Incremental backups are different from differential backups and full backups. Depending on the incremental backup software you may be using, it may mean two things: "Incremental" may refer to backing up only files that have changed. The backup software compares the previous copy of a file to the current, often by checking dates and sizes, and […]
This article describes how to seed your first backup to an external hard drive. This particular example assumes you will be using the FTP protocol for your cloud backups. In order to create a seed drive (or folder) in BackupChain, you need to create a backup that is targeting an FTP site first and store […]
On April 4/4/2014 we released BackupChain v2.4.531 which contains bug fixes and major improvements for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 Hyper-V backups. The download is available at: //backupchain.com/downloads.html If you have installed v2.4.527 you can install in-place by simply running BackupChainSetup.exe. If you have an older version based on Windows Installer (MSI) you'll […]
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Are you trying to delete a really deep folder and you're getting 'path too long errors'? This bug in Windows is annoying and almost exactly 20 years old! Use our tool DeleteLongPath and you won't have any problems deleting anything: Download this freeware tool here: //backupchain.com/DeleteLongPath.html
Checkout VssDiag, our new free VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) diagnostic tool: //backupchain.com/VssDiag.html It scans and finds all relevant errors for you including Hyper-V, VSS, VolSnap, and Disk errors that may be causing trouble. All you need to do is enter the date and time when the backup error occurred
Have a look at our User Testimonials and notable client list and see what our customers think of BackupChain. BackupChain review on Virtualization How-to (January 2018) Two reviews were published on ms4u (Lai Yoong Seng, Microsoft MVP Hyper-V): BackupChain Review #1 BackupChain Review #2 There is a German BackupChain review available as well Please […]
When a live backup is performed on a Windows host, BackupChain uses VSS, which is a Windows component, to send a signal to all VSS aware services to prepare for backup. Then, the operating system itself also prepares for backup and flushes all caches to disk. Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange, Hyper-V and VMware also also […]
Great video showing how to install Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012:
