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9. Click Recover now to recover the partitions to the destination hard disk.
4.5 Recovering a disk backup to a different disk under
rescue media
Recovery of a disk backup containing several partitions to a hard disk that has a different capacity is
one of the most complicated operations. This is especially true when the original hard disk you have
backed up has a hidden diagnostic or recovery partition.
Complete the preparations described in Preparing for recovery (p. 76).
If you have not already done so, assign unique names (labels) to the partitions of your computer's
disks. This will allow for identification of the partitions by their names and not by the disk letters.
Disk letters may differ when booting from the rescue media. The names will help you find the drive
containing your backups, as well as the target (new) drive.
Information on partition sizes, drive capacities, their manufacturers, and model numbers can also
help to correctly identify the drives.
It is highly recommended to install the new hard drive to the same position in the computer and to
use the same cable and connector that was used for the original drive. This is not always possible,
e.g. the old drive may be an IDE and the new drive may be a SATA. In any case, install the new drive
to where it will be used.
4.5.1 Recovering a disk with a hidden partition
A hidden partition may be created by the PC manufacturer for diagnostics or system recovery. Users
of Windows 7 usually have the hidden System Reserved partition. Recovering a backup of a system
disk with a hidden partition requires that you to take into account some additional factors. First of
all, it is necessary for the new drive to keep the physical order of the partitions that existed on the
old drive. In addition, you should place the hidden partition in the same location - usually at the start
or the end of the disk space. To minimize the risk of possible problems, it is better to recover the