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  • Page 1 Acronis TrueImage Deluxe User’s guide Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 2 Copyright © SWsoft, 2002. All rights reserved. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. OS/2 is a registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademarks of The Open Group. Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ARTITION TYPE PRIMARY LOGICAL 3.1.8 .......................61 ILE SYSTEM 3.1.9 ..........62 HANGING SIZE OF A PARTITION TO BE RESTORED 3.1.10 .........64 ELECTING A LETTER FOR A PARTITION TO BE RESTORED 3.1.11 ............65 HE NEXT PARTITION DISK TO BE RESTORED Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 4 3.1.12 ..................66 ESTORATION SCRIPT 3.2 P ..........67 ARTITION RESTORATION PECULIARITIES 3.3 P ....69 ECULIARITIES OF RESTORATION FROM REMOVABLE MEDIA 3.4 R ..............70 ESTORING SEPARATE FILES 3.4.1 ..........70 ONNECTING A DRIVE FROM A PARTITION IMAGE 3.4.2 ................71 ELECTING AN ARCHIVE FILE 3.4.3 ...................75 ISCONNECTING A DRIVE...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction What is Acronis TrueImage Deluxe Acronis TrueImage Deluxe is the first title in a new generation of software for creating exact images of hard disks (and partitions). It will let you store an image of your disk in an archive file on a hard disk or on one of numerous removable media, such as Iomega Zip or Jaz, CD-R(W) or DVD-R(W) disc.
  • Page 6 (hidden, system, etc.), Master Boot Record (MBR), File Allocation Table (FAT), and a root directory (Root). Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software stores only the data sectors of a hard disk in its partition image. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software creates an archive file with a ’.tib’...
  • Page 7 It should be obvious that this is not the best way to restore your PC hard disk drive. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software offers you the most effective way to restore your PC’s operability. You can quickly and easily restore system or data partitions or even whole hard disks from a previously created partition (disk) image.
  • Page 8 NT/2000/XP and supports FAT16/32 and NTFS as well as the Linux ext2, ext3, ReiserFS file systems. You can install the software only under Windows, but you will be able to run Acronis TrueImage Deluxe from a bootable diskette or CD-R(W) under any other OS including Linux.
  • Page 9 Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software runs either under Windows from the Start menu, or from a specially created bootable diskette or CD. Disk operations are delayed in Acronis TrueImage Deluxe. It means that a partition or disk image creation (or restoration) script is created first, and then executed only when you are ready.
  • Page 10 Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software can be used not only to restore system in case of a critical error, but also to revert the system back to its previous state. For example, you may wish to restore after a perfomance falloff or instability caused by a driver update.
  • Page 11 CD-R, CD-RW. Install a new disk, boot with a CD (or diskette) containing Acronis TrueImage Deluxe, and restore the old disk contents from the image to a new disk. You can also change disk partition size and location along with their type and operating system if needed.
  • Page 12 How to find the necessary information in this guide Acronis TrueImage Deluxe user’s guide contains the following main chapters: • 1. «Installing and Starting Work with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe» - this describes how to install, run, and remove the software;...
  • Page 13 Hardware and software requirements To take full advantage of Acronis TrueImage Deluxe one should have: • A PC-compatible computer with a Pentium CPU or similar, • 32 MB RAM, • A floppy or a CD-RW drive, • VGA monitor, • A mouse (recommended), •...

