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1. erc_images Gat _ 0905105 12295dit_ 0303509105 713295 P EF To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter 4 Onthe 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 B Backup image options Control archive integrity Choose this option to allow writing of specific data that will later be used during restore to check the archive integrity i can sow down Choose this option to automaticaly name files in complex archive Image s v Enable image spitting Choose this option to enable spitting the archive to several files Magnum spit size 2000 MB 5 On the Synthetic Archive Destination page select where you want to place the resulted backup image There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Please select how you would like to save the archive Save data to the Backup Capsule Save date to local network dives J Save date to physical partitions Save data to FTP locations Bum the data to CD or DVD Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 6 Edit the archive name if necessary Archive name are_090905110023030 a JS Achva details Estmated achive size 31 MB Soece available on beckup desingion 490 3 GB Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available o
2. Converting GPT to Basic MBR The program allows you to convert a basic or a dynamic GPT disk containing simple volumes into a basic MBR disk while keeping its contents intact In order to convert a basic or a dynamic GPT disk into a basic MBR disk you should take the following steps 1 Select a basic or a dynamic GPT disk containing simple volumes on the Disk Map Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved O 2 Callthe Convert to Basic MBR Hard Disk dialog selecting in the Main Menu Hard Disk gt Convert to Basic MBR Hard Disk U 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 The rest of them if any will automatically be converted to logical disks within the Extended partition Convert the basic GPT hard disk to a basic MBAR hard dick F there are more than four voaumes on the disk only fhe first these mary become pimay and the rest logical The hard disk pfer convert Basic Had Disk 3 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Dsk Dev a New Volume H The resuied hard disk should have at least 1 primary parttion s Plesse select how many piman partion you need F i The program can only pro
3. Documents to create a file based backup of all office documents stored in the My Documents folder Other Files and Folders to create a file based backup of any files and folders 4 Depending on your choice you ll either need to specify more exactly the object of operation and then choose location for the resulted backup relevant for Disk or Partitions or Other Files and Folders or just choose location for the resulted backup for all the others To know more on how to specify the object of operation for sector and file backups as well as location for the resulted backup file please consult the other backup scenarios 5 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Please enter a shod comment to describe the ache F y Mea comment 6 Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately set a time table for it or generate a script 7 Onthe Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process Creating a cyclic partition backup To automate the partition backup process please do the following Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Backup 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 1 Launch the Cyclic Backup Wizard by selecting in the Main Menu Wizards gt Backup Utilities gt Cyclic 3 Onthe What to back up page select a partition you want to make a cyclic backup of G
4. The section below i e Archive File Details displays a short description of the selected image including e Information on a type of the archive contents whether it is sector based or file based e Whether the archive is compressed or not e Whether the archive is password protected or not e The date when the archive was created 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved The next page i e What to restore displays detailed information about the contents of the archive Name E Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model s i Unuy Swap 505 8 MB d KE J 7 linux 5a3 14GB 581MB NTFS 24GB 3561M E E NEW VOLUME E FAT32 34GB AKB Fie system Linux Ext3 Total size 14GB Used space 58 1 MB Free space 1 368 To select where to restore the selected objectis click Next Data size to restore 1 4 GB ee Gea 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 Archive of Basic Har
5. Adaptive Restore Windows family operating systems are notorious for their excessive sensibility to hardware especially when it turns to replacement of such a crucial device as HDD controller or motherboard actually Windows will most likely fail to boot as a result of this operation With our technology available in the P2P Adjust OS Wizard you can make your Windows bootable on some other computer by allowing automatic injection of all required drivers and the other actions crucial for a migration of this kind Actually this operation for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 and Windows Vista 7 Server 2008 differs a bit so does the wizard s work algorithm Adaptive Restore for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 It actually implies three operations e Providing the ability to change the Windows kernel settings to the most suitable for your new configuration The program will automatically add all available Windows HAL and kernels to the boot menu the boot ini file to choose the required platform in case your system fails to boot Uniprocessor Multiprocessor or Old legacy PC without ACPI You can later remove them from the menu either under Windows or with Boot Corrector A N If you ve got a 64 bit operating system no options will be added to the boot menu e Automatic replacement of the boot critical drivers HDD controller PS 2 and USB mouse and keyboard to the default Windows drivers to provide the maximum level of compatibility Once yo
6. aaa Are you sure you wani to change serial number of volume F Your computer may no longer boot of work comectly Please enter new seia number in hexadecamal foemat ZEDE 7D16 D87C D051 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Hard Disk Management In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to carry hard disk operations supported by the program Update MBR Convert to Basic Change Primary Slot Updating MBR The program enables to overwrite the current bootable code in the MBR Master Boot Record by the standard bootstrap code This can help to repair a corrupted bootable code of a hard disk resulted from a boot virus attack or a malfunction of boot management software In order to update MBR of a hard disk you should take the following steps 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map 2 Call the Update MBR dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Hard Disk gt Update MBR Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Update MBR Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Are you sure you want to update master boot record Curent MBR contents for hard disk number Dwi be lost after this operation Your computer may no longer boot comecthy 3 The operation will be performed immediately after c
7. 2 Irun an operation and restart the machine as required but it just boots back into Windows without accomplishing the operation Please run chkdsk f for the partition in question Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved IN WO oF cannot create a new partition on the disk There can be a number of reasons for that e The program cannot create a new partition on a dynamic disk but only on a hard disk that uses the DOS partitioning scheme e 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 e 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 cannot copy a partition There can be a number of reasons for that The source or target disk you select is a dynamic disk 4 primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended one already exist on the target disk need to copy a partition But when selecting a place where to make a copy always get a crossed circle sign no matter which partition is selected The program enables to copy a partition only to a block of un partitioned space If you don t have a block
8. 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 A All panels offer a synchronized layout and are separated by vertical and horizontal expandable sliders allowing the user to customize the screen layout Data Backup and Rescue In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to establish a reliable data protection system Creating Backup Images We have already mentioned that the most prevalent way to protect valuable data is to create backup copies backup images in terms of the program of it Depending on a type of information you need to protect and the way this information should be processed the program offers a number of handy backup wizards and dialogs Wizard Work Algorithm Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved To make your job with the program as easy and convenient as possible all backup wizards share similar work O 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 m
9. SW 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 e 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 e Initiating the operation periodically i e Daily Weekly Monthly Please aeai how end when would you like to pafon the task You need to select one of the variants Depending on your choice the scheduler displays a form that enables to set a timetable Please spedi how and when would you like to perfor the task Shutdown system after backup J Generate unique names for scheduled backups Run the task on V2 a 1200 AM Every 1 waski on J Monday Fiday Tuesday saturday Wednesday sunday Thursday Do nat nun the task after To run the task in the log off mode please specify administering login info by following the appropriate link in the left lower corner of the page The Shutdown System on Complete option enables to automatically switch off the computer on the successful accomplishment of the operation Managing Tasks All scheduled tasks are placed in a separate list which can be retrieved by clicking the Scheduled Tasks tab in the Explorer Bar Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reser
10. T Stated 9 2 2008 at 12 20 26 PM Arighed at 122446 Stated 9 2 2009 at 1224 46 PM T Started 9 2 2008 at 12 06 15 PM Arighed at 12 07 47 T Stated 5 2 2008 at 12 07 47 PM Arnish at 12 21 18 T Stated 9 2 2008 at 1221 18 PM Arished at 123015 Stated 2 008 at 1230 15 PM Arighed at 12 3133 Stated 2 7008 at 1231 33 PM Arished at 124147 Stated VAAN at 1244 44 PM Arighed at 12 58 36 Started 3 2 2009 at 1 06 02 PM Basic Hard Diak 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev Of Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev Of o goo NTFS NTFS Base Herd Disk 1 WMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dew Off Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev Off t Unallocated Ecsta FREE FREE Basic Hard Diak 2 VMware VMware Vetual S SCS Diak Dev Off Basi Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev OF Unallocated Unallocated FREE FREE Typical Scenarios This chapter lists a number of the most frequently used scenarios that may be accomplished with the program You can find here useful recommendations and descriptions of operations Backup Scenarios Creating the Backup Capsule Let us take a computer of a rank and file user who is most likely to have only one hard disk with only one partition the only partition is always system Suppose that there is enough free space on the hard disk to create the backup capsule as well It can be created with the Manage Backup Capsul
11. 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Press Page Up and Page Down to scroll the teat End User License Agreement perswee PARAGON Technologie GmbH Stemprogratunieneng Peinnich yon Stephen ser S e S100 Freiburg Germany and YOu s end user yOu accepi the terms of the agreement click the check box below F J accept the terms in the License Agreement 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 Paragon Uniwersal Application Launcher eg Backup Wizard Restore Wizard gf Par Adjuit Wizard ee File mensie 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 taba b a Ges tT Say ede aa FE L E imp_0_310708_072009875 P BF r 7302008 3220 10 PM BEI NIT 1eb6d 16 690 4dee 3967 1 2b Fa5d2 200831070 7 30 2008 3 52 23 PM E img_0_310708_075228187 PBF 7 90 2008 3 52 28 PM 7 30 2008 3 55 61 PM 7 30 2008 35746 PM Sf 6 Onthe next page specify what you need to extract from the backup by marking checkboxes next to the required data items At the right lower
12. DVD Restore Partition Restore the selected partition from a backup image Assign Drive Letter Assign drive letter to the selected partition Remove Drive Letter Remove drive letter for the selected partition Hide Partition Make the selected partition unavailable for the operating system Unhide Partition Make the selected partition available for the operating system Mark Partition as Active Make the selected partition bootable by default Mark Partition as Inactive Make the selected partition non bootable by default Change Volume Label Change volume label of the selected partition Change Serial Number Change serial number of the selected partition Change Partition ID Change identifier of the selected partition Test Surface Test surface of the selected partition block of free space Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Check File System Check the selected partition for possible file system errors Integrity 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 Bar Disk Map Legend Display the Disk Map legend Disk Map Location Select whether the Disk Map will be located on the top of the main window or at the bottom Open the Help system you can also do it by pressing F1 Open the dialog with information about the progr
13. Hard disk B MER Find OSes on your hard disks By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well F t A You can copy an entire hard disk or its f Paragon Drive Backup partitions to new locations You can also save igs them as image files for later restoration TA Please select the drive its partition if t T Restor Wizard necessary and then activate the Hard Disk of Panvion pull down menu and select the One Buton Copy Werard operation needed File Transfer Wiz ard Boot Comector 2 Jy Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Eject CO DVD Stan the command line Reboot the computer 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 DIFF128565184710000000 moe sapien Caos m am_ 80508134627531 pim Fiir EF Pepa rE Program Files O RECYCLER G System Volume Information winpows md chiles svigz m AUTOEXEC BAT E NTOETECT com i boot ini E nitidr 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 E ayj Clipb
14. The Explorer Bar is a fully functional embedded HTML browser which offers the possibility to address for example the company s website to look through important technical notes or download the latest updates without having to close the program The program help is also HTML oriented You can read it and follow external links from to get additional information TEE Gparacor D E OFTWARE GROUPE Version information Paragon Drive Backup Paragon Drive Backup version 10 build 8803 29 08 09 Paragon Bate Services Library version 1 1 build 8803 29 06 09 hdim dL version 10 0 relens 10 build 10203 bont diL version 10 0 release 10 build 10203 biont iya version 10 0 release 10 build 16203 Support links Ssalesi parapo oftware LAT 49 0 761 59 018 201 To easily navigate through browsed pages the program provides the following functionality BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Return to the previously browsed page oe Open the next browsed page 0 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 gt Disk Map Legend When it is activated it can be found at the bottom of the Explorer Bar The program distinguishes between the fo
15. e You can place a backup image to a special secured place on the hard disk called the Backup Capsule that has an independent system layout e g a separate partition and will stay operable should the active file system be damaged To avoid an accidental removing or unauthorized access of the backup data this partition is hidden and thus cannot be mounted in the operating system However it won t help you in case of a hardware malfunction e You can place a backup image to external media CD DVD to guarantee a high level of data protection as long as the backup media is kept secure e You can place a backup image to a network drive to stand a better chance of success in case of a hard disk failure Moreover by storing it on a special purpose server you may be pretty sure nothing will happen to it e Finally you can place a backup image to an FTP server to provide a new level of system and data protection Known Issues on FTP Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved a 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 Youcan 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
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17. A cluster is also called an allocation unit gt 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 The servicing structures of a file system which contain information about allocating files and directories security information etc are named the file system metadata It is invisible for users and regular applications because its accidental modification usually makes a partition unusable Hard Disk Geometry Traditionally the usable space of a hard disk is logically divided into cylinders cylinders are divided into tracks or heads and tracks are divided into sectors The triad of values Sectors per Track Tracks per Cylinder Amount of Cylinders is usually named the Hard Disk Geometry or C H S geometry Tracks and cylinders are enumerated from 0 while sectors are enumerated from 1 These disk parameters play an essential role in the DOS Partitioning scheme Modern hardware uses an advanced scheme for the linear addressing of sectors which assumes that all on disk sectors are continuously enumerated from 0 To allow backward compatibility with older standards modern hard disks can additionally emulate the C H S geometry Hidden Partition The concept of a hidden partition was introduced in the IBM OS 2 Boot Manager By
18. Restore e In Common Tasks bar click the Restore item of the Wizards menu e Select a hard disk partition and then click the Restore an image of the entire disk Restore the logical disk from an image link on the Explorer Bar page At first the wizard displays the Welcome page simply click the Next button at the foot of the dialog window The next page refers to Browse for Archive By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any E Restore Wizard Browse for Archive Please select an archive to restore T Shaw al amp RB Type Creation Date Source Object Size F gA PDS 72101 AM Basic Herd Disk 1 iWhaae Vaate Waua S SCS Disk Dey Hame Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model Comment My hdd Type intemal Hard Disk Drive Tota sze 10GB Fia CJae_newiae_ new PEF To continue cick Next lt Back Net gt Canca Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 e Information on a type of the archive contents whether it is sector based or file based e Whether the archive is compressed or not e Whether the archive is password protected or not e The date when the archive was created In addition there are some special graphical f
19. i Are you sure you wami to change system ID of the partition F Curent stem ID i GcO7 NTFS Changing system ID might prevent some operating systems from working with the partition o gt Frocee arine precemnee IL fore fs iat A07 NTFS Pusase enter manually e Predefined ID Select from the pull down list the required ID e Enter ID manually With the spinner control set the required ID value It has to be a 1 2 digit hexadecimal number 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Change Serial Number of a Partition FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS file systems include the Serial Number parameter A partition s serial number is saved in the boot sector Its value is generated while formatting Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved The program enables to modify the serial number parameter for FAT16 FAT32 or NTFS partitions without re formatting UY 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 gt Modify gt Change Serial Number Onthe Explorer Bar click on the current serial number 3 Enter anew serial number for the selected partition It should contain 8 hexadecimal figures 0 9 or A F The operation cannot proceed until you enter all 8 symbols
20. partition itself taking into account only actual amount of data e Copy parameters The wizard enables to specify the following options Your hard disk after changes Anac Heed isk 3 Pew are VWMawore Virtua S SCS sk Livi m gj Unallocated Where to place a copy Please specly the size of the new partion 324 gt 39 MB 20473 MB Please specify size of free space before the partition 0 gt OMB 20 434 MB Please specify size of free space aier ihe partition 16659 gt O MB 20 4276 MB 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 Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the available range of disk space 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 Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional duplicate of the existing partition To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different hardware please additionally AIN complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Partition Management In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to carry out partitioning operations supported by the program Basic Partitioning Operations Here you can learn how to accomplish basic partitioning operations
21. 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Format Partition Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Format Partition Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Format Partition Setup Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Format button to confirm the operation Are you sure you wami to formal volume F You are about to format volume F Mo label NTFS Your computer may no longer boot or work comecthy Please select newfie system ZIN Please enter mew volume label New Volume y Mone options e File system From the pull down list select the desired file system type In fact the program displays only those file systems that can correctly be placed to the selected partition taking its capacity into account e Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved h 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 beco
22. Account section 3 Fill out a registration form 4 Click Register The most important field in the form is an E mail address as it serves as a login to enter the system Besides your access password will be sent to this address as well To register a new product If you are a registered user and would like to register Drive Backup 10 0 please do the following 1 Runan Internet browser and visit the page www paragon software com my account 2 Inthe Email field of the Authorization section enter an E mail used for registration 3 Inthe Password field enter a password received after registration Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 5 Click Sign in If the user name and password are valid you will get to your account Click Register new product of the Products section 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 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 That is all The product is now registered How to Download Updates Upgrades Downloading of updates upgrades can be fulfilled in the following way 1 7 Run an Internet browser and visit the page www paragon software com my account In the Email field of the Authori
23. Byes lal Max capsule size 490 6 GE There is no restriction on the size of the backup capsule merely depending on the available space of the hard disk and the capacity needed for the backup If the wizard cannot find enough free space in one block it will redistribute free space joining all free space blocks together into one united block and moving partitions if necessary If the total amount of free space is still not enough it is possible to split a fragment of space from one of the existing partitions thus resizing it create the backup capsule and automatically boots the system again The rebooting 3 If the partition is locked and cannot be resized the wizard makes the system reboot to mechanism is different for different versions of Windows 5 Activate the bootable recovery environment if needed With its help you will get the choice to boot directly from the backup capsule for maintenance or recovery purposes every time you start up the computer Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved STI D Ablow to stat recovery saiem from backup capsule Time to display the backup capsule startup message 5 seconds Choose a hot key for startup from the backup capsule F1 Press F1 to start recovery from Backup Capsule 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 A N
