R&R vs Windows Backup utility

While the thinkvantage R&R won't use a USB flash drive for a backup device, windows backup utility will (XP Pro).
Question is, what can R&R do that windows backup can't? If my hard drive fails, can windows backup be used to install the OS, data, and settings to a new drive... the way that R&R can?
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R&R can encrypt your backups (so that if you lose a USB drive, nobody can browse your files without your password) and also compress them so they tend to be somewhat smaller. There is also more flexibility in the settings for R&R (for example, choosing selected large files for "single storage"). As far as restoring everything from windows backups, on Windows7 yes, system image created with the backup utility and a repair disk (created with the backup utility) can be used to restore the whole system+data. I am not sure about XP though; I no longer have access to XP, but my recollection is that the backup utility on XP lacks this functionality.

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Can we schedule backup of cisco san switch 9148 through windows backup utility.

can we schedule backup of cisco san switch 9148 through windows backup utility.

sure, you can write a batch/perl/powershell/whatever script that will connect to your switch and then backup the configuration. You need to decided where you are going to back it up to, possible options include TFTP, SCP, FTP, SFTP. For example i am backing to a TFTP server, my perl script connect to the switch and runs this command:
copy startup-config tftp://tfpserver-ip/mds9513.$(TIMESTAMP).config
TIMESTAMP is actually a built-in variable that will be replaced with the date/time configured on the switch.

Not able to install the windows backup utility or any windows features

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Good Day.
while i'm trying to install any windows features in server (Windows 2008 Enterprise + service pack 2) I'm getting below error always. Thanks for the advanced help.
Windows PowerShell
Windows Server Backup Features
Windows Server Backup
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Hard Drive Backup Utility - Question

I have a P67A-GD55 and everything is working wonderfully. I would like more information concerning the Hard Disk Drive Backup Utility in the BIOS. The BIOS Version is 1.9 and that came on the board from the time of purchase.
I can get to the HARD DRIVE BACKUP option in BIOS and it seems like it times out waiting for something...which I have yet to figure out.
My intention is to do a complete backup to an another drive LETTER: which is currently the identical sized partition on the same physical drive. I was able to use CLONEZILLA x64 but would prefer to use the built in Utility.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My System;
MSI P67A-GD55 B3 Stepping (Bios version 1.9)
I7 2600K
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MSI N5500GTX-Ti Video card
Hitachi 2Tb 7200 6Gb SATA Hardrive
Win 7 Home Prem x64

i dont recommend windows backup utility, not comprehensive enough.
if u are a home user, there are many free utilities out there.
drive backup, true image and todo backup are all good backup tools.
they are all can help you.
personally, i use todo backup.
http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

Windows backup wont start on windows 7 home premium

I have been trying to start my windows backup utility on windows 7. It starts to the loading screen that says Starting windows backup, wait while windows backup starts. It stays on this screen indefinitely as i have left the machine run for days on end
waiting for it to start or error out. Any clues as to what this may be caused by, or how to fix it?

follow this document for Windows 7 backup
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/back-up-programs-system-settings-files#1TC=windows-7
how much space at target volume? external HDD? USB pen drive?
i suggest using external HDD, USB pen drive will takes forever
or you can also try using 3rd party application, but its our own risk and fully support comes from manufactured

Is Windows 7 Backup Utility Enough for recovery?

Hi there,
I just got my new Toshiba Satellite A505 with it's Windows 7 onboard.
I noticed that there's no recovery option and so I did a full backup using the Windows 7 built-in backup tool.
Now, my question, is that enough!
Do I need to creat a recovery CD?
Do I need to purchase a commercial software (such as Acronis true image) to get a full secure backup of my system and files.
Thanks in advance

I have two important questions I have about using Windows 7's backup utility are not answered ANYwhere on the web that I can find:
(1) if a file is deleted on the source, will it be deleted on the destination?
(2) can I configure Windows 7's backup to backup empty folders?
Do you know the answer to that... or can you point me in the right direction? I searched this site also, and cannot find the answer. I am waiting to upgrade to Windows 7 when I can find the answer to that so that my backup plan will be ready.
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ENTERPRIZE BACKUP UTILITY

