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    Re: %temp%
    « Reply #30 on: June 25, 2009, 10:37:31 PM »
    The name of the folder is "backup2."  The "backup folder is empty, don't ask why...
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    Re: %temp%
    « Reply #31 on: June 25, 2009, 10:41:51 PM »
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    The "backup folder is empty
    Inside the folder it has a backup of 11,298,942 kb and  a restore backup of 14,523,148 kb
    Which one is it?

    I feel like a dentist:
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    When you right click on "backup" file, and click "Properties", what kind of info do you get?
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    Re: %temp%
    « Reply #32 on: June 25, 2009, 11:04:09 PM »
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    The name of the folder is "backup2."

    This is the folder with the files :)
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    « Reply #33 on: June 25, 2009, 11:08:59 PM »
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    The "backup folder is empty
    Is it empty, or it has two files?
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      « Reply #34 on: June 25, 2009, 11:13:36 PM »
      In the "backup" folder I get  - Size 0 bytes, Size on disk 0 bytes, Contains 0 files, 0 folders. Created Wednesday May 6, 2009, 11:37... PM

      The "backup 2" folder with the files was created the same day at 11:38...PM.  Go figure!

      Now what?  Can I write to disk?  I have 700MB CDRW and CD Burner XP software.  What to do! What to do!  Computer sllloooow...
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      Re: %temp%
      « Reply #35 on: June 26, 2009, 09:01:02 AM »
      Oh, so we two folders, "backup", and "backup2"?
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        « Reply #36 on: June 26, 2009, 04:02:40 PM »
        Am I not making myself clear?  I thought it was already established that there were two folders...
        I have given specific information about "both" folders. 
        I ran the tree software and those files in the "backup2" folder were the largest files on the computer.
        Now I need to know what to do with the backup 2 folder...
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        « Reply #37 on: June 26, 2009, 04:53:02 PM »
        One more time...
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        When you right click on "backup" file, and click "Properties", what kind of info do you get?
        I mean file inside the folder.
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          « Reply #38 on: June 26, 2009, 08:49:12 PM »
          There is nothing in the "backup folder. When I right click on the backup folder and go to properties, it says ZERO bytes of everything... I spelled it all out in the

          The ony thing that seems strange is that it was created on the same day that backup2 was created around the same time...

          I spell it all out in the post from June 25 @ 11:13...
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          Re: %temp%
          « Reply #39 on: June 26, 2009, 08:57:29 PM »
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          it has a backup of 11,298,942 kb and  a restore backup of 14,523,148 kb
          I want you to right click on the above FILES, not FOLDERS.
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            « Reply #40 on: June 27, 2009, 02:28:30 AM »
            This is what I get when I right click-properties on both files in the folder:

            The first file is named: Backup

            Type of file: Windows Backup

            Size: 10.7 GB (11,570,116,608 bytes)

            Size of disk: 10.7 GB (11,570,118,656 bytes)

            Created: Wednesday, May 06, 2009, 11:39:17 PM

            Modified:  Thursday, May 07, 2009, 1:07:26 AM

            Accessed:  Today, June 27, 2009, 3:13:12 AM

            The second file is named: Restore backup

            Size:  13.8 GB (14,871,703,552 bytes)

            Size of disk:  13.8 GB (14,871,703,552 bytes)

            Created: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 3:15:50 AM

            Modified:  Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 8:50:05 AM

            Accessed:  Today, June 27, 2009, 3:18:43 AM
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            Re: %temp%
            « Reply #41 on: June 27, 2009, 09:52:59 AM »
            What are the extensions (three letters after "dot") of those two files?
            Also, where are those two FOLDERS, "backup" (empty), and "backup" (with those two files) located?
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              « Reply #42 on: June 27, 2009, 05:14:46 PM »
              Both folders are located in My Documents (Backup and Backup 2).

              Both files are located in C:\...My Documents\Owner\Backup 2.

              Both files have extension .bkf:  Backup.bkf and Restore backup.bkf
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              Re: %temp%
              « Reply #43 on: June 27, 2009, 06:39:20 PM »
              Very good :)
              .bkf file is regular WindowsXP Backup Utility Backup Set

              Windows built in back up is more, or less worthless.
              This is what I would do.
              If computer is in good working condition, I would use one of the programs listed below to create nice, reliable backup, and I'd delete both "backup" folders:

              Acronis True Image: http://www.acronis.com/ - not free, but the best

              Free alternatives:
              - Macrium Reflect: http://www.macrium.com/ReflectFree.asp (highly recommended)
              - DriveImage XML: http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm
              - SelfImage: http://www.excelcia.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21
              - Paragon Drive Backup: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/db-express/
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                Re: %temp%
                « Reply #44 on: June 27, 2009, 11:14:57 PM »
                I am so glad that there was finally a solution to my problem!  Thank you so much I was getting a little nervous there for a while.

                I downloaded macrium, but I didn't see any of the snapshot images it shows on the site that would help back up the computer. 
                Once I ran it, it saved to my C drive, but how do you backup and save to disk.  I thought that a pop up screen would walk me through the process, but I must've missed something.

                I kept clicking next and by the time I looked up, it had "downloaded successfully."  Do I need to uninstall and run it again? 
                Sorry to be such a pain in the you know what...lol
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