24. Comment You can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from the others Please enter a shod comment to describe the archrve N a comment 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 When it is marked the next page enables to define e Whether the archive integrity will be controlled program are 100 percent flawless Nevertheless if you decided not to control the archive Checking archive integrity enables to guarantee that all backup images created with the integrity the backup operation would take about 3 5 less time e Whether image file names will be set automatically in complex archives e Compression level for the backup image including the No compression variant e Whether the archive will be split if yes you can set the maximum size for the archive files Splitting images enables to tackle issues caused by a file size limitation of some file systems e Whether the archive will be protected by password e Whether the selected disk or the selected partition will be copied in the sector to sector mode including unused sectors as well Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J e Whether the OS auxiliary files pagefile sys hyberfil sys will be included in the backup
25. Drive Letter Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Assign Drive Letter Specify a drive letter for the selected partition Initially the program suggests some consistent value for this parameter So you may just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Eam i Assign a drive better This allows access to the volume by using the deve letter assigned The assgmeni is not recommended f the volume contains a fhe system not supported by your operating system Agegn the follwing dive letter a Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 5 4 However you can manually define the required letter by selecting it from the pull down list of available drive letters 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 Mount The pro will get Select a partition on the Disk Map Call the Remove Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Remove Drive Letter Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Remove Drive Letter The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Modifying drive letter of the system partition w
26. My Documents ba gt Total data size nia Rename F Dehetre FE 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 Please select how would you like i save the data Save data te any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you want to sawe your data to bocal mounted or physical partition to USB or FireWare external drives and to a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a locaton you want to save the archive to Burn data to CD DVD Choose this option if you want the Wizard to burn the data to COor OVD You will be prompted to choose a CD or DVD RW drive 8 Onthe 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 Select a recorder to burn data ta Volume abet 9 Onthe Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation Click the Next button to accomplish the operation 10 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 GAT Operations list Suboperation progress 1 Transler user data Operation progress QT i Time elapsed 00 00 07 Time to finish 00 00 16 Copied sotar 5 0 Mb To copy 12 0 Mb
27. VIF In the Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well aay A Youcan copy an entire hard disk or its Paragon Drive Backup Parnitions to new lotations Youcan also save them as image files for later restoration Please seleci the drive is partition ii necessary and then activate the Hard Disk of Parvion pulkjown menu and select the operation needed ppi Restore Wizard One Button Copy Wizard File Transfer Wizard Boot Comectar Nework Configurator Log Saver View the mounted panitions Eject CD DVD Stan the command line Reboot the computer Gy P Z E 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 0 roe iY My computer Root din My Computer My computer Wi mnt Mounted resources Wf fennidisk Local disks Wi media Removable disks ah IDE CODVO NEC VMiVa Vitware IDE COR Sot NTFS Cor Disk OF Wina F Di NTFS lon disk Application se Ej BackupCapsule on Disk 0 UPSD dis 6 Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Clipboard gt E mmidiskhdal Documents and Settin G mmdiskhdal Documents and Settir 9 E Mail Database Favorites Local Settings O
28. View the mounted partitions Eject CD DVD Start the command line Reboot the computer On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 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 gt Select Image HO DWP ariz You can selec image from list below on Double click E creaedon __Jarhive name On the Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive Basic Disk 0 Size 40 0 Gb Primary NTFS 3 0 Gb L amp Gb WinkP Primary NTFS 5 8Gb 52 8 Mb Applic atio image of the hard disk farc_270508145 20967 Van_270506145 20967 1 PBF 2006 May 27 Toe 14 52 55 7 On the next page specify a hard disk 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Basic Disko Motel Vitware Virtual IDE Hard Drive Size 40 0 Gb N Volume Type Fie System Sie Volume tabel Active Hidden Basic Disk 0 Site 40 0 Gb Primary NTFS 3 0 Gb Wink Ho No Primary NTFS 98Gb Applicaton Mio Mo Primary BackupCapsule 10 0 Gb Mo label ves ves Primary Fr
29. Virtual IDE Hard Drive NTFS WinkP 3 0 Gb C NTFS Application 9 8Gb E BackupCapsul Ho label 10 0 Gb None Free 17 2Gb lt None gt 9 Click the Edit Letters button to correct an existing drive letter or assign a new one in the Windows System Registry Partinans List Drive letters n it Information about drive letters H ihe Windows installation selected Bast Disk 0 Recommended to try C If used you can release iin Leners Map 10 Once you ve assigned the appropriate drive letter close the dialog then click the Apply button 11 Confirm the operation A Apply the changes 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved i Reporting E4 ihe report Paragon Boot Comectors Report Operations pertorned Operation 1 Change drive leners Partition targeted Hard disk 0 Partition 0 Info System Root folder is Status Successful Date and Time 2009 Jan 14 Wed 16 14 16 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 syste
30. Wizard R Show al amp E B ik T Creation Dat Source Object E Flags iF 3 2009 7 45 37 AM Filedevel Archive 1368KB je Z iF 9 2 2009 7 38 58 AM Fledevel Archive 136 5 KB ke J F 10 Ee E 9 3 2009 257 21 AM Local Diak il E E a e 7 E 9 2 2009 5 24 27 AM aon Herd sree NE ANE re Ute ee 3 g e ve 5 20 25 AM volume O Restore Files a4 GE l iF 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM cea 3 1 KB F 9 2 2005 06 03 AM Aledevel Arc Fn Incremental File Backup E 9 2 2009 2 33 00 AM Local Disk ay fT R 9 2 2009 2 21 01 AM Basic Hard L 31 2 Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Name Source Path ame ES images C Users user Desktop images C arc_images S archive afi i i N T g a Total data size 412 KB On the Select Destination Type choose the way the data will be stored Select the Save data to any local drive or anetwork share item There sre several ways the Viirard can store your data Plese select how would you like to save the dats Save date to physical partitions Burn the data io CD or OVD On the Select Destination Path page specify the exact place to copy the data to Please select the destination path where to save the data from clipboard Lock ir B Local Dek iC m m yw F Address C7 Local Disk C E ac images A di ar
31. also enables to store the resulted report To do that just press the Save button and choose the exact location in the opened dialog ar Reporting You have successfully completed boot correction To view the repan on the operations performed click Report Report Paragon Boot Correctors Repon Operations perormed Operation 1 Correct ihe Master Boot Record Hard disk targeted Basic Disk 0 Status Successful Date and Time 2009 Jan 14 Wed 140109 8 Click the Finish button to close Boot Corrector Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 9 Reboot the computer E JS Fixing Windows startup ability UY 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 A 2 AX 3 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 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 pr
32. at the foot of the dialog page to specify a user name and password to access the selected network share if necessary AN You can also map a network disk with Network Configurator 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 BrT Speen Toy J Ur oh Hc CD Dene E PARAGON ON i E Boa Q a E Net Backup Storage serverwers axchange Z flere 280502103150968 5 28 2008 2 37 21 AM EE 216KB 5 28 2008 2 37 24 AM arc _2801508103150968_00kp 000 IGB 28 2008 2 37 10 4M arc 200508103150968 00000 nim 17 1 KB 5 28 2008 2 37 07 AM E Comment Backup of My Hard Disk Type Basc Hard Disk Driva Total size 40 66 Ede Zat 2305081070 200508103150363 FEF 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 Please select one of the cbiacits to restons bess Typa Basic Hard Disk 0 Unknown Model Basc Hard Disk Drive 6 s GB me Local Desk Se my NTFS 25GB 1868 L Primary NTFS S7GR 2522Me Total size 25GB Free space 1 166 7 Onthe 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
33. becoming highly popular among PC users That is due to some definite advantages it can offer First of all many people clone hard disks just to back up data for security reasons The present day copy utilities enable to successfully transfer all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus maintaining the operating system s working capability In case of a system malfunction the user can get the system back on track in minutes No additional configuration is required what is very convenient The second possible application is the upgrade of a hard disk to a new one The capacity of a modern hard drive doubles every two years thus opening up new possibilities for software developers As a result programs become more complicated and require considerable amount of free space One day the user realizes that there is no more free space left on the hard disk and the only way out is to upgrade Usually that means that besides purchasing a new hard disk the user is to face a large re installation procedure spanning several days of tedious work But all of this can be avoided just by copying the contents of the old hard disk to a new one proportionally resizing the partitions And the last but not least is the copying of hard disks for cloning purposes It may be of great use when setting up similar computers There is no need for a system administrator to install an operating system from scratch on every on
34. bottom of the window you can jump to the Operation Dependency Options Operation Dependency Options tat eninge General options Bacup image ophans Partitioning options Copy and backup options CD DVD recording options Run duning backup options Emad options penton dependency ootions Operation dependency options Pleese select a lask to be caried out when one or more of the following opersiions are commited Pedom the task Send emal notfication Operation J Adjust S to boot on new hardware Virtual mode options Ale system convertion options Copy Backup esocude optiona Ale Backup eoclude options Log fies options Adua OS to boot on virtual hardware Backup partion or dsk Change NTFS wersion Change SID Check file system Compact MFT Convert Dynami Desk to Base Copy partition Copy partition with files eoocdusion em fas Pac fag ee Fee Gea ea fa fe Restore defaults Select all Clear all This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when the Send e mail notification on apply function is enabled By marking unmarking a checkbox opposite the required operation you can choose whether to receive an e mail notification on its completion or not IN You won t be notified if an operation requires the system restart Virtual Mode Options Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ft Virtual mode options partions mode CD DVD recording
35. complete The point is to provide a coherent state of all open files and databases involved ina process taking into account that applications may still keep writing to disks As a result an online data processing cannot boast high operating speed Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 Paragon Hot Processing is not exactly a snapshot technology though it has much in common with it During an online copy backup the program uses the kernel mode driver HOTCORE SYS to intercept and control disk write activity of applications and the operating system The hotcore driver as an integral part of the program is installed during the setup procedure that s why the system reboot is required to complete the setup procedure For the most part the driver is in the idle mode until it is activated with the program While in this mode it bypasses any calls having no effect on the overall system performance but a few kilobytes of the system memor
36. 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 66T Windows Vista TEST State Powered off Guest OS Windows Vesta Location C WsesAdnnsirato Documents Wir tuai Machines Windows Vista TEST Windows Vista TEST vinx Feson Workstation 6 5 virtual machine P Po i Memory 1024 MB p Edit virtuale settings GaHard Disk SCSI 1668 covo De Auto detect G Enable ACE features Whatis ACE EJ Fioppy Auto detect Network Adapter NAT USS Controler Present Sound Card Auto detect Eel Display Auto detect W Processors 1 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 VMware Workstation VMware Workstation allows multiple standard operating systems and ther apobkcations to run with high performance in secure and transportable virtual machines Each virtual machine is equivalent to a PE with a unique network address and full complement of hardware choices hick this button to create a new virtual machine You then can instal and run a var
37. create format delete Creating Partitions The program provides the ability to create a new partition by using the DOS partitioning scheme This operation can be accomplished with the Create Partition Dialog Restrictions 1 Do not use the Create Partition function in order to undelete the last deleted partition 2 The program cannot create new partitions on Dynamic Disks The current version of the program supports only hard disks that use the DOS partitioning scheme in Windows 2000 and XP these disks are named Basic Disks Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 8 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 l fthere 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 Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Create Partition Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Create Partition Call the popup menu for the block of free space right click of the mouse button then select
38. deleted partition from the Partition Table thus making it unavailable for the operating system but also enables to irreversibly destroy its data This feature will guarantee security of your personal information Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Delete Partition Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Delete Partition Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Delete Partition Setup Initially the program suggests you just to remove references to the selected partition from the Partition Table Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ie Are you sure you ward to delete volume F You are about to delete volume F No label NTFS Your computer may no longer boot or work coeeciy 7 Do not ask volume label nex time e 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 e 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 Also wipe partion data Pleaee select the
39. described earlier can also be used here On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Gick thee check box next to any hand disk diva or partition you want to back up TZI Name Type A My Computer Wy Computer i F Basic Hard Desk 0 VMware VMware Vitual 5 SCS Disk Dev internal Had Desk Dr 3 E A First Hard Disk Track Fist Track E Be Merer Boot Record MBR ivi gt Local Disk Primary E E F Base Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Desk Dris E E Frat Hard Disk Track Fest Track E Master Boot Record MBA F Loca Disk E Prenar 5 Local Disk Primary A Local Disk 7 Primary GP Local Disk 0 Primary F Basic Hard Disk 2 WMware Vitware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Cris 7 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 Onthe Backup Destination page select the Save data to FTP locations option There are several ways the Vizard can store your data Please select how would you like to save the archive Save data to the Backup Capsule Save data io FTP locations Burn th
40. disks IN By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 5 Inthe Linux launch menu select the Simple Restore Wizard Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ZITI You can copy an entire hard disk or its panions to new bt ations Youcan also save them as image files for later restoration Please select the drive is partition if necessary and then activate the Hard Disk of Paniom pull down menu and select the operation needed Paragon Drive Backup qori Restore Wizard One Button Copy Weard File Transfer Weard Boot Comector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Eject CD DVD Stan the command line Reboot the computer 6 Onthe 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 Select archive toe hen vista obi i PET RARE jeg i pbr 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 E9T SEET Giclee caeaiteaiadauadtibiadaamaiesaes wanda Apple HES leopard Basic Disk 0 Size 112Gb Primary FAT16 18 0 Mb No label Primary Apple HFS 14 2 Gb leopard NTFS 10 9 Gb Mo label Image o
41. e Recording speed The user may define how fast a CD DVD will be recorded minimum normal and maximum Besides there is an automatic mode when the program will set the most appropriate speed for every CD DVD e Bootable ISO image That s the image to be placed together with the backup data By default the program offers its own bootable ISO image which contains a Linux DOS recovery environment However the user is free to use any bootable ISO image e CD DVD boot capability The program enables to choose whether any recorded CD DVD will be bootable or only the first one for a session or without that function at all Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved LG e 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 Backup image ophans A Hot processing options Partitioning optiona CD DVD recording options eck FEA procesang opnan Run during backup options Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service Emal optons Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service is a reliable technology designed to back up Operation dependency options volumes being locked by numerous active transactions of VSS supporting applicabons Virtual mode options Microsoft VSS technology requires over 300 MB of free space on any mounted NTFS Fle syle converson option volume for temporary data This
42. hard disk utilities do not support it as well Recovery Media is a CD DVD disc a USB flash card or even a floppy disk from which you can boot for maintenance or recovery purposes Root Directory is the top level directory of a formatted logical drive to include other files and directories In modern file systems Ext2 Ext3 NTFS and even FAT32 it does not differ from other directories This is not the case for old FAT12 and FAT16 file systems Serial Number In the DOS partitioning scheme every hard disk and every partition has a 32 bit serial number represented by an 8 figure hexadecimal value It is stored in the MBR and its value is assigned when the MBR sector is initialized by Microsoft standard disk managing tools such as Windows Disk Administrator and the FDISK utility In fact a hard disk s serial number is not important for most operating systems and software It is known that Windows NT 2000 and XP store its value in the database of assigned drive letters A partition s serial number is stored in its boot sector in FAT16 FAT32 and NFTS file systems Its value is assigned when the partition is formatted It does not play an important role for most operating systems and software as well Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
43. 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 This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Backing up a hard disk or partition to the Backup Capsule To back up an entire hard disk or a separate partition and then place the resulted image into the backup capsule please do the following 1 Create the backup capsule with the Manage Backup Capsule Wizard Click the Back up a Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 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 Gick the check box next to any hard disk diva or partition you want to back up Name Type GD My Computer My Computer E F Basc Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Vitual 5 SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Desk Dri EN First Hard Disk Track First Track Be Master Boot Record MER i 1 ia tance Disk tL Primary 1 3 F F Base Hard Desk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Dris First Hard Disk Track First Track Master Boot Recond MBR EF L
44. human factor program error or a boot virus activity Boot Corrector is only available for the WinPE 2 1 or Linux DOS bootable recovery environment Along with using innovative technologies from outside Paragon has developed a number of its own original technologies that make its products unique and attractive for customers Paragon Hot Backup technology to back up locked partitions and hard disks under Windows NT family operating systems providing both high operating efficiency as well as low hardware requirements Paragon Adaptive Restore technology to successfully migrate a Win2K physical system to a different hardware platform P2P Paragon Power Shield technology to provide data consistency in case of a hardware malfunction power outages or an operating system failure Paragon UFSD technology to browse partitions of any file system including hidden and unmounted modify and copy files and folders etc Paragon Hot Resize technology to enlarge NTFS partitions system locked without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work Paragon Restore with Shrink technology to restore a backup image to a free block of smaller size taking into account only the amount of actual data of the image Paragon Smart Partition technology to securely perform hard disk partitioning operations of any complexity Paragon BTE technology to set tasks for execution in the Windows blue screen mode thus saving from the need
45. image gt e 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 e Recording speed when the user wants to burn the backup image onto CD DVDs e ISO image folder where the archive that is to be recorded on a disc is placed e 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 You can also define specific parameters for the Hot Processing mode e The data to be automatically excluded from the resulted backup By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog Result After the backup operation is completed you receive an image of the selected disk or the selected partition This image is placed into the specified destination its features defined by the wizard Dialog Work Algorithm All backup dialogs share similar work algorithm as well Unlike wizards settings of a backup dialog concentrate ona single page That s why it cann