제품 : ORACLE SERVER
작성날짜 : 1996-11-29
1. The Problem
과거 메인 프레임 환경에서 사용하던 고객들이 저 비용, C/S환경으로
Migration시에는 주로 Open system과 Oracle RDBMS를 채택하고 있다.
이런 관계로 해당 제품 시장은 고 성장을 구가하고 있기도 하다.
이러한 고 성장을 가능케 하는 요소는 물론 H/W,S/W에서의 혁신적인
진보이나, 메인 프레임급에 걸 맞는 대용량 DB를 관리하고 Backup하는
데 필수적인 System management tool은 과거와 크게 달라진 바가 없다.
tar, cpio, dd같은 UNIX backup tool들은 실제 backup media의 관리
측면에서 별 기여 를 하지 못하고 있다. 대용량 DB를 위한 Backup script는
source만 해도 수백line에 달하며 test와 troubleshoot에서도 많은 문제점을
갖고 있다. 뿐만 아니라 대용량 Database(이하 VLDB)의 Restore는
Backup보다도 훨씬 더 복잡한 문제를 갖고 있다.
최근의 Backup file이 어느 곳에 저장 되었는지를 알기 위해 Backup
tape을 분류하고, damaged file들을 restore 해야 하는 등의 일련의 작업이
필요하다.
2. The Solution
최근에 몇몇 media management vendor들은 media management기능,
scheduling기능, 강력한 security기능, UNIX system에서 제공하는 backup
tool이상의 신뢰성을 갖는 강력한backup product를 공급하기 시작했다.
이러한 product들은 system level에서의 관리를 용이하게 해주는 장점은
있으나 이미 위에서 지적된 VLDB의 backup시 제기되는 문제점들을
완전히 해결해 주지는 못한다.
Oracle7 Enterprise Backup Utility(이하 EBU)는 이런 문제점을 해결하는
solution이다. EBU는 backup/restore시 media management product와 강력한
인터페이스를 제공하며 다른 어느것과 비교 할 수 없는 강점을 갖고
있다.
3. Introducing Oracle7 Enterprise Backup Utility
EBU는 open system상에서 메인 프레임급 성능을 제공하여 한 기업
전반에 걸쳐 전략적으로 중요한 역할을 감당하게 된다. 이 utility는 DB의
신속한backup과 restore를 위해disk와 backup될 media device에서H/W
parallelism을 이용한다.open system의 full capacity를 이용하기 위해
device가 add될 때 performance가 증가된다.parallel H/W, backup
configuration check ,error detection and cleaning ,restore시의
database의block verification과 같은 특징들이EBU가 high reliability를 갖게
하는 특징들이다.
Oracle7 데이타베이스는 data files, control files, redo log files로
구성되는데 EBU는data file, control file을 backup받고 archived redo log
file을 받는다. (release2.0.8) Media failure의 경우 DB를 full restore/
partial restore가 가능하며 data file도 선택적으로 최근의 last backup까지,
어느 일정 시점 까지 만의 선택이 가능하다. 또한 recovery도 일정 시점으로
완전recovery가 가능하다.
4. Architecture
EBU는 크게 두 부분으로 구성되는데 backup하려 하는 DB에 관한 모든
current정보와history를 관리하는 catalog부분, 그리고 실행 파일 부분으로
구성된다. 실행 파일들과 catalog는 반드시 같은 host내에 존재할 필요는
없다. 실행 파일들은 다음으로 구성된다.
*obackup : 모든 다른 프로세스들을 monitor하며 backup하려하는 DB,
catalog와의 communication을 담당한다.또한 Instance Manager를
running시킨다.
*brio : obackup, brdk, brtp사이 조정 역할을 수행한다.parallel I/O
stream당 하나의 brio process가 발생한다.
*brdk : Disk file의 read/write를 조절한다. File당 하나의 brdk를 발생시키
므로 만일 여러 개의 file들을 하나의 single data stream으로 결합시
키는 경우 하나의 I/O stream내에 여러 개의 brdk process를
create한다.
*brtp : Tape file들의 read/write를 조절한다. I/O stream당 하나의 brtp
create.
*brd : Instance Manager로써 backup catalog, obackup을 monitor하는
daemon process이다. backup을 위한 cleanup과 비정상 종료된 작업을
복구 한다.
Backup동안 database file들은 disk process인 brdk에 의해 읽혀져 backup
buffer area로 넘겨지고 그 후 third vendor의 media management s/w를
경유하여 backup device에 brtp process에 의해 write된다. Restore시는
