I suppose it could be an issue with not having the very latest version of DriveClone/Total Recovery Pro. When I get my computer restored, I'll buy a copy of the very latest version and see if somehow I can make it work.
I can do those periodic backups. It's remembering to do them (even on a USB 3 connection, it's an all-night job) that' s the problem. I do also have a bunch of cloned disks in a fire-safe box, and, like you, a pile of D630s just in case. OTOH, using D630s is tricky: your system partition needs to be no bigger than about 120 GB because of the 137 GB BIOS bug. (My current D630 on which I'm typing this has a relatively small system partition and two much larger data partitions.)
There are limits to how I can organize my work machine's drive; the company wants things done their way, not mine. For example, I really wanted a separate system partition, with several other partitions; the PC guy couldn't figure out how to do that within the system constraints under which he has to work. I'm lucky to have as many rights on my computer as I do.
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Date: 2015-07-09 06:25 pm (UTC)I can do those periodic backups. It's remembering to do them (even on a USB 3 connection, it's an all-night job) that' s the problem. I do also have a bunch of cloned disks in a fire-safe box, and, like you, a pile of D630s just in case. OTOH, using D630s is tricky: your system partition needs to be no bigger than about 120 GB because of the 137 GB BIOS bug. (My current D630 on which I'm typing this has a relatively small system partition and two much larger data partitions.)
There are limits to how I can organize my work machine's drive; the company wants things done their way, not mine. For example, I really wanted a separate system partition, with several other partitions; the PC guy couldn't figure out how to do that within the system constraints under which he has to work. I'm lucky to have as many rights on my computer as I do.