Assigning a Drive letter to External USB connected Hard Drive

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Re: Assigning a Drive letter to External USB connected Hard Drive


"Frog" <frog@pond.com> wrote in message
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<snip>
> Glen,
>
> You don't mind if I say "huh?" at this point, do you? I'm afraid
> some of the above is getting very close to the edge of my technical
> skills. I have a plan--not sure how to make it work. Here goes:
>
> I presently have the Primary Master (120GB drive) partitioned into five
> parts. Here is what I see under My Computer:
>
> Charlie(C) - Local Disk - Total Size 9.29GB - Free Space 7.31
> (D:) - Local Disk - Total Size 21.4GB - Free Space 21.4GB
> (E:) - Local Disk - Total Size 21.4GB - Free Space 21.4GB
> (F:) - Local Disk - Total Size 21.4GB - Free Space 21.4GB
> (G:) - Local Disk - Total Size 25.8GB - Free Space 25.8GB
>
> When I look at the Acronis information I see:
>
> Charlie (J) - PriAct - 21.49GB - 18.25GB - Fat32(LBA)
> Delta (K) - - 21.49GB - 18.86GB - Fat32
> Echo (L) - - 21.49GB - 19.64GB - Fat32
> FAT32 (M) - - 21.49GB - 21.48GB - Fat32
> Fat32(N) - - 25.84GB - 25.83GB - Fat32
>
> Presently, the only thing that exists on D/E/F/G of the "good" drive is
> the Recycle Bin. Thus, it would seem that I could move the information as
> follows:
>
> Acronis Delta (K) to My Computer (D:)
> Acronis Echo (L) to MY Computer (E:)
>
> To the best of my memory, there were no files in Acronis FAT32(M) and
> FAT32(N) when the backup was made. Thus, if I were able to get the two
> partitions of information restored, I would then have access to the files
> I want to recover. Does that make sense? If so, my next challenge will
> be to learn how to make this restore work. Please let me know if my
> thinking is flawed, or if it would be better to do the whole hard drive
> restore.
>
> My concerns about doing a full restore involve how to make this happen. I
> haven't tried to start my computer with the Acronis startup disks since we
> now have access to the backup drive. Previously, it did not find the
> backup hard drive. If things are still that way, how does one turn all
> running programs off while you are using the Acronis backup program? I
> thought about putting my 30GB (drive to be protected at all cost) back in
> the system as the Primary Master. Remove the Plextor device and use this
> connection for the drive that is presently in the Primary Master position
> (the one that needs to be fixed). That way, I could run everything from
> the 30GB hard drive...directing the restore from the Primary Slave to the
> Secondary Master. (((Are you laughing so hard that you are about to fall
> out of your chair again? I'm sorry.))) In any event, I'm not sure how to
> proceed at this point. I did make a copy of the Acronis User's Guide this
> afternoon...that should be enough to put me to sleep later this evening.
>
> I'm open for any thought, recommendations, etc. you want to send my way on
> this or any other subject.
>
> Thanks for helping me again.
>
> Frog

I had to download this (still studying :-)
http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/TrueImage11_ug.en.pdf
HTH
 
