Hard drive back up

borderterrier

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I am currently in the middle of a hefty problem getting Vista to work with my Garmin etrex and Memorymap. I have bought a new cable because it came with a disk to ensure I had the correct driver, still doesn't work.

The reason I have come to this site is my computer presented me with a choice, it said that I should back up my hard drive, to ensure that I wouldn't lose any info in the event of a breakdown.

I clicked yes and was told after a time that there was not enough disk space. When I looked at my hard drive page, the recovery drive (E) is full and now in red!

How can I return it to it's normal state, with some spare gig's.

Kind regards

Ed
 

My Computer

hello, have you tried system restore?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    acer aspire 6930
    Memory
    3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    onboard
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Hard Drives
    320GB
You can not use the OEM HD Recovery partition for backups, delete all data you have add.

Backup to a USB Drive.
 

My Computer

Thanks for the reply...Kenny

Just tried to do a system restore and I get told that it could not be created as there is insuffcient storage space to create shadow copy.

I am a not very competent with computers.

Ed
 

My Computer

Hi Ed (nice name :D),

Could you run the MSInfo tool (Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information), click on File and Save to your desktop (Name it MSInfo.nfo). Upload it with your reply (see Vista Forums - FAQ: Reading and Posting Messages).

In the meantime, as Theo said, delete anything you created on your E: drive during the attempted backup.

Ed
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Grown Desktop
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5B-E
    Memory
    3006 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 512MB
    Sound Card
    Motherboard - SoundMax
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VX2235wm / Dell 17" Generic PnP Anolog
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050 x 4294967296 colors / 1024 x 768
    Hard Drives
    3 x ST3250620AS 250GB SATA IDE
    1 x WDC WD1200JD-00GBB0 120 GB SATA IDE
    PSU
    Enerrmax 535W All-in-one SLI 20/24+6+
    Case
    Antec Sonata
    Cooling
    Antec 12cm SmartCool
    Keyboard
    Logitech LX710
    Mouse
    Logitech MX100 Laser
    Internet Speed
    Bell Canada DSL 12MBps (supposedly)
    Other Info
    2 x HP Pavilion 9700v Laptops
Ed

Thanks for your reply and for reinforcing what Theog said.

Bingo!

Fresh day, fresh look and it worked. Simple delete and I am back to where I was.

I can now return to the Garmin/Memorymap problem which is exercising other forum brains.

These forums are such a brilliant idea. People sharing aquired knowledge just because they want to help others. Without them, I would be at a loss, I really do not know much about computers.

Kind regards to all who offered help.

Ed
 

My Computer

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