  • Page 14: Installing And Starting Work With

    The CD-ROM contains an installer that can be run in Windows 9x/ and Windows NT/2000/XP operating systems. If you purchased TrueImage Deluxe on CD-ROM, to run it do the following: 1. Insert the compact disc into CD-ROM drive. If you have the Windows operating system installed, run the Windows Explorer and click the CD-ROM drive with the mouse.
  • Page 15 (the user) and the software developer. For this purpose set the switch in the lower part of the window to I accept this agreement position. Click the button to continue. Next Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 16 4. In the next window you will need to enter the product serial number that you will find on the Acronis TrueImage Deluxe registration form – AND DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER YOUR SOFTWARE TOO! Click the button after entering the serial number.
  • Page 17 5. In the next page you should specify a folder to install TrueImage Deluxe program to. The default folder is C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImage. If you agree with it, click . If you want to install the program to a Next different folder, enter its name and path into the appropriate field. If there is no such folder on a disk, it will be created during installation.
  • Page 18 6. On the next page you will be offered to make TrueImage Deluxe available to all users of the computer or only to the current user. If you want to make the program available to all users, check the Yes, I want to install Acronis TrueImage Deluxe for all users box.
  • Page 19 7. In the next page you will be offered to create a new program group for Acronis TrueImage Deluxe program or to select an existing. If you agree to create a new group just click . If you want to use one of the Next existing program groups, select it by clicking it with the mouse.
  • Page 20 9. If you are sure all installation parameters are correct, click the Proceed button. The process of copying of Acronis TrueImage Deluxe files on your computer will be executed and shown in a special window. 10. On the next page you will be asked to create a bootable diskette or CD-R(W) for Acronis TrueImage Deluxe.
  • Page 21 In next window you will select a device for bootable media creation. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe allows you to create either a bootable diskette or a CD-R(W) disc. Select the preferred device from the list. Having chosen a device and pressed...
  • Page 22 . It will take some time to copy the Proceed necessary files to load Acronis TrueImage Deluxe. The copying process will be shown in the following window: 11. The installation process will be completed and you will be offered the opportunity to read the README file.

  • Page 23: Repairing Acronis Trueimage Deluxe

    After installation of Acronis TrueImage Deluxe is completed, you should restart your computer. 12. Having opened Programs menu, you will find the Acronis program group containing the Acronis TrueImage Deluxe program. This menu will look like: Repairing Acronis TrueImage Deluxe If a bootable diskette or compact disc is spoiled, please create a new one.

  • Page 24: Removing The Software

    Removing the software To remove the software select Acronis -> TrueImage -> Uninstall Acronis TrueImage Deluxe from the Programs menu. You will see a dialog box asking if you really want to remove the software from your PC hard disk.

  • Page 25: Windows

    Escape Cancel 1.5.3 Windows All actions that the user performs in Acronis TrueImage Deluxe are displayed in windows. A window is a rectangle screen area that has a title and a border. Window border A border is a line confining the rectangle of a window. All the contents of the window lie within this line.
  • Page 26 Clicking the , button in the upper left corner of a window opens the system menu for the window. The system menu of Acronis TrueImage Deluxe windows contains the following items: • Move – moves window along with mouse cursor;...

  • Page 27: Dialogs And Controls

    Some controls can be blocked. In this case they are grayed and cannot be accessed either via the mouse or via the keyboard. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 28 • Selecting a type of a partition to be restored (primary / logical); • Selecting a file system of a partition to be restored (FAT16 / FAT32). 1 : Installing and Starting Work with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 29 Backspace • deletes the character under the cursor. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software uses edit field for: • Entering an archive filename as well as its full path; • Entering a password and its confirmation. Spinner...
  • Page 30 Enter Memo Field A memo field is a rectangle in which a text is displayed. If the text does not fit into the rectangle, scrollbars appear. 1 : Installing and Starting Work with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 31 Vertical (one line/page up or down)/horizontal scrolling is done with the vertical /horizontal scrollbars. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe uses view fields for viewing generated image creation or partition restoration script as well as for representing a script in back-up copying and restoration processes.
  • Page 32 Unlike other buttons, the default button is highlighted. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software uses buttons for transitions between image creation and restoration wizard pages, exiting the program, and also for executing scripts.

