would seem to be the hub, although for everything else it seems to work perfectly. 7 ports, individually switched which means I don’t have to keeping plugging and unplugging. I have a scanner, printer, 2 other hard drives, an external optical drive and a camera plugged into it, very handy, just have to remember not to try and make images using it.

David

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David:

Does your external USB hub have its own power supply (an A/C adapter), or does it draw its power from the USB port it is plugged into? I have found that the ones which have their own power supply are more reliable than the ones which draw power from the USB port.

Good luck.

Jim

Group "L" (Linux Mint)
with Windows 10 running in a remote session on my file server

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MajorJim, yes, I also have found that out — I use an AC-powered hub when doing Acronis TI or Macrium full-image backups on the two external HDs hooked up.

"Take care of thy backups and thy restores shall take care of thee." Ben Franklin, revisted

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MajorJim…

Wow, a promotion! (I retired as a Tech Sergeant.)

Group "L" (Linux Mint)
with Windows 10 running in a remote session on my file server

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Thanks everyone. Yes the hub does have its own ac power supply, and this is the only program that has failed when using it. I can scan, print, and access drives with no problems at all, but if others don’t have this IFW issue using their hubs then I guess this one has at least one quirk. Fortunately there’s an easy work-around, now that I know.

David

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What happens if you disconnect one or two other devices from the hub? Could be you are very close to max power usage on the hub or port.

Joe

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What happens if you disconnect one or two other devices from the hub? Could be you are very close to max power usage on the hub or port.

Don’t think that could be the problem, each socket is individually switched. When I’m making an image everything except the 5TB drive is switched off. I also shut down all running programs which I’m told isn’t necessary, but with an SSD and USB3 the back-up only takes about 20 minutes, just right for a coffee break, so I just leave it in peace to do its thing.

David

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I’ve been using Image For Windows for years; before that I used the Image For DOS which was a part of BootIt Next Generation (probably 20 years combined). I’ve gradually weaned myself away from USB anything other than my cameras and USB thumb drives for sneaker-net. I use Ethernet for everything else. My printer can operate either via Ethernet or wireless. My router is gigabit, and I find that measurably faster than anything USB as far as drive imaging, copying files, etc. I have a Seagate GoFlex Home 3TB NAS that’s slow as molasses on USB 2.0 but almost as fast as an internal drive over Ethernet.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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