46. intact good for recovering accidentally deleted files Sector Backup Restore e 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 Please select one of the objectis to restore Harme Type Fie system Sire Used 3 E Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model intemal Hard Disk Drive 10GB Local Dek 1 ray Linx Swap 505 2 MB ak H Coloca Desk 7 Frmary Linse Ext3 1468 581MB PNew Volume F Prmary NTFS 24GB 356 3MB _ OOO eas mages F System Volume infoem H NEW VOLUME Ej Primary FATI2 34GB 4KB Name New Volume F Volume label New Volume Fle system NTFS Total size 24G Used space 356 3 MB Fee space JGB To select where to restore the selected objectis cick Nemi Data sz to restore 13 2 8 KB A If you select separate files or folders to restore the wizard will continue working as though you ve got to do with a file backup e A place to restore Selecting the destination please note all contents on the disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation Basic Hord Hsk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS lsk Dev i g Local Disk C 499 9 GB NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev Breeder Fe foo ii TAG 22GE EN 3 4G8 FAT To help you get a clear cut picture of the operation outcome the program allows insp
47. like to copy All partitions from thes hard disk wi be copied to the destination you wall choose on the next page Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dew g Local Disk CJ 495 9 GB NTFS Basic Hard Disk imi ase a Local Disk E Ba u a as a r oe ari isk wel H Basic Hard Disk l nne VMware Virtual 5CsID e The target hard disk Select a hard disk if several where all data of the source disk will be copied to Seled p target hand disk Al date from the source hard disk wil be copied there During copy operation target disk content wil be deleted i ij eee NA 999 GE NTE Basic Hard Disk VWiiware Viiware Virtual SCS Disk Dew e Copy parameters The wizard enables to specify the following options Copy options HDD raw copy Pevfoem incremental copy ange masks for files to exclude from copy Resize options Copy data and resize partitions proportionally Mark the checkbox to copy the hand disk in the sectord mode th nfonmmation structure 2 9 unallocated space or unused eras miting processed as well This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain appications or the system administrator However wil take more time to socompish the operation 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 parti
48. local or network drives to physical partitions without drive letters assigned to FTP Severs the Backup Capsule or burning them to CD DVDs You need to select a destination taking the estimated archive size and available space on the backup destination into account There are several ways the Wian can store your data Please select how would you like to save the Brigria Save data to the Backup Capsule Save data to local network divas Save data to physical partitions Save date to FTP locations Bum the data to CD or OVD e Name and location of the resulted image Provide a file name for the new image and its exact location The program automatically offers an easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation which can anyway be modified Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved SW Selec a folder where archive should be placed and soec y archive name Archive name wil be used 55 5 subfolder where backup data files wil be sored Archive location G a lesi Ea x W hame Size Date CIJ My Computer H E Loca Disk C H Local Disk E H E Archives G H E images 200 0 1 164 e Z a Ol Network Archive details Archive name arc tesi Estmated achwe size 2 MB Space sveistle on backup destingtion 35 GB A The program automatically calculates size of the future archive and informs the user about space available on the selected destination e Archive
49. malfunction power outage or an OS failure happened in the middle of a data sensitive operation resize move merge redistribute change cluster size etc the program will ask to insert the bootable recovery media and automatically complete the interrupted operation thus reviving the corrupted partition A N It is strongly recommended to enable this option Backup Image Options Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Backup image options Backup image options Fatilioning options Copy and backup options Control archive integrity CO DVD recording options Choose this option to allow writing of specie data that will later be used during restore to Hol proceseng options Check the archive integaty It can slow down the backup operation Run during backup options ra options Set image fle names automaticaly Operation dependency options Choose this option to automaticaly name fies in complex archive Fle system comvrerion options Compression level Cop Backup exciude options Ale Backup axciude options Fie Backup mclude oobons Good compression Provides average speed wth the reasonable image size Log files options image spit J Enable image spitting Choose this option to erable soltting the archive to several files Magnum sol size 2000 ME Normal compression This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during backup restore opera
50. of free space on your hard disk please delete or reduce an existing partition to accomplish the operation cannot do anything with my USB flash drive get a crossed circle sign when trying to select any area on it Some USB flash drives don t have the MBR Master Boot Record that s the cause of your problem To fix the issue please use the Update MBR function of our program or fixmbr of the Windows installation disc to write a standard code to your flash drive When trying to back up my system the program asks to restart the computer Most likely the Hot Processing mode is disabled Please make it active in the program settings When backing up a partition with the VSS Volume Shadow Copy Service mode the program throws VSS could not be started for processed volume Most likely you try to back up a FAT32 partition which is not supported by VSS Please use the Paragon Hot Processing mode instead cannot back up my hard disk to an external hard drive Once started the operation is aborted with the following error Hard Disk management Error Code 0x1100a What is wrong here The problem is that the Microsoft VSS service is set as the default Hot Processing mode in the program But this service has not been started in your WindowsXP Windows2003 Vista Please start this service right Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved OTZ click on My Computer gt Manage gt Services gt find Microsoft V
51. of them to CD DVD as easy and convenient as possible Providing access to Paragon backups as regular folders it may also help to replace corrupted data from a previously created image in case of an operating system failure Volume Explorer is a handy tool when you have different file systems on the disk whether they contain an operating system or just data Volume Explorer will let you explore a file system of any type and provide access to the necessary files and directories regardless of their security attributes Recovery Media Builder to create a bootable recovery media based on Linux DOS or WinPE 2 1 on a CD DVD disc or flash memory which can later be used to boot and recover your computer in case of an operating system failure Moreover with its help you can save data from partitions of your hard disk directly Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ES YY Supported Technologies to compact discs or burn ISO images The utility supports various formats of laser discs CD R RW DVD R 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 Boot Corrector to fix most of the system boot problems that can be a result of a
52. operator vall delete all the data on the logical dik and replace them from Ihe image you have chosen ou may also be asked bo restart your computer dunng this operation al Restore the logical disk from an image Create a copy of the parbhon A mew pachbon val be creabed and all the data vall be coped there Ou can creaba an exact copy or copy only the area thal is occupied by data When you select a small sized bar i e corresponding to a logical disk the Explorer Bar will display information on it as well The page title will contain a drive letter which is assigned to the disk The disk layout graph will be colored in accordance with the volume ratio of the used space to the free space the light colored sector The table on the right will contain the following information Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved e Volume label if available e Type of the logical disk e File system represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar e 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 Viewing Image Properties General information on backup archives can be obtained either with the help of the Restore Wizard or the Archive Database Using the Restore Wizard There are several ways to launch the Restore Wizard e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt
53. options v Aow virtual modet Hot processing options Sei thes option on to cany out al the operations virtually You wil be able to commi the Run during backup options changes or roliback al of them or the last one F you switch this option off the operations Hut mede opipi i iosa progress dag aulomatecahy Copy Baci ks citi Sel this option on to automatically close the progress dialog afler commiting the changes Fle Backup exclude options In this section you may configure the virtual mode e 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 IN We strongly recommend you to enable this mode e Close progress dialog automatically Mark the checkbox to automatically close the progress dialog after accomplishing operations File System Conversion Options Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Ui i TO Edit settings 2 ea Ca nate a ene ya File system conversion options Partitioning options Copy and backup options Select a time rone CD DVD recording options GMT 08 00 Pactic Time US amp Canada Thuana Te Hot processing options Run during backup options Select language for file names Emal options Enghsh CP 437 m Virtual moda options This language wil be used to specify nat
54. or other input Otherwise the program will not stop using default values for parameters if needed e Commit after each operation Mark the option to commit changes after each operation e Check for errors after each operation Mark the option to insert a special code in script which checks the status of the last executed operation and stops the script processing if there are errors of any kind e Discard all operations on close Mark the option to empty the List of Pending Operations after generating the script Result After the operation is completed you receive a new script file It is placed into the specified destination its features defined in the dialog This command is unavailable if there are no operations on the List of Pending Operations To learn more about scripts please consult the Paragon Scripting Language manual Extra Functionality Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 Choose a partition hard disk on the Dis
55. pR Fle Backup exciude options Execute after taking a snapshot File Backup include options Log fies options Execute ater finishing ihe backup process In this section you can specify external applications to execute at various phases of the backup process It can be particularly useful when imaging systems with high availability requirements MS SQL MS Exchange etc since it enables to create a consistent snapshot even as the data is currently modified The point is to provide a coherent state of all open files and databases involved in a backup taking into account that applications may still keep writing to disks Actually the backup process consists of two phases the preparation phase snapshot and the data copying phase There are three points of the backup when external commands programs can be launched e Execute at the beginning of the backup process before taking a snapshot Here you can specify an executable file that will help you to prepare running applications for taking a snapshot It may contain specific commands programs to delete unnecessary files suspend services flush transactions or caches etc Everything depends on the used applications Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved e 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 se
56. partitions to choose from f Search deleted parttions Fom sector 40 to sector 2 Af The fodowing partitions have been found Fle system Type Capacity Used Space iy Used 1 1338 TEITE 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 Changing Partition Attributes This chapter explains how you can change partition attributes Active flag Hidden flag Partition ID Volume Label etc Mark Partition Active Inactive The program enables to set an active inactive flag for primary partitions of a hard disk By default an operating system will boot only if its partition is active or bootable In order to mark a partition active inactive you should take the following steps 1 Selecta primary partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Mark Partition Active Inactive Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Mark Partition as Active Inactive Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Mark Partition as Active Inactive Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved B e Are you sure you wami to set the volume as active You are about to set the volume F Mo label NTFS as active f you alrea
57. 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 Edit the archive name if necessary Please soeciy the archive mame Archive name will be used as a subfolder where backup data files will be storm Arcee deim archive mame arc 03050907 1001085 Estimated archive size 44GB Spent svelable on backup destination 38 GB 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 network drive needs to be selected 7 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Pease enter a shod comment to describe the archive F Ry ta somm rt Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately set a time table for it or generate a script 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 Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environments Backing up a hard disk or partition to an FTP server To back up an entire hard disk or a separate partition and then place the resulted image to an FTP server please do the following 1 Click the Back up a Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu any of the ways
58. place your backup image There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Fiese select how would you like to save the archive Save data to the Backup Capsule Save data to physical partitions Save data to FTP locations Bum the data to CO or DVD 6 Edit the archive name if necessary Please spec y the archive mame Archive name wil be used as a subdoider where backup data fies wil be stored Archive details Archive name ee 03050507 1001085 Estimated archive size dd GB Spent svedeble on backup destination 38 GB available on backup destination if the archive size exceeds the available space another Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space drive needs to be selected 7 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Please enter a shor comment to descnbe the archive AN Nemes 8 Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately set a time table for it or generate a Script 9 Onthe Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved After the operation is completed you receive a differential backup of the selected partition It is placed into the is specified destination a local or network disk the Backup Capsule or a CD DVD disc its features defined by the S wizard f This operation can also b
59. recovery fegtures evedable in the program on a compact relebls and fast device fecommended Select the option to create the recovery environment on a CO OVD Thus you will aso get a bootable CO or OVD with al recovery features avaiable in the program Gndispensabie in case your computer does not suppor booting from USE drives Select the User specified CD DVD image iso file option then browse for an ISO image of our WinPE 2 1 recovery environment or manually type in a full path to it By selecting the Typical option you can build our Linux DOS recovery environment which we highly recommend you to do as well Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved IN Typical Use the standard Recovery Meda image supplied with the program User specified CD DVD image iso file Use CD DVD image from specific location E Downloads Paragonwinpe20_ BRIO Sute a am iso Browse Copy from a CD DVD Choose a source CD DVD dive A 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 Awadable divs Drive Supported Formats dive 4 500 MB 7 You will have to confirm the operation WARNING As a result of this operation ALL DATA on the flash memory media will be ERASED Click OK if you agree or Cancel if you do not Cance Bootin
60. reserved 4 Inthe Linux launch menu select Drive Backup You can copy an entire hard disk or its panions t new bt ations Youcan also save them as image files for later restoration Please select the drive its partition if necessary and then activate the Hard Disk of Panien pull down menu and select the operation needed iH Paragon Drive Backup t T Restore Wizard Gy One Button Copy Weard ES IY YY File Transfer Wizard Boot Comector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Eject CD DVD Stan the command line Reboot the computer EENS 5 Launch the Backup Wizard by selecting in the Main Menu of the program Wizards gt Backup Wizard Operations Help Copy Hard Disk One Button Copy Wizard B ackun Wir ard Simp Restore Wizard d GPT Disk O iV H NTFS No label isk 1 2A 279 Undelete Partitions S dbp i File Transter Wizard Boot Corrector GFT Disk Vive Size 112 Gb ime Type Network Configurator ed Volume label ed GPT Disk 0 Size 112 Gb Prim ary FATS2 200 Mb 15 0 Mb 185 Mb EFI Primary Apple HFS 64 5 Gb 14 2 Gb 40 7 Gb Kopard Primary Free 128 Mb Primary NTFS 56 6 Gb 105 Gb 45 7 Gb No label 6 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 7 On the What to back up page select your Mac hard disk Retained GPT DiskO Model VMware Vinual IDE Hard Drive Size 112 Gb 7 Prima
61. restore of a system partition or a fast system of filters deployment to a bunch of identical computers It allows archiving data of the same volume with different backup policies It is easy and efficient when creating backup chains Demerits Resulted backup images may contain a lot of It depends on a file system structure so you redundant data won t be able to process unknown file systems Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved IC It is ineffective when trying to maintain a backup It cannot be used to back up a system partition chain especially when little amount of data is being changed 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 Full and Differential Sector Backups A full sector based backup image includes all contents of a partition or a hard disk at the moment of its creation If you roll back your system to the initial state on a regular basis that s exactly what you re looking for But if you want to have multiple backup archives of the same partition reflecting certain time stamps unchanged data will inevitable be duplicated in all archives and take additional space on backup media To tackle this issue there has been developed a supplementary
62. rights reserved By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Copy Backup Exclude J Options CD DVD Recording Options CD DVD recording options Bum every CD DVD disk to the end Choose this option allow the disk to be copied by third party tools Recording speed Select spi automaticaly Auto recording speed Choose this option to allow the recorder lo choose the best speed Ale slem conversion options Boot options opy Backup exctude options Spec y a bootable ISO image to place on CD er DVD along with backup data Fle Backup exclude options Fle Backup include options t WSO boaoted iso Log fies options Speciy how you would ike to boot from CD or DVD Boot from any CO or DVD ISO image folder ecr Please select a folder to place ISO images to when CD or DVD 50 maker s used This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during CD DVD burn operations e 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 To tackle the issue mark the checkbox to make the program create a standard Disk at Once session It may slow down the burning process as every CD DVD will be recorded up to the end no matter how much actual information to contain
63. steps In case there is some previous version of the program installed on the computer the A N program will offer the user to uninstall it first 2 Starting Setup The Welcome page informs that the application is being installed Click the Next button to continue 3 Confirm License Agreement The License Agreement page displays the Paragon License Agreement Read the agreement and then select the appropriate option to accept If you do not agree with any conditions stated there the installation process will be interrupted By clicking the Print button the License Agreement may also be printed out 4 Provide Registration Information On the Registration page you are to provide your product key and serial number 5 Provide Customer Information On the Customer Information page you are to provide the standard information i e a user name and an organization Besides you need to decide whether to make the program available for all users of this computer if several or only for the current one 6 Select an Installation Folder The Destination Folder page allows you to choose a folder where the program will be installed By default the installation folder will be created as C Program Files Paragon Software Paragon Drive Backup 10 0 To select another folder click the Change button After you have selected the required folder click the Next button to continue Do not install the program on network drives Do not use Termin
64. technique called Differential Sector Backup A differential archive only contains data changed since the time of creating a full archive which forms a base or a parental image in this case thus considerably saving your system resources It is realized by the exact bit wise comparison of the previous partition s data saved in the parental image with the current data that is actually the partition itself To restore this kind of backup you will require a full image and one of its differentials what is very convenient Differential Base to a Sector Backup Sunday Monday Tuesday saturday Full Sector Backup Monday restore point Tuesday restore point Saturday restore point n This function is only available for single primary and logical partitions Full and Incremental File Backups A full file based archive only contains files and folders It is really efficient when backing up an e mail database or particular documents as no redundant data is processed But if you care about maintaining a files history you can benefit from one more supplementary technique called Incremental File Backup Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved An incremental archive only contains data changed since the time of creating a full or incremental file based archive oe 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 o
65. technology is provided for Windows XF and newest Copy Backup exclude options Windows versions but unavailable for old versions of Windows 98 ME NT 2000 Fle Backup exchude options Log fies options Abwaye use hol processing Use hot processing only when partition is locked G Number of atlempts to start VSS 3 Timeout between attempts Gn seconds 120 Jl Swatch between Hot Processing technologies In this section you may configure the hot processing mode e 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 e Hot processing technology From the pull down list you can select the required hot processing technology e Always use hot processing Select the option to process partitions without making them locked Thus you will be able to keep working with them as usual e Use hot processing only when partition is locked Select the option to use the hot processing only when partitions are locked and cannot be processed without restarting the computer Please keep in mind that once you start any operation on a partition in this mode it will automatically be locked by the program thus you won t be able to keep working with it as usual e Hot processing temporary drive Here you can select a disk drive that will be used to store the temporary hot backup data by defau
66. tet to ihe re Please enter backup comments to describe the archive Archive Img_DO pbf created 2008 06 05 13 42 39 12 Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately or generate a script Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved E INY Un 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 Click the Back up Files 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 folders and files to back up page you can see a list of all partitions both mounted and unmounted available in the system Mark a checkbox opposite a file folder or even a whole partition to build up contents of the future backup image Chek the check box next to any file or folder you want to back up Mame Sine Dante a 3 W Deda 7 14 2009 12 14 28 AM Ji App Data 7 13 2009 7 37 05 PM a E jo Application Data 7 13 2009 9 53 55 PM i ah Cookies 7 13 2009 453455 PM a Desktop 7 13 2009 704 25 PM d Docum