  • Page 33: Informative Elements

    1.5.5 Informative Elements Aside from controls TrueImage Deluxe uses elements that inform you about some parameters of hard disk structure and the actions the program performs. Hard Disk and Partition Parameters On the picture you can see the parameters of a hard disk as they are displayed by the TrueImage Deluxe program.

  • Page 34: Special Dialog Types

    Moreover, there is detailed information about what possibilities you get if you select any of controls in any possible state. Almost all Acronis TrueImage Deluxe windows are Wizard pages. 1 : Installing and Starting Work with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...

  • Page 35: Running Acronis Trueimage Deluxe Software

    CD-R(W) that you previously created, selecting Start -> Program -> Acronis -> TrueImage -> Bootable Rescue Media Builder. Finishing the work with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software You can exit Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software anytime simply by clicking or pressing Cancel Escape Clicking window close button, selecting in the window’s system...

  • Page 36: Creating Disk/Partition Images

    Let’s shortly revise them once again. The software allows to create images of hard disk partitions or the whole disks and store them in an archive file. This file can be created on any hard disk or removable media (Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software allows to create archive files using CD-R, CD-RW, Iomega Zip, an other devices).

  • Page 37: Selecting An Operation

    A connected disk can be unplugged by calling function from its context menu or Unplug from Acronis TrueImage Deluxe itself. Running the software with a disk connected causes the additional switch to appear in the Unplug back-up archive logical drives Action window (see 3.4.3 «Disconnecting a drive»).

  • Page 38: Selecting Partitions For Image Creation

    Figure 2.2. Action Selection window Set the switch to Create an image of a partition or the whole hard disk drive position. Click to continue. Next 2.1.3 Selecting partitions for image creation In the next Selecting Partitions to Image window (Figure 2.3) you will see the structure of the disks connected to your PC.

  • Page 39: Image Device Type

    • Removable media – CD-R, CD-RW, Iomega Zip, Iomega Jaz, magneto- optical, and other drives. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software is intended for individual PC users and small offices, therefore this guide describes only drives available to these categories of consumers.

  • Page 40: Apartition / Disk Archive File

    Figure 2.4. Selecting Image Archive location Let’s assume you have chosen a hard disk as an image creation device. Click to continue. Next Creating an image on a removable media will be described in the next section of this chapter; see 2.2 «Creating a disk/partition image on removable media». 2.1.5 A disk/partition archive file In the next Image Archive Creation window you’ll need to provide an archive...
  • Page 41 A filename on a hard disk can contain up to 255 symbols. If the F:\backup folder is already exists on the F:\ disk, an archive file will be created inside it. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 42 If an archive file with the entered filename already exists in the chosen folder, you’ll be prompted about it by Acronis TrueImage with a question if you want to create a new file with the same name, that is to delete an old archive file and create a new one instead (Figure 2.7).

  • Page 43: Image's Data Compression Level

    In the next Image Archive Splitting window you’ll be able to select if the software should create a single archive file or split it into a number of volumes. If you set the switch to Automatic, Acronis TrueImage Deluxe will try to determine settings for certain situations itself. If there’s enough space on a hard disk that you’ve chosen for locating an image on, the software will...
  • Page 44 If you are creating an archive file on CD-R, CD-RW disks in Automatic mode, Acronis TrueImage Deluxe will simply pause and prompt you to insert a new disk into the drive, if the current disk space is fully occupied.

  • Page 45: Protecting An Archive File With A Password

    Image Archive Protection window (Figure 2.10). A password should consist of at least 8 symbols and contain both letters (in the upper and lower cases desirably), and numbers. (So it would be harder to hack it.) Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...

  • Page 46: Commenting An Archive File

    Figure 2.10. Protecting an archive file with a password When you try to restore a password protected partition (disk) from an image, stored in an archive file, Acronis TrueImage Deluxe will prompt you to enter it into the appropriate window and won’t allow restoring it by a person without this password.