Re: Assigning a Drive letter to External USB connected Hard Drive

Bill Blanton wrote:
> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:uBFBj9GBIHA.4160@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> "Bill Blanton" <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote in message news:OJO17bGBIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> snip
>>>
>>> Can you run the Restore wiz without first running the Acronis explorer. I
>>> don't use Acronis, so don't really know what's going on. Does Acronis have
>>> a forum or email support? Or Glen might have an idea.
>> There's no need or reason I can see to run Acronis Explorer unless you just want to look at the backups as if they were files and
>> folders, in an Explorer-type interface, or to access and restore individual files or folders.
>
> Which may be more desirable, depending..
>
>
>> It is not used when restoring an entire image....the Acroinis Explorer being in use is probably the "other" Acronis app holding
>> the image in use and preventing a restore from proceeding anyway.
>>
>> Note that Frog reports 2 backup (.tib) files and the second one states:
>> This is volume 2 of multifile archive MyBackup.tib
>>
>> I presume from this that the two images together comprise the backup, perhaps as a full and an incremental backup, or a full and a
>> differential backup.
>
>
> Or, it could be because the FAT32 4GB file limit forced Acronis to split the
> one type.
>
>> MyBackup1.tib Size: 4,194,300KB Type: TrueImage Backup Archive
>
>> MyBackup2.tib Size: 1,918,786KB Type: TrueImage Backup Archive
>
>
>
>> From the Help file here, under the Recovery heading:
>>
>> <quote>
>> If you are to restore files from an incremental backup, Acronis True Image Enterprise Server will suggest that you select one of
>> successive incremental archives by date/time of its creation. Thus, you can return the files/folders to a certain moment, often
>> called a point of restore.
>> Note
>> . To restore data from an incremental backup, you must have all previous incremental backup archives and the initial complete
>> archive. If any of successive archive is missing, restoration is impossible.
>> . To restore data from a differential backup, you must have the initial full backup as well.
>> </quote>
>>
>> Further:
>>
>> <quote>
>> Restore disks or partitions - select this option if you want to restore disks and/or partitions from the disk backup; restoration
>> of a system partition requires rebooting and PC will be unavailable for using during the restoration.To restore a partition (disk)
>> from an image, Acronis True Image Workstation must obtain exclusive access to the target partition (disk). This means no other
>> applications can access it at that time. If you receive a message stating that the partition (disk) can not be blocked, close
>> applications that use this partition (disk) and start over.
>> </quote>
>>
>> The procedure:
>>
>> <quote>
>> Select the archive to restore.
>>
>> Select the hard disk for the restoration and click Next to continue.
>>
>> If there are any partitions on the new disk, they must be deleted first.Choose between:
>> . Yes, I want to delete all the partitions on the destination hard disk drive before restoring - all existing partitions will be
>> deleted and all their data will be lost.
>> . No, I do not want to delete partitions - no existing partition will be deleted, discontinuing the restoring operation. You will
>> only be able to cancel this operation and return to select another disk.
>> To continue, select the first choice and click Next.
>>
>> You may restore data to their initial location, to another disk/partition or to an unallocated space. The target partition should
>> be at least the same size as the uncompressed archive data.To select a location:
>> . Click on the partition to select it.
>>
>> You can restore several partitions during a single task.To restore another partition:
>> . Select Yes, I want to restore another partition or hard disk drive. After this, you will see the partition selection window
>> again and will have to repeat the actions mentioned above.
>> If you want to restore only one disk (partition) or have already selected all of the partitions you need, don't set this switch
>> and click Next.
>>
>> </quote>
>>
>> HTH.
>> --
>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
>> http://dts-l.org/
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>
>

Bill, Glen and the others who helped me through my disaster--I
am now almost back to my normal system. I have successfully restored
all partitions except C. I would restore C also except for a couple of
situations as follows:

---One, the process of updating the C drive continues to give me the
following message:

Error
E000101F9 Cannot get write access to the hard disk drive(s).
Another Acronis application has write access to the hard disk drive(s).
Only one Acronis application can have write access to the hard disk
drive at a time.

Since I don't know what this means or how to fix it, I haven't been able
to restore the C drive.

---Two, I'm not sure that restoring the C drive is a good idea. The
backup was made only a week or less before my problems started. I have
a concern that whatever caused my problem may be there and waiting for
me to activate it again. Is this a fear I shouldn't have?

I do have one question at this point, and that is...is 6.5.2 the
latest and best the version of Quick Time Player for Windows 98SE? It
seems that this program is not working properly on my system...thus, I
think I would like to remove and reinstall this software. When I am
using Quick Time Player, it will initially allow me to have both picture
and sound for a few seconds. Then, I only have picture thereafter. At
other times, if I have the sound turned way up I will continue to get
the sound, but the picture freezes. I believe the best fix for this
problem would be to remove and reinstall Quick Time Player. Do you
agree?Is there something better to use than Quick Time Player these days?