67. the menu item Create Partition Setup Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Are you sure you wani to create a new partition on disk 37 You are about fo create a new partition in Unallocated 19 9 GB area Please select size position and fle system of the new partition Basic Hand Dick 3 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev New Volume H a i 19 9G6 NTFS Craie new partion as Please specty new partion size Please specify size of free space before the partition OMB 20 465 MB Please specify size of free space afier ihe partition OMB 20 472 MB Please select file system fornew patton NTFS Please enler new volume label New Volume Fisase specty dive letter H e Define whether the partition will be Primary Extended or Logical You can choose the desired partition type from the pull down list As a matter of fact the available alternatives fundamentally depend on the selected block of free space within the Logical free space only Logical partitions can be created Within the Primary free space both Primary partitions or the Extended Partition can be created Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved e Partition Size Define the size in Mb of the new partition e Free space before Define the position in Mb of the new partition relative to the beginning of th
68. the possibility to create new folders delete existing files folders or map network drives by clicking the appropriate buttons i To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter File Backup Restore e 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 Chek the check box met to ony file or folder you want to resore from Name Type Sine dji FB Archive File Level Archive 113 1 KB 115 869 Bytes 3 E E Bec 3 E So Users i So user il gt Desktop 7 datebackupandrescu File 33 KB i daiabackupandescu Fie 13 5 KE festoresystemanddsta File 23 9 KE restoresysiemanddata Fie 34 6 KE To continue cick Next Data size to restore 46 5 KE e A place to restore From the pull down list you can choose whether to restore contents of the backup image to its original location or specify some other one Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved L he place where they were archived from When resioning fe TE aS ee you nec Replace mdsting files 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
69. the required archive e By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any Fl Show al z amp be ie Type Creation Date Source Object Sire amp 9 3 2009 3 57 21 AM Local Disk 24GB 22003 S24 27 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev 10 GB E 9 2 2009 5 20 25 AM Hew Volume F 24GB J 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Fledevel Archive 113 1 KB j 92 2008 50603 AM Aletevel Archive 4 KB Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Desk Dev 10GB r Swich to File Views Archive Fie Details Hame Local Disk C Volume label No label Fle system NTFS Total size 455 98 Usad space 8 568 Free space 491 4 GE File G ore_system arc_system PBF 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 A N To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter e 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Look in Archives G TxE Sie Date i 9 2 2009 5 25 00 AM 9 2 2008 5 05 42 AM _ 9 3 2009 3 57 21 AM 7 9 2 2009 2 41 04 AM 19GB 9 2 200923732AM
70. type Every first image will be made as a full base archive and all the others will be differentiated from it This operation requires much less space thus considerably saving your system resources By setting the Maximum disk space to store images and the Maximum number of images to store parameters you may define when the operation will be cycled That means that on exceeding these two Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved SET 9 parameters the oldest archives will be automatically overwritten if choosing the Differential type only differential images will be overwritten Maamum disk space lo store mages 10000 MEB Maximum numberof images to stom 2 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 Merging a full partition backup with one of its differentials To merge a full partition backup with one of its differentials thus getting a new full partition archive please do the following 1 Click the Synthetic Backup item of the Wizards menu 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page you only need to specify the required differential archive The program th
71. under Windows 95 98 ME Linux and PTS DOS Compressed NTFS files are also supported e Full read write access to Ext2FS Ext3FS Ext4FS partitions under all versions of Windows DOS 5 0 and later e Limited read write access to Apple HFS partitions A Unfortunately support of non Roman characters for the HFS file system is unavailable at the moment The company is about to implement it in the nearest future Supported Media e Support of both MBR and GPT hard disks up to 1 5 TB tested IDE SCSI and SATA hard disks CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R double layer and also Blu ray discs FireWire i e IEEE1394 USB 1 0 USB 2 0 hard disks PC card storage devices MBR and GPT flash memory etc Getting Started In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to get the product ready to use Distribution Paragon Drive Backup 10 0 is distributed in two ways e Boxed package from Paragon Technology GmbH and resellers e Downloadable package over the Internet at the company s web site Distributive CD The boxed package includes a distributive CD that is in fact a bootable Linux DOS recovery environment with auto run of the Windows installation thus it can be used as a ready made solution see Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery Media But if you re going to run the Windows components you need to install them first see Installation Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights r
72. 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 Hardware Type What type of hardware do you want to install Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J SOC 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 Convert existing virtual disk to newer format The chosen virtual disk can be converted to the newest format supported by the Workstation 6 5 virtual madune However after conversion the virtual desk val be unusable with older virtual machines E Keep Existing Format Convert coat 14 That s all You can now launch the virtual machine Windows Vista TEST State Powered off Guest OS Windows Weta Location C WsesAdnnsirato Documents Wir tuai Machines Windows Vista TEST Windows Vista TEST vinx Verson Workstaton 6 5 virtual machine Devices Options W Memory 1024 MB k Hard Disk SCSI 16 GS CD OVD IDE Auto detect G Enable ACE features What is ACE H repay Auto detect FalNetwork Adapter NAT GP USE Controler Present h Sound Card Auto detect Gl Display Auto detect i Processors 1 P2P S
73. wil be used as a subdioider where backup data files wi b stored Archive detads Archive mame ewe 03050907 1001085 Estimated archive size jA GB Space aveleble on beckup destination 38 GB 8 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Pease enter a eho comment to describe the archive F Ry ea comment 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 A N This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB drive To back up a dual boot Mac Mac OS X and Windows XP Vista 7 and then place the resulted image to an external USB drive please do the following 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 Connect an external USB drive to the computer 3 Restart the computer It will be automatically started up into the Linux recovery environment Normal Mode since it s the only mode that provides support for Mac computers Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights
74. 0080 J i 2 Fe fa 56 a B F Q QU00000090 8a 7 01 8 1 6 1 7 i v N n fas Ox00000000A0 de 84 a i zdi j Hou a Ox00000000B0 55 l 5d i 3e fe 7d 55 U2 V gt p U Oz00000000C0 aa 7 i i fa d B Juny u fed Apea e 83 0 J df 6 amp ff e 75 Be l yed u 00 fb b Of a gd 1 p fi iE Ji I amp Au aT Ox00000000F0 dz 1 2c 66 69 OF Hil CPAu2 a r fho Ox0000000100 00 66 53 66 fh amp h ESE Ox0000000110 53 55 66 68 00 i 0 00 66 SEtth Eh OxOOd0oo0012z0 j ian Be i ah Z2 Oz0000000130 18 j i bS 32 a amp Y S p a OxO0000000140 0 E l i we Ot SE TE O 0000000150 10 2 b c9 D e i eddey Esde 4a Ox0000000160 24 be 76 61 6 I amp i 3 Alnvalid parti Ox0000000170 74 j 6 45 72 72 BE T tion table Error O QOU0000L8O ZU 6 TEF E loading operati Ox0000000190 te BF i i ng systen Missin Ox00000001A0 67 i i 6 79 73 7 g Operating syst O 00000001B0 65 i 0 30 20 en cf fh Ox00000001CO 21 te ff ff O x00000001DO0 OO Of Oz00000001E0 oOo OxOQ0000001FO0 O00 Careless use of the Edit Sectors function may result in the irreversible data corruption Send Log Files Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved The program enables to simplify the procedure of sending sup
75. 17 0 Mb Overall progress Transfering jmntdiskyhdal Documents and Settings User E Mail Database to fmovdisk hdadvE Mail Data Transiering mntdiskihdal Documents and Settings UserMy Documents to mnidisk nda2 My Document Alloperations have been finished 12 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 13 Turn off the computer A N This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD DVD To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and burn it to CD DVD when the system fails to boot please do the following 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 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment since it s the only mode that enables to burn CD DVD discs gt Normal Hode Hain recovery d Safe Mode emironnent 4 Low Graphics Safe Hode Floppy disk Hard disk A MER Find OSes on your hard disks Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period
76. 41 04 AM arc_sysem 001 LEGBR 3 2 2003 2 41 04 AM LSGB 9 2 2009 2 37 32 AM ru Fh em eg mT ee ee Name Local Disk C Comment My system backup Volume label No label File system NTFS Total sza 4599 9 G8 Used space 6 5 G8 Fee apace 491468 File G arc_systemv arc_system_ PBF A N 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 Archive Content Hama Type Fi tem Size Useyd Ea Disk C Primay NTFS 4999GB 85GB Archive Details Nane Local Disk C Volume label No label File system NTFS Total size 499 5 GB Lined space 5 G8 Free space 491 4 GB When having to do with a hard disk backup image it s pretty enough to select the system A partition only to make your Windows start up in a virtual environment However that A N doesn t guarantee all your applications will work as they can be installed on the other partitions of the disk 5 Choose your virtualization software vendor and a number of additional parameters including e Type of the virtual disk You can either create an IDE or a SCSI virtual disk relevant for VMware only e Create a split disk You can choose whether to automatically cut the resulted virtual image to files of 2 GBs or not available for VMware only Pre allocate a
77. 459 59GB E WAA 2277201 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware Viware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev 10 GE i E Swach to File View Archive Fie Detads Backup daia 9 3 2009 7 10 36 AM File Tota are 444 KE 454 737 Bytes Archive size 3592 8 KB 402 229 Bytes C ane_images FL1269636 101443515 enchive ph Base archive C anc_images FLOODRIODDIIO00RN000 archive pi Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved SITY 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 A N To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter e 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 Lookin E Archives G d axe Hame Sine Date a Archives G H i ac dsk 9 2 2009 5 25 00 AM E jp arc_doc 9 2 2009 5 05 42 AM ac images 9 3 2008 3 57 21 AM E J Ji an 03090310571 9 3 2009 3 57 22 AM BBSKB S320093 357 22 AM 45 M8 32 209 52026 AM Fa ar 1 rr r F H O305091057132795 P8 BL iu me l Gh Pra Local Disk No label NTFS Total sze 2468 35 3 ME Hee spaca 2368 Gac _mages dh _030909105713295 4f _030909105713295 P BF A N To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter 4 On t
78. 4GB E BP 4 Primary Linux Swap 505 8 MB a F 3 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Devi 20GB f E E 4 VMware VMware Vitual SCSI Disk Devi GPT Disk Ei a Hl Vetuel Dives 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 a DVD RW Drive D3 E Local Desk E E E Local Desk F3 E E Achieves G H E New Volume H Available Operation Scenarios e 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 It may be of particular use in case of a system malfunction caused either by a virus attack or files corruption in order to get the system back on track again Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files Startup There are several ways to start the File Transfer Wizard e Select in the Main Menu Tools gt File Transfer Wizard e Select the Transfer Files item of the Wizards menu on the Common Tasks Bar Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the transfer operation E e Place to look for files directories Select a source disk from the pull down list in t
79. 5 25 00 AM t di are_doc 3272009 5 0542 AM E arc_images JA2009 733 53 AM jp DIFF 128564623350000000 9 3 2009 7 35 58 AM E j Fuoqonononnn0onDO0N 9 3 2009 7 38 58 AM LI BEOROpA IEKE SAAN 788 AM Files of type Archive Fies Archive File Deals Comment No comment is avaiable Backup date 3 2008 7 359 AM Total size 136 3 KE 140 120 Bytes Archive size 1 8 KB 1 865 Bytes DOOOOOO0D00000000 archive pfi Fle G arc_images DIFF128964623380000000 FL Base anche G arc_images arc_images PBF To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter 4 Onthe How to Restore File Complement page select whether you want to restore both the partition archive and the desired file increment or just the file increment In our case we choose the first option Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Tou have selected file complement to a volume arhochive This archive can be restored together wih the waume oF you can only restore the files saved in the fle archive a Restore all volume data then files S91 A Mote you choose to restore archive together with a volume all data on the target volume will 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 Please select a
80. 6 04 AM are new 0100p 000 972 7KB 9 2 2009 2271 02 AM afc_new_010p pm LIKS 3 2 2009 2 71 07 AM arc_new_010tp 000 43 1MB 9 2 2009 2 21 10 AM ae new Oi nen 41KR 9 7 08 71 AM pwich to Arche Lest View Archive Fia Details Hare Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model Comment Myhdd Type intemal Hard Disk Drive Total sze 10GB File Cyae new ae new PEF 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 A N 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 The Check Recovery Disc Wizard will help you do that Startup There are several ways to start the Check Recovery Disc Wizard e Inthe Main Menu select Tools gt Check Recovery Discs e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Check Recovery Discs item of the Wizards menu Startup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation e CD DVD drive Select from the pull down list of available CD DVD devices the required drive to use during the operation Deve Optiarc CVD RW AD 7170A ect the disc after check e Set whether to eject the disk after the operation is completed or not Result After the
81. 8 GIOSSANY cscacccacscacaeccspenessacsincsscesuoeuesvecansaasemsunatesascoeasedsoacenacsmesuscuacstessusaceentusaesnesmsusaueessaeeseesece 210 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J Introduction Paragon Drive Backup 10 0 is a complex disaster recovery and system migration solution By implementing in this product all cutting edge technologies including the next generation of Paragon Adaptive Restore that provides for a successful migration of a Win2K physical system to a different hardware platform P2P as well as support for the system virtualization P2V the latest trend in the system migration protection and evaluation the company has offered all the necessary facilities to build a bullet proof shield against any disaster In this manual you will find the answers to many of the technical questions which might arise while using the program Our company is constantly releasing new versions and updates to its software that s why images shown in this manual may be different from what you see on your screen What s New in Drive Backup 10 0 e P2V Copy to migrate a Win2K physical system to a virtual environment in the online mode e P2V Restore to migrate a Win2K physical system backed up with a Paragon disaster recovery tool to a virtual environment e P2V Adjust OS to recover the startup ability after unsuccessful virtualization with a 3rd party tool e Support for major virtual
82. B of a 160 GB hard drive for the OS 70 GB for storing video and another 50 GB for your favorite music collections to provide transparent data storage It is also worth mentioning to that with a hard drive properly partitioned such routine operations as files de fragmentation or consistency check will not be that annoying and time consuming any more By detaching the OS from the rest of the data you can tackle one more crucial issue in case of a system malfunction you can get the system back on track in minutes by recovering it from a backup image located on the other partition of the hard drive But that is not all drive partitioning may be used for If you are willing to play games in Windows while browsing the Internet in Linux 100 percent sure that no virus will attack your PC drive partitioning is a necessity In order to run several OSs on a single hard drive you are to create a corresponding number of partitions to effectively delineate the boundaries of each OS Scheduling The automation of operations is particularly effective when you have to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis For example developing a specific project on a day to day basis and having to make a backup every evening so as not to lose the valuable data you will really appreciate when this kind of routine operations will be carried out automatically without your participation Another aspect of any automation process is that it allows an optimization
83. BR Correct the partition boot record O Modify partition parameters Correct boot parameters boot ini BCD To begin click Next 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 Correct Windows installations Program has searched for valid Windows installations on your computer The results of the search you can see below Status S refers fo A System partition you can edit the Boot ini file B a boot partition you can conect the Sysiem Registry N Partition Status System mot Type 1 Disk 0 Partition 6 S E WINDOWS WinXP For the highlighted Windows installation pease point out the operation perform Correct drive leners in the Sy sem Registry Edit the Boot ini file Correct the partion boot record ir et PHL eee FL 5 x Fa 151 LF Sy ii L PH On ME nanawan To continue click Mext 6 Examine the file maybe that s where the problem is If it contains a mistake correct it by using the appropriate buttons Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Edit the Boot ini file on Hard Disk 0 Partition 0 Timed ut 10 default multi OMisk Ohdisk Oipartition WINDOWS operating systems multi OMdisk Oirdisk Op anition 1 M
84. Define the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata e The amount of sectors per boot This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control e The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT16 partition e The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control Number of available options depends on the selected file system type Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional partition Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 amp FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Ext2 Ext3 Linux Swap v 2 Apple HFS This operation can be accomplished with the Format Partition Dialog Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps
85. H E arc_doc 6 2 2009 4 05 42 AM E arc_images 9 3 2009 6 45 37 AM E arc_sysiem 9 2 2009 1 41 04 AM 1 Partition 455 9GB arc _aystem pem 16 Bytes 9 2 2009 1 41 03 AM arc_system pim 63 KB 9 2 2009 14104 AM EE System Volume information 9 2 2009 4 42 55 AM B2 Backup Capsule 38GB H E 4 VMware VMware Virtual SCSI Disk Devi GPT Disk item ES NatHood E E PeetHoed a ES Recent 3 So Saved Games E SerndTo GS Set Menu D ES Templates ae E 4 Select a place on the disk where the file folder will be extracted to Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Lookin E Local Disk Fxg Date a arc_images YVA e E VAA Network Places di archdb DAA H a achive_ VVA H di PerfLogs HAE Propam Files JAA H di Users Bi H jp Uis Bie a Windows 9 2 20 5 Click the OK button to accomplish the operation N The current version of the program does not enable to access file archives with Volume A N 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 On the Select Hard Disk to Copy page select a source disk a hard disk you want to
86. INDOWS Paragon VMWare Windows XP Partition 01 fasidetect i ee a E iene canoe Adie sano 7 Ifthe 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 Correct Windows installations Program has searched for valid Windows installations on your computer The results of the search you can see below Status 5 refers i 4 system panition you can edit the Boot ini file B a boot panition you can correct the System Registry N Pannon Status System roo Type 1 Disk 0 Partition 0 SB WINDOWS WinkP For the highlighted Windows installation please point out the operation to perfonm Correct drive leners in the System Registry Edit the Boot ini file C Correct the parition boot record Adjust OS to boot on new hardware To continue click Next 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 Pantitions List Letters Map Below you can choose a hard disk drive and see all partitions on i information about drive eters assigned io hese partitions is taken from the System Registry of the Windows installation selected oar Basic Disk 0 40 0Gb VMware
87. Overall prepress Creating compilation image Used burner OVD RWAD 1704 Vendor Optiarc Sesyon opening Data burning 11 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 12 Turn off the computer A N 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 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 Inthe 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 Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu fy Norna l Mode Hain recovery d Safe Mode emironnent 4 Low Graphics Safe Mode Floppy disk
88. ParaGOn G PARAGON Technologie GmbH Systemprogrammierung 5 Palacon Ea Ea Heinrich von Stephan Str 5c 79100 Freiburg Germany Tel 49 0 761 59018201 Fax 49 0 761 59018130 Internet www paragon software com E mail sales paragon software com Drive Backup 10 0 Server User Manual Contents MOUONTO E E E E 8 What s New m Drive Backup 10 0 risisiseeorseirecorseoresnsnisveriii subni sveinin TEn OTTEESEEN EE aa 8 P oduct COMPONEN S en E A 9 FO ACU CS OV CIVIC WW isnin n EE EE Eai 9 OV FO QUES eae E E EEE E seessuvandiecestesduesaecnessdessetnesseceuiars 10 User Friendly Fault Minimizing Interlace crierai RRi 10 Ba KUD FAC NS an e e a a a a a a a a a e e a a e 10 PRES UC Fe eC MNS S aeaa 11 Virgala on FAC IN ea 0 0 8 eac sanscae tat san ceeeat sansea8 tate aeneeese 11 CODY PaCS eee ee ee eee eee eee eee 12 Partition Hard Disk Management Facit 16 Siassaetatecavaiategeanaeiaceie cava i 12 Atomaizaton Factos cresa E EE 12 Auxiliary Facilities nenneeneenneensesensersrrsressessersrrsrrssessessersrrsrrsrrreoseesersrrsrrsressersersrrsrrsresreosersersrrstrereoseeserseesrrsresseeeeeserst 12 Supported TechnologieS ssesessessessecescescescesoescescesoeceecescescesceceecsecescescescescesceceesescescescesceseessecescescsecescessee 13 SUPP Or ed FIE SVS TENS aa E T EE E 14 SUP Ported MEI EAEE EEEE EE EA EEA AA 14 Gening STan CG eea E E E E E 14 DISCHDULION oiran E EE EE EOT IEE E O E ETO T OTET 14 Distributive CD