반대의 과정이 진행된다. 위의backup buffer는 hard disk와 tape device간에
발생하는 I/O상의 speed mismatch를 조절하는 역할을 한다.
5. EBU의 장점(Benefits)
Third vendor의 media management product와 함께 사용되는 EBU는
기존의 UNIX 에서 제공하는 backup tool보다 다음과 같은 강력한 장점을
지닌다.
(1) 강력한 Reliability.
*. Consistent backup procedures
기존의 hot backup script의 경우 만일 datafile이 추가될 경우 script에
새로 지정해 주어야 하며 VLDB의 경우 script만 해도 수백line에 달하여
관리상 번거로운 게 사실 이였다. 그러나 EBU의 경우는 어느 datafile이
어느directory에 위치하는지를 작업자가 알 필요가 없고 script는 짧고
단순하여 누구든 쉽게 알아볼 수 있다.
또한 DB 구성이 자동으로 확인되며 backup media를 자동으로 인식 및
관리한다.
예).full online backup script .partial online backup script
backup online database backup online
db_name = "PRODB" db_name = "PRODB"
oracle_sid = "PROD" oracle_sid = "PROD"
tablespace = "SALES"
.full restore script
restore database
db_name = "PRODB"
oracle_sid = "PROD"
이와 같이 간단한 script에 의해 DBA는 VLDB를 쉽게 backup과 restore를
할 수 있으며 작업에 필요한 세부정보는 backup catalog내에 있게 된다.
*. End-to-End checksum
Backup시 EBU는 각 backup data의 byte를 계산하고, restore시도 계산하여
정상 수행 여부를 판단 시 checksum 값을 상호 체크 한다.
*. Instance Manager
Instance Manager는 backup/restore시에 진행 상황을 monitor하고 작업
중에 에러가 발생시 복구 및 각종resource를 release시키는 기능을 담당하게
한다.
(2) High Performance
다음과 같은 EBU의 특징과 고속media device의 지원 아래 VLDB의
backup을 적은시간 내에 완전하게 수행 할 수 있게 되었다.
*. Parallel Hardware Capability
Backup/restore시 multiple device를 사용하여 동시에 여러 tablespace에
대한 작업을 수행 할 수 있다. VLDB와 같이 다수의 tablespace, datafile이
여러 disk에 분산되어 있는 경우 이와 같이 물리적으로 다수의 device를
parallel하게 사용함으로서 performance를 극대화 시킬 수 있다.
Backup시 동시 사용되는 device의 수와 performance는 정비례하게 나타난다.
*. Multiplexing
EBU는 backup device가 최고의 속도로 backup을 수행 할 수 있게 script에
지정 할 수가 있다.이것은 backup media access속도보다 disk access
속도가 훨씬 작은 경우에 여러 disk에 분산된 datafile들을 한device에
multiplexing되게 지정함으로 가능하다.
*. Null Block Compression
EBU는 backup시 null data block을 skip시키고 restore시 재구성함으로써
공간 을 절약하며 performance를 증가시킨다.
*. Buffered I/O
EBU는 disk I/O와 device I/O사이의 access speed의 mismatch를 줄이기
위하여 모든 I/O stream을 bufferring한다. 양쪽의 I/O는 shared memory
buffer를 거치게 함으로써 backup/restore수행 중 항시 일정 속도를 유지
하게 한다. shared memory는 user가 parameter로 구성할 수 있으며 기본
적으로는 parallel data stream의 개수와 buffer size에 dependent하다.
(3) Availability
한 기업에서 전략적으로 중요한 DB들은 대부분 24시간*7일 full로
가동되며, 사용 중에 backup을 수행할 수 밖에 없다. Offline full backup은
당연히 지원되며, EBU는 DB를 online상태로 full backup이 가능하며,
또한partial backup도 가능하다. 기존의 online backup이 backup으로 인해
performance를 저하시키는 단점이 있었으나 EBU는DB 운영에 최소의
영향만을 미친다.
Recovery시에도 full로 restore 시킬 수 있으며 나머지는 사용 중인
상태에서 필요 부분만 partial restore가 가능하다. 일단 EBU가 data를
restore시킨 후에는 기존의 Oracle7의 표준 recovery process가 적용되어
진다.
(4) Usability
*. Auto-configuration
Online backup을 수행 시 EBU는 current DB configuration과 backup catalog
내의 가장 최근의 configuration정보를 비교하여 backup catalog정보가 더
오래 전의 것이면 EBU는 DB의 backup직전으로 update시킨다.