  • Page 47: Image Creation Script

    Figure 2.12. An archive file creation script All operations of a partition (disk) image creation in an archive file are delayed in Acronis TrueImage Deluxe. A partition (disk) image creation script is created first, and then it’s executed. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...

  • Page 48: Creating An Image

    • Protecting an archive file with a password, • Commenting a partition and/or disk archive file. Now Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software is ready to perform a procedure of image creation in an archive file. If you click , you’ll be able to select Back other partitions and/or disks for image creation, other compression level, etc.

  • Page 49: Finishing Image Creation

    2.2.1 Selecting a partition and an action The initial stages of working with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software, when creating a partition and/or disk image on removable media, are the same as when creating it on a hard disk. It is started with the welcome window (Figure 2.1);...

  • Page 50: The Following Actions

    G:\back-up1.tib (where G: is a recorder drive), but simply like back- up1.tib, as you have chosen a drive in the previous window; • If Acronis TrueImage will find a file with the entered name on a CD-RW disk, it will replace it with a new one.
  • Page 51 Deluxe, the software will be able to append one (or several) more archive files to the disk, having enough free space. If a CD has been recorded by another software, Acronis TrueImage Deluxe won’t be able to record an archive file to it, even having enough free space.

  • Page 52: The Script Window

    (Figure 2.12). We’ll remind that has been already said about creating an image on a hard disk: now Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software is ready to execute the partition image creation procedure. If you click , you’ll be able to select...
  • Page 53 CD-R or CD-RW recorder will begin. Figure 2.19. Image creation progress If an archive file can’t be recorded to a single CD-R (or CD-RW) disk, Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software will pause image creation and prompt you to insert another disk into the drive.

  • Page 54: Restoring A Disk/Partition From An Image

    (on a hard disk or removable media). After you ran the software from a diskette or a CD and got to Acronis TrueImage Deluxe welcome window, the further steps should not be of any difficulty to you.

  • Page 55: Selecting An Archive File

    Next 3.1.2 Selecting an archive file In the next window Acronis TrueImage Deluxe will show you the complete list of storage devices connected to your PC, including hard disks as well as any other storage drives (Figure 3.2). Figure 3.2. The list of storage devices You’ll be able to navigate the files and folders tree, using standard Windows...
  • Page 56 Figure 3.3. Selecting an archive file If you commented the archive file when creating it, the description will help you understand if you selected the right archive file or the partition image is located in some other file. Your comment will be shown in the right part of the Image Archive Selection window.

  • Page 57: Entering A Password

    Therefore the next window will offer you the contents of the selected archive file (Figure 3.6). The main level that Acronis TrueImage Deluxe works at is the hard disk partitions and the whole disks level, so you’ll see all the partitions and disks, stored in the archive file.

  • Page 58: Destination Partition

    Figure 3.6. Selecting a partition to be restored from an archive file You can select several partitions and/or disks for restoration during a session of Acronis TrueImage Deluxe, but you’ll have to do it in turns (see 3.1.11 «The next partition/disk to be restored»), i.e. select one partition (disk) and set restoration parameters for it first, and then repeat this for all other.

  • Page 59: Exclusive Partition Access

    Next 3.1.6 Exclusive partition access Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software must obtain exclusive access to a partition to restore an image from an archive file to. It means no other software must work with this partition during the restoration. Therefore it’s recommended to close all applications for the restoration period (for more information see 3.2 «Partition restoration peculiarities»).

  • Page 60: Partition Type (Primary/Logical)

    Figure 3.8. Unavailability of exclusive access to a partition We’ll discuss this situation later (see 3.2 «Partition restoration peculiarities»). It may appear at system partition restoration (the one PC is currently booted from). So, having selected the destination to restore a partition from an archive file, click to continue.

  • Page 61: File System

    Next 3.1.8 File system Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software allows to similarly change a partition file system at restoration (Figure 3.10). Let’s assume you are restoring a partition from a low capacity disk with the FAT16 file system to a new higher capacity hard disk. It would be ineffective (and just impossible in some cases) to use the FAT16 file system on a high capacity hard disk.

