Rescue and Recovery Restoring files stalled (3 of 2!?)

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Rescue and Recovery Restoring files stalled (3 of 2!?)

#1 Post by aagha » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:40 pm

I'm trying to "rejuvinate my system" from an incremental backup. The progress started out fine (but slow--the initial "Capturing current settings" took over 10 hours).

Now, I'm in the bios version of R&R doing Rejuvenation (it went to this mode automatically) and it is now in the 2nd step, "Restoring files".

The Progress dialog box, however, says:

System restore in progress... 100%
Restoring partition 3 of 2
Estimated Time Remaining: 0 seconds

No, that is not a typo! It says: three of two!

I think it's been sitting here for about 7 hours.

Two questions:

1. How do I get out of this mode without damaging my computer, external HD, or my backup and

2. After I've done a full restore, what's the best way of applying the incrementals? There seem to be three options:

- FULL Restore
- Rejuvinate
- Applications and system files only

I selected the 2nd. Was that a mistake?

Thanks in advance.

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#2 Post by aagha » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:49 pm

While sitting here surfing this form for answers, the Progress bar has updated in front of my eyes, now reading:

System restore in progress... 1%
Restoring partition 4 of 2
Estimated Time Remaining 123 minutes

Yes, "four of two"! And, the Estimated Time seems to be climging. How long should I let this go on?! AND, how should I stop it?

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It's done!

#3 Post by aagha » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:00 am

Looks like this issue resolved itself. After the "4 of 2" completed, the computer booted up.

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#4 Post by BeeJayEmm » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:48 am

I'm glad it ended up working for you. For educational purposes, how many GB of data were restored and how long did the process take from start to finish. Thanks.
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#5 Post by aagha » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:20 pm

There were about 60GB of data, and it took about 28 hours end to end.

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#6 Post by carbon_unit » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:31 pm

That seems like an awfully long time to me but I have never done a rejuvenation before.
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