Auto-configuration은 default이며 명시적으로 지정하여 disable시킬 수 있다.
Offline backup시는 backup script내에 backup command기술 전에 register
라는 명령어를 기술 해야만 configuration정보를 update시킬 수 있다.
*. Light-Out backups
Third party의 media management s/w를 이용하여 EBU를 operator의 개입 없
이 자동으로 수행이 가능하다. UNIX의 cron에서도 자동으로 수행되게 할 수
있다.
*. Raw device support
EBU는 raw device로 잡힌 DB도 operator의 특별한 조치 없이 일반 file
system의 backup과 똑같이 수행할 수 있게 한다.
*. Aggregated restore
기업의 mission-critical system에서의 backup 전략들은 흔히 partial
backup에 의존하게 된다. 이와 같은 환경에서는 backup data내의 모든file에
대한 current version을 검색하는 일이 중요한데 EBU는 이것을 자동으로
수행한다. partial backup data는 restore시 media failure이전에 취해진
가장 최근의 full backup data와 aggregated 되어져 이용된다.
*. Point-in-Time restore
EBU는 backup catalog내에 backup하려하는 DB에 대한 모든 configuration
history를 갖고 있어서, 만일 하나의 tablespace가 drop된 후 다시 필요하게
되면 비록 그 후 일정 시간이 경과되고 많은 변경이 일어났더라도 drop직전으로
일부분만 restore하여 사용이 가능하게 할 수 있다. 이 같은 tablespace는
다른 machine에 restore 될 수도 있어 현재의 DB작동에 아무 영향을 미치지
않고 수행할 수가 있다.
*. Backup catalog
EBU에 의해 제공되는 backup catalog는 모든 backup대상 DB의 configuration
과 history의 저장소로써 제공된다. backup catalog에 저장된 정보는 backup된
file, tablespace 그리고 multiplexing정보, 마지막backup이나 restore의
시간기록,backup type(full or subset),backup들이 저장 되어 있는 file set
등을 포함하고 있다. 하나의 backup catalog는 기업 내 모든 분산된 dB들을 관리
할 수 있다.
*. Dry Runs
VLDB를 backup시 겪는 문제 중 하나는 과연 script가 정상적으로 수행이 완료
되는지를 검증하는 것이다. 특별한 방법이 없는 한 긴 시간 동안 수행시켜 끝난
후 확인 할 수 밖에 없는데 EBU는 I/O없이 간단히 test로 수행을 시킬 수가
있다. 이로 인해 신뢰성 있는 backup전략을 DBA가 수립 가능하게 한다.
*. Enterprise-wide backup
이것은 backup이 단순히 single database에 국한되지 않고 한 기업 전체에
걸쳐서 global하게 수행 가능함을 말한다. 예로 전국적으로 다수의 site에
database가 구축 되어진 상황에서 각database들이 two phase commit,
snapshot 같은 분산처리 작업을 통해 다른 database들을 synchronous하게
또는 asynchronous하게 update할 경우 기업 전체를 하나의 logical
database로 보고 이런 logical database를 중앙에서 EBU를 통해 backup시킬
수가 있다.EBU는 중앙의 catalog내에 모든database들에 대한 backup정보를
간직하고 있다.
이와 같은 중앙의 한 지점을 통하여 기업 전체 모든 database들에 대한
backup수행 기능은 EBU의 가장 큰 장점 중 하나이며 이런 경우 N/W상에 대량의
data가 전송되어 network의 bandwidth가 backup의 중요한 요소로 부각된다.
6. Flexibility
*. EBU API
EBU는 앞에서도 소개되었듯이 단독으로 사용되는 것이 아니고 third-part
에서 제공하는 media management product와 같이 사용된다. 이때 두 product
사이의 interface는 backup/restore Application Programming Interface
(API Glue)에 의해서 이루어 진다. 이것은 third part에 의해 제공되며
EBU install시 installer에 의해 자동적으로 access된다.
*. Media management products
Epoch*s EpochBackup, IBM Adstar*s Distributed Storage Manager,
Legato Systems*NetWorker, HP*s Omniback*, SprectraLogic*s
Alexandria,StorageTek*s REEL, etc.
*. Media device
4mm and 8mm DATS,3480s,3490s,WORM,Writable Optical Devices and
automated systems such as stackers and silos.
7. Pricing
EBU는 무상으로 공급되며 사용을 위해서는 third vendor의 media
management product를 구입하여 설치하여야 한다.

