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Contents Introduction ...............................................................................................................................8 What’s New in Drive Backup 10.0 .................................................................................................................8 Product Components .................................................................................................................9 Features Overview............................................................
Linux/DOS based recovery environment ........................................................................................................................ 17 WinPE based recovery environment .............................................................................................................................. 17 Additional requirements ................................................................................................................................................
Scheduling .................................................................................................................................................34 Windows Components ............................................................................................................ 34 Interface Overview .................................................................................................................................... 34 General Layout ................................................
Getting Information on Disks and Backup Images ....................................................................................... 62 Viewing Disk Properties ................................................................................................................................................. 62 Viewing Image Properties .............................................................................................................................................. 64 Data Backup and Rescue ...
Test Surface ................................................................................................................................................................. 107 Check File System Integrity .......................................................................................................................................... 108 Check Archive Integrity .......................................................................................................................................
Restoring a system partition from a local drive ............................................................................................................ 158 Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB drive................................................................................................. 161 Restoring a file increment ............................................................................................................................................
Introduction Paragon Drive Backup™ 10.0 is a complex disaster recovery and system migration solution.
• The latest Linux kernel to enjoy support of a wider range of hardware configurations, including the brand new Intel ICH9 chipset. • WinPE 2.1 based bootable recovery environment to enjoy support of a wider range of hardware configurations with the option to add drivers for specific hardware on-the-fly. • More flexibility for online data processing techniques to provide for easier configuration for both, Paragon Hot Processing and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).
Key Features Let us list some of the key features: User Friendly Fault Minimizing Interface • Graphical representation of the data to gain a better understanding. • A handy launcher to easily find and run the required tasks. • Comprehensive wizards to simplify even the most complex operations. • A context sensitive hint system for all functions of the program. • Previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations (so-called virtual operations).
• File backup to save information you really need. If you only care about safety of your e-mail database or particular documents and are not willing to waste the backup storage space, this very feature will suit you at most. Besides an advanced system of filters will help you automate the process of building up contents of the future backup image. • Incremental backup to a file image to only archive changes since the last full or incremental file-based image.
Virtualization is the latest trend in the system migration, protection, and evaluation. Copy Facilities • One Button Copy Wizard to carry out such a technically complicated operation as cloning of hard disks just by pressing one button. • Partition/hard disk copy to successfully transfer all on-disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures, thus maintaining the operating system’s working capability.
to compact discs or burn ISO-images. The utility supports various formats of laser discs: CD-R/RW, DVDR/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R, DVD+R double layer, Blu-ray and can handle multi-session burning. • Network Configuration Wizard to establish a network connection under Linux or WinPE either to save a backup of a partition/hard disk or just several files on a network computer or retrieve a previously made backup from a network computer for recovery purposes.
• Microsoft Dynamic Disk (simple, spanned, striped, mirrored, RAID-5) to offer more management flexibility without the partition limitation of basic disks. Dynamic storage can be particularly beneficial for large-scale businesses when dealing with many physical hard disks involving complex setup. • GUID Partition Table (GPT). It is the next generation of a hard disk partitioning scheme developed to lift restrictions of the old MBR.
If you want to download an update/upgrade of the product, it will be in form of the downloadable installation package as described in Online Distribution). The WinPE recovery environment can only be obtained through the company’s web service. You will get the required download link after the product has been purchased. Online Distribution Drive Backup 10.0 purchased over the Internet will be in form of an MSI package.
4. Click Sign in; 5. If the user name and password are valid, you will get to your account; 6. Click Register new product of the Products section; 7. Enter your product serial number in the Serial Number field. You can find it in the product box or obtain from your reseller. Click Next; 8. On the next page you will be asked to provide some additional data. Also you will need to decide whether you want to get confirmation on registering the product by E-mail or not. Click Next, and then click Finish.
• Operating systems: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/Server 2000/2003/2008 and XP SP2/Vista/7/Server 2003/2008 64-bit • Internet Explorer 5.
1. Run Setup Application. Click on the *.MSI file. This application will guide you through the process of the program installation. The setup utility is compiled with the InstallShield SDK, hence it contains the standard user interface and set of installation steps. In case there is some previous version of the program installed on the computer, the program will offer the user to uninstall it first. 2. Starting Setup. The Welcome page informs that the application is being installed.
The program provides wide opportunities in the field of hard disk structure modification, so just to be on the safe side, please make a backup of your data before carrying out any operation. The first component that will be displayed is called the Launcher. In general it enables to run wizards and utilities, to specify program settings, to visualize the operating environment and the hard disk configuration, to launch the help system or to go to the program’s home page.
You can get an ISO image of our WinPE 2.1 recovery environment through the company’s web service. 6. Select the required thumb drive from the list of flash memory devices available in the system at the moment (if several). 7. You will have to confirm the operation. Booting from the Linux/DOS Recovery Media The Linux/DOS recovery environment can be used to boot your computer into Linux or PTS DOS to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes.
3. Click on the required operation to start. Hints on the selected at the moment item will help you make the right choice. 4. Consult the help system by pressing ALT+F1 to know more on the subject. Boot menu The Boot menu contains the following commands: • Normal Mode. Boot into the Linux normal mode. This mode uses the full set of drivers (recommended); • Safe Mode. Boot into the PTS DOS mode.
• Drive Backup (enables to copy and back up separate partitions or entire hard disks, carry out basic partitioning operations, etc.
To move within the menu, please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard. Safe Mode When the Safe mode is selected, the PTS DOS launch menu appears. It has nearly the same functionality as for the Normal mode except the Network Configurator and Log Saver commands. Besides due to certain limitations of the PTS DOS environment, there is no possibility to burn CD/DVD discs. Low Graphics Safe Mode When the Low Graphics mode is selected, the PTS DOS launch menu appears.
3. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universal Application Launcher. In general it enables to run components of the product, load drivers for undefined hardware or establish a network connection. 4. Click on the required operation to start. Hints on the selected at the moment item will help you make the right choice. 5. Consult the help system by pressing ALT+F1 to know more on the subject. Our WinPE 2.1 based recovery environment offers excellent hardware support.
Basic Concepts This chapter explains terms and ideas that show how the program works. To understand these helps to obtain a general notion of the operation performance and makes it easier for the user to operate the program. System and Data Protection The data protection issue is a growing cause of worrying for more and more people today.
It is ineffective when trying to maintain a backup chain, especially when little amount of data is being changed. It cannot be used to back up a system partition. It is much slower when processing large amount of data. Backup Types At the present moment the market is offering various types of backup imaging to meet the needs of any user. Besides supporting them all, our program offers a unique backup type, called File Increment to a Sector Backup.
An incremental archive only contains data changed since the time of creating a full or incremental file-based archive. It is smaller and takes less time to create, but you will require the initial full image and all of its increments to restore the latest point of this kind of backup.