89. R amp Find OSes on your hard disks By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 4 Inthe PTS DOS launch menu select the Simple Restore Wizard You can find the same wizard in Linux as well Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Provides Restore for hard disks partitions All drives including NTFS are already mounted siii as ci di e et ii is possible to eject your CDROM TST omy Start the command line ted Reboot the computer 5 Onthe 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 Select Image imeadiakedramn_ hike bP2eSOR PBF You can select image from list below on Double click OBO T 54 AP 50508 PRE 7 On the Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive Panition preview NTFS W Image of the partition ZJB P2280508 PBF 2008 May 28 Wed 08 03 54 File system NTFS Drive letter Volume label WinkxP Size capacity 3 0 Gb 3 716 052 2234 b Used space L 8Gb 60 Free space 1 2 Gb 39 Sectors Clusier l Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Softw
90. S a E NE T E E EN EEE EN E E E 33 DVE PrUNONINE cora E E E 33 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J D SCF SUING srna E A E E E T E E A 34 Windows Components s ssesessssesessoseseseososeseceososeoeossseseseossseseseesesessosssesessoseseoseseseseoseseseseseese 34 Merce OV CIVIC WW aen E E E E E T E T 34 CERET Bay O E E 35 EDE a A A A T 36 TOOL Ba ee e eee a eee eee ee ee ee a ee ee ee 39 Virtual Operations Ball sccarr a eaeineeee aun daa cian eens ee ens 40 COMMON FSCS Ba sete eine tees sete ete tts sete oes ttc sete see tate tete sete tatetenatenetanetatetasesan 0a8 0 6 5 0 0 0 eae sanscae e 0 a0se8 ta0 sanseeaears 40 DIGI Wa teste eee eee eee ee ee eee eee ees 42 PODIO D eee eee eee nen Re ee eee ee ee Ree ere ne ner eee eer eres 43 Ee EEA e Seater eee eee ere eee ee 45 Ss 10 Calo Gaerne ne eee ee 45 SOLES OVETVICW si cauicasecssevenccacucaenctvcvseacedicncicevorceavsnctns teceotonstonassaneteeat ones ctescasccstoneuestsecencenniecssovesversesenesteeus 45 SSL IONS aa cept ce ce eects tee tee tesserae gee gestion E 45 BACK Ue SOU ONS eects tettenettenettesnetteanetiecietin tetiosietieaanieaietionatieaetin avai daieaniie e dein T e a ee 46 mclaiulelaliaeOlsdel eee te ake ess tt etna se te ae ee ee ere 47 GeHEeldl COPY and Back U0 D on o pE PEIEE EESE E EEE E EEEE E E EE E 48 CD DVD Recording OPtions c cccsesecccccceeseeccecceueseccecseueeccccecuussecceecauesecceeseuuseececeeuusseecseeaugs
91. S recovery environment on your computer it doesn t matter what operating system is installed please make sure that it meets the following minimum system requirements e IBM AT compatible computer with i486 or higher CPU e 256 MB of RAM e SVGA compatible monitor e Mouse recommended WinPE based recovery environment To use the WinPE based recovery environment on your computer it doesn t matter what operating system is installed please make sure that it meets the following minimum system requirements e Intel Pentium III CPU or its equivalent with 1000 MHz processor clock speed e Atleast 512 MB of RAM e SVGA compatible monitor e Mouse recommended Additional requirements There may be additional requirements if you want to use advanced features e Network card to send retrieve data to from a network computer e Recordable CD DVD drive to burn data to compact discs e External USB hard drive to store backup data Installation As we have already mentioned only Windows components of the product require installation So to install Paragon Drive Backup 10 0 under Windows please do the following Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 1 Run Setup Application Click on the MSI file This application will guide you through the process of the gt program installation The setup utility is compiled with the InstallShield SDK hence it contains the standard user interface and set of installation
92. SST Heme Local Disk C Comment My system backup Volume babel No label Fie stem NTFS Total size 495 98 Used snace SGE Free space 491 466 Fie G erc_system arc_system PEF A N 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 Fiesse select a ploce you would ike fo restore the archive to Note that f you select an edeting herd disk or partition ts content wil be deleted and replaced with the one from the archive Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev f o Local Disk C 435 3 GB NTFS 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 Besides there s the possibility to change size of the partition and its location if necessary as well as assign a particular drive letter Your hard disk after ihe changes Bosic Hard Disk 0 Vitwore VMware Vitual S SCSI Dik Dev Please specify the size of the restored partition BTISSE 6 19 ME 511998 ME Please specify size of free space before the partition D 0 MB 503279 MB Please specily size of free s
93. Search option is selected but the deleted partition you re looking for has been created with the Disk Management utility under Vista the wizard won t be able to find this partition unless you manually select the appropriate option Quick Search for Partitions Created by Vista or Later OS Moreover if the wizard still fails to find the partition you need you can select the Thorough Search option to scan every single sector in the specified search area to get the most accurate results Choose how to look forthe deleted partitions Quick search for partons created by Vista or later OS amp Conventional search Thorough search Show file systems search options To know more on the available search methods please use the context sensitive hint A N system e File system filter By default the wizard will search for all known file systems However by clicking on the appropriate option on the second page of the wizard you can specify only those file systems you need Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Wo 2 Hide file systems search options Al known file systema FAT and FAT32 fie systems F NTFS file system Linse Ext and Eid 3 file systems OS 2 HPFS file system Other funlisted fle system To begin search cick Next e 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
94. TT a Time elapsed 00 01 10 Time to finish 00 06 36 Copied solar 250 0 Mb Read so far 366 0 Mb 5 7 Mbs To copy L5 Gb Write so far 366 0 Mb 52 3 Mb s Overall progress LL Restore Primary partion O disk 0 from file 7 BP280508 PEF Dalla writing 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 But you ve got a backup of your hard disk on a remote backup server That s just enough to easily get your system back on track again To restore your system partition from a backup image located on a network drive please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE 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 Once it has been loaded read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Press Page Up and Pag
95. The drag and drop functionality is not available when the logarithmic type of the disk layout is selected Explorer Bar The Explorer Bar is located in the center of the main window which emphasizes its importance The bar displays reference information including e The help system e General information on the product including its name version and a list of helpful links e Detailed information about disks selected on the Disk Map e List of scheduled operations e List of scripts e List of archives e Volume Explorer utility e Disk Editor utility According to these categories the Explorer Bar has several tabs e Disk View which offers the user the following options Disk Editor to view edit sectors of the selected partition hard disk Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 e Scheduled Tasks which gives the user the possibility of browsing and editing scheduled operations and the program scripts e Archives which enables to manage the Archive Database e Help which contains the program help and general information on the product You can access the desired information by clicking on the appropriate tab
96. a VMware SCSI disk E should be done anyway A It s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools Additions ISO image if you N 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 500 GB disk 0 has been successfully transfered to a VMware Workstation virtual disk ft is 500 GB in size and is placed fo Co welsk vmdk The folowing OSes have been successfully adiusted to the required virtual hardware Microsoft Windows 7x86 on primary partition 0 Seve reper Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 5 Uo Now your virtualized system is 100 percent bootable connect it to a virtual machine A You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk Otherwise you won t be able to 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 Actually you ve got two options e Connect the virtual disk to an existing virtual machine e Connect the virtual disk to a new virtual machine Below you can see how to accomplish these operations with VMware Workstation If you ve got to do with another virtual machine the work algorithm will be very much
97. a hard disk or partition to a network drive cccccesccsscceseccecceecceuceauecseeccseccsuceseceaecsaeceeuceseceseeseeesseeeanees 118 Backing up a hard disk Or partition tO AN FTP SErVel cscccescsssscoessossccosstossccessonsscesetessecesscestcesetesesesscestessseesenessecesss 120 Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB Crive cccccseccssecceecceecceecenecauceeecseeccsuceseeeaeeeseeeseueesueeseeeeeesseesanees 122 Backing up files to a local mounted unmounted without drive letter assigned Partition ccccccceeeecsceeeeseseeeeeeeeees 125 Creating a differential to a full partition DACKUP cceecccssecccseeceeeececeeeeceaeceaeeceeeesaeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeneeeeaeeseaeeeaaeesaneees 127 Creating an increment toa Tullpartition ACK UD waccucncnoncncnansssncusancsmsncneuansvadscanacuceancecudbenusuanacece qncecuteendiuanacecnanteeatecnmnes 130 Creating an Increment toa tull TIlE DACKUD i iccsssccsssacesvacossaccesncosoaadeietebeselaiebansianeisnoiasetersbanaianeisnelasetersbonsianeimelasetersrenntens 133 BACKING UP WITH Siar t BACKUP Wizard eerren s vist cs Ga cctv catsuit alae ae ie eile alll la ec edd ac eteiew ened 134 Creating a cyclic partition DACKU Dsasvasiwssiatenpiecsteiakssabacatnusantionativantinacdinnediogediogedioautinaetinaudlnawiledudiedadindatindatindoiiagadlenetiedatindedinaedingediendies 135 Merging a full partition backup with one of its differentials ceccccsscccsecccsececseccaecceeccaeee
98. al Server sessions to install and run the program In both cases the program functionality will be limited 7 Confirm Installation On the Ready to Install the Program page click the Install button to start the installation or the Back button to return to any of the previous pages and modify the installation settings 8 Copying Files The Copying Files page shows the overall progress of the installation Click the Cancel button to abort the setup 9 Finishing the Installation The Final page reports the end of the setup process Click the Finish button to complete the wizard To accomplish online backup copy of locked partitions hard disks the program uses a kernel mode hotcore driver thus the system reboot is required to complete the installation procedure First Start To start Paragon Drive Backup 10 0 under Windows please click the Windows Start button and then select Programs gt Paragon Drive Backup 10 0 gt Paragon Drive Backup Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ES Wo 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 la
99. alike Anyway to know more on the subject please consult documentation that comes with your virtual software Connecting virtual disks to an existing virtual machine To connect a VMware Workstation virtual disk to an existing virtual machine please do the following 1 Open an existing VMware Workstation virtual machine Windows Vista TEST State Powered off Guest 05 Windows Vista Loca tons Cs Wisers Admins trator Documents Wr tual Machines Vijindows Vista TEST iVindows Vista TEST vmx Verson Workstation 6 5 virtual machine Commands Devices Options P Paier on Pe urha mache mi Memory L024 Me fa Edit virtual machine settings wee Hard Disk SCSI 16 GS CD OVD IDE Auto detect G Enable ACE features Whatis ACE H Floppy Auto detect TaNetwork Adapter NAT USE Controler Present f Sound Card Auto detect Drepeay Auto detect IE proosas 1 2 Please make sure its guest OS is the same as on your virtual disk otherwise you may face hardware incompatibility problems Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Let Windows Vista TEST veson Workstabon 6 5 virtual machine lachin Satti ays z ae SSC o ao 3 Click Add to connect your virtual disk to the machine 4 Inthe opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved What type of hardware do you want to install Click Finish to
100. am A The Main Menu contents available at the moment may vary depending on the selected object Tool Bar The Toolbar provides fast access to the most frequently used operations BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Back up a hard disk or partition Back up files Restore a disk partition or files Copy a hard disk Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY ry Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Q Display the List of Pending Operations p Launch the real execution of virtual operations Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations Virtual mode is an effective way of protection from any troubles since no operations will be executed until clicking the Apply button for confirmation thus giving a second chance to weigh all pros and cons of this or that particular operation The program politely reminds the user that there
101. ard File Transfer Wizard Boot Comector Network Conhigurator Log Saver View the mounted panritions DEH BE ae Eject CD DVD tJ Stam the command line Reboot the computer You can copy an entire hard disk or its panions to new bt ations You can also save them as image files for later restoration Please select the drive its partition if necessary and then activate the Hard Disk of Panien pulkidown menu and select the operation needed 4 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page select the Correct the Master Boot Record MBR option Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Please choose the operation Search for Windows installations to conect Comec ihe Master Boot Record MBR Gig Correct the partition boot record Modify partition parameters C Correct boot parameters boot ini BCD To begin click Next 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 Please choose the hand disk to correct boot problems Please point out the operation perorm O View the MER Update the MBER executable code O Reorder primary partitions change siots 6 Confirm the operation Upda the MBR executable code of the Basic Disk 0 40 0 Gb Yes 7 After the operation is completed click the Report button to see a well informative summary page The program
102. ard disk and copy it to another hard disk when the system fails to boot please do the following 1 Connect the second hard disk to the computer 2 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved OZIL 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 Inthe 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 Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu l Normal Hode Hain recovery d Safe Mode emironnent 4 Low Graphics Safe Hode Floppy disk Hard disk B HBR Find OSes on your hard disks A N By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 4 Inthe Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well A You can copy an entire hard disk or its panions to pew bet at
103. are Group All rights reserved 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 zST Basie Disk O 40 0 Gb Das i E Fk a Size 400Gb N Volume Type File System Size Volume label Active Hidden 0 Primary NTFS 30Gb WinXP Yes No Primary NTFS 98Gb Applic ation Mo N E E Primary BackupCapsule 100Gb Ho Label Mo Yes amp Primary Free 17 2 Gb Ma Ma 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 Panian preview New size 1859 3067 Mb Free space before 0 1208 Mb J Free space afer 0 1208 Mb _ oe h ja 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 View changes on Basic Disko Your partitions before operations 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 est Operations list Suboperation progress 1 Restore partition or disk 0D a Operation progress E
104. are unsaved changes by showing the following window OU There are unsaved changes Plesie use the Y Apply command lo camia Ihe changes aid the 2 Discard command to pemanently undo the charges ou can view the changes histor via the Views Changes command and temporary undo of redo the operation by means of the Undo and Redo commands Common Tasks Bar The Common Tasks Bar is located on the left side of the main window It is intended for easy access to the program s wizards The bar contains several tabs named Basic Backup Restore Tasks Advanced Backup Tasks Virtualization Tasks Copy Tasks Tools and News and Documentation Each of these contains a separate button bar which can be folded by clicking it Basic Backup Restore Tasks Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Starting the Sector Backup Wizard to create an archive of a hard disk or separate partitions IS E Back up Disk or Fartition BS Starting the File Backup Wizard to create an archive of particular files and 1 Back Up Files fold olders Schedule Backup of Disk or Partition Starting the Sector Backup Wizard with the preset scheduling option Starting the File Backup Wizard with the preset scheduling option x Schedule File Backup e Restore Starting the Restore Wizard to restore a hard disk separate partition or files from the backup image Advanced Backup Tasks e Diferential Partition Backup Start
105. ary Slot dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Hard Disk gt 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 Are you sure you wani to change primary slots order You are about to change pimay slots onder an Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev Your computer may no longer boot comecth Fle System Volume label No label NEW VOLUME No label File system NTFS Free mace 23GB End sector 123271854 In the opened dialog you can see the current enumeration of the primary partitions of the selected hard disk in the Partition Table To help you distinguish partitions from one another the program provides the following parameters for every partition Slot Volume Partition type File system Partition size Volume label There are two buttons on the right to move the selected partition up and down within the primary part of the Partition Table The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Task Scheduling Automation of operations can really help you out when you ve got to accomplish certain routine operations ona regular basis as it enables to execute them without your involvement while optimizing your computer s work load Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J
106. ary information on every single option Moreover you can get an in depth description to any setting control or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need Startup There are several ways to start the Copy Partition Wizard e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Copy Partition e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Copy Partition item of the Wizards menu e Inthe Toolbar click the Copy Partition button Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the copy partition operation e The partition to copy Select a partition you want to copy On this page you can choose a volume to copy Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev ij t Local Disk C 499 5GB NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 WMwarc VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev W Local Disk E t Local Dis i a g Unallo E 3 4GB FATH 24GB NTFS 14G 221G8 e Destination disk Select a hard disk with enough unallocated space to perform the operation The wizard wil create a copy of Local Disk F from Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev The copy wil be created on Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev Please select where to create a copy Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved A The program enables to copy a partition to a block of free space which is smaller than the UO
107. backup destination 38 GB Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Lel Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space AN 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 Please eie a shii commet to desoibe the archive fy Ha cornet 7 Seta timetable for the operation Please spedi how and when would you like to pefom the task Shutdown system after backup J Generate unique names for scheduled backups Run the task on ies a TZO AM Every 1 A weekijon d Monday Friday Tuesday Saturday Wednesday sunday Thursday De not run the task after f 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 There are several types of the gyae backup the Vizard can pelam Please choose the one you would like io camry out Cyclic Backup Type Base type Every image made during the operation wil be crealed as a complete base image Differential hype Ewery first image wil be made as a complete base image al the others wil be differentiated from A A d ferentisl backup only conteing changes in the patton s contents wih respect lo a complete image e Base type Every image created during the operation will be made as a full archive e Differential
108. backup image to be restored The Browse for Archive page enables to find a backup image you need By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any Typa Creation Date Source Object ci i J 9 2 2009 50609 AM Heeel Archive 4 KE E 9 2 2009 23200 AM Local Disk C 499 9 GB FF 9 2 2009 221 01 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware Vihware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dav 10GB F k Wy documents Backup date 5 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Total size 4 KB 4 096 Bytes Archive size 445 Bytes He Gwe doc FLOCIOUOTOI N archive p Base archive 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 AN 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved x Look in F Local Disk x y Ur Size Date tal 9 2 2009 2 26 04 AM 38KB 9 2 2009 2 21 28 AM 9 2 2009 5 39 22 PM TVA 73705 PM el Name Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model Comment hy hdd2 Typ hiema Hard Disk Drive Total size 10G8 Fle C arc_newarc_new P BF Moreover on this page you ve got
109. byte mask to wipe out the data with HEX value 00 A ASCII value 20 Please epecty the number of wiping passes 1 Veny wipe mais db Wiping wil destroy all data without any possibility to restore e Select the byte mask The HEX value spinner control enables to set a two figure hexadecimal character value 00 by default The available range is from 00 to FF It is synchronized with the ASCII value e Specify the number of wiping passes You can choose a number of passes for the wiping pattern e Verify wipe results You can also choose whether to carry out residual data verification or not specifying the percentage of sectors to check Result By default the operation takes only a fraction of a second However the program waits until Windows completes the modification of the disk layout In case you decide to wipe the on partition data as well the operation will take much longer depending on the set wipe parameters Advanced Partitioning Operations Here you can learn how to accomplish advanced partitioning operations undelete Undeleting Partitions When simply deleting a partition without additional wiping disk management software only removes references to it in the Partition Table thus leaving the possibility to recover it later The program enables to find and recover these partitions A restored partition will be fully functional as long as other partitions were not created moved or exceeded the disk space occup
110. c_new E di arched E a archive db Total data size 412 KB Space avalable on destination 489 8 GB 5 Onthe Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation Click the Next button to accomplish the operation Please overview the transfer options You can retum to the comesponding page and change the options by choking on tithe hyperlinks 1 Total data size 412 KB 421 565 Bytes Destination path cy Space available on destination 489 8 GE 525 927 415 904 Bytes Overwnte exsisting files No 6 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button Volume Explorer To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with Volume Explorer please do the following Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 1 Click the Disk View tab and then choose Volume Explorer Go YY H Hard Disks 5 F 1 VMware Viware Virtual SCS Disk Devi 500 GB G1 Primary NTFS C 495 59 GB a E 2 VMware VMware Virtual SCS Disk Devi 10GB E 3 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Devi 20 GE E G1 Primary NTFS G 41 9G8 D P2 Backup Capsule 38GB E E 4 VMware VMware Vitual S SCSI Disk Devi GPT Disk E E itua Orives 18GA 9 2 2009 1 41 04 AM 1368 Y22009 1 37 32 AM 2 Mame Size Woodhead a 3 VMware VMware Virtual SCSI Disk Devi 80GB i GP 1 Primary NTFS G 415GB HE orc dsk 5 2 2009 4 25 00 AM
