https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Backup forum en http://backend.userland.com/rss https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=1027#p1027 1027@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: IDrive express - backup set questions Message: Will the backup set be changed to reflect the new directories added from the express shipment? Or do I have to re-add those to the backup set? since I'm seeding while having 560GB of data allready backed up, Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:11:25 +0000 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=1022#p1022 1022@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Swapping external drives Message: I don't think so.Once F has backed up, you will have everything currently on D and E - but anything you may have deleted from D and E over time, will of course be lost.Also bear in mind. the backup of F will not contain the previous versions you've accumulated on D and E. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:29:22 +0000 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=1019#p1019 1019@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Swapping external drives Message: I have current backups for drives D and E. I am merging the drives to a single larger drive which will be F. I will then dismount D and E, and those letters may eventually get re-used for things like flash drives that don't need backup. Is there a way that I can freeze my D/E history while moving forward with F Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:23:13 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=1018#p1018 1018@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: IDrive Mirror Message: I've got simple Teams subscription which doesnt have Entire Machine Backup option. Just wondering how well Mirror works Sun, 14 Sep 2025 23:23:24 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=1017#p1017 1017@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: IDrive Mirror Message: How is that different from "Entire Machine Backup", which is already in IDrive?  I don't use EMB, does that only do the whole machine in one operation and not incrementally? Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:48:39 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=1016#p1016 1016@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: IDrive Mirror Message: I notice a beta IDrive Mirror has appeared in web  - anyone tried it? Thu, 11 Sep 2025 22:50:38 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=1013#p1013 1013@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: IDrive Experiences? Message: I recently had a dilemma – either sign up for a backup service, or purchase a stand alone hard drive.  At first I decided to try a backup service.I recently found legitimate, and recent reviews of IDrive's performance, which were far beyond acceptable.  This is in addition to the fact that None of the 5 or 6 backups that I scheduled ever occurred.  Even after multiple telephone calls to customer service for assistance.  I did have One backup that succeeded (which was not scheduled) - which was a complete system backup that a customer service rep recommended we start, which took approximately 13 hours to complete - for data in the gigabytes size range.  Outside of that, EVERY other scheduled backup never happened, some had error messages with unclear causes, sent via email, some did not.  The scheduler in the program even went so far as to re-schedule individual backups for two weeks in advance, without any explanation?  I have no idea, using their system schedule controls, how that can even be possible. From my personal experience, the IDrive software and the company are unstable and unreliable.  Perhaps it works better operating in a different OS than Windows - I have no clue.  After reading many legitimate reviews, I learned that IDrive is also in no way, financially trustworthy.  The tagline on IDrive's search result reads "World's most popular backup," curious as to how they came to that conclusion.Does anyone here actually trust this company with their personal files and data?  After further consideration - I will be terminating my contract with IDrive, and have already ordered a substantial, external hard drive. Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:20:02 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=976#p976 976@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Is IDrive desktop app supposed to automatically update versions? Message: I don't think its ever worked reliably.I prefer to choose if and when I want to update the software. Its not unheard of for IDrive to release a broken update! Sun, 06 Oct 2024 17:02:19 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=975#p975 975@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Is IDrive desktop app supposed to automatically update versions? Message: Under Settings > More I have "Update software automatically" enabled, but I'm running version 6.7.x.xx right now which doesn't appear to be the latest version. Downloading/installing the current version is easy enough, but wondering if this works for anyone else or if I'm missing something? Tue, 01 Oct 2024 01:45:25 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=974#p974 974@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Thunderbird restore Message: You should find your Thunderbird profile in %appdata% (c:\users\your-profile\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird).Its probably safer to restore to a different location then copy the files into that directory. Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:49:36 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=973#p973 973@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Thunderbird restore Message: Hello to everyone,I have been backing up my computer using IDrive for several years.  About a week ago, we experienced a crash of our computer and now we would like to restore our backed up Thunderbird e-mails to our new computer.  My computer competence is moderate.  Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated!Nina Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:09:10 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=963#p963 963@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Question regarding IDrive functionality vs OneDrive Message: They have Cloud Drive (formerly IDrive Sync). I believe this always keeps a local copy on any computer that is sync'd to it. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:13:47 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=962#p962 962@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Question regarding IDrive functionality vs OneDrive Message: So, I've been a fan of OneDrive until recently. I work from home, and am constantly downloading and working with HUGE csv and excel files. I would save and keep all of those in my OneDrive folder and subfolders. This let me both keep them backed up AND keep them from taking up space on my computer when I wasn't using them. For those that are unfamiliar, OD has a "Free Up Space" option. What this does is it removes everything from the files in OneDrive except the file names and the link to the cloud. So they still show up on your computer just as if they were actually there, just with an icon next to them indicating that they are actually on the cloud. If you go to open or move the files, OneDrive downloads them again at that time.This let me keep my work files from slowly consuming my hard drive space.Well, recently the "Free Up Space" option just stopped working. It's always greyed out unless I am trying to use it for one file at a time (which isn't remotely practical). I've looked around on the internet for solutions, tried uninstalling/reinstalling, and a bunch of other things and nothing has worked.SO, I am looking for a program that functions like OneDrive, in particular with the functionality I described above, and was wondering if IDrive is such a program.Many thanks for your time. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:27:09 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=957#p957 957@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Fixed Endless - Preparing File List Message: Thanks for the tip! Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:09:51 +0100 https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum/viewtopic.php?pid=956#p956 956@https://backupforum.progforums.com/BackupForum Topic: Fixed Endless - Preparing File List Message: Backing up a smaller # folders at a time vs the entire 7TB at once - does the job1) Backup a smaller # folders at a time - not the entire 7 TB Drive at once - Check restore to see all folders are backed up - Uncheck backed up folders 2) Check new folders to back up on drive - And so on until drive is backed up - Check restore to see all folders are backed up3) Check entire drive and backup for current files to be backed upTask Manager - Open Services - Start services - Running Automatic - IDrive - Volume Shadow Copy - Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Providerhttps://www.IDrive.com/onedrive-backup-faqWIN 10Firewall GuidanceAdd permissions to breech WIN 10 FirewallExecutables for Windows OSC:\Program Files (x86)\IDriveWindows- id_win.exe - idwutil_000.exe - id_tray.exe - id_sync.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\IDriveWindows\cmd_sdutilid_service.exe - idevsutil.exe////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Now selected important folders Only - Not the entire driveFile list made almost immediately with these services enabled:  Volume Shadow Copy - Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy ProviderOptimize Network Resources UnCheckedOptimize CPU Resources UnChecked Fri, 07 Jun 2024 07:14:27 +0100