Ghost Bootable Usb
You can change the name in the definition file each time, then run it.but that's kinda a pain. But it can be done. I wouldn't recommend trying to change it afterward. The delay timing can be set to a minimum of 3 seconds in the MSCONFIG.
Hold WIN KEY, press R, type MSCONFIG. Click on the Boot tab. Change the 10 to 3, apply, ok, exit no restart.
I wouldn't recommend 0 delay (it can be done, but not thru MSCONFIG). 3 seconds is not obnoxious, but gives you a short time to decide.
If you move the mouse at all during the 3 seconds, the timer stops. Boot Menu Option and Booting from USB Rescue thumb drive are two different things.
Get you the same place. Boot menu is convenient, but thumb would be needed if it won't boot at all. SHIFT+RESTART gets you to the Windows Recovery environment.nothing to do with Macrium. A screenshot of your Disk Management would be needed to see if 26GB is unreasonable. Rule of thumb is you get about a 40% compression at Normal and 60%+ at High.here is the disk manager screenshot. Looks like you have about 26 GB occupied on C. About 124 occupied on D.
About 11 occupied on Recovery. Total occupied circa 161 GB. Excluding D, about 37 occupied. Normally, I'd expect a 26 GB image file to represent anywhere from 40 to maybe 80 or 90 GB of occupied space, but that would vary depending on the type of files on the partitions and the compression level. I wouldn't expect high compression to reduce the image file size much more than medium compression in most cases. Did you include your data partition D in the image? Looks like you have about 26 GB occupied on C.
About 124 occupied on D. About 11 occupied on Recovery. Total occupied circa 161 GB. Excluding D, about 37 occupied.
Normally, I'd expect a 26 GB image file to represent anywhere from 40 to maybe 80 or 90 GB of occupied space, but that would vary depending on the type of files on the partitions and the compression level. I wouldn't expect high compression to reduce the image file size much in most cases-compared to medium Did you include your data partition D in the image? No only backed up C and the 'mini partitions' no Data partition backed up. Ok thanks I keep a copy of the image on the root of the d drive so I can restore from. Need to remember to copy that to my NAS or an external drive too @ - sorry for the late reply, got tied up this morning.
The size does not appear to be outlandish, but as mentioned, the compression is a bit low based on what I'm used to seeing. 30% or so looks low. When you get a moment, could you post a screenshot of the Macrium definition, this part. Go into EDIT of the definition and scroll down to where the partitions are checked-off. Take a pic and post, please. Looks similar to this.
Make Ghost Bootable Usb Drive
No worries I'll post a bit later when I'm back in. I assume by definition you mean the initial settings screen it's using for the back up Btw can you explain what the other small partitions that I have are used for? If I were to take an incremental back up to add some changes that I've made would the new image be the original image plus the additions or a new image altogether? And if I want to restore do I have to restore both or the incremental or original? I ask cos I only ever take an image when I 1st build a machine.