111. cenarios Making system bootable on different hardware Let s assume you had to migrate to a new hardware platform You just connected your system hard disk to the brand new PC and tried to start up the operating system you do know for sure now that this operation had been doomed to failure from the very beginning With our program you can easily tackle this naughty problem But before you start please make sure the following conditions are met e You ve got drivers for the new hardware ready to use not zipped or in exe files e Your OS is unrolled on the new computer not in a backup image To recover bootability after migrating your physical system to different hardware please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery A N 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved VO up to boot from CD USB first 2 Once it has been loaded read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept Press Page Up and Page Down to scroll the test End User License sg teres parves PARAGON Technologie GmbH Sitemprogrammi rung Hieincich voo Steohan Ser 5 79100 Freipug Germany and Tou a3 end user f If you do not agree with any condit
112. cess dynamic GPT disks containing solid simple volumes without A N extension Changing Primary Slot Different operating systems apply different approaches to enumeration of the primary partitions In Linux In Linux every partition has a special symbolic name that encodes a hard disk containing a partition and a partition itself Partitions are addressed and accessed by using their symbolic names Symbolic names are automatically generated by Linux in accordance with the order of hard disks in BIOS and the order of partition records in the Partition Table Thus changing enumeration of the primary partitions can lead to changing of paths to some important resources In DOS The last versions of MS DOS use a rather sophisticated algorithm for a drive letter assignment A drive letter which is assigned to a partition depends on the order of records in the Partition Table Thus changing enumeration of the primary partitions affects the drive letters assignment In early versions of MS DOS it could even lead to the unavailability of a partition The program provides the ability to change enumeration of the primary partitions This feature will allow you to fix problems concerning an inappropriate order of partitions In order to modify enumeration of the primary partitions you should take the following steps Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 4 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map Call the Change Prim
113. computer With its help you will be able to run utilities under Linux or PTS DOS and that way to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes This feature is only available for the Windows installation of the program Restore Facilities Restore an entire disk separate partitions or only files you need from the previously created backup image Restore with Shrink to restore a backup image to a free block of smaller size taking into account only the amount of actual data of the image Adaptive Restore to successfully migrate a Win2K physical system to a different hardware platform P2P by allowing automatic injection of all required drivers and the other actions crucial for a migration of this kind Virtualization Facilities P2V Copy to migrate a Win2K physical system to a virtual environment in the online mode P2V Restore to migrate a Win2K physical system backed up with a Paragon disaster recovery tool to a virtual environment P2V Adjust to recover the startup ability after unsuccessful virtualization with a 3rd party tool Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved IN 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 info
114. copy On this page you can choose a hard disk you would like to copy All partitions from this hard disk wil be copied to the destination you wil choose on the need page Basic Hard Disk O VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dew a Local Disk C n pam apre 255 S968 NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 VMyare VMware Virtual SCS Disk Dev w Local Disk E Basic Hard Desk 1 dees VMware Virtual 5 sco deiss Dej JA GEFA ml ate 6 On the Select Target Hard Disk page select a destination disk a hard disk to copy contents of the source disk Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Sect a target hard disk Al data from the source hard disk wil be copied there During copy operation target Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 Scsi Disk Dev I a Local Disk C 499 9GB NTFS BT Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dew Actives G W Backup Capsule TS GB NTFS 1 Jish 7 Unallod MB is5 968 A N 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 Copy options HOD raw copy Partitions raw copy Perform incremental copy Mark the checkbox to proportionally change t
115. 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 Onthe Restore Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Please overview the nestonse options You can rebum to the comesponding page and changa the options by cliking on ttle hyperinacs TST Total data size 1 7 KB 1 743 Bytes Space available on destination 1 GE 1 097 545 6965 Byes 9 Onthe next page of the wizard confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option Viould you lika EP pa e a h 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 N 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 Call the popup menu for the required backup image right click of the mouse button in the Archive Database and then select the menu item Restore File from Archive Thus you automatically open it with the File Transfer
116. d Disk 1 VMware VMware Vir e SCSI Disk Dev 3 GAICD DVD Daves E CD DVD Deve D GA Hard Disks Source Object Sire 10GB 5 E 1 Vivare VMware Virtual SCSI Disi Archive Size 222 6 MB E i Primery NTFS C Location C T I C ERF TI Recre Bn Creation Date 3 2 7009 2 21 07 AM 3 ee Comments My hdd r Rags 2l Compressed arc_new PEF arc new pim FO ec_pew_0100p 009 JP ae ew Mp pin Restor Archive i des ae new 0101p 000 Rastore the selected archive are new O10 Ip pin i at new O02 00 This wizard helps you to test existing archives The wizard wil check F N G the archers is valid and makes you sure the archive integrity is not arc_new_0103p 000 wetted arc nen _f103p pfm My emnin Backup H E archive_db Le thes command io create a damnita image of the selected archive H G2 Boot Teate Incremental Ale Archive Documents and Settings Use the command to create an incremental fle archive H ES PediLogs EE Program Fies Synthetic Backup oS This wizard slows you to perfon a range of operations on the selected a ie ProgramData archive fo create a new backup entity that i to synthesize new backup E E Recovery is E a A T b a i Fj Show al amp amp be te 3 Type Creation Date Source Dbz Sime Haga Co Mounted py 9 2 2009 2 33 00 AM Local Disk 499 9 GB Mi 4 WS 22101 AM Gee Heed Dek 7 ore Vere nua 5 SCS De 1 Explorer Bar that displays properties of the selected image
117. d folders that wil be added to the archive F include mask is specified al the files that do not confor to the mask will be om ied and wil not get into the archive Boise hide masks fl fies wa be richie irto the archive Use include masks Readable files 15 fitters Add fier Rename category Delete category him Delete fitter himi Delete fier pdt Delete fitter diet Delete titer hip Delete fke tf Delte jhe sae OD fi J m E You can also create your own filter by clicking the Add category button AJ You can use wildcards and Tlo spacty the mask les umes e Name Give to the filter any name you like but try to use an informative one e 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 e 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 A By setting an include mask you automatically ignore files that do not match to it thus they won t be added to the backup image 6 Specify exclude 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 Exclude masks manage files and folders that wil be eoc
118. data protection as long as the backup media is kept secure Backup to a network drive to stand a better chance of success in case of a hard disk failure Backup to an FTP server to provide a new level of system and data protection Smart Backup Wizard to secure system and data with the minimal efforts possible With a unique intelligent work algorithm and a highly intuitive user interface you can easily 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 Sector backup to save not only all on disk information but also the system service structures It is ideal for making a backup image of an entire hard disk or system partitions to guarantee the operating system s working capability Differential backup to a sector image to only archive changes since the last full sector based image thus considerably saving the backup storage space To restore this kind of backup you will require a full image and one of its differentials Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 5 5 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
119. de environment 4 Low Graphics Safe Hode Floppy disk Hard disk B MER Find OSes on your hard disks e Normal Mode Boot into the Linux normal mode This mode uses the full set of drivers recommended e Safe Mode Boot into the PTS DOS mode This mode can be used as an alternative of the Linux normal mode if it fails to work properly e Low Graphics Safe Mode Boot into the PTS DOS safe mode In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu e Floppy Disk Reboot the computer from a system floppy disk e Hard Disk 0 Boot from the primary hard disk e Find OS s on your hard disks The program will scan hard disks of your computer to find any bootable operating system To move within the menu please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard While working with the recovery environment you might experience some inconvenience caused by possible video artifacts It is just a result of changing video modes and in no way will affect the program functionality If this is the case please wait a bit and everything will be OK Normal Mode When the Normal mode is selected the Linux launch menu appears Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved IN t Tyri Restore Wizard One Buton Copy Wizard 2 a Paragon Drive Backup a a r Log Saver A You can copy an entire hard disk or
120. default an operating system does not mount a hidden partition thus preventing access to its contents A method of hiding a partition consists in changing the partition ID value saved in the Partition Table This is achieved by XOR ing the partition ID with a 0x10 hexadecimal value Master File Table MFT is a relational database that consists of rows of file records and columns of file attributes It contains at least one entry for every file on an NTFS volume including the MFT itself MFT is similar to a FAT table in a FAT file system MBR amp 1st track of the hard disk is the Oth sector of the disk MBR Master Boot Record contains important information about the disk layout The used partitioning scheme The starting records of the Partition Table The standard bootstrap code or the initial code of boot managers disk overlay software or boot viruses Generally the Oth sector is used for similar purposes in all existing partitioning schemes The MBR capacity is not sufficient to contain sophisticated boot programs That s why the on boot software is allowed to use the entire Oth track of the disk For example boot managing utilities such as LILO GRUB and Paragon Boot Manager are located in the Oth track Partition ID or File system ID is a file system identifier that is placed in the partition It is used to quickly detect partitions of supported types A number of operating systems completely rely on it to distinguish s
121. disk or partition to the Backup Capsule Backing up a hard disk or partition to external media CD DVD Backing up a hard disk or partition to a network drive Backing up a hard disk or partition to an FTP server Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB drive Backing up files to a local mounted unmounted without drive letter assigned partition Creating a differential to a full partition backup Creating an increment to a full partition backup Creating an increment to a full file backup Backing up with Smart Backup Wizard Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved IS e Creating a cyclic partition backup e 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 you can get an in depth description to any setting control or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need Startup There are several ways to start the Restore Wizard e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Restore e Onthe Common Tasks Bar click the Restore item of the Wizards menu e Inthe Toolbar click the Restore Wizard button Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the restore operation e A
122. dows 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 You can also define specific parameters for the Hot Processing mode Whether the archive will be split if yes you can set the maximum size for the archive files Splitting images enables to tackle problems caused by a maximum file size limitation of some file systems Whether image file names will be set automatically in complex archives Whether the OS auxiliary files pagefile sys hyberfil sys will be included in the backup image Whether the selected partition will be copied in the sector to sector mode including unused sectors as well 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 Result file and time to carry out the operation By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog You ve got no option to change them directly from this dialog After the backup operation is completed you receive an image of the selected partition This image is placed into the specified destination its features defined by the dialog Available operation scenarios Backing up a hard
123. dy have active volumes this action might render your system unbootable tes 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 Call the Hide Unhide Partition Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Hide Unhide Partition Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Hide Unhide Partition 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation It is strongly recommended not to hide the system partition Otherwise your operating A N system will fail to boot Set Label of a Partition The Partition Label is a small textual field up to 11 characters that is located in the partition s boot sector It is detectable by any partitioning tool and is used for notification purposes only In order to change a partition label you should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Volume Label dialog to set up the o
124. e Down to scroll the teat End User License Agreement beter PARAGON Technologie GmbH Stemprogratunieneng Peinnich yon Stephen ser S e S100 Freiburg Germany and YOu s end user yOu accepi the terms of the agreement click the check box below F J accept the terms in the License Agreement A N 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 Paragon Uniwersal Application Launcher eg Backup Wizard Restore Wizard gf Par Adjuit Wizard ee File mensie 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 e Select Network as a backup destination Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved F Backup Capsules Beckuo Capsule on Hard Disk 0 E j Network peres Map a network disk where your archives are placed Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button Map to dive leter z Mha l Make paman conegisn 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
125. e Wizard Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 1 Click the Manage Backup Capsule item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 Onthe 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 On this page you can select a hand disk where a backup capsule wil be crested os wel as the relative postion of the capsule on the hard disk Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev ll a Local Disk C3 Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev i a Archives G Lise the buttons lo move the marker Backup capsule wil be created where the marker is Ge By default the program allows the user to create the backup capsule only as the last primary or as the last logical drive within the extended partition However by activating the advance mode on the first page of the wizard you can remove this restriction that in its turn might result in some boot problems 4 Set the size for the backup capsule It will be created at the expense of free space of the selected disk Backup capsule curent size is 245 3 GB Van capsule size 0
126. e 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 Click the Create File Complement item of the Wizards menu 2 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page specify the required full base partition archive e By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any Type Creeahon Date 7 Source Object Size Fags Co Mounted a E gay 2005 5 2025 AM New Volume F 2 4 GE 3 5 Ey 2 2 2009 2 33 00 AM Loca Disk C 499 9 GB z F ts S2 2009 2 21 15 AM Local Desk 7 509 8 MB hi T gy 2005 27110 AM Local Disk 7 1 a GB M z gh View Archive File Details Local Disk C My system backup No Label NTFS Total size 495 9G8 8 568 Free space 491 4 G8 G arc_sysiem arc_sysiem PBF 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 IN To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter e 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Grou
127. e block of free space e Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the new partition that just carry out the required operation on the Disk Map The virtual operations are to be 3 Partition size and position may also be defined by using the drag and drop technique To do available e File system for new partition From the pull down list select a file system the newly created partition will be formatted to otherwise the partition will remain unformatted so that it will not be ready to use e Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification e Drive letter assignment The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the newly formatted partition 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 buk in format rutine Please select number of sectors per cluster Pease select number of sectors per bool Please select number of root enines Restore cel quits e Use OS built in routine Mark the option to restrict the available values according to the used OS e Whether the surface test will be performed
128. e data to CD or DVD 5 Setup parameters for the required FTP location Select a folder where archive should be placed and specify archive name Archive name wil be used as a sub older where backup data files will be stoned Archive location fip master paragon soltware com backup EN Nama Paragon FIP Password TETTI 7 Remember password Pat Zl Usa Active Mode Archive location Type in a full path to the required FTP location Name Set a name for the FTP server optional Login Enter a login to access the FTP server Password Enter a password to access the FTP server Click Remember password to save it next time you back up to this location Port Specify the required port 21 by default and click Use Active Mode if necessary Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved iS INY When ready click the arrow button opposite the archive location field to check out you ve got access to the FTP location A 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 Ifyes 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 Hame Gre Daie N Paragon FTP imaste paragon scftware com Packup A 7 Editthe archive name if necessary Please speciy the archive mame Archive name
129. e new category 8 tet Hame Filter Erowse Description _ You can use wildcards 7 and as fie name mask Vildcands aK Ecos in path are not alowed In the opened dialog the program allows the user to define the following parameters e Name Give to the filter any name you like but try to use an informative one e 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 e 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 Log Files Options Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ON IN TO Edit settings 2 ee sate eee ii Mog Stlubact log file age time options Partitioning options Copy and backup options Choose a storage We span for the stubsct Jog file Please note once the defined period has RA processing options E ifinte Run duning backup options Emal options Minimal Operation dependency options Custom Virtual mode options Ale system conversion options Cop Backup exciude optiona Fle Backup acide options File Backup include options Log fies options In this section you can specify a storage life span for the stubact log file e Infinite not to empty the file ever e Minimal to have the file empt
130. e of them It is enough just to configure one and then clone it to the others Drive Partitioning As you probably know a hard drive is to be split into one or more partitions since it cannot hold data until it is carved up and space is set aside for an operating system Until recently most PCs used to have just one partition Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved which filled the entire hard disk and contained an OS The situation has changed however thanks to new cost Ce effective 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 Large drives are always going to take longer to search than smaller volumes and an operating system is going to have its work cut out both finding and organizing files It is for this reason that many people decide to invest in multiple hard drives but there is an easy solution drive partitioning Partitioning lets you divide a single physical drive into a number of logical drives each of which servers as a container with its own drive letter and volume label thus enabling the operating system to process data more efficiently Besides partitioning makes it possible to organize data so that it is easy to find and manage You can set aside for instance 40 G
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132. ecsecesseosesecsecsecsesessecssoeesecsecssoeesecsesecsecssoseseeseo 20 E a a eae E ec esc rn aes em eee ee eee eee 20 BOOL nce cetera E aration E E eed ahenemacshetasadabenenatepatananehannten cantante 21 Booting from the WinPE Recovery Meia cscscsccscscecsccscsccccecccscnceccccscnceccccecscsceececscecscescecscnceseecscncesoess 23 PCAC pnmnsenen ts ctanatcaces eodcucecannuscecentcacucaceunetcacenssncucecanneacenentsacuce cunaicenesesecucecenneucscectoucuce caanetaesesecncacemnenceceutoecuceceuneicacescou 23 BASIC COC CIES irnn E AS 25 System and Data POCO CEO caren ene scenic cacneanedaneacas cacactaecrvacaarentersmeusiuesaneacueseuessicaenecdaeenens sasienneseecsaeeseierceeusees 25 Fine ac KU VelSUS SeCtOr BACK UD E E E E E E E E 25 BRUD 1 E EE E E A 26 BM MoNS Lel ae rs sass E eet tlt E E EN E tc ee ce elect E E EE 27 AOPE RE TOTE a E EE 28 VeV aaO Ea E E EEA 29 Paragon Hot Processing amp Volume Shadow Copy ServiCe s ssesessesessecessecessecesssossoecssoscesoecesoecsesoecesoeoesesoee 30 Offline versus Online Data Processing cccccsscccseccsseccsseccsseccaeeceaseceeeeceseceaeeceseeeeseeeeseeeeseeceseeceseeseseeeeseeseseeeeseeeesgeseaes 30 Paragon HOt PFOGESSING TECNNOIOLY srira R 31 ae oaae SiaGlOVy Eea e A E EE A E E A A E A A A E 31 Dyn ame DISK S oreo TEA E AA EAEE E A A 31 GPT versus MBR sicpesuassncerwseaavevescancere eaea a 32 APDE BOOL CINO sorreran E E E EE OO 32 DTD SUDDO ranr aE E A EOE E TE EE OEE 33 CODY OPEIN ON
133. ecting the resulted disk layout Restoring Partition e Size of the restored volume and free space before and after it on the disk Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Geometry Restore Options GN Please specty the site of the restored partition 2470 36 ME 2470 ME a Please epecty size of free spaca before the partion OMB 24635 MB Please spacfy size of free space ater the partition 0 gt OMB 2634 MB e Drive letter assignment after restore The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the restored partition Partition Restore Options Assign the fofowing dive letter F Restoring Hard Disk e 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 e Perform surface test Define whether the surface test will be accomplished during the operation or not Your hard disk after the changes Base Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtuo S SCSI Disk Dew Bee Nak 7 B g Local Disk 2 Ie Unalloc E ii GEFATH Be Hard Cesk Resor Options Copy data and resize partitions proportionally In this mode ihe Viizard changes the size of partijons in the same proportion wih Keeping intact the relative onder This option can be ueehul in resting an image of hard disk io a larger one P
