image creation
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 4:26 pm
Creating an image of a HDD with 2.7T of data on it. At 3.25 hours of elapse time, it currently indicates 8 days and 1 hour remaining. (The current size of the image file being created is 53.4 G (of 2.7 T). Slightly, concerned that the image will not be completed within the demo period : ).
What should I do, if the image creation process gets interrupted before completion ? Is there a way to resume imaging from where it left off (if it gets interrupted) ?
Other than the recently ailing HDD, the Win7 (12G RAM) computer is otherwise healthy. However, my limited experience with processes that take a long time (days) usually do not make it to completion. I don't know if it's memory leaks or if something just get "gummed up". (The system is not losing AC power or anything.)
(After already wishing that I had not ran CHKDSK for six hours, if the imaging task can not resume after a possible interruption, I expect I will skip imaging and just try recovering files. I do have a copy of about 1T of the data.)
Also, not using that computer otherwise, so not much else is running. Though, will it help to turn off Norton anti-virus ? (Sometimes antivirus software interferes with other tasks.)
Currently using the demo version of R-Studio to create image. And will definitely make purchase if get results from image creation and/or recovery utilities.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Cheers !
What should I do, if the image creation process gets interrupted before completion ? Is there a way to resume imaging from where it left off (if it gets interrupted) ?
Other than the recently ailing HDD, the Win7 (12G RAM) computer is otherwise healthy. However, my limited experience with processes that take a long time (days) usually do not make it to completion. I don't know if it's memory leaks or if something just get "gummed up". (The system is not losing AC power or anything.)
(After already wishing that I had not ran CHKDSK for six hours, if the imaging task can not resume after a possible interruption, I expect I will skip imaging and just try recovering files. I do have a copy of about 1T of the data.)
Also, not using that computer otherwise, so not much else is running. Though, will it help to turn off Norton anti-virus ? (Sometimes antivirus software interferes with other tasks.)
Currently using the demo version of R-Studio to create image. And will definitely make purchase if get results from image creation and/or recovery utilities.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Cheers !