Lastly, I just had to let you know that my genealogy files,
pictures, etc., have been recovered safely and intact. FYI, the two
..tib files do represent all five partitions. Restoring is accomplished
by partition within the .tib files. It is also possible to create a
temporary drive letter (in my case J), where it is possible to move
specific files and folders from the temporary drive (J) to any of the
hard disk drives (c, d, e, f or g).

I wanted you all to know how much I appreciated the help and that
I owe you big time.

Thanks,
Frog
 
Re: Assigning a Drive letter to External USB connected Hard Drive

"Frog" <frog@pond.com> wrote in message news:%23VC0ocpBIHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Bill Blanton wrote:
>> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:uBFBj9GBIHA.4160@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> "Bill Blanton" <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote in message news:OJO17bGBIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...


>>>> Can you run the Restore wiz without first running the Acronis explorer.

>>> There's no need or reason I can see to run Acronis Explorer unless you just want to look at the backups as if they were files
>>> and folders, in an Explorer-type interface, or to access and restore individual files or folders.



>>> From the Help file here, under the Recovery heading:
>>>
>>> <quote>
>>> If you are to restore files from an incremental backup, Acronis True Image Enterprise Server will suggest that you select one of
>>> successive incremental archives by date/time of its creation. Thus, you can return the files/folders to a certain moment, often
>>> called a point of restore.
>>> Note
>>> . To restore data from an incremental backup, you must have all previous incremental backup archives and the initial complete
>>> archive. If any of successive archive is missing, restoration is impossible.
>>> . To restore data from a differential backup, you must have the initial full backup as well.
>>> </quote>
>>>
>>> Further:
>>>
>>> <quote>
>>> Restore disks or partitions - select this option if you want to restore disks and/or partitions from the disk backup;
>>> restoration of a system partition requires rebooting and PC will be unavailable for using during the restoration.To restore a
>>> partition (disk) from an image, Acronis True Image Workstation must obtain exclusive access to the target partition (disk). This
>>> means no other applications can access it at that time. If you receive a message stating that the partition (disk) can not be
>>> blocked, close applications that use this partition (disk) and start over.
>>> </quote>
>>>
>>> The procedure:
>>>
>>> <quote>
>>> Select the archive to restore.
>>>
>>> Select the hard disk for the restoration and click Next to continue.
>>>
>>> If there are any partitions on the new disk, they must be deleted first.Choose between:
>>> . Yes, I want to delete all the partitions on the destination hard disk drive before restoring - all existing partitions will be
>>> deleted and all their data will be lost.
>>> . No, I do not want to delete partitions - no existing partition will be deleted, discontinuing the restoring operation. You
>>> will only be able to cancel this operation and return to select another disk.
>>> To continue, select the first choice and click Next.
>>>
>>> You may restore data to their initial location, to another disk/partition or to an unallocated space. The target partition
>>> should be at least the same size as the uncompressed archive data.To select a location:
>>> . Click on the partition to select it.
>>>
>>> You can restore several partitions during a single task.To restore another partition:
>>> . Select Yes, I want to restore another partition or hard disk drive. After this, you will see the partition selection window
>>> again and will have to repeat the actions mentioned above.
>>> If you want to restore only one disk (partition) or have already selected all of the partitions you need, don't set this switch
>>> and click Next.
>>>
>>> </quote>




> Bill, Glen and the others who helped me through my disaster--I
> am now almost back to my normal system. I have successfully restored
> all partitions except C. I would restore C also except for a couple of
> situations as follows:
>
> ---One, the process of updating the C drive continues to give me the
> following message:
>
> Error
> E000101F9 Cannot get write access to the hard disk drive(s).
> Another Acronis application has write access to the hard disk drive(s).
> Only one Acronis application can have write access to the hard disk
> drive at a time.
>
> Since I don't know what this means or how to fix it, I haven't been able
> to restore the C drive.

Assuming that the C: drive is the %system% drive containng Windows, (which is
likely the case since this is Windows 98), I doubt it that you will be able
to be able to restore C: from within Windows.

I'm not positive, but doesn't Acronis have a boot disk method available for
such a situation?



> ---Two, I'm not sure that restoring the C drive is a good idea. The
> backup was made only a week or less before my problems started. I have
> a concern that whatever caused my problem may be there and waiting for
> me to activate it again. Is this a fear I shouldn't have?