134. ed By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any T Show al m l E Type Creston Date 7 Source Object cre Se 2009 5 2427 AM Base Hard Disk 7 Vivhwane Vidware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev 10 6 2 2009 5 20 25 AM New Volume F 24 F 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Fisevel Archive 113 F 9 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Fitevel Archive 4 9 2 2009 2 33 00 AM Local Disk C 459 9 6 2 2009 2 21 01 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev 10 F Switch to File Wiaew Archive File Detais Comment mages Backup date 3 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Tatal sze 113 1 KB 115 859 Bytes Archive size 101 2 KE 105 723 Bytes File Cyst images FLORO00RO00R0000 archive pfi Base archive 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 f 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved OTT Lookin E Local Disk C3 iT S amp S amp Name Size Date fb are_new 22092260 AM arc_new PBF SKB S22009221 28AM L arc_new pin IKE 9 2 2009 2 2
135. ee 17 26b No No C Resize proportionally 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 AN 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 View changes on Baie Disk 0 Your partitions before operations Your partitions aher operations r a oe 9 Inthe Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Operations list Suboperation progress 1 Restore partition or disk Time elapsed 00 00 31 Time to finish 00 03 47 Copied so far 223 9Mb Read so far 276 0 Mb 23 0 Mb s To copy L6Gb Write so far 276 0 Mb 27 6 Mb s Overall progress Restore Disk 0 from file Jarc 27050814 5 20967 l arc_27050814 5209671 PBF Opening archive arc_2 70508145209671_0000p 000 Restore Primary partition O disk 0 from file farc_77050814520967 l am_27050814520967 1_0000p 000 Data writing 10 After completing the operation close the wizard and reboot the computer Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different
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137. efine 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 i the bootable capsule Archives will only be mounted for the current session and won t be available after the system restart It is strongly recommended not to un mount backup images with Windows Disk Manager or other third side software Remove Drive Letter In order to un mount a backup image you should take the following steps 1 Select a backup image in the Archive Database 2 Call the Unmount Archive dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Archives gt Unmount the Selected Archive On the Explorer bar select the Unmount Archive item Call the popup menu for the selected image right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Unmount the Selected Archive 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Test Surface The program enables to test surface of existing partitions and blocks of free space for bad or unstable sectors If found any it automatically marks them unusable in the file system metadata thus minimizing the risk of data loss In order to start the surface test you should take t
138. eful when upgrading the hard disk to a larger one Verification options This section allows you to define whether the Surface and or the Writing verification tests will be accomplished during 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 A N complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Available operation scenarios e Cloning System Hard Disk One Button Copy Wizard The One Button Copy Wizard is a new approach of accomplishing such a technically complicated operation as cloning of a hard disk In fact with its help you can do it just by pressing one button Restrictions So to successfully accomplish the operation your system should meet the following requirements e Atleast two hard disks one of which should contain data and the other is empty e The destination hard disk should have enough space to take contents of at least first partition of the source disk Startup There are several ways to start the One Button Copy Wizard e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt One Button Copy Wizard e On the Common Tasks Bar click the One Button Copy Wizard item of the Wizards menu Setup If your system meets the mentioned above requirements the wizard will automatically accomplish the copy operation after a ten second pause Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights
139. el of database performance and reliability thus providing 100 percent data consistency To use VSS it is necessary to have a mounted 300 MB NTFS partition Dynamic Disks As you probably know MS DOS Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 2008 support four primary partitions per physical hard disk one of which can be extended Certainly there is the possibility to create logical drives within the extended partition Such types of disks are called basic Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 2008 follow the same strategy You can have a maximum of four primary partitions one of which can be an extended partition with logical drives However these operating systems also introduce a new disk configuration type dynamic disk which must be understood to effectively configure and manage hard disks Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J Ce IN 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 The only limitation is that you cannot mix Basic and Dynamic disks on the same hard d
140. el information on the CD DVD devices used in the system BioNTlog txt It is an OS dependent supplementary log file derived from Bioxx dll It may contain or valuable information on Windows family operating systems Bio95log txt Log files do not contain any confidential information on the operating system settings or the user documents The Send Log Files function is only available when outgoing mail server SMTP and the user Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ebl 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 In order to view logs on carried out operations call the View Logs dialog in the Main Menu Tools gt View Logs Stated FVA at 12 40 45 AM Frihed at 12 41 21 Stated 9 2 2009 at 12 42 11 AM Arighed at 12 44 29 Stated FVA at 1245H AM Arighed at 12 45 12 5 Started 9 2 2009 at 12 45 39 AM Arighed at 1 26 51 T Started 9 2 2009 at 9 17 40 AM Finished af 3 71 28 AM No opearaions hawe been found forthe selected session T Stated 9 2 2008 at 5 30 36 AM Fnihed at 947 AM D Stated 9 2 7008 at 3 41 05 AM T Stated 3 2 2009 at 12 15 48 PM Arishsd at 12 20 26
141. ele ae ne NNE elt to ete eee ea ee EARANN 102 Fru Die SN WN AZ AI se ctecceces tect aceace ntact E chance hace este abe cece tare E ee eeeseedaeeaee ea caeuese 103 Mount re gle 6 i pene teers ener nee ene eee ee ee ee ee ee ee er 105 MOURTAU Goe ec ee er ee ee eee 106 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved MT St SULFACE cccccccsssceccecccccccccsccccseccecessuseceuserscecccuceusssseceseseuuuuseeeescesutecueususssssssesuusuuuterststutteceusususeseseususuueucetttrttttttteees 107 ON Bae He IS E E E e se cs EE E eee ete et att telat atc att E cee E 108 Check Archive Integrity ccccccsseccseccsseceeccssecseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeessneeeeeeeeseeesseeeeeeeeeeseueesueeaaeesaeesaueesueesaeesaeeseueeeuseaeeseeenes 108 CHECK Recovery DISC Ssicdacrccasds steer a n a ae 110 LOVAAS AO KI 110 SPATE FIO a E eusetuse suaesseeesseesstnsetesetasesecss 111 VION LOD aeara T E S S bao ena nasatade babe bahaeanebneatica aac 113 TP aSCENsio E EEEE EEEE EEEE 113 BAG UID SC OOS eos cece cee dorr konnnn er nne a ONENEN ENARE E AOAN ENNIE EINEAN ENEE ANE ANA a 113 Cee REBI UE P E asa rete E cite E E NEE E AAE AVNEET A VAEA AT EEA 113 Backing up a hard disk or partition to the Backup Capsule ccccsscccseccsecceneceeceeeccseccsuceeuceeeeeeecsuceseceeseeseeeseeessnees 115 Backing up a hard disk or partition to external Media CD DVD ccccccssseecccceeesecceeeeeeseccceceueeeecceseueneecetsueeeeeeeeeas 116 Backing up
142. en will automatically find its base image e By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any E Show al m amp n k Type Creation Data Source Ubed a Size 9 2 2009 227101 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Dak Dev 9 2 2008 52427 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware Viware Virtual 5 SCS Dek Dev 9 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Filedevel Archive W2 2009 51141AM Filedevel Archive 11 WAD T5721 AM Loc Mama Local Disk Comment ho comman Volume label No label Fie smiem NTFS Total sze 24G8 Used space 36 3 ME Free space 23GB File ame mapa dA 020909105 13295 0i_03909091057 13295 P8F 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 A N To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter e 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved AAS s AM 9 22009 5 05 42 AM 9 7 2009 3 57 21 AM 9 3 2009 3 57 22 AM 689KB 9 2 2009 3 57 22 AM 14KB 9 37009 3 57 27 AM Local Disk Ne comment No label NTFS Tota sze 24GB 36 3 ME Free space 22GB
143. ensible Firmware Interface EFI standard proposed by Intel to replace the outdated PC BIOS it offers a number of crucial benefits e Upto 128 primary partitions for the Windows implementation only 4 in MBR e The maximum allowed partition size is 18 exabytes only 2 terabytes in MBR e More reliable thanks to replication and cyclic redundancy check CRC protection of the partition table e A well defined and fully self identifying partition format data critical to the platform operation is located in partitions but not in un partitioned or hidden sectors as this is the case with MBR Apple Boot Camp Boot Camp is a special utility to help you set up a dual boot system Mac OS X and 32 bit Windows XP Vista on Intel based Macs It enables to securely re partition your hard disk resize an existing HFS partition to create a separate partition for Windows and then launch the installation process With Boot Camp all the necessary drivers will be at your disposal Moreover after Windows has been installed it will serve as a boot manager to choose what Operating system to start up Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 so
144. ents 7 13 2009 95355 PM Downloads 7 13 2009 7 0425 PM E a F Ji Favores 7 13 2009 7 04 25 PM adi una 132009 7025 PM a F Ji Loca Settings 13 2009 9 53 55 PM j H E ge Music 7 13 2009 74 25 PM ACAI FE My Documents 7 12 2009 9 53 55 PM a F ji NetHood 7 13 2009 9 53 55 PM B E ji Pictures 7 14 2009 7 04 25 PM a E ji PrntHood 7 13 2009 3 5355 PM a P Ji Recent 7 13 2009 9 53 55 PM H C by Saved Games i A PIVA 742 PM To continue chock Meri 4 Onthe Backup Destination page select a local mounted unmounted without drive letter assigned disk as a backup destination Lookin E Archives G PE Hame Dat a E Local Disk C3 T E Local Disk E J ji ac dsk 9 2 2003 5 25 00 AM a Jeke 9 2 2009 5 05 42 AM a ac mages 922003 5 20 26 AM p arc_ system 9 2 2009 241 AM Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 5 INY 5 Edit the archive name if necessary Archive name are 03090908474578 6 Specify include masks The program includes a lot of ready made filters to effectively control contents of your backup images Include masks manage files ond folders that will be added to the archive Ff inchode mask is specified al the files that do not confcem to the mask wi bt om ied and wil not get into the archive D Lee include masks Readable files 13 ites Add fitter Rename categor Delete category chm htm Delete fiter himi Delete
145. er userDesktopimagesextrafunctionalty_test_surface png has bem E W Busting fle C Ueers user Desciop images extrafunctionaity_ viewlogfles ong has been TD Existing file C Users user Desktop imagesextralunctionality_volume_explorer_destinati 4 Existing fle C Usen user Desktop images extrafunctionalty_volume_explorer_expart_p DI All operations have been finished P 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 restore your system partition with a file increment 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 Onthe Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page specify the required file increment archive to your system partition backup e By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved T T Sh
146. er Edlion program aoripts eo n Fies Paragon Software Drive Backup 10 Server Edttion serpts ser_ 020809124 744490 pal Edi Backup has been scheduled 5 2 2009 54744 AM 3 Inthe opened dialog window you can see two tabs General and Schedule Click the General tab to modify e Full path to the macro command program interpreter which describes the scheduled task e Command line for starting the interpreter i e the task described in macro language e Comments referring to the task e The option of enabling disabling the task By clicking the Schedule tab you can modify the task timetable In order to apply the changes you need to click the Apply button at the foot of the dialog Creating a Scheduled Task You can set a timetable for execution of any operation For backup and copy operations the program offers handy wizards while all the others can be scheduled with the Save to Scheduler dialog To create a scheduled task you should take the following steps 1 Make sure the virtual mode of execution is enabled 2 Carry out with the program all operations you need to schedule 3 Call the Save to Scheduler dialog in the Main Menu Tools gt Save to Scheduler Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Es 3 9 Schedule virtual operations OOT All vriuel operations you have made wil be sawed to the scheduler No operations wil be appbed Task name Scheduled Task Please s
147. es Save data to physical partitions Bum the data to CD or DVD Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved SOT Result 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 Please oveniew the transfer options You can retum to the comesponding page and change the options by clicking on tithe Peyote Obiscts to trast Object 3 selected 1 Total data size 132 8 KB 136 024 Bytes Destination path cy Space available on dedination 450 6 GE 526 821 834 752 Bytes Oversrite existing files No After the operation is completed the required data will be placed into the specified destination Available Operation Scenarios 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 Mount Partition The program enables to assign or remove drive letters of existing formatted partitions Assign Drive Letter In order to mount a partition you should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map Call the Add Drive Letter dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Assign
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149. eserved f 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 A 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 After installing the product you can launch the Recovery Media Builder to build the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery media A 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 Registration Paragon Technology GmbH provides a wide range of online services through its web portal www paragon software com support e Registration of new users e Registration of purchased products for registered users e Available around the clock downloading center where registered users can get product updates upgrades as well as all the necessary documentation e Downloadable free demo versions and open documentation for all users It is recommended to use Internet Explorer 5 or any compatible browser To register as a new user To register as a new user please do the following 1 Run an Internet browser and visit the page www paragon software com my account 2 Click Create of the Create a Paragon
150. eserved LOL 58 Generate script amp Al wivel operations you have made wil be witten fo the scoot No operations wil be appded Please specify a name for the task script file script _ OF0S05_ 125173443 pal 7 Addio Task List e 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 To activate the advance mode you need to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page so you will be able to define Alaw to interact with the user Tum this opion off F you do mot want fo get confirmation dialogs when the soip is J Commit after each operation Tum this option on to ensure the changes wil be committed after each operation Check for errors afer esch operation Tum the option on to make senpt interpreter to check the result of each operation C scard all operations on cose Turn thes option on to discard al the pending operations mher generating the script e Interaction with the user Mark the option to pause the script interpreter during the execution to prompt the user s confirmation
151. etconfig ini file to the required destination Saving log files 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 To prepare a log files package please do the following 1 Once you accept the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher Click Log Saver 2 Inthe opened dialog browse for the required location of the log files package or manually provide a full path to it Click Collect to initiate the operation Path fo the target np file 2 Logs_090 710_1329 509 Browse Log files do not contain any confidential information on the operating system settings or AN the user documents Troubleshooter Here you can find answers to the most frequently asked questions that might arise while using the program 1 try to run an operation but the program claims my partition is in use and suggests restarting the computer There are a number of operations that cannot be performed while your partition is in use or locked in other words Please agree to reboot your machine to make the program accomplish the operation in a special boot up mode
152. eters In most cases you can just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Eam J Check volume C No label NTFS lor emors Please note that check operation meds exclusive access to the volume You may be asked to restart your computer to complete the operation Check disk options Scan for and alert recovery od bad sector e Scan for and attempt to recover bad sectors Mark the checkbox to additionally process sectors marked bad in the file system metadata for the purpose of their possible recovery 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Check Archive Integrity The program provides the ability to check integrity of a backup image The function allows distinguishing between valid and corrupted images before using them The Check Archive Integrity Wizard will help you do that Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved TT a Wo Startup There are several ways to start the Check Archive Integrity Wizard Setup In the Main Menu select Wizards gt Backup Utilities gt 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 The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation An archive to verify The Browse for Archive page enables to find a backup image you ne
153. etom sud ace las Set the opion f you want the Wiad to peonm the suface test on the target hard dak in the case f the program finds bad and unreliable sectors i wil mark them as unusable ones __ All contents on the disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation Result The wizard will restore the archived data and make it available to use in the operating system To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different hardware please additionally 4 complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Available operation scenarios e Restoring a hard disk from the bootable Backup Capsule e Restoring a system partition from external media CD DVD e Restoring a system partition from a network drive e Restoring a system partition from a local drive e Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB drive Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved SJ e Restoring a file increment e Restoring a file increment to a partition backup e Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk e Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD DVD e Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition e 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 Cloning Hard Disks You can clone a hard disk of any file system During the hard disk copying p
154. exactly where it belongs That s what we actually need Plesse select a place you would lke to restore the archive to Hate that f you select an existing hand disk or pation ts content val be deleted ond replaced with the one from the archive Basic Hard Disk 0 sed eid tee Va ual IDE Hard Drive o Bw Acplicati I o Unallocated 9 7 GB NITES l 56 17 2 GB All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved a On the Restore Results page you can see the resulted disk layout Besides there s the possibility to change T size of the partition and its location if necessary as well as assign a particular drive letter Your hard disk sfariha changes Basic Hard isk 0 VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive ri Q Applicati i a Backup C 0 Msrcentrs ssce a j Logical Disk Restore Options Pigase specify the sire of the restored partition il g Unallocated 1345 MB 3067 MB Pigase specdy mra cf free space before the partition fo 3 OMB 1217 MB Plaase specify size of free apace ahar tha partition fa 4 0 MB 1217 MB Aaegn the following dira better a 9 Onthe next page of the wizard confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option Would you like to apply your changes 7 Yes apply the ch physcaly j C No la
155. f the hard disk S905 28 hddfleo_vistafeo_vista pbi 2008 May 29 Thd 21 16 51 To cominus restore process click Next 9 On the next page specify a hard disk to restore the image to Ea a Bask Disk 1 24 273Gb i l HTES notis4backup A ASE ol E i g Basic Disk 0 Size 112 Gb oO Primary Free 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 View changes on Your partitions before operations Your partitions aher operations NTFS No label Apple HFS leppard 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 Operations list 1 Restore partition or disk OT Convening disk 0 w GPT Opening archive kovista 0000p 000 Copied so far To copy Suboperaion progress cl Operation progress Po Time elapsed 00 00 16 Time to finish 00 76 74 197 0 Mb Read so far 14 0 Gb Write so far 192 0 Mb 24 0 Mb s 192 0 Mb 38 4 Mb s Overall progress Po Restore Primary partition disk 0 from file 79 052 8 hddfleo_vistafeo_vista_0000p 000 DALA vr iting Opening archive ko_vista 0001p 000 Restore P
156. f this kind of backup Incremental Chain to a File Backup Sunday Monday Tuesday Saturday Base File Backup Increment 1 Increment 2 Increment 4m Monday restore point Tuesday restore point Saturday restore point e File Increment to a Sector Backup File Increment to a Sector Backup is a unique technology on the market so far that bridges two principally different approaches of the data backup the file based backup and the sector based backup With its help you can now create a sector based backup of your system to get it back on track in minutes in case of a virus attack or a hardware malfunction and then just make file based incremental images to the previously created sector based backup to keep updated only information that is critical for you Thus you will considerably save your system resources Backup Storage Our program supports all present day techniques of storing backup images Let s take a closer look at them all to understand what kind of storage is able to provide better security e You can place a backup image to a local mounted or unmounted without drive letter assigned partition Despite the fact that it is the most convenient way try not to use it You can delete your backup just by accident or lose it as a result of a hardware malfunction or a virus attack e You can place a backup image to an external mounted storage to provide for a higher level of data protection and system independence
157. fference between the two lies in the way data is treated A sector based backup operates with an image or a snapshot of the whole disk system or its separate partitions It not only includes the contents of all user made files but additionally contains the exact structure of directories information about file allocation file attributes and other related data Thus it enables to successfully process system or encrypted partitions of any file system type no matter what kind of information they contain In contrast a file based backup takes into account a file system structure and only functions on a file or folder level So it is very efficient when archiving separate files or folders but in no way will help you back up a system partition You should understand pretty well that each of the two approaches is only good when properly chosen In the comparison table below you can see when this or that approach will suit you at most Sector Based Backup File Based Backup Merits It does not dependent on a particular file system Functioning on a file folder level it is ideal for Thus it can successfully process system or archiving separate files or folders encrypted partitions of any file system type no matter what kind of information they contain It can create an exact image of a partition It enables to automatically build up contents of including its service data Thus it is ideal for a the future backup image by using an advanced backup
