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3.
Restoring a disk/partition
from an image
3.1
Restoring a partition (disk)
Partition or disk restoration from an image is a more complex procedure than
storing. When you store a partition, you can do it directly under Windows or
from a bootable CD. But your system is assumed inoperable in general.
If your data partition files are corrupt, you'll be able to restore the partition
with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe directly under Windows.
However, if your system or a system partition (usually the primary one) is
damaged, it gets more complex. In this situation there's only way to restore
everything: booting from a diskette, created with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe,
or from a bootable CD with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe.
You can run Acronis TrueImage Deluxe from a CD and then replace a
bootable disk with an archive file CD, containing the image of a partition to
be restored. But an archive file can be possibly stored on a special back-up
hard disk. In this case you'll have to connect it to PC.
There's a simple rule: do not store archive files with partition images on the
same hard disk you create back-up copies of. As in case of filing structures
(for example, Partition Table) damage, you'll just not be able to access these
images!
So, the main thing for partition restoration is the availability of a bootable media
(a diskette or CD), created with Acronis TrueImage Deluxe, and also the access
to an archive file with a partition 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.
3.1.1
Selecting an action: restore a disk/partition
To restore a disk/partition from an archive file you must set the switch to
Restore a partition or the whole hard disk drive or deploy a new PC in the Action
Selection window.
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