1. You need to check out yourself Windows Firewall or programs of this kind let our program work with the required port (21 by default). 2. File backup and restore to/from FTP, including the selective restore functionality are not available. 3. SSL login/password encryption is not supported. 4. You can browse an FTP server in the passive mode only. 5. Parallel access to several FTP servers is limited - only one password for all servers is available.
Anyway, not all drivers can be found in the built-in driver repositories, especially when you’ve got to do with specific SCSI or Serial ATA controllers.
2. At the startup, a virtual machine (e.g. VMware Workstation) might notify you that the used virtual disks are of old format and require update. You can update your disks, since this procedure involves change of a version only, nothing else. This is done on purpose not to lose compatibility with the older versions of VMware. 3. After transferring Microsoft Vista and later versions to a virtual disk, you will need to re-activate license of the system.
Our program supports both offline and online methods of data processing. As far as online method is concerned it offers its own hot processing algorithm together with the possibility to use snapshot technologies provided by the Microsoft VSS framework. Paragon Hot Processing Technology Paragon Hot Processing is an online copy/backup technology for Windows NT+ family operating systems. Developed back in 2001, nowadays it is integrated with all copy/backup solutions offered by the company.
Dynamic disk is a physical disk that doesn't use partitions or logical drives. Instead, it contains only dynamic volumes. Regardless of what format you use for the file system, only Win2K computers can access dynamic volumes directly. However, computers that aren't running Win2K can access the dynamic volumes remotely when connected to the shared folders over the network. Dynamic disks can co-exist on a system with basic disks.
It is strongly recommended not to modify the hard disk configuration with Windows Disk Manager. Otherwise it may lead to unexpected consequences, right up to BSOD and inability to boot in Windows XP/Vista. Please use our program to correctly update both MBR and GPT. 64-bit Support The bulk of software today is written for a 32-bit processor. It can meet the requirements of almost any end user.
which filled the entire hard disk and contained an OS. The situation has changed however, thanks to new costeffective high capacity hard drives, thus opening up numerous possibilities for PC users, such as editing video, archiving music, backing up CD images, etc. Huge increase in space is great, but it poses a number of problems, most important of which are effective data organization and speed.
menus are accompanied by easy understandable icons. Nevertheless, any problems that might occur while managing the program can be tackled by reading this very chapter. General Layout When you start the program, the first component that is displayed is called the Launcher. It enables to run wizards and dialogs, to specify program settings, to visualize the operating environment and the hard disk configuration.
8. Status Bar A number of panels offer similar functionality with a synchronized layout. The program enables to conceal some of them to simplify the interface management. All panels are separated by vertical and horizontal expandable sliders, allowing the user to customize the screen layout. Main Menu The Main Menu provides access to the entire functionality of the program.
Recover an accidentally deleted partition Smart Backup… Back up exactly what you need - the whole system, e-mail databases (MS Outlook, Express, Windows Mail) media files or office documents of the My Documents folder, or any other files and folders Back up Disk or Partition… Create a sector-based archive of an entire hard disk or separate partitions Schedule Backup… Set a timetable for a disk or partition backup Differential Backup… Create a differential to a partition backup Create a File Complem
DVD… Restore Hard Disk… Restore the selected hard disk from a backup image Convert to Basic… Convert a dynamic MBR disk containing simple volume(s) into a basic MBR disk Convert to Basic MBR… Convert a basic or a dynamic GPT disk containing simple volume(s) into a basic MBR disk Update MBR Update MBR (Master Boot Record) of the selected hard disk Change Primary Slots… Modify the primary partitions enumeration for the selected hard disk Copy Hard Disk… Create a copy of the selected hard disk
Check the selected partition for possible file system errors Edit/View Sectors… View/edit sectors of the selected partition Properties… Get in-depth information on the properties of selected partition 39 Check File System Integrity… View Layouts Manage the Launcher layout with several predefined profiles Toolbar Manage the Tool Bar representation: show / hide standard and navigation buttons, text labels and large icons Status Bar Display the Status Bar Common Tasks Bar Display the Common Tasks
Copy a partition Open the Help system Virtual Operations Bar The program supports previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations (so-called virtual mode of execution). In fact, when the virtual mode is enabled, the program does not accomplish operations immediately, but places them on the List of Pending Operations for later execution. The Virtual Operations Bar enables to manage pending operations.
Starting the Sector Backup Wizard to create an archive of a hard disk or separate partitions. Starting the File Backup Wizard to create an archive of particular files and folders. Starting the Sector Backup Wizard with the preset scheduling option. Starting the File Backup Wizard with the preset scheduling option. Starting the Restore Wizard to restore a hard disk, separate partition, or files from the backup image.
Starting the Check Recovery Disk Wizard to verify recovery media for integrity and ability to boot from. Starting the Check Archive Integrity Wizard to verify backup archives for consistency. Starting the Synthetic Backup Wizard to change any property of an existing archive (splitting, password protection, compression level, etc.) without accomplishing the backup operation. Starting the File Transfer Wizard to transfer data from any media.
• File system. Furthermore, it is possible to estimate the used disk space by looking at the size of the bar’s shaded area. The program offers to choose from several types of the disk layout scaling. It’s done especially to increase the program usability.
- Volume Explorer to browse and export contents of the selected partition/hard disk; - Properties to view detailed information on the selected partition/hard disk in the bright graphical form. You can switch between these three components by clicking tabs on the left side of the Explorer Bar. • Scheduled Tasks, which gives the user the possibility of browsing and editing scheduled operations and the program scripts. • Archives, which enables to manage the Archive Database.
Return to the previously browsed page Open the next browsed page Stop loading the current page Refresh the contents of the current page Legend Bar The Legend Bar explains the color scheme used for disk and partition presentation. You can hide (or show) the bar with the appropriate Main Menu item: View > Disk Map Legend. When it is activated it can be found at the bottom of the Explorer Bar.
This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during any operation carried out with the program: • Enable data loss protection. Mark the checkbox to make the program work in the fail-safe mode (also referred to as the data-loss protection mode), which ensures reliability for operations by maintaining a special journal.
This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during backup/restore operations: • Control archive integrity. Mark the checkbox to guarantee that all backup images created with the program are 100 percent flawless. If you decided not to control the archive integrity, the backup operation would take about 3-5% less time. • Set image file names automatically. Mark the checkbox to make the program automatically set a file name for every volume of a complex backup image.
This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during partitioning operations: • Enable 64 KB cluster size for FAT16. Mark the checkbox to enable 64KB clusters for FAT16 partitions. Thus you will be able to create FAT16 partitions up to 4GB in size Due to the maximum cluster size of 32KB for Windows 95/98/ME or MS DOS, FAT16 partitions larger than 2GB are not reliably accessible under these operating systems. • Request confirmation before partition deletion.
This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during copy and backup operations: • HDD raw processing. Mark the checkbox to copy/back up a hard disk in the sector-by-sector mode, thus ignoring its information structure (e.g. unallocated space or unused sectors of existing partitions will be processed as well). This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain applications or the system administrator. However, it will take more time to accomplish the operation.