Depends on the problem. If your Windows install (~C:) is stable, why restore it?


> I do have one question at this point, and that is...is 6.5.2 the
> latest and best the version of Quick Time Player for Windows 98SE? It
> seems that this program is not working properly on my system...thus, I
> think I would like to remove and reinstall this software. When I am using Quick Time Player, it will initially allow me to have
> both picture and sound for a few seconds. Then, I only have picture thereafter. At other times, if I have the sound turned way
> up I will continue to get the sound, but the picture freezes. I believe the best fix for this problem would be to remove and
> reinstall Quick Time Player. Do you agree?Is there something better to use than Quick Time Player these days?


I don't really know, but it shouldn't hurt to uninstall/reinstall QT.



> Lastly, I just had to let you know that my genealogy files,
> pictures, etc., have been recovered safely and intact. FYI, the two
> .tib files do represent all five partitions. Restoring is accomplished
> by partition within the .tib files. It is also possible to create a
> temporary drive letter (in my case J), where it is possible to move
> specific files and folders from the temporary drive (J) to any of the
> hard disk drives (c, d, e, f or g).
>
> I wanted you all to know how much I appreciated the help and that I owe you big time.

You're welcome.. It's great to hear that you got all your personal files back.
Those are the ones that are impossible to replace..
 
Re: Assigning a Drive letter to External USB connected Hard Drive

"Frog" <frog@pond.com> wrote in message
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> big snip <
> Bill, Glen and the others who helped me through my disaster--I
> am now almost back to my normal system. I have successfully restored
> all partitions except C. I would restore C also except for a couple of
> situations as follows:
>
> ---One, the process of updating the C drive continues to give me the
> following message:
>
> Error
> E000101F9 Cannot get write access to the hard disk drive(s).
> Another Acronis application has write access to the hard disk drive(s).
> Only one Acronis application can have write access to the hard disk
> drive at a time.
>
> Since I don't know what this means or how to fix it, I haven't been able
> to restore the C drive.


You may need to restore the C: drive after booting with an Acronis Rescue CD,
but.....


> ---Two, I'm not sure that restoring the C drive is a good idea. The
> backup was made only a week or less before my problems started. I have
> a concern that whatever caused my problem may be there and waiting for
> me to activate it again. Is this a fear I shouldn't have?


......as Bill stated, if the system is running OK as is, why restore C:? And yes,
you would run the risk of going back to something that may reintroduce your original
problems, so you might be better off working with the C: you have right now.


> I do have one question at this point, and that is...is 6.5.2 the
> latest and best the version of Quick Time Player for Windows 98SE? It
> seems that this program is not working properly on my system...thus, I
> think I would like to remove and reinstall this software. When I am using Quick
> Time Player, it will initially allow me to have both picture and sound for a few
> seconds. Then, I only have picture thereafter. At other times, if I have the
> sound turned way up I will continue to get the sound, but the picture freezes. I
> believe the best fix for this problem would be to remove and reinstall Quick Time
> Player. Do you agree?Is there something better to use than Quick Time Player
> these days?


I only use QuickTime for their own file types (e.g.: quicktime movie files). I may
not use it even once in a years time, as I prefer other file types if there is a
choice. I do not use QuickTime for other file types. Consequently, I can't help
troubleshoot it for you. I would imaging uninstalling and reinstalling it is a good
first step at resolving the problem, and if it persists, try a QuickTime forum.

Yes, version 6.5.2 is the latest for Win98SE.


> Lastly, I just had to let you know that my genealogy files,
> pictures, etc., have been recovered safely and intact. FYI, the two
> .tib files do represent all five partitions. Restoring is accomplished
> by partition within the .tib files. It is also possible to create a
> temporary drive letter (in my case J), where it is possible to move
> specific files and folders from the temporary drive (J) to any of the
> hard disk drives (c, d, e, f or g).


That's great news! I'm glad you were finally able to work through the procedures to
get to that point.


> I wanted you all to know how much I appreciated the help and that I owe you
> big time.


