JeffWhite Posted June 17, 2002 Report Share Posted June 17, 2002 I am trying the trial version of retrospect express. I explained to a Dantz representative I wanted to backup selected directories of my Windows 98 system. I wanted emergency recovery in case of a hard disk crash but I didn't need to backup all the directories because some were already archived on CDs. The backup device to be used was an internal CD recorder. There are about 12 GB used on the hard drive and I expected substantial compression. In trying the software I did not find a way to select the directories to be included and there appeared to be little compression. After the first two disks were writtend only 1.3 GB had been backed up, so it looked like 18 or 19 CDs would be needed. Am I using the right verison of your software to backup selected directories, provide emergency restoration in case of disk failure, and use a reasonable number of CDs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lv2ski Posted June 17, 2002 Report Share Posted June 17, 2002 If you would like to specify directories as sources for backup, we have to define them as subvolumes. When you are in the confirmation window for an Immediate backup (Ready to Execute), or when you are editing your scripted backup, click on the Sources button which will take you to the Volume Selection window. Highlight the hard drive containing the folders you would like to backup, and click the Subvolume button. Navigate to the folder you would like to backup, and click Define. You can now select this folder as a source to be backed up, instead of the entire hard drive. Repeat this process if you would like to define more than one Subvolume. To select more than one subvolume for backup, use Ctrl + click to highlight multiple folders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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