By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Copy/Backup Exclude Options. CD/DVD Recording Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during CD/DVD burn operations: • Burn every CD/DVD to the end. By default, the program does not create ISO 9660 compliant burning sessions, as it processes data on-the-fly and can only estimate the resulted session size. That’s why no third party tool will get access to the recorded data.
• Folder where the ISO image is to be placed. When the user decides not to physically burn a CD/DVD, but create an ISO image file, this very folder will be used to contain these images. Hot Processing Options In this section you may configure the hot processing mode: • Enable hot processing. Mark the checkbox to enable the so called hot data processing mode that is specially designed to process data without restarting your operating system. • Hot processing technology.
• Timeout between attempts (in seconds). Here you can set a time period between different attempts to start Microsoft VSS. • Switch between hot processing technologies. Mark the checkbox to automatically switch between Paragon Hot Processing and Microsoft VSS if one of them is unavailable at the moment. By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Run during Backup Options.
• Execute after taking a snapshot. Here you can specify an executable file that will run just after taking a snapshot. It may contain specific commands/programs, e.g. to resume the previously suspended services, etc. Everything depends on the used applications. • Execute after finishing the backup process. Here you can specify an executable file that will run after the backup process has been accomplished.
This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during the Send log files and Send e-mail notification operations: • Outgoing mail server (SMTP). To send messages by using the built-in mail client, it is necessary to have access to a computer running an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server. All outgoing messages are first sent to the SMTP server, which in its turn delivers them to the required recipients.
- Send complete report after applying operations. Activate the option to create an in-depth report on the carried out operations and send it after performing the last operation. - Send graphical view of the disk sub-system before and after apply. Activate the option to allow the program to attach two pictures of the disk layout made before and after the operation is completed. By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Operation Dependency Options.
In this section you may configure the virtual mode: • Allow virtual mode. Mark the checkbox to enable the virtual mode. It is an effective way of protection from any troubles, since no operation will be executed until confirmation, thus giving you a second chance to weigh all pros and cons of this or that particular operation. We strongly recommend you to enable this mode. • Close progress dialog automatically.
This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when converting FAT and NTFS file systems. By default, the program takes locale (regional) settings from the system. Problems might occur however because of different standards for file names and file time stamps (Created, Modified and Last Access Time) of NTFS and FATxx file systems. To tackle problems of that kind you can manually set: • Time zone to use during the convert operation.
Copy/Backup Exclude Options In this section the program enables to specify what data should be automatically ignored during copy and sectorbased backup operations. You can filter certain files or folders either by the manual selection or by creating masks, what is more preferable. Thus you will be able to effectively manage contents of your backup images or partition/hard disk copies. By default, there are no available filters. To create a filter, please click the Add Category… button.
• Description. Add a short description to the filter not to miss it up later. Click the OK button and you will get a new item on the list of filters. By marking/unmarking a checkbox opposite its name you can choose whether to use it or not. By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the General Copy and Backup Options. File Backup Exclude Options In this section you can find a lot of ready-made exclude filters to effectively control contents of your file-based backup images.
In the opened dialog the program allows the user to define the following parameters: • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informative one; • Filter. Press the Browse button to select files or folders you would like to be excluded or specify a filter mask by using * or ? wildcards; • Description. Add a short description to the filter not to miss it up later. Click the OK button and you will get a new item on the list of filters.
In this section you can find a lot of ready-made include filters to effectively control contents of your file-based backup images. Please note, by selecting certain filters you specify what data will be processed during file-based backup operations, thus you automatically ignore files that do not match, so they won’t be added to the resulted archives. Anyway you’ve got the option to create your own filter by clicking the Add category… button.
In this section you can specify a storage life span for the stubact.log file: • Infinite not to empty the file ever; • Minimal to have the file emptied all the time; • Custom to set a certain storage life span for the file. Please note, once the defined period has been expired, the file will be emptied. We strongly recommend you not to choose the Minimal option, as in case of having problems with the program, our Support Team won’t be able to study operation logs, thus help you out.
The model and serial number of the disk serve as the title of the browsed page. The disk layout is shown in form of a circular graph, where the color of a sector corresponds to a file system of an appropriate partition. On the right you may see a table, which contains the following information: • Type of hard disk (basic or dynamic), • Total size (in GB), • Information on geometry of the disk (amount of sectors per track, heads and cylinders). Below there is a list of available wizards.
• Volume label (if available), • Type of the logical disk, • File system (represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar), • Total size, used space and free space (in GB or MB). Below there is a list of wizards, which may be called for this disk. All default values of parameters will correspond to the disk settings.
To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description, including: • Information on a type of the archive contents (whether it is sector-based or file-based), • Whether the archive is compressed or not, • Whether the archive is password protected or not, • The date, when the archive was created.
Besides you may filter backup archives to decide whether to show only file, partition or hard disk archives. To do that, please select the required filter in the left top corner of the page. By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e.
The next page (i.e. What to restore) displays detailed information about the contents of the archive. If you want to restore the image contents, click the Next button. In order to cancel, click the Cancel button. Using the Archive Database To open the Archive Database, click the appropriate tab in the Explorer Bar. The database window can be conditionally subdivided into several sections that differ in their purpose and functionality: Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
1. Explorer Bar that displays properties of the selected image. 2. Volume Explorer that enables to access the selected image as a regular folder to explorer its contents or to retrieve certain files. 3. Archive List that displays a list of images contained in the Archive Database (if any). Besides the program provides all the necessary functionality to manage backup images in the database (add, delete, mount, refresh, etc.
To make your job with the program as easy and convenient as possible, all backup wizards share similar work algorithm. So let us just take as an example the Sector Backup Wizard to describe it in detail. By going through steps of the wizard, you configure all the necessary settings to launch the backup operation. To minimize the possibility of making any mistake, the wizard provides auxiliary information on every single option.
The program automatically calculates size of the future archive and informs the user about space available on the selected destination. • Archive Comment. You can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from the others. In addition, there is the possibility to make further detailed settings (although the default values will do in most cases). To activate the advance mode, you need to mark the appropriate option on the second page of the wizard.
• Whether the OS auxiliary files (pagefile.sys, hyberfil.sys) will be included in the backup image. • Whether backup images stored in the Archive Database will be processed during the backup operation. Skipping backups of the Archive Database may considerably decrease the resulted image file and time to carry out the operation. • Recording speed when the user wants to burn the backup image onto CD/DVDs. • ISO image folder where the archive that is to be recorded on a disc, is placed.
Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters. In most cases, you can just press the Backup button to confirm the operation. • Archive Name. The program automatically offers an easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation, which can anyway be modified. • Archive Description. You can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from the others. • Compression Level.
• Whether the operation will be performed without rebooting the system. The program needs to reboot the system in order to have exclusive access to processing data. In a Windows environment this is difficult to achieve because even when all the other applications are closed, the system service programs are still running. However, there is a way to avoid rebooting. The mode of processing the backup operation without rebooting is named Hot Processing.