Large suitcase; small unmarked bills. ;-)

I'm glad Bill spotted the thread and lent his expertise re: obtaining and reading
your partinfo texts, to determine exactly what was happening.

> Thanks,
> Frog

YW. I know we'll see you again. <eg>
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
 
Re: Assigning a Drive letter to External USB connected Hard Drive

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:es6JcMwBIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> "Frog" <frog@pond.com> wrote in message news:%23VC0ocpBIHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> big snip <


>> Lastly, I just had to let you know that my genealogy files,
>> pictures, etc., have been recovered safely and intact. FYI, the two
>> .tib files do represent all five partitions. Restoring is accomplished
>> by partition within the .tib files. It is also possible to create a
>> temporary drive letter (in my case J), where it is possible to move
>> specific files and folders from the temporary drive (J) to any of the
>> hard disk drives (c, d, e, f or g).
>
>
> That's great news! I'm glad you were finally able to work through the procedures to get to that point.

Yep.. most people would have probably given up..


>> I wanted you all to know how much I appreciated the help and that I owe you big time.
>
>
> Large suitcase; small unmarked bills. ;-)
>
> I'm glad Bill spotted the thread and lent his expertise re: obtaining and reading your partinfo texts, to determine exactly what
> was happening.

High fives all around! :-)
 
RE: Assigning a Drive letter to External USB connected Hard Drive

Right Click on My Computer, scroll down to Manage, double-click on Disk
Management, find your USB hard drive by drive letter, right click on your USB
drive and chose the option "change drive letter and paths"



"Frog" wrote:

> How can I assign the Drive letter M to a newly connected (USB) external
> hard drive? The external hard drive is presently showing up in the
> Device Manager as:
>
> - Acronis Devices
> Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explorer
>
> I tried to follow the following instructions:
>
> 1. In the System option in Control Panel, click the Device Manager tab.
> --This I was able to do.
> 2. In the hardware list, double-click the item that represents the
> removable device. Removable devices are typically found under CD-ROM or
> Disk Drives.
> --My device is reflected as depicted above. I was able to click the
> Acronis True Image Backup Archive Explorer entry.
> 3. In the Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.
> --The Properties dialog box is not present...thus, this is where I am
> stopped.
> 4. In the Reserved Drive Letters list, select the last drive to be
> assigned to this device. Click OK.
> --The last letter assigned to this device was M.
> In the End Drive Letter, list, select the last drive to be assigned to
> this device. Click OK.
> --All of this I can't do.
> 5. To close the System Properties dialog box, click OK.
> --Can't do this one either.
> 6. When prompted, restart the computer.
>
> -----
>
> I'm stuck again. I am now attempting to recover lost files from my
> earlier computer disaster. Here is where I am in this process:
>
> I have a formatted 120GB hard drive installed in my system.
>
> I have an external 120GB hard drive connected to my system via USB plug
> (peviously in my system as Drive M).
> On this hard drive is a backup copy of my system prior to my computer
> melt-down.
>
> I have a 30GB hard drive that is not presently in my system. This hard
> drive is the one created after my recent melt-down. Be assured that
> this hard drive is off in a safe place during this backup-restore process.
>
> I have a backup of my earlier system on an external USB connected 120GB
> hard drive. This backup was made with Acronis software. I also made
> several sets of backup restore disks (CD and floppies) for use when it
> became necessary to restore my system. I attempted to use the floppy
> disks, and both sets were faulty. I then attempted to use the CD. (By
> the way, for all who helped me with my recovery problems, the CD was
> found during the startup process.) The CD disk did work, but it did not
> find my external USB connected hard disk where the backup is stored.
>
> I next loaded a Image for DOS backup copy of my 30 GB - C Drive on to
> the 120GB internal drive. That worked without any problems.
>
> I then was notified during startup that a new device was found...the USB
> connected external hard drive.
>
> That is where I am at the moment. My plan, once a letter is assigned to
> the external hard drive, is to cut a new CD boot disk...hopefully, one
> that shows the USB connected external hard drive.
>
> I hope that all of this makes some sense, and I am again able to access
> my lost data.
>
>
> Thanks for any help sent my way.
>
> Frog
>
>
>
>
 
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