Sure, would you clarify which DB, which OS and which product?
Concept in general is quite simple:
- stop BOE (SIA on XI3, All services, finishing with CMS on XIr2, ideally putting a sleep between all servers shutdown and CMS shutdown). NET STOP on windows.
- Backup the CMS DB (imp/exp on Oracle, mysqldump for MySQL)
- Backup the FileStore (use robocopy in a batch for delta backup)
- Restart BOE
The "catches" are around Oracle doing export in US7ASCII by default under Unix, which is a destructive conversion from UTF8 (your CMS DB should be under this format as per supported platforms), so you need to make sure to set the NLS_LANG to UTF8 on Unix user doing the backup.
Other than that, batch as shell can do all of that.
Regarding the "general" best practices, I recommend the following doc:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/c0020482-ca8d-2c10-9bad-d1bd332bbb28
Note on integrated BO tools: Import Wizard as biarengine are good tools for promoting a set of data between wto BOE environment or if you need to backup a specific set, but they are definitly not recommended as backup solution. I would refrain from this solution IF the point of the backup is to be able to recover the system when it crashes.
Does that answer the question?

BR0231E Problem with Legato bACKUP utility

Hi,
I'm try to restore my database with brrestore and I'm get the following error:
BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2008-03-02 10.12.16
BR0229I Calling backup utility with function 'restore'...
BR0278I Command output of 'E:\usr\sap\DOP\SYS\exe\run\backint.exe -u DOP -f restore -i E:\oracle
\DOP\sapbackup\.rdxjtccy.lst -t file -p E:\oracle\DOP\920\database\init.off.DOP.utl':
BR0375E Backup utility has reported an error while restoring file M:\ORACLE\DOP\SAPDATA10\BTABI_
7\BTABI.DATA7
BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2008-03-02 10.16.24
BR0279E Return code from 'E:\usr\sap\DOP\SYS\exe\run\backint.exe -u DOP -f restore -i E:\oracle\
DOP\sapbackup\.rdxjtccy.lst -t file -p E:\oracle\DOP\920\database\init.off.DOP.utl': 2
BR0374E 0 of 1 file restored by backup utility
BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2008-03-02 10.16.24
BR0231E Backup utility call failed
I' have windows 2003 + SAP 4.7 Oracle 9.0.2
Please help
Edited by: Luis Minaya on Mar 2, 2008 3:55 PM

Hello,
Legato log files might tell you more about the root cause.
And here's just a guess: Files permissions have to be considered as well. Did you do backup and restore as the same operating system user? If users are different, then different permissions may be a problem.

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Solved!
Go to Solution.

It worked for me perfectly fine. Thanks .
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Hi all,
Well, I bought my first ever mac today - finally come over from the dark side aka a windows laptop! My old laptop died on Monday and I decided enough was enough. I ran a regualr windows backup on my external hardrive so after starting up my mac wanted to transfer my docs, music, photos etc etc.
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Hi All,
I am having a problem with my backups. It is like the backup is hanging at step: BR0229I Calling backup utility with function 'backup'... as per the backup log.
Please help as this is preventing me from taking any backup including redo log backup.
OS: Windows
DB: Oracle
SAP: ECC5
Below is a copy of the backup log.
E:\oracle\PS1\origlogA\cntrl\cntrlPS1.dbf
BR0061I 105 files found for backup, total size 372323.979 MB
BR0143I Backup type: offline_force
BR0130I Backup device type: util_file
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Jackson

Hi,
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Please execute the following commands and post the O/P.
brbackup -q
or
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Bhavik G. Shroff