• Creating a cyclic partition backup • Merging a full partition backup with one of its differentials Restoring System and Data The program includes a convenient and reliable restore wizard. With its help you can restore all types of backup images created with the program. It provides easy to understand instructions to configure and perform all the necessary settings.
Moreover, on this page you’ve got the possibility to create new folders, delete existing files/folders or map network drives by clicking the appropriate buttons. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. File Backup Restore • Data to restore. You’ve got the option to restore not only the entire archive, but separate items of it (the so called selective restore functionality) by marking checkboxes next to the data items you need. • A place to restore.
Besides if you select the Original location option, you can additionally define whether to replace already existing files during the restore operation (good for recovering presumably corrupted files) or leave them intact (good for recovering accidentally deleted files). Sector Backup Restore • Data to restore. You’ve got the option to restore not only the entire archive, but separate items of it (the so called selective restore functionality) by marking checkboxes next to the data items you need.
• Drive letter assignment after restore. The pull-down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the restored partition. Restoring Hard Disk: • Copy data and resize partitions proportionally. If this option is activated, the program proportionally changes the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact. The option can be useful when restoring to a larger hard disk. • Perform surface test.
• Restoring a file increment • Restoring a file increment to a partition backup • Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk • Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD/DVD • Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition • Restoring separate files and folders from a backup Copy Tasks In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to make a copy of a hard disk or a separate partition.
• The target hard disk. Select a hard disk (if several) where all data of the source disk will be copied to. • Copy parameters. The wizard enables to specify the following options: Copy options - HDD raw copy to copy the hard disk in the sector-by-sector mode, thus ignoring its information structure (e.g. unallocated space or unused sectors of existing partitions will be processed as well). This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain applications or the system administrator.
- Change masks for files to exclude from copy to manage contents of the resulted duplicate. By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog. If you need to change them, please mark the checkbox and specify additional filters on the next page of the wizard. Resize options - Remove free blocks between partitions not to keep blocks of free space between partitions on the targeted hard disk.
There are a number of options you can modify: • HDD raw copy to copy the hard disk in the sector-by-sector mode, thus ignoring its information structure (e.g. unallocated space or unused sectors of existing partitions will be processed as well). This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain applications or the system administrator. However, it will take more time to accomplish the operation.
Result After the operation is completed, you receive a fully functional duplicate of the existing hard disk. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard. Cloning Partitions You can duplicate partitions to protect oneself from downtime in case of a system malfunction or for cloning sample partitions.
The program enables to copy a partition to a block of free space, which is smaller than the partition itself, taking into account only actual amount of data. • Copy parameters. The wizard enables to specify the following options: - Partition size. Define the size (in Mb) of the copied partition. - Free space before. Define the position (in Mb) of the copied partition relative to the beginning of the available range of disk space. - Free space after.
3. According to the rules of the DOS partitioning scheme, the following combinations of partitions cannot be created: - Two Extended Partitions on one hard disk - Five or more Primary partitions on one hard disk - If there is an Extended Partition on the disk, only three Primary partitions are allowed 4. The program allows creating new partitions only within blocks of un-partitioned space. It cannot convert a free space on an existing partition to a new partition.
• Partition Size. Define the size (in Mb) of the new partition. • Free space before. Define the position (in Mb) of the new partition relative to the beginning of the block of free space. • Free space after. Define the amount of trailing free space (in Mb) at the end of the new partition. Partition size and position may also be defined by using the drag-and-drop technique. To do that, just carry out the required operation on the Disk Map. The virtual operations are to be available.
Formatting Partitions Any partition should contain some file system to be used for keeping data. The process of installing a file system is commonly known as formatting. A huge variety of file systems have been developed these days. Supported File Systems The program provides the ability to format partitions of the following file systems: - FAT12 & FAT16 - FAT32 - NTFS - Ext2 - Ext3 - Linux Swap v. 2 - Apple HFS This operation can be accomplished with the Format Partition Dialog.
In addition, there is the possibility to make further detailed settings (although the default values will do in most cases). To activate the advance mode, you need to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page. Depending on the chosen file system, the following options become available: • Use OS built-in routine. Mark the option to restrict the available values according to the used OS. • Whether the surface test will be performed.
• Enter the volume label to confirm deleting. To confirm deletion of the selected partition, enter its Volume Label. The current volume label is displayed above. • Do not ask volume label next time. Mark the option to inhibit confirmation next time you start the dialog. To additionally destroy the on-partition data, click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page, so you will be able to define: • Select the byte mask….
The operation can be accomplished with the Undelete Partition Wizard. Startup There are several ways to start the Undelete Partition Wizard: • In the Main Menu: select Wizards > Undelete Partitions… • On the Common Tasks Bar: click the Undelete Partition item of the Wizards menu. • Select a block of free space on the Disk Map and click the Recover Lost Partitions item on the page that appears in the Explorer Bar.
• A partition to undelete (if several). By default, the program searches records of any deleted partition ever existed on the selected block of free space. So you can get several partitions to choose from. Most likely the required partition will be found first. If so, you may abort the search operation by pressing the Stop search button. Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional partition.
3. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. There can only be one active partition on a hard disk, otherwise your operating system will fail to boot. Hide/Unhide Partition The program allows you to hide/unhide primary and logical partitions. By default, an operating system does not mount hidden partitions, thus preventing access to their contents. In order to hide/unhide a partition you should take the following steps: 1. Select a partition on the Disk Map. 2.
4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Change Partition ID Partition ID is a file system identifier. It is saved in the Partition Table and is used to quickly detect a partition of the supported type. By manually changing its value, you can manipulate accessibility of partitions. In order to change a partition ID you should take the following steps: 1. Select a partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Change Partition ID dialog to set up the operation.
The program enables to modify the serial number parameter for FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS partitions without reformatting. In order to change a serial number you should take the following steps: 1. Select a partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Change Partition Serial Number dialog to set up the operation. There are several ways to do it: - Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Modify > Change Serial Number. - On the Explorer Bar: click on the current serial number. 3.
3. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Converting Dynamic MBR to Basic The program allows you to convert a dynamic MBR disk containing simple volumes into a basic one while keeping its contents intact. In order to convert a dynamic MBR disk into basic you should take the following steps: 1. Select a dynamic MBR disk containing simple volumes on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Convert to Basic dialog selecting in the Main Menu: Hard Disk > Convert to Basic… 3.
2. Call the Convert to Basic MBR Hard Disk dialog selecting in the Main Menu: Hard Disk > Convert to Basic MBR Hard Disk… 3. Set the required number of primary partitions if necessary. According to the DOS partitioning scheme a hard disk can have up to four Primary partitions. If there is an Extended partition on the disk, only three primary partitions are allowed. That is why if a GPT disk contains several volumes the program enables to choose the number of primary partitions.
1. Select a hard disk on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Change Primary Slot dialog to set up the operation. There are several ways to do it: - Select in the Main Menu: Hard Disk > Change Primary Slot. - Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk (right click of the mouse button) on the Disk Map, then select the menu item: Change Primary Slot. 3. In the opened dialog you can see the current enumeration of the primary partitions of the selected hard disk in the Partition Table.
