Rescue & Recovery - changing backup location

I am using R&R 4.2 on a Thinkpad R61. I have three partitions setup on my hard disk - the C:, the service partition and a D: partition. I want to change the backup location to use the D: partition, but I can't find any option to do this. Is this possible and if so, how do I do it?
Thank you.

I did manage to change the location that R&R uses, but I'm not sure how I did it! It seems that the first time you run R&R, you can change the backup location using the "Set schedule and preferences" The next time you run R&R that option doesn't appear, R&R just uses the same location. To get the option to appear again, you have to change something. I think I reinstalled R&R and deleted any R&R entries from the registry. Once the option appeared again I changed it to the D: partion. It was a long time ago, so to be honest I can't remember exactly what I did.
Do you have the same problem that you don't get the option to change the location or do you get the option, but it doesn't list all of your partitions? You could look in the registry to see if the partition is listed.

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Changing Backups location

Hi.
I'm having problems with my hdd, i know backups are stored in:
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I only keep the latest, but even that way, i cant change the path. This should not be a problem, but my main HDD is a Solid State drive, and it has just 120gb, and from the approx. 25 free i used to have, my iphone's backup take up about 15gb.
I just want to save the backup in my secondary hard drive, now im moving every time the backups (but this will not be possible if my hdd gets filled, and its a very tedious process)
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Changing backup location.

I currently have my system setup for easy re-image of the Operating system. So my 'C:' drive is rather small. I install all application and such to other drives.
My issue is, no matter where I install it, Itunes backups are by default saved to "c:\documents and settings\'user'\application data\apple computer\mobile sync\backup". This does not work for me because I do not have the space on that drive to hold the backup. Is there a way to change where backups are saved?

You can't change the iTunes behavior, as far as I can tell.
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx
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Changing the location of archive log from flash recovery area PLZ HELP!!!

Hi All,
My archive log is being stored in flash memory area which got full and the production server went down.
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ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files
ORA-19804: cannot reclaim 43432960 bytes disk space from 2147483648 limit
*** 2010-04-25 14:22:49.777 62692 kcrr.c
ARCH: Error 19809 Creating archive log file to
'/oracle/product/10.2.0/flash_rec
overy_area/EDWREP/archivelog/2010_04_25/o1_mf_1_232_%u_.arc'
*** 2010-04-25 14:22:49.777 60970 kcrr.c
kcrrfail: dest:10 err:19809 force:0 blast:1I removed the files and started the database,
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I want to change the location of archive log files, can someone please guide me as to hiow to do that
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SQL> select * from v$flash_recovery_area_usage;
FILE_TYPE    PERCENT_SPACE_USED PERCENT_SPACE_RECLAIMABLE NUMBER_OF_FILES
CONTROLFILE                   0                         0               0
ONLINELOG                     0                         0               0
ARCHIVELOG                99.44                         0              57
BACKUPPIECE                   0                         0               0
IMAGECOPY                     0                         0               0
FLASHBACKLOG                  0                         0               0
6 rows selected.
SQL> alter system set DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE = 4G ;
System altered.
SQL> select * from v$flash_recovery_area_usage;
FILE_TYPE    PERCENT_SPACE_USED PERCENT_SPACE_RECLAIMABLE NUMBER_OF_FILES
CONTROLFILE                   0                         0               0
ONLINELOG                     0                         0               0
ARCHIVELOG                49.72                         0              57
BACKUPPIECE                   0                         0               0
IMAGECOPY                     0                         0               0
FLASHBACKLOG                  0                         0               0
6 rows selected.regards,
Edited by: user10243788 on Apr 25, 2010 6:12 AM

