Using Win7 for backup with Large Harddrive???

[Viper69]

Quick question..Trying to use Win7 to back up my new rig below.

Was going to backup to Seagate GoFlex 2.5/3TB drive.

Received this error below..Is there a fix for this. I haven't found one

Thanks in advance

The backup failed.

One of the backup files could not be created. (0x8078002A)
Additional Information:
The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error. (0x8007045D)

 

[jazon1]

i believe i have heard that windows backups will only work on drives 2TB or smaller=(
maybe someone who has done one can correct me if im wrong.

 

[Viper69]

I believe Win8 has overcome this barrier..but I'm not changing OS anytime soon.

I know I can use Norton Ghost ($$$$) or Acronis ($$), but if I could use something without spending money that is better. I was just looking to see if this has been fixed in Win7 somehow that is stable.

 

[jazon1]

you best bet will probably be acronis not sure of any free programs for it tho they probably exist i wouldn't venture to recommend any without trying them first myself.

i have used ghost and acronis and both worked fine for me but then again i was doing my backups to DVD's.

 

[Viper69]

I had Ghost years ago, it worked well, but man, it's a resource hog, and I couldn't completely remove all of Norton's software either!

Never used Acronis, what do you think of it, resource hog or not? What OS did you use it with??

 

[jazon1]

non of the norton products are resource hogs like they once were i used to hate them too but they are pretty good now ive been using norton 360 for some time now(free from comcast)

last time i used acronis was on vista it didnt use any resources unless i was currently doing a back up, in truth i dont really do backups the same as i used to since my move to SSD's, these days i keep my SSD clean and save files created in like 3dsmax on an internal/external HDD and do clean installs of my OS should something bad happen to it.

i found i was spending just as much if not more time running backups and restoring from them and re updating everything then i was to just start from scratch with a clean OS.