Setting a Timetable Thanks to the embedded Scheduler, you can set a timetable for execution of any operation. It has two categories for time settings (these correspond to appropriate items in the Schedule type menu): • Initiating the operation by an event: - One time only (i.e. the Once item) - When the system starts (i.e. the At System Startup item) - When the user logs on (i.e. the At Logon item). • Initiating the operation periodically (i.e. Daily, Weekly, Monthly).
On every task you can get in-depth information, including: • The task name • The full path to the generated script of the task • Scheduled time of launch • Statistics on the last launch • Scheduled time of the next launch • Used account information • Comments to the task To easily manage tasks, the program enables to arrange them according to a certain characteristic just by clicking on the required property.
3. In the opened dialog window you can see two tabs - General and Schedule. Click the General tab to modify: • Full path to the macro-command program-interpreter, which describes the scheduled task; • Command line for starting the interpreter (i.e. the task described in macro-language) • Comments referring to the task • The option of enabling/disabling the task. By clicking the Schedule tab you can modify the task timetable.
4. In the opened dialog enter the required task name and specify the task timetable; 5. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. This command is unavailable if there are no operations on the List of Pending Operations. Scripting The program actions can also be represented in form of a script. The script describes the appropriate operation with macro-language commands. There is an interpreter utility - SCRIPTS.exe, which is included in the program installation package.
• Script file name and location. By default, the program offers to add the script to the Task List with a name containing its creation date and time. Unmark the Add to Task List checkbox to define an exact location and a filename for the script file. The default file extension that is reserved for scripting files is .psl, which however can be modified. In addition, there is the possibility to make further detailed settings (although the default values will do in most cases).
This chapter describes the supplementary functionality available in the program. View Partition/Hard Disk Properties The program enables to obtain in-depth information on the properties of hard disks and partitions. Besides the general information, such as capacity, used space or file system type it provides the possibility to get info on hard disk geometry, cluster size, exact partition location, etc. There are several ways to get properties on a partition/hard disk: 1.
Call the popup menu for the selected file/folder (right click of the mouse button) to export it to some other location (local or network drive, etc.). Available Operation Scenarios: • Restoring separate files and folders from a backup File Transfer Wizard File Transfer Wizard is designed to make such operations as copying of separate files/directories or burning of them to CD/DVD as easy and convenient as possible.
Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the transfer operation: • Place to look for files/directories. Select a source disk from the pull-down list in the left pane of the page. The program enables to process both mounted and unmounted (without drive letter assigned) partitions. Besides it is possible to map a network drive. • Object(s) of operation. Choose files/directories you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the Add button.
• Revision of changes. The Transfer Summary page provides structurally divided information on all the actions made in the wizard. Check the changes and come back to any step of the wizard (if necessary) by following the required hyperlink. Result After the operation is completed the required data will be placed into the specified destination.
However you can manually define the required letter by selecting it from the pull-down list of available drive letters. 4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Remove Drive Letter In order to un-mount a partition you should take the following steps: 1. Select a partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Remove Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings. There are several ways to do it: - Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Remove Drive Letter.
However you can manually define the required letter by selecting it from the pull-down list of available drive letters. 4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. The current version of the program allows the user to mount archives of separate partitions only. There is no possibility to mount archives located on physical (unmounted) partitions or in the bootable capsule. Archives will only be mounted for the current session and won’t be available after the system restart.
- Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Test Surface… - Call the popup menu for the selected partition (right click of the mouse button) on the Disk Map, then select the menu item: Test Surface… 3. From the pull-down list choose the level of the surface check. 4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Check File System Integrity The program allows you to check integrity of a file system.
Startup There are several ways to start the Check Archive Integrity Wizard: • In the Main Menu: select Wizards > Backup Utilities > Check Archive Integrity… • On the Common Tasks Bar: click the Check Archive Integrity item of the Wizards menu. • Select a backup image in the Archive Database, then call the popup menu for it and choose the menu item: Check Archive Integrity… Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation: • An archive to verify.
Moreover, on this page you’ve got the possibility to create new folders, delete existing files/folders or map network drives by clicking the appropriate buttons. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. Result After the operation is completed you can see results of the check. Check Recovery Discs You’ve got the ability to check whether backup media created with the program is 100 percent error-free and ready to use.
With the built-in Edit/View Sectors tool the program enables to view/edit sectors on existing partitions/hard disks providing the possibility to directly access and modify sectors, save and restore sectors from specified files, navigate through the system metadata, etc. In order to edit/view sectors of a hard disk/partition you should take the following steps: 1. Select a hard disk/partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Edit/View Sectors dialog to set up the operation.
The program enables to simplify the procedure of sending support requests to the Paragon Support Team. In case of having difficulties with handling the program, you, with the help of this very function, can address the company support engineers and provide them with all the information they need such as the disk layout, performed operations, etc. in order to tackle the encountered problem. Information of that kind is stored in Log files.
e-mail address are properly set. To learn more about it please consult the Settings Overview chapter. View Logs With a handy dialog you can study logs on any operation carried by the program. To make this job as easy as possible, all the information is structurally divided, besides there is the possibility to see the disk layout before and after an operation, what is very convenient.
1. Click the Manage Backup Capsule item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 2. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 3. Select a place on the disk where the backup capsule will be created. It can be created as a primary partition or as a logical drive within an extended partition. It can be inserted into any place on the hard disk: at the end (preferable), at the beginning or somewhere in the middle between other partitions.
This operation will result in overwriting of the current MBR, thus in case of having a third side boot manager, it will be removed. To avoid that you can save the current MBR with the help of the Edit/View Sectors tool. The backup capsule can only be bootable if it is located on the bootable device (assigned in the BIOS). 6. Start the operation (by clicking the Next button) or return to correct the settings. After the operation is completed you can place backup archives into the created backup capsule.
You’ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page. By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog. 5. On the Backup Destination page, select the Save data to the Backup Capsule option. 6. Edit the archive name if necessary.
3. On the What to back up page, mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk’s name or a partition’s name depending on the chosen task. You’ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page. By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog. 4. On the Backup Destination page, select the Burn the data to CD or DVD option. 5.
Please take into account the Estimated archive size value. It can give you a hint about the number of CD/DVD discs required for the operation. 6. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 7. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, or generate a script. 8. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process.
You’ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page. By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog. 4. On the Backup Destination page, select the Save data to local/network drives option. 5. Map a network disk to place your backup image to: - Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button; - Click the standard browse button [...
- Mark the checkbox to make this connection permanent. Otherwise it will only be available for the current Windows session; - Click the Connect as user button at the foot of the dialog page to specify a user name and password to access the selected network share if necessary. 6. Edit the archive name if necessary.
You’ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page. By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog. 4. On the Backup Destination page, select the Save data to FTP locations option. 5. Set up parameters for the required FTP location. - Archive location. Type in a full path to the required FTP location; - Name. Set a name for the FTP server (optional); - Login.