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iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.3)
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Hi, uncbird.
1. What is the name of the "backup utility" you are trying to use? Is this the Apple "Backup" utility provided with .Mac accounts?
2. You wrote: " When I try to manually copy a file to it, I get an error message that indicates that the external hard drive is "read only"."What Scott's reply was probably trying to indicate is that it is likely the external drive was formatted in Windows NTFS format on a PC. Mac OS X can read, but not write to, volumes and drives in NTFS format unless you access them over a network. If you directly connect, for example, a USB 2.0 or FireWire hard drive in NTFS format to your Mac, you cannot write to it from Mac OS X.
The drive would have to be reformatted as either Mac OS Extended or Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format for direct connection to, and use as, a backup device for Macs. While Mac OS X can both read and write to volumes in MS-ODS (FAT32) format, that format is inappropriate for backing up data from Mac OS X. FAT32 does not support the extended attributes, such as permissions, required for a proper backup of data saved with Mac OS X.
You would have to reformat the external drive using the Erase tab in Disk Utility. Note that doing so will render all data on the external drive inaccessible, therefore backup any PC data on the drive to your PC before reformatting the external drive.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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What you need to do:
Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
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My old computer overheated to the point that the D: drive, where I kept my data, virtually melted. Fortunately, I am religious about backups, so I had a local computer shop install a new D: drive and restored most of my data from a backup on an external hard drive. Unfortunately, that drive also failed - the local computer shop was able to get some data off of it, but none of my pictures. I had a fairly recent backup that did include all my picture files (created with Windows Backup and Restore).
I was able to find the Catalog folder and restored it to the default location (C:/Program Data/Adobe/Elements Organizer/Catalogs). The Organizer does find that catalog. It contains 2 folders (BreezeData, which contains 422 files in the format breeze-1.xml and a file named BreezeSession.dat) and (syncdb, which contains only a file named .pref). It also contains the following files: backupCt.dat, catalog.pse9db, collstatus.dat, face.thumb.9.cache, itemData.mk4, tagstatus.dat, and thumb.5.cache. However, none of my tags appear in the Organizer. I have tried repairing the catalog, got the message that there was nothing to repair, and clicked on "repair it anyway", which didn't improve the situation.
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Is there any way to get the pictures back into the Organizer without losing the version sets and tags? The Organizer does find the captions i have assigned.
I have already purchased PSE 12, but I thought I would have greater success if I got PSE 9 properly restored, then did the upgrade.
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This isn't really a reply, just an update.
I was finally able to fix the problem! I uninstalled PSE 9 (I should have used Revo Uninstaller, but I forgot to do that, I just used the Control Panel, Programs & Features, Uninstall a Program.) I then went into the ProgramData directory and removed everything that appeared to relate to Adobe PSE, including the Catalog folder (there was a lot of it). I restarted the computer and re-installed PSE 9 (I had already recovered all the picture files using Backup and Restore). This time, when I did Reconnect, All Missing Files, the program itself found almost everything! I still had a little bit of cleanup to do (mostly duplicates), and I have to re-transfer all of the pictures I have taken with both of my cameras since the backup just before this disaster occurred, but at least I have (I think) recovered the majority of 7 years of photographs. I noticed while I was doing the cleanup that not every filename (I just leave the IMG_#### assigned by the camera) was there, but I am assuming the missing filename numbers are photos that I either deleted or moved to a folder I call "Trash" for photos that are going to take a lot more time to fix than I have immediately - if they can be fixed at all.
The recovered photos retain the version sets and tags that were originally assigned!
Having been through this, I would encourage everyone to backup their files regularly, and don't forget the directory where the catalog file is stored! If the catalog file is lost, you are toast!
If anyone has a similar problem, feel free to let me know and I will try to help with a more detailed explanation.
For what it's worth, Adobe was of no help (fortunately we got disconnected before I gave them my credit card number for the $39.99 they wanted to even talk to me about the problem). Similarly, I have successfully used JustAnswer.com for other complicated problems where HP (the destroyed computer) or Dell (my new computer) couldn't help, but they were unable to help with this problem.
I think I have a little more work to do, including loading my recent pictures, but I plan to start on converting the recovered files to PSE 12 soon.

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