  • Page 62: Changing Size Of A Partition To Be Restored

    Acronis TrueImage software is flexible enough to let you do this. You’ll be able to change the size and disk location of a partition to be restored in the following window (Figure 3.11).
  • Page 63 Figure 3.11. Changed partition: initial size The figure below shows the initial 3.907 GB partition size changed to the 2.007 GB. Figure 3.12. Resizing a partition The next figure (Figure 3.13) demonstrates changing partition location. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...

  • Page 64: Selecting A Letter For A Partition To Be Restored

    3.1.10 Selecting a letter for a partition to be restored Having restored a partition, Acronis TrueImage Deluxe will «map» its contents, stored in an archive file, to a logical drive. Windows operating system uses Roman alphabet letters for disk and partition identification.

  • Page 65: The Next Partition/Disk To Be Restored

    (Figure 3.6). This time the upper right corner of a rectangle representing the partition, which you have already worked with, will be ticked off. You’ll be able to select the next partition to be restored and to perform actions, described above, in the following windows: Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...

  • Page 66: Restoration Script

    • Select a destination partition (Figure 3.7), • Select a partition type (primary/logical; Figure 3.9), • Select a file system (Figure 3.10), • Change partition size and disk location if needed (Figure 3.11 - Figure 3.13). If you restore the only partition, you don’t need to set the switch to Yes, I want to restore another partition or hard disk drive.

  • Page 67: Artition Restoration Peculiarities

    • Changing partition size and/or location, • Moving to the next partition to be restored or to the restoration script. Now Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software is ready for partition restoration. If you click , you’ll be able to select other partitions and/or disks for...
  • Page 68 Reboot .) Sometimes it’s impossible to unplug a logical drive. Acronis Dismount TrueImage Deluxe then prompts you to reboot the PC. So, in the situation above you can: • Close applications and click – retry to restore a partition from an...
  • Page 69 Windows OS to boot. If the operating system doesn’t boot or applications (particularly Acronis TrueImage Deluxe) do not run, you should have a bootable diskette or CD for this situation. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe lets you create it by clicking Acronis ->...

  • Page 70: Eculiarities Of Restoration From Removable Media Estoring Separate Files

    Restoring separate files As it has been said before, Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software works with both hard disk partitions, and the whole disks (see Introduction). In particular, you can store images of several partitions or even disks in an archive file.

  • Page 71: Onnecting A Drive From A Partition Image Electing An Archive File

    As in case of the whole disk partition (disk) restoration (Figure 3.2), the next window of Acronis TrueImage Deluxe will offer you the full list of storage devices, connected to your PC, which you will have to browse for the archive file with the necessary partition image (Figure 3.19).
  • Page 72 comment only. Having clicked , you’ll get to the window with a prompt Next to enter the archive file password. Figure 3.20. Entering an archive file password Click to continue, having entered password if needed. Next In the next window you’ll be able to select one of the partition (disk) images to connect as a temporary logical drive (Figure 3.21).
  • Page 73 Figure 3.22. The drive connection script window If you do not have any doubts regarding the selected partitions (and its letter), click to continue. Proceed The connection of a temporary logical drive will finish a message about successful connection script execution (Figure 3.23). Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 74 Figure 3.23. The successful drive connection message window Having clicked , you’ll find out a Windows window opened right after Exit the message window, with the contents of the connected drive (partition, stored in an archive file; Figure 3.24). Figure 3.24. The Windows window with the temporary connected logical drive Now you can easily copy any file (or file folder) from the connected logical drive to replace the damaged one on your real hard disk.