When ready, click the arrow button opposite the archive location field to check out you’ve got access to the FTP location. You need to check out yourself Windows Firewall or programs of this kind let our program work with the required port (21 by default). 6. If yes, you’ll get a new item on the list named after the selected FTP location. By clicking the + icon you can browse it to specify a more exact location for your backup image. 7. Edit the archive name if necessary. 8.
4. In the Linux launch menu select Drive Backup. 5. Launch the Backup Wizard by selecting in the Main Menu of the program: Wizards > Backup Wizard. 6. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 7. On the What to back up page, select your Mac hard disk. 8. On the Backup Destination page, select the Save data to any local drive or a network share option. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
9. Select an external USB drive as a backup destination. 10. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination - if the archive size exceeds the available space, another drive needs to be selected. 11. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 12. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately or generate a script. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
13. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment or under Windows. Backing up files to a local mounted/unmounted (without drive letter assigned) partition To back up required files or folders and then place the resulted image to a local mounted/unmounted drive, please do the following: 1.
5. Edit the archive name if necessary. 6. Specify include masks. The program includes a lot of ready-made filters to effectively control contents of your backup images. You can also create your own filter by clicking the Add category… button. • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informative one; • Filter. Press the Browse button to select files or folders you would like to be included or specify a filter mask by using * or ? wildcards; • Description.
8. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 9. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or generate a script. 10. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment.
To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. • By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) will also display a short description of the selected image.
5. On the Backup Destination page, select where you want to place your backup image. 6. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination - if the archive size exceeds the available space, another drive needs to be selected. 7. Add comments to your backup describing its contents; 8. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or generate a script. 9.
After the operation is completed you receive a differential backup of the selected partition. It is placed into the specified destination (a local or network disk, the Backup Capsule or a CD/DVD disc), its features defined by the wizard. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Creating an increment to a full partition backup To update only files you need since the last full partition backup, please do the following: 1.
To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the What folders and files to back up page you can see contents of the selected partition archive. Mark a checkbox opposite a file or folder to build up contents of the future incremental image. 5. Specify include masks. The program includes a lot of ready-made filters to effectively control contents of your backup images. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
You can also create your own filter by clicking the Add category… button. • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informative one; • Filter. Press the Browse button to select files or folders you would like to be included or specify a filter mask by using * or ? wildcards; • Description. Add a short description to the filter not to miss it up later. Click the OK button and you will get a new item on the list of filters.
7. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 8. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or generate a script. 9. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process. After the operation is completed you receive an incremental backup of the selected partition archive containing information specified in the wizard.
To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. • By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) will also display a short description of the selected image.
1. Click the Smart Backup item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 2. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 3. On the What to back up page, click on the section you find answering to your task.
1. Launch the Cyclic Backup Wizard by selecting in the Main Menu: Wizards > Backup Utilities > Cyclic Backup... 2. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button; 3. On the What to back up page, select a partition you want to make a cyclic backup of; The current version of the program enables to make a cyclic backup of only one partition at a time. 4. On the Backup Destination page, select a mounted/unmounted partition, a network share, or an FTP server to place backup images to. 5.
Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination - if the archive size exceeds the available space, another drive needs to be selected. 6. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 7. Set a timetable for the operation. To know more on the subject, please consult the Task Scheduling chapter. 8. On the Cyclic backup type page, choose the way of creating a cyclic backup: • Base type.
parameters the oldest archives will be automatically overwritten (if choosing the Differential type only differential images will be overwritten). 9. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process. The operation will run according to the set timetable. The resulted backup images will be placed into the specified destination (a local or a network disk), its features defined by the wizard.
To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the Synthesis Settings page you can additionally modify any property of the selected backup image if necessary. To accomplish our task we have no need to change anything at all. 5. On the Synthetic Archive Destination page, select where you want to place the resulted backup image. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
6. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination - if the archive size exceeds the available space, another drive needs to be selected. 7. Add comments to your backup describing its contents; 8. On the Synthesis Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process.
1. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media. Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD/DVD disc or a thumb drive. To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on-board BIOS is set up to boot from CD/USB first. 2. In the boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment (more preferable) or Safe Mode to use the PTS DOS recovery environment (in case you’ve got problems with Linux).
5. On the next page choose the required hard disk from the pull-down list (if several) and then select the Update the MBR executable code option. 6. Confirm the operation. 7. After the operation is completed click the Report button to see a well informative summary page. The program also enables to store the resulted report. To do that, just press the Save button and choose the exact location in the opened dialog. 8. Click the Finish button to close Boot Corrector.
9. Reboot the computer. Fixing Windows startup ability Let’s assume that due to an unknown reason your Windows fails to complete the startup procedure. At first everything seems quite OK, you can see the standard startup messages on the screen, but at some moment it hangs up. To fix your Windows startup ability, please do the following: 1. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media.
4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, select the Search for Windows installations to correct option. 5. On the next page choose the required Windows installation from the list of found installations (if several), then select the Edit the Boot.ini file option. If you’re not sure which installation you need, please use the Properties button to get more info on the selected item. 6. Examine the file – maybe that’s where the problem is. If it contains a mistake, correct it by using the appropriate buttons.
7. If the Boot.ini file does not contain any mistake, please return to the Correct Windows Installations page to correct drive letters in the Windows System Registry. 8. On the next page choose a hard disk from the pull-down list (if several), then the required partition. If you’re not sure which installation you need, please use the Properties button to get more info on the selected item. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
9. Click the Edit Letters button to correct an existing drive letter or assign a new one in the Windows System Registry. 10. Once you’ve assigned the appropriate drive letter, close the dialog, then click the Apply button. 11. Confirm the operation. 12. After the operation is completed click the Report button to see a well informative summary page. The program also enables to store the resulted report. To do that, just press the Save button and choose the exact location in the opened dialog.
13. Click the Finish button to close Boot Corrector. 14. Reboot the computer. Restoring a hard disk from the bootable Backup Capsule Let’s assume that your computer fails to boot because of a virus attack or corruption of some system critical files. But you’ve got the bootable backup capsule containing a backup of your hard disk. That’s just enough to easily get your system back on track again.
4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. On the What to Restore page, you can see a list of available images (if several). Most likely the required archive will be there too. If not, click the standard browse button [...] to find it. When you find your image, double click on it to proceed. 6. On the Image Properties page, make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive. 7.
You can also make the program resize the on-disk partitions proportionally if necessary by marking the appropriate checkbox. All contents on the disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 8. On the Restore Summary page you can see your hard disk layout before and after the operation. Click the Next button to initiate the restore process. 9. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 10.
This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard. Restoring a system partition from external media (CD/DVD) Let’s assume that your computer fails to boot because of a virus attack or corruption of some system critical files. But you’ve got a backup of your system partition on a bootable DVD disc.
5. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 6. On the What to Restore page, you can see a list of available images (if several). Most likely the required archive will be there too. If not, click the standard browse button [...] to find it. When you find your image, double click on it to proceed. 7. On the Image Properties page, make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
8. On the next page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs. That’s what we actually need. All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 9. On the Partition Start and Size page you can change size of the partition and its location if necessary. 10.
12. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard. Restoring a system partition from a network drive Let’s assume that your computer fails to boot because of a virus attack or corruption of some system critical files.
If you do not agree with any conditions stated there, you won’t be able to use the program. 3. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universal Application Launcher. Select the Restore Wizard. 4. On the Restore Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. On the Browse for Archive page you need to specify the required backup image. So you should take the following steps to do that: • Select Network as a backup destination; Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
• Map a network disk where your archives are placed: - Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button; - Click the standard browse button [...] to browse for the required network share or manually enter a path to it; - Define a letter from the pull-down list of available drive letters; - Click the Connect as user button at the foot of the dialog page to specify a user name and password to access the selected network share if necessary.
6. The What to Restore page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive. Select the required item to restore. In our case it is the first partition of the disk. 7. On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs. That’s what we actually need.
8. On the Restore Results page you can see the resulted disk layout. Besides there’s the possibility to change size of the partition and its location if necessary as well as assign a particular drive letter. 9. On the next page of the wizard confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option. 10. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program.
Restoring a system partition from a local drive Let’s assume that your operating system gives trouble after having installed brand new software. But you’ve got a backup of the system partition on a local disk. That’s just enough to easily roll it back to the point when run smoothly. To restore your system partition from a backup image located on a local disk, please do the following: 1. Click the Restore item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 2.
To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs. That’s what we actually need. All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 5. On the Restore Results page you can see the resulted disk layout.
7. The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot-up mode. Click the appropriate button to agree. 8. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. After completing the operation the program will automatically reboot the computer. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environments. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard. Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB drive Let’s assume that your Mac fails to boot because of a hard disk malfunction. But you’ve got a backup of your hard disk on an external USB drive. Just replace the failed disk with a new one and carry out a bare metal restore.
6. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 7. On the What to Restore page, click the standard browse button [...] to find the required archive. When done, double click on it to select. 8. On the Image Properties page, make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
9. On the next page specify a hard disk to restore the image to. All contents on disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 10. On the Restore Summary page you can see your hard disk layout before and after the operation. Click the Next button to initiate the restore process. 11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
12. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. Restoring a file increment Let’s assume that you’re busy with developing some project and you make file increments of it on a day-to-day basis not to lose valuable information. So you’ve got a file backup chain. One day you understand that the job of the last three days is a complete and utter failure. Don’t give up – recover your project to the state when everything’s ok.
To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. • By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) will also display a short description of the selected image.
This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Restoring a file increment to a partition backup Let’s assume that your operating system gives trouble because of a virus attack. But you’ve got a backup of your system partition on a local disk. Besides you make file increments of your documents and e-mail database to that backup on a regular basis. That’s just enough to easily roll everything back to the point when run smoothly.
To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. • By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) will also display a short description of the selected image.
5. On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs. That’s what we actually need. All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 6. On the Restore Results page you can see the resulted disk layout.
9. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. After completing the operation the program will automatically reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and copy it to another hard disk when the system fails to boot, please do the following: 1.
Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD/DVD disc or a thumb drive. To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on-board BIOS is set up to boot from CD/USB first. 3. In the boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment (more preferable) or Safe Mode to use the PTS DOS recovery environment (in case you’ve got problems with Linux).
7. Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow-button. Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size. 8. On the Select Destination Type, choose the way the data will be stored. Select the Save data to any local drive or a network share item. 9. On the Select Destination Path page, select a hard disk to copy the data to by pressing the standard browse button [...]. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
10. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 12. After the operation is completed, close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button. 13. Turn off the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment.
By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 3. In the Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard. You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well. 4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull-down list in the right pane of the page. 6. Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow-button. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group.
Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size. 7. On the Select Destination Type, choose the way the data will be stored. Select the Burn data to CD/DVD item. 8. On the Choose a Recorder page, select a recorder from the list of available devices and then set a volume label by entering it in the appropriate field. 9. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 10.
11. After the operation is completed, close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button. 12. Turn off the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition The system fails to boot since some files are damaged. If you have a backup of the system partition, you can recopy these files to make the system be operable again: 1. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media.
3. In the Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard. You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well. 4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. Select a disk where the system backup is stored from the pull-down list in the right pane of the page. 6. Double click on the required backup to open. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
7. Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow-button. Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size. 8. On the Select Destination Type, choose the way the data will be stored. Select the Save data to any local drive or a network share item. 9. On the Select Destination Path page, select your system disk to copy the data to by pressing the standard browse button [...]. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
10. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 12. After the operation is completed, close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button. 13. Turn off the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment.
If you do not agree with any conditions stated there, you won’t be able to use the program. 3. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universal Application Launcher. Select the Restore Wizard. 4. On the Restore Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. On the Browse for Archive page choose the required archive in the browser-like window. The Archive File Details section displays a short description of the selected image. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
6. On the next page specify what you need to extract from the backup by marking checkboxes next to the required data items. At the right lower corner of the window you can see the resulted amount of the selected data. 7. On the How to Restore page specify the way the selected data will be restored. In our case we’d rather restore contents of the backup to its original location with replacing existing files as well. 8.
9. On the next page of the wizard confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option. 10. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 11. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished under Windows. File Transfer Wizard To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with the File Transfer Wizard, please do the following: 1.
3. On the Select Destination Type, choose the way the data will be stored. Select the Save data to any local drive or a network share item. 4. On the Select Destination Path page, specify the exact place to copy the data to. 5. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 6. After the operation is completed, close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button.
1. Click the Disk View tab and then choose Volume Explorer; 2. Browse for the required archive and then open it by double click of the left mouse button. 3. Call the popup menu (right click of the mouse button) for a file/folder you need and then select the Export item. 4. Select a place on the disk where the file/folder will be extracted to. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
5. Click the OK button to accomplish the operation. The current version of the program does not enable to access file archives with Volume Explorer. Cloning System Hard Disk To migrate your system hard disk to a larger disk, please do the following: 1. Connect both source and destination disks to the computer. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. Click the Copy Disk item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5.
During the operation all contents of the destination disk will be deleted. 7. On the next page of the wizard, define the copy options. In our case we’d rather copy data with a proportional resize to occupy the entire disk. Besides we recommend you to enable the surface test to make sure your new hard disk is flawless. 8. On the Revise Copy Results page review all parameters of the operation. 9. Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group.
10. When copying is completed, shut down the computer. 11. Disconnect (physically) the source hard disk. 12. Boot the computer from the destination hard disk. This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environments. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard.
It’s pretty enough to select the system partition only to make your Windows start up in a virtual environment. However that doesn’t guarantee all your applications will work, as they can be installed on the other partitions of the disk. 4. Choose your virtualization software vendor and a number of additional parameters, including. • Type of the virtual disk. You can either create an IDE or a SCSI virtual disk (relevant for VMware only); • Create a split disk.
