Hi

A few weeks ago, I restored an image that was created well after the DST (daylight savings time) change, after windows 10 Pro already automatically adjusted an hour back.

Oddly, I noticed after the restore, the time was an hour earlier than it actually was, as if Hasleo missed DST and restored to an hour earlier.

I tried another image created after the daylight  savings time change, and again, my clock was off, 1 hour earlier, and I had to both times resync the clock to correct to the current time.

Anyone else notice this oddity?  I thought it strange as to why or how this could have happened after taking the image after Windows already adjusted for the time change in my location. (an hour back).

My other imagers had no issues such as this, just found it odd, as to what Hasleo was perhaps missing in the backups.?

Appreciate any ideas. I am using version 4.9.3

Thanks much!

I'm thinking of a strategy to securely delete personal data files from an SSD based computer.

Since the data and OS and installed programs are all on the same SSD,
just doing a SSD reset is not suitable. I am aware of the limitations of SSD
as far as secure delete of files is concerned so trying to securely delete
individual files or folders will not work.

I am considering the following steps.

1. Do a "regular delete" of data files including Recycle bin
    and other places where data may be stored.
      (at this point most of these files are recoverable)
2. Use Hasleo to do a System backup
3. Do an SSD reset to completely clear all data
      ( use something such as manufacturer app or PartedMagic)
4. Restore the system from Hasleo

I'm making an assumption here that Hasleo system backup only copies
active storage to the backup not any of the "deleted" data.  

Comments would be welcome.

JD

I diskpart cleaned, repartitioned, and reformatted the USB drive and then when I go into settings in Hasleo Backup Suite v4.9.5 I get cannot find specified path in the default storage folder for backup files and I'm unable to update the default storage folder by clicking the folder icon because it redisplays the same error message.  I have to delete the DefaultStorageFixedPath from the registry before I can set up a new default storage folder.  Why can't I update default storage folder without deleting it from the registry?

Does Hasleo Backup Suite 4.9.5 support backing up Bitlocker encrypted OS volume?  Do I need the Bitlocker recovery key to restore the drive?  Windows 11 24H2 automatically turns on device encryption and saves the recovery key to the Microsoft account if I have secure boot enabled.

Hello,
In my "server" room, I have 2 identical PCs that are running 24/7.
I am trying Hasleo Backup Suite 4.9.5 to back up some directories at a specific time every day.
I configured and tested everything on the first PC, and it works very well. Then I exported the configuration using the appropriate utility and imported it onto the second PC.
The second PC has the backup destination directory, but when I try to create a backup, I receive the message "The system cannot find the path specified. (0x19D008500000000)."
If I manually configure the backup on PC 2 exactly as I did on the first, everything works fine.
What I would like to do is save the task file on an external drive so that I can potentially use it in the future on a new PC. Is it possible to do this?
Thank you

We have compiled the ARM64 version of Hasleo Backup Suite, which means it is a native app for Windows 11 ARM64, you can now run HBS in Windows 11 RAM64 to back up your data, here is the download link:
https://www.easyuefi.com/backup-software..._ARM64.exe

Hello,

I am having an issue with recovering my backups.

I have this backup of my windows machine and every time I try to recover the files from its backup in bulk it gives this exact error: "The system cannot find the path specified. (0x0086008500000003)", I have been having this error with every single one of my windows backups, If I try recovering a singular file from it then its fine but the second I try recovering for example the Users folder or Program Files then it gives this error. 

But after some testing I found out that this is only a problem with the windows system backups and if I just do a file backup of my drive it works, I'm just confused why though.

Before version 4.9.5 I could make a hasleo iso on a uefi computer, put it on a ventoy usb key. The iso booted on the uefi computer of course and also on a legacy bios computer. With the latest hasleo version the iso does not boot on the legacy bios computer. I have to do the opposite, make the iso on the legacy bios computer, and it boots from a ventoy usb key on a uefi and legacy bios computer.

This is not really a problem. I would like to know if it is possible for all future hasleo builds to make an iso from a uefi or legacy bios computer always work on both types of bios from ventoy, to avoid making 2 isos for each type of bios.

Kind regards.

Hello,
I want to clone my system SSD (256GB) to a new empty SSD (1TB) but after starting the cloning it fails instantly with the API Error 0x00B4001500000000.

I attached the exported log files. 


Any help will be highly appreciated! 

Attached Files

  disk-clone-log-20241128114120.zip (Size: 12.23 KB / Downloads: 32)

Hey there,

I have a scheduled task that automatically runs a snapshot of c:\ twice a day. Command is:
wmic shadowcopy call create Volume='C:\'

Windows then stores these snapshots in C:\System Volume Information.
This enables the "Previous versions" feature in Explorer to be able to go back to an older version of a folder/file.

But what happens with those files on an image backup/restore scenario?

I tested different scenarios, here are the results:

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1. Image backup with HBS v4.9.5:

Behavior:
- All files in C:\System Volume Information are copied and kept in the image backup.
- On restore those files will be recreated but as empty 0-byte files.

Result:
- Restored Windows will not have Previous versions available in Explorer.
- No additional space is wasted in C:\System Volume Information.

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2. Image backup with HBS v5.0.0, VSS files filtered out (default):

Behavior:
- VSS files in C:\System Volume Information are NOT copied in the image backup.
- On restore those files are not available, no empty 0-byte files.

Result:
- Same as with HBS v4.9.5

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3. Image backup with HBS v5.0.0, VSS files NOT filtered out:

Behavior:
- VSS files in C:\System Volume Information are copied in the image backup.
- On restore those files are restored as well.

Result:
- Unfortunately Windows will NOT use those restored VSS files but still show 0 byte usage.
- Restored Windows will NOT have Previous versions available in Explorer.
- Those restored VSS files will be kept forever, resulting in less space available on C:\

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4. Image backup with Macrium Reflect v8.1.8311:

Behavior:
- Same behavior as scenario 2 (HBS v5.0.0 with VSS files filtered out)

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So what do these tests show exactly?

I think the default behavior of HBS v5.0.0 (scenario 2) is perfect, as those files are not backed up anymore. This is also the default in Macrium.
If you change that filter option in HBS v5.0.0 and you keep VSS files (scenario 3), this will result in permanently wasted space after restore.

(?) For scenario 3, Windows will not use those VSS files after a restore anyway. So if the user removes that filter option this should maybe trigger a warning for the user? Or maybe this option should not be removable at all?

If Windows could be somehow convinced to reuse those snapshots in scenario 3, this wouldn't be a problem at all. But this is probably impossible..?