user10243788 wrote:
Hi All,
My archive log is being stored in flash memory area which got full and the production server went down.
alert log file details.....
ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files
ORA-19804: cannot reclaim 43432960 bytes disk space from 2147483648 limit
*** 2010-04-25 14:22:49.777 62692 kcrr.c
ARCH: Error 19809 Creating archive log file to
'/oracle/product/10.2.0/flash_rec
overy_area/EDWREP/archivelog/2010_04_25/o1_mf_1_232_%u_.arc'
*** 2010-04-25 14:22:49.777 60970 kcrr.c
kcrrfail: dest:10 err:19809 force:0 blast:1I removed the files and started the database,
Can someone kindly tell me as to how to avoid this problem in future by keeping archive log destination in flash recovery area.
I want to change the location of archive log files, can someone please guide me as to hiow to do that
I changed the size of flash recovery area for the time being, but i am afraid it will be full again!!
SQL> select * from v$flash_recovery_area_usage;
FILE_TYPE    PERCENT_SPACE_USED PERCENT_SPACE_RECLAIMABLE NUMBER_OF_FILES
CONTROLFILE                   0                         0               0
ONLINELOG                     0                         0               0
ARCHIVELOG                99.44                         0              57
BACKUPPIECE                   0                         0               0
IMAGECOPY                     0                         0               0
FLASHBACKLOG                  0                         0               0
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SQL> alter system set DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE = 4G ;
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FILE_TYPE    PERCENT_SPACE_USED PERCENT_SPACE_RECLAIMABLE NUMBER_OF_FILES
CONTROLFILE                   0                         0               0
ONLINELOG                     0                         0               0
ARCHIVELOG                49.72                         0              57
BACKUPPIECE                   0                         0               0
IMAGECOPY                     0                         0               0
FLASHBACKLOG                  0                         0               0
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Edited by: user10243788 on Apr 25, 2010 6:12 AMPointing the archive log dest (and/or the FRA) to a new location, or enlarging them, will do no good if you are not performing regular housekeeping on the archivelogs. You will just keep knocking down the same problem over and over.
If you simply delete the archivelogs at the OS level, the database will never know about it and it will continue to think the destination is full, based on records kept in the control file.
For regular housekeeping, you need to be doing something similar to this in rman:
run {
backup archivelog all not backed up 1 times tag='bkup_vlnxora1_arch';
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delete noprompt obsolete;
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Can you install Windows 7, then revert to a backup image of Vista with Rescue & Recovery?

I have a copy of 7 I want to put on my T61. I've partitioned the OS into one partion, and the files into another.
I've made backup copies of the OS with Rescue & Recovery already, so can I install Windows 7 over Vista, then if I find I don't want to stick with it, recover back to Vista?
T61 15.4" T9300 (2.5GHz 6MB L2) Windows 7 Professional x64 4GB Memory, NVidia Quadro NVS 140M

When you get to BOOTCAMP, that has to be changed from FAT to NTFS but you have to click Advanced Option.... button in order to change to NTFS.
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Rescue & Recovery can't find by backups - EXCEPT in the restore function. Help