  • Page 75: Disconnecting A Drive

    Windows window. As a result this disk will disappear. Disconnecting from Acronis TrueImage Deluxe Having run Acronis TrueImage Deluxe after connection, you’ll find out another button in the operation selection window – Unplug temporary logical drives (Figure 3.25).
  • Page 76 (Figure 3.26). Use it to select a drive to unplug. Figure 3.26. The list of connected drives Click to continue. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software will show you Next the temporary logical drive disconnection script (Figure 3.27). Figure 3.27. The drive disconnection script window...
  • Page 77 , you’ll execute the script. Drive unplugging will finish Proceed with a standard message about the operation success (Figure 3.28). Figure 3.28. The successful drive unplugging window By clicking you’ll finish the session of separate partition files and Exit folders restoration from an archive file. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...

  • Page 78: Onclusion

    Conclusion Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software allows to create exact image of a disk (disk partition) in an archive file on a hard disk or any removable media. At creating a disk/partition image Acronis TrueImage Deluxe compresses the data. An archive file can be commented and protected with a password.
  • Page 79 Please, look through frequently asked questions (http://www.acronis.com/support/faq.html), where you can possibly find an answer to your question. • Make sure you use the latest build of Acronis software. The current build number Acronis products http://www.acronis.com/ support/updates/. You can learn the version of installed software by running it and opening the «About»...

  • Page 80: Hard Disko

    Appendix A. General Information. Hard Disks The Appendices below provide you with extra information on the hard disk organization, how information is stored on disks, how disks should be installed in the computer and plugged into motherboard, configuring disks with BIOS, partitions, file systems, and how operating systems interact with disks.

  • Page 81: Ystem And Hard Disks

    50-70 characters. Other operating systems, like Linux, have never had such strict limitations on file names as did DOS or Windows. The name of the file in Linux can be up Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...

  • Page 82: Artitions

    to 256 characters long and have not one, but several extensions (or none at all). The path to the file in Linux can be up to 4096 characters long. To provide access to data organized in files and folders each operating system, for example, MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000, Linux, has its own characteristic way to create and manage hard disk space, which is generally non-compatible with other OSes.

  • Page 83: Artitions For Other Os Es

    However, this does not mean that you can install only 4 different operating systems. Modern software disk managers allows the installation of many more operating systems. For example, the Acronis OS Selector 5.0 Deluxe disk manager, allows a user to install up to 100 operating systems on one hard disk! Partitioning hard disks is a feature that is available in all operating systems.

  • Page 84: Hard Disks

    If you are going to keep several operating systems on your computer, it is better to install those that can be booted from logical partitions onto logical partitions, so that they do not use up extra primary partition space. Formatting Hard Disks Within each of the partitions information has to be organized in a way understandable for the operating system that uses the partition.

  • Page 85: Primary And A.6 Formatting A.7 File Systems

    • Ext3 is the default file system used by Red Hat Linux; • ReiserFS is a more secure (with respect to data integrity) file system that is used on many Linux data servers. • For details on file systems see Appendix A. «General Information. Hard Disks». Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...

  • Page 86: Lossary

    Appendix B. Glossary Active partition. One of the primary partitions of a hard disk is usually active. Default MBR code tries to boot an operating system from the active partition of the first hard disk. Letter assignment in Microsoft operating systems depends on what partitions are active.
  • Page 87 Formatting. The process of creating service structure on the disk. There are three levels of hard disk formatting: low-level (marking the magnetic surface with tracks and sectors), partitioning and high-level (creation of file system on a partition). Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 88 Hard disk. Fixed storage media along with integrated electronics that consists of several magnetic platters that rotate synchronously on one spindle. Hard disks have relatively high capacity and high read/write speed. Hard disk geometry. A set of hard disk parameters that usually includes the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track.
  • Page 89 Status. A flag that shows if a partition is active. This flag is stored in the partition table and has no meaning for logical partitions. Acronis TrueImage Deluxe...
  • Page 90 System disk/partition is a disk/partition from which an operating system may be booted. This disk usually contains the boot sector and system files of the operating system. System file is a file that contains the code and constant data for an operating system.

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