For a hard disk • Size of the virtual disk. By default the program offers to create a virtual disk exactly the size of the selected object, which you can resize however. • Resize partitions proportionally. If you upsize the resulted virtual disk, you can make the program proportionally change the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact. • Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation.
It’s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools/Additions ISO image if you transfer Windows XP to a VMware SCSI disk, otherwise your system won’t boot after the operation. 7. The wizard will provide a detailed report on successful accomplishment of the operation. You can save it by clicking the appropriate button. Now you can connect the resulted virtual disk to your virtual machine. Your system has been virtualized. You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk.
• You’ve got a backup image of your Windows. • Your hard disk has enough free space to store a virtual image of your Windows (depends on the system). • You’ve got one of the supported virtualization software (MS Virtual PC, VMware Workstation, or VMware Fusion). You can get MS Virtual PC for free if you’ve purchased Windows 7 Professional or higher and have got a CPU with the Intel-VT or AMD-V support). As for VMware - you can purchase it online or at a local software store.
To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the next page specify exactly what you need to virtualize, only the system partition or the entire hard disk (in case you have to do with a hard disk backup image). When having to do with a hard disk backup image, it’s pretty enough to select the system partition only to make your Windows start up in a virtual environment.
Not all vendors may be available to choose. If the capacity of the selected object exceeds the maximum capacity for a certain virtual disk, its vendor will be shadowed. 6. Depending on your choice the next page of the wizard enables to set the following parameters: For a separate partition • Size of the virtual disk. By default the program offers to create a virtual disk exactly the size of the selected object, which you can upsize however.
The maximum limit you can downsize the virtual disk is the capacity of its first partition. 7. On the next page of the wizard set a file name for the resulted virtual disk and its location. Besides you can also provide a path to the integration package of your virtualization software. It’s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools/Additions ISO image if you transfer Windows XP to a VMware SCSI disk, otherwise your system won’t boot after the operation. 8.
Now you can connect the resulted virtual disk to your virtual machine. Your old system has been virtualized from its backup image. You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk. Otherwise you won’t be able to connect it to a virtual machine. Making system bootable on virtual hardware Let’s assume you had to migrate to a new hardware platform.
4. Provide a path to the integration package of your virtualization software. It’s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools/Additions ISO image if you transfer Windows XP to a VMware SCSI disk, otherwise your system won’t boot after the operation. 5. The wizard will provide a detailed report on successful accomplishment of the operation. You can save it by clicking the appropriate button. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
Now your virtualized system is 100-percent bootable. You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk. Otherwise you won’t be able to connect it to a virtual machine. Connecting virtual disks With our program you can only create virtual disks not virtual machines. Thus to work with your virtualized system, first you need to connect its virtual disk to a virtual machine.
3. Click Add… to connect your virtual disk to the machine. 4. In the opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
5. On the next page select Use an existing virtual disk. 6. Browse for your virtual disk. 7. Click Finish to complete the operation. Most likely you will be asked to convert your virtual disk to a new format. You can update your disks, since this procedure involves change of a version only, nothing else. To know more on the subject please consult the Known Issues chapter. 8. That’s all. You can now launch the virtual machine. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
Connecting virtual disks to a new virtual machine To connect a VMware Workstation virtual disk to a new virtual machine, please do the following: 1. Click New Virtual Machine. 2. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 3. On the next page select Typical. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
4. Select the required guest OS. Please make sure it’s the same as on your virtual disk, otherwise you may face hardware incompatibility problems. 5. Provide a name and location for your virtual machine. 6. The wizard will offer you to create a virtual disk. As you cannot skip it, click Next to complete the operation. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
7. Edit settings of the newly created machine. 8. Select the default virtual disk and click Remove to delete. 9. Click Add… to connect your virtual disk to the machine. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
10. In the opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add. 11. On the next page select Use an existing virtual disk. 12. Browse for your virtual disk. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
13. Click Finish to complete the operation. Most likely you will be asked to convert your virtual disk to a new format. You can update your disks, since this procedure involves change of a version only, nothing else. To know more on the subject please consult the Known Issues chapter. 14. That’s all. You can now launch the virtual machine. P2P Scenarios Making system bootable on different hardware Let’s assume you had to migrate to a new hardware platform.
up to boot from CD/USB first. 2. Once it has been loaded, read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept. If you do not agree with any conditions stated there, you won’t be able to use the program. 3. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universal Application Launcher. Launch P2P Adjust OS Wizard. Our WinPE 2.1 based recovery environment offers excellent hardware support.
The wizard can only work with Microsoft Windows 2000 and later operating systems. 6. Choose whether you’re going to add drivers for the new hardware to the selected operating system or not and the way it’s to be done. Actually you’ve got three options: • Upload drivers automatically from the provided driver repository. Generally together with new hardware you get its drivers for different operating systems on removable media (mostly CD or DVD).
Our WinPE 2.1 based recovery environment offers excellent hardware support. Anyway you’ve got the option to add drivers for specific hardware with a handy dialog. To add drivers for specific hardware, please do the following: 1. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universal Application Launcher. Click Load Drivers. 2. In the opened dialog browse for an .INF file of the required driver package located on a floppy disk, local disk, CD/DVD or a network share.
To manually set up a network connection and map a network share, please do the following: 1. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universal Application Launcher. Click Configure Network. 2. In the opened dialog provide an IP address, a network mask, default gateway, etc. for your network device. 3. Click the Network drivers tab to map a network share. 4.
6. By default, the wizard saves all network settings in the netconf.ini file located on the WinPE RAM drive, thus it will only be available until you restart the computer. However, you can just once configure your network device and then save this file to some other destination, for instance a local drive, and this way avoid constant re-configuration, just by providing a path to it. So Click Save to file to save the netconfig.ini file to the required destination.
3. I cannot create a new partition on the disk. There can be a number of reasons for that: • The program cannot create a new partition on a dynamic disk, but only on a hard disk that uses the DOS partitioning scheme.
click on My Computer > Manage > Services > find Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and make it active. Set also to start it automatically). 10. When running a backup operation with the Paragon Hot Processing mode enabled, I get an error: error code 0x1200e "Internal error during Hot Backup" Most likely your hard disk contains bad blocks. Please fix the issue with your HDD manufacturer's tool. You can find a name of the tool you need here: http://kb.paragon-software.com 11.
defaults based on the size of the volume. These defaults are selected to reduce the amount of space that is lost and the amount of fragmentation on the volume. A cluster is also called an allocation unit. Extended Partition is a partition type you create only on a basic MBR (Master Boot Record) disk. Extended partition is used if you want to create more than four volumes on a disk, since it may contain multiple logical drives. File System Metadata.
Partition Label (or Volume Label) is a small textual field (up to 11 characters) that is located in the partition's boot sector. This value is used for notification purposes only. It is detectable by any partitioning tool including the DOS FDISK utility. Modern operating systems save it within a file system, e.g. as a special hidden file. Thus it is able to contain a relatively large amount of text in multiple languages.