I recently optimized   files, including placement
on disk - machine now flies. I wanted to start from scratch with R&R). So,
deleted all backups on Local and USB.
I launched a Base Backup - initiated manually, shut down,
rebooted, came back up could not view backups - Message 'NO BACKUPS
FOUND' hen trying from 'view all back-ups', or 'delete backups' from Advanced
menu. However I can find them using RESTORE FROM BACKUP.
Repeated starting with a new backup, same results exactly, except
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After deciding to recover a large amount of disk space, and start over with a new BASE - so deleted off all backups (I have a set on DVD's). Used the Delete Backups under the Advanced tab. Version 3.01.0037.
Ran a new base backup (successful), but when trying to look at it using every available function in R&R - it could not find any backup " ". Kept on messing around until low and behold, when attempting to do a restore, it finds the backups and lets me restore from it. I could have lived with it but every backup it took (I tried two more) were each bases meaning big consumer of harddrive space.
Mistake one - called Lenovo (3 year contract), they suggested upgrade to most current version of R&R 4.21 or 4.22. Walked me through it (no worries) and got new one installed. PS: Version 4 has some new very slick features. Ran backup (I monitored using Task Manager - processes) - ran for a couple of hours never consuming more than one % of CPU. Cancel button inoperative - eventually had to shut down machine. When booted up again, R&R Processes continue to run and all attempts to start R&R unsuccessful.
Back to Lenovo - eventually tried with 3 other release versions (all R4), same results. They suggest reimage platform and start over. Note: I had no problems whatsoever until trying to recover space from R&R by deleting backups.
Gave up on Lenovo and reinstalled V3.01.0042 (most recent R3 version). Everything appears to run fine. Doing backups, can see them, tried a couple of restores, everything worked perfectly.
New variable. Was convinced that XP sp/3 had been out there long enough, over a year,so decided to install. First thing, take a new backup even though the base was less than 48 hours old.
It became evident very evident that SP/3 had caused a lot of instability to my machine. BSOD's all over the place, so decided to go back. My first approach, go back by restoring to my last backup using R&R. (at least the Window System since everything else had not changed). I started in Windws to select which backup and what I wanted to do.    R&R then shut down Windows and began firing up the R&R boot space in order to do the Windows restore.
Here's the reason I ended up at this NTLDR post, was after stopping temporarily with the delete of the MBR, I thought I might reinstall version 3.02.0042 and see if that had any impact on the MBR. So, I installed it, ran a delta backup which ran quick since hadn't changed much, then shut down and attempted to boot into the R&R Recovery Space. Low and Behold, I get the NTLDR is Compressed - message . Which took me here.
I followed your advice and downloaded the files and burned them to a diskette, ran the diskette, then tried to boot into the recovery space.
To my surprise, Version 4 of R&R fired up (where did that come from when I had uninstalled all version 4's using the Add/Remove program function). And of course, once it was all loaded it gave me the message that it couldn't find the backup Record where it expected it to be (it was on an external USB drive).
So now, I need to figure out how to get rid of Version 4 on the MBR so I can load it again with the right version. Lenovo suggested to be that could be accomplished by doing the following:
Uninstall R&R v 3.01 - using add/remove programs
Boot into Bios - Disable Pre-Desktop - save and exit.
Uninstall R&R v 3.01 - using add/remove programs
Boot into Bios - Disable Pre-Desktop - save and exit.
Reboot into Windows
Right click on My Computer, select Manage - get to Disk Manager - select the Service partition of the C hard drive (the MBR) and Delete the Service partition.
Install the new 3.01version of R&R (and it will also rebuild the with the proper version - the only one it now knows about.)
I got as far as the Delete the Service Partition, but the computer would not let me delete it. In fact, it would allow me to delete the primary NTFS partition, but the delete was grayed out on the Fat32 Service Partition.
So, my next step is to install Norton Partition Magic and use that to remove the Fat32 Service Partition. But before I do so I need to know that what I am doing has a good potential to solve the problems I am having, and not just compounding the problems to the point where I will have no choice but to reload with a factory image and manually bring it forward (not fun)
One question i had for you, on the NTLDR diskette, you didn't have anything on it that would load R&R v4 into the MBR did you? I didn't think so.
do you think the solution suggested will work? And any potential pitfalls I should be aware of,or if you have a better idea, I am all ears.
Thanks so much in advance for your assistance.
Regards
Fred J
Message Edited by andyP on 11-15-2008 09:09 PM

Rescue & Recovery lists no backups on Iomega USB eGO disk

Hi,
I have been using an Iomega eGO external USB drive for backups.
I have been able to list and remove backups (when required) when in Windows 7 and running Rescue & Recovery, but I am unable to get a list of backups when booting from a Recovery DVD into Rescue & Recovery.
Basically I am replacing the unencrypted hard drive with an SSD that supports encryption.
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Backups aren't much good if you can't retrieve them.
If my old disk had failed then I'd be in a worse state than this. I can't say that I'm impressed.
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Go to Solution.

Hello and welcome,
Has R&R been updated since you made your bootable DVD? It's possible there's a version mismatch between your backups and your R&R DVD.
You might try burning a new rescue CD - or whatever it's called on your machine, "bootable media" maybe. That may be able to find your backups.
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HT3275 When I press "select backup location" in the Time Machine section of System Preferences, my external hard drive doesn't appear as an option. How do I change this?

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iTunes seems to force me to use my c:\ drive as the destination for all backups.
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The issue is that my 10,000 rpm, 280 GB - C:\ drive is fast but small and is now FULL after I got about 1/2 way through a 128 GB backup of my ipad. (Yes, all movies have been deleted off of the iPad to minimize the size of the backup.)
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SPURCHASE wrote:
The issue is that my 10,000 rpm, 280 GB - C:\ drive is fast but small and is now FULL after I got about 1/2 way through a 128 GB backup of my ipad. (Yes, all movies have been deleted off of the iPad to minimize the size of the backup.)
iTunes movies are not part of an iDevice backup.
Videos & photos you take with the camera (in the Camera roll) are part of the backup but those should be sync'd to the computer and removed from the camera roll.

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