158. ffers an easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation which can anyway be modified e Archive Description You can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from the others e Compression Level From the pull down list you can select the desired compression level for the backup image including the No compression variant e Archive Destination Here you can manually enter a path where to place the future backup image to or press the Browse button to find the required location e Password Protection By setting a password you can protect contents of the archive against unauthorized access 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 so you will be able to define Image options Enable hot pocessng Mesrosoft Volume Shadow Copy Semice J Sotimageupto 2000 ME 4 La J Set image fle names sulomaticaly Partition raw processing J Skip O35 sudkary fies J Skip archive fies stored in archive library A Fewer option ine _ Ne Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved eL 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 Win
159. fiter W You can use widcands and Tio mecfy the mask C ee e Name Give to the filter any name you like but try to use an informative one e 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 e 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 A By setting an include mask you automatically ignore files that do not match to it thus they won t be added to the backup image 7 Specify exclude 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 Exclude masks manage files and folders that wil be eocluded from archive Spenny exchude masks Precitiatle amp iretallations 5 filters Let Addfiter Rename category Delete category Delete fher EXE ete Tiber wed Delete fiter cab Delete me mal Delete fier dre Delete fit Aaciliary files 18 titers Add fike Rename category Delete category 8 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Please enter a shod comment to describe the archrve F Mea comment 9 Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately set a time
160. ftware today is written for a 32 bit processor It can meet the requirements of almost any end user However that is not the case when dealing with servers processing large amounts of data with complex calculations of very large numbers That is where 64 bit architecture comes into play It can boast improved scalability for business applications that enables to support more customer databases and more simultaneous users on each server Besides a 64 bit kernel can access more system resources such as memory allocation per user A 64 bit processor can handle over 4 billion times more memory addresses than a 32 bit processor With these resources even a very large database can be cached in memory Although many business applications run without problems on 32 bit systems others have grown so complex that they use up the 4 GB memory limitation of a 32 bit address space With this large amount of data fewer memory resources are available to meet memory needs On a 64 bit server most queries are able to perform in the buffers available to the database Some 32 bit applications make the transition to the 64 bit environment seamlessly others do not For instance system level utilities and programs that provide direct hardware access are likely to fail Our program offers a full fledged support of the 64 bit architecture providing fault tolerant work for such system dependent modules as Hot Processing Copy Operations Hard drive duplication nowadays is
161. g 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 It also has the PTS DOS safe mode which may help in a number of non standard situations such as interfering hardware settings or serious problems on the hardware level In this case only basic files and drivers such as hard disk drivers a monitor driver and a keyboard driver will be loaded Startup To start working with the Linux DOS recovery environment please take the following steps 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 Launch a boot mode you need Normal Safe Low Graphics Safe in the Boot menu By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved m 3 Click on the required operation to start Hints on the selected at the moment item will help you make the IS 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 F Normal Hode Main recovery Safe Mo
162. 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 That s just enough to easily get your system back on track again To restore your system partition from a backup image located on CD DVD when the current OS is down please do the following 1 Insert a CD DVD disc containing the previously prepared backup image into a CD DVD drive the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device This scenario implies that you have got a bootable archive on your CD DVD In case the backup image is stored on several CD DVD disks please insert the first one 2 Restart the computer 3 Inthe 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 Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu F Mormal Mode Hain recovery Safe Mode emironnent Low Graphics Safe Mode Floppy disk Hard disk A ME
163. he How to Restore page specify the way your archive will be restored In our case we d rather restore contents of the backup to its original location with replacing existing files as well Restore files to Original localtion pe piace where they were archived from Pon your computer g Leave mosting fies 5 Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes 6 Inthe 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 oot Time elapsed 00 00 00 Jimeremaneg 00 00 00 U Bdsting fie C lhes user Desktop images extrafunctionalty checkarchivertegty seb 4 Edsting file C Usen user Desktop images extrafunctionalty_checkrecoverydisk selec 4 Busting fle Co Usen user Desktop images extafunctionalty adil _sectors_png has beer D Existing file C Users user Diesktop images extratunctionslty_Hetransfer_destination pr Lij Boasting file C User user Desktop imagesextrafunctionalty_filetranater_objects png ha HU asting fie Cy Leer user Desktop images extrafunctionalty_filetranaier_revision png hi 4 Ebdsting file C Uers user Desktop images extralunctionalty _fietransher_source png ha 4 Bashing fle C Ueer user Desktop images extrafunctionalty partion information pag F LI Existing file C Users user Desktoovimages extrafunetionslty_sendlogliles png has beer i Easting file C Us
164. he following steps 1 Select a partition or a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Test Surface dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved SOU 3 4 Select in the Main Menu Partition gt 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 From the pull down list choose the level of the surface check Eam oe he Test sundace of volume C Testing volume suface shows to find bad blocks and other problems Please select a surface test level Ce The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Check File System Integrity The program allows you to check integrity of a file system It can be used to detect possible file system errors before performing any operation on a partition To start the system integrity check you should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map Call the Check File System Integrity dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Check File System Integrity Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Check File System Integrity Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all param
165. he 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 TE RY DVO RW Deve D F Local Disk E j E Local Disk F Archives G E New Volume H Physical partitions wo NEW VOLUME Disk 1 e Object s of operation Choose files directories you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the Add button To delete a file directory from the Clipboard select it in the Clipboard pane and press the Remove button You can also create a new folder rename or irreversibly delete existing files directories of the left pane by pressing the appropriate buttons Name Source Path E Local Desk F 7 PXE E images F images Name a a CoN ETE hibertl sys ka 6 pagefie sys m f 3 someemd cmd 2 DVD RW Drive D 3 E Local Disk E E Local Disk F i System Volume infcematan Total data siza 132 8 KB A N Files directories deleted from the Clipboard remain intact on source disks e Destination to store the object s The File Transfer Wizard allows copying data to local or network drives to physical partitions without drive letters assigned or burning them to CD DVDs Choose the way the data will be stored There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Plese select how would you like to save the data 9 Save data to local network drives Cverwrite masting fi
166. he size of partitions while keeping ther G relative order intact Tip This can be very convenient when migrating to a larger hard disk 8 On the Revise Copy Results page review all parameters of the operation Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk sk Dev Ei MWe Miz 34GB FATI2 24GB NTFS ie 72GB Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware ae 1 21 Q Local Disk foo fe Local Dy 21 pone a 146GB Proportional resize the copy will take 500 GB 100 of target disk space 173 GB FAT FATA2 Man Copy Size 627 5 MB I Max Copy Sze 500 GB Select the ranpa of the disk space that wil be occupied on the destination disk with copied partion 9 Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 981 ER Apply pending changes Donat show the message again Yes 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 P2V Scenarios Vir
167. he socept or reconsider the changes Fiesse note f you sccept the changes the Vizard wi physically perform al operations so you worl be able to interrupt this process or undo the changes may take same time to apply the changes You may also be asked to restart your computer dung tha Would you like to apply your changes 7 gt Yes apply the changes physical C No bet m reconsider After the operation is completed your system will be bootable on the new hardware Extra Scenarios for WinPE Adding specific drivers Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved wo Ou WinPE 2 1 based recovery environment offers excellent hardware support Anyway you ve got the option to add To add drivers for specific hardware please do the following drivers for specific hardware with a handy dialog 1 Once you accept the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher Click Load Drivers 2 Inthe 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 Then click the Open button to initiate the operation i ej Hiara Size Daia oa server Z ae H E QA_MT 9 25 2007 6 43 53 AM E imara 4 16 2005 3 15 50 AM el 22408 7 2 2009 7 08 07 Ab mi ti E 4Natasha 12 17 2008 2 41 05 AM Network Places s EE Roots PM2003 710 2008 2 51 04 AM E Auros TTDI 11 45 04 P Bi coyait ty 6 15 2008 7 46 37 AM 1 E
168. her with new hardware you get its drivers for different operating systems on removable media mostly CD or DVD By collecting all these drivers in one folder you can let the wizard automatically pick and install only those required for your OS recommended e Upload drivers manually If you know exactly what drivers your operating system is lacking to successfully start up you can manually provide them for the wizard e Do not upload drivers And finally you can just refuse providing 3 party drivers Ey Upload drivers automatically from the provided driver repository ct this option f you ve got a folder with muliole diver packages and want al required divers forthe new hardware to be installed automaticaly Please note only the macessary divers wil be nated io the selected OS E Upload drivers manually Saec this option E you know tacih what drivers am required tc make the selected OS bootable on ine new hardeare Ee De not upload drivers Salect this option f you dont ward to insert 3d party divans to the selected 05 We prefer the wizard to decide what drivers are to be installed 7 Browse for a folder with drivers for the new hardware or type in a full path to it manually Please chocee a folder that contains INF files A programs Firagon Softwane progam Test_Onvers Browsa 8 Apply the changes by confirming the operation The Wirord has mot applied your changes yet On this page you can et
169. hhons will be replaced wilh ones fom the image pou have chosen you may al a be asked to restart pour computer dunng the operasion Create a copy of ihe enbre hard disk Al the pavhlions on this disk wil be copied on the epecihed target disk 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 e Type of hard disk basic or dynamic e Total size in GB e Information on geometry of the disk amount of sectors per track heads and cylinders Below there is a list of available wizards If you click a corresponding record the appropriate wizard will be started All default values for the operation parameters will correspond to the disk s settings The list of wizards contains a detailed description of tasks that can be performed by the wizard This nullifies the possibility of selecting the wrong wizard Logical Disk G Yolume letter G Setial number 7493E 45F Volume labet FAT 32 LINUS Partition ID 0406 FATS Type Primary Total size 6 9 GE File system FAT 32 Used space 5 7 GB Sectors per boot 36 Free space 1G8 Sectors per cluster 3 Activity Inactive Hidden state Not hidden Create an image of the logical disk Back up all the dala thet logical dek contains Waning The
170. highlights of the product Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Key Features S 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 Backup Facilities Archive Database to help the user easily manage backup images get properties add delete mount etc This feature is only available for the Windows installation of the program 2 Support of all present day techniques to store backup images Backup to local mounted unmounted without drive letter assigned partitions Backup to an external mounted storage to provide for a higher level of data protection and system independence Backup to a special secured place on the hard disk called the Backup Capsule that has an independent system layout e g a separate partition and will stay operable should the active file system be damaged To avoid an accidental removing or unauthorized access of the backup data this partition is hidden and thus cannot be mounted in the operating system Backup to external media CD DVD to guarantee a high level of
171. hout conversion to FAT32 this operation will in no way be possible to accomplish The same goes for any copy hard disk partition or restore hard disk partition operation involving an extra upsizing General Copy and Backup Options Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved We _ General copy and backup options Copy Backup an entire hard dak sector by sector withoul taking into account its partition Emal options Partition raw processing Operation dependency ophons Copy Backup each partition sector by sector All sector wil be processed one by one even Virtual mode cobors unused sectors Requires more time to complete the operation Ale system conversion options erg ta spencer This option is intended for copying only changes on the hard disk since a previous copy anal Operation The program performs comparison between d previous copy of the hard disk and Fle Backup include options is cument state Only sectors that ane different wil be written to a new copy Log fies options Skip 05 aundiary fies Choose thes option to skip OS gundhary files ike pagefle sys hiberfil sys etc Ths wi reduce operation time and backup image size Skip enchive files stored in archive library Choose this option to ship archive files stoned in anchive library This wil reduce operation Pefom incremental copy This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during copy and backup
172. i ia Unal 34GB FAT32 24GB NTFS 146 22 GE Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved It s pretty enough to select the system partition only to make your Windows start up in a A N virtual environment However that doesn t guarantee all your applications will work as they can be installed on the other partitions of the disk LS 4 Choose your virtualization software vendor and a number of additional parameters including e Type of the virtual disk You can either create an IDE or a SCSI virtual disk relevant for VMware only e Create a split disk You can choose whether to automatically cut the resulted virtual image to files of 2 GBs or not available for VMware only e Pre allocate all disk space You can choose whether to pre allocate all space of the future virtual disk or do it dynamically Do Viware Vrorksaton 511 599 MB al IDE Create a spit disk Pre allocate all dsk space Vitware ESX Server Meerosolt Hyper V 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 5 Depending on your choice the next page of the wizard enables to set the following parameters For a separate partition e 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 Please note you can only increase size
173. i me reconsider 10 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Restoring from archive KH Time dapsed 00 00 17 Operations details Ei Resiore Primary patton 0 iter fom file Z a 280508 102 150962 ere AAT O00 0 i Dala writing 4 Shutdown paien on complete Mark the checkbox at the bottom of the window to automatically switch off the computer on the successful accomplishment of the restore operation 11 After completing the operation close the wizard and then reboot the computer This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux DOS recovery environment To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different hardware please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ae 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 Onthe Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page specify
174. ick the check box next to any hand disk deve or partition you want to back up Name E Gi My Computer S B E Base Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev E E Fest Hard Disk Track E Be Master Boot Record ed c F F Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev S E Fist Hard Disk Track E E Master Boot Record P GP Loca Disk EJ F E Loca Disk 1 F Calocal Dek 7 P Ge Loca Disk 9 B F F Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 5C51 Disk Dev E i The sre of obsects lo back up 499 9 GB 4 Estimated archive sie 7 27 GB J i a time Type A My Computer intemal Hard Disk Driv First Track MER Primary intemal Hard Desk Dri MBA Primary Primary Primary intemal Hard Desk Dris 7 F The current version of the program enables to make a cyclic backup of only one partition at 4 On the Backup Destination page select a mounted unmounted partition a network share or an FTP server to place backup images to Select a folder where archive should be placed and specify archive name Archive name wil be used as a subdolder where backup data files wil be stored Archive location G arc_030909111312358 Hame E k g Sre Date 5 Editthe archive name if necessary Please specify the archive name Archive name wil be used as 3 subfolder where backup data files wil Archive name arc 03050307 1001085 Estimated archive size 4 4GB Space avelable on
175. ied all the time e 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 AN problems with the program our Support Team won t be able to study operation logs thus help you out Getting Information on Disks and Backup Images The program provides some helpful tools to get information on the properties of disks and peculiarities of existing backup images Viewing Disk Properties The main tool to view in depth information on the properties of hard disks is the Disk Map It represents the actual state of the computer s hard disks Generally the hard disks are represented on the map by rectangular bars which also contain small sized bars The small sized bars represent logical disks partitions When you select a large sized bar the Explorer Bar displays information about the disk in a bright graphical form Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ON U Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT Type Basic Hard Disk Drive Total size 35GB Sector per track 63 Heads 255 Cylinders 1245 Create an image of the entire disk Back up all the data this hard disk contains All lhe pathhons on thes disk yall be added to the archive Restore an image of the entire disk Warning This operation wil delete all the data on this hard disk All the pat
176. ied by that partition That is why the program offers this function only for blocks of free space Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 66 he operation can be accomplished with the Undelete Partition Wizard Uo Startup There are several ways to start the Undelete Partition Wizard e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Undelete Partitions e Onthe Common Tasks Bar click the Undelete Partition item of the Wizards menu e 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 e Call the popup menu for the block of free space right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Recover Lost Partitions Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the undelete partition operation e Free blocks to scan for lost partitions Choose a free block from a tree like list of available hard disks Chek the check box next to any hord disk drive or free block you want to ammine Hame Type E My Computer Wy Computer 7 C Base Hard Disk 3 VMware VMware Vitual S SCSI Disk Dew intemal Hard Di BE ee nn Free space The summary sre of fragmentis to anahe s 19 9 GB e Search method By default the wizard selects the fastest search method for your operating system In most cases that will do to find any accidentally deleted partition However if you re under Windows XP for instance the Conventional
177. iety of standard operating systems in the virtual machine Dik this button to create a new team You then can add several virtual machines and connect them with private team LAN segments Click this button to browse for virtual machines or teams and to select one to display in pola You then can interact with the guest operating system within this dsplay as you would a standard PC 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the next page select Typical What type of configuration do you want Typical recommended Create a Workstation 6 5 virtual machine in a few easy steps Create a virtual machine with advanced options such as a SCSI adapter type 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 roe ae Pocket ACE size calculator Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 7 Edit settings of the newly created machine Windows Vista TEST Loca bons C Weers Administrator Documents Wirtual Machines Windows Vista TEST kvindows Vista TEST vmx eS eo a gt Power on this virtual machine D aumur Enable ACE features What is ACE Tlnetwork Adapter NAT Sound Card Auto detect Ei epay Auto detect M Processors 1 9 Click Add to connect your
178. ile names e Request confirmation of settings before NTFS lt gt FAT FAT32 conversion Mark the checkbox to automatically display the local settings dialog to check and modify if necessary the default parameters before launching the convert file system operation Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved EE Exclude from Copy Backup Gpeciy masks for fiss and folders that must be esccluded from copi beckup operations Executable amp installations 2 fiters Add ikter i Aen lame category Chest ele chegan In this section the program enables to specify what data should be automatically ignored during copy and sector based 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 fou can use wikicards and as file name mask Villdcands Ww in path are not alowed In the opened dialog the program allows the user to define the following parameters e Name Give to the filter any name you like but try to use an informative one e Filter Press the Browse button to select files or folders you would like to be excluded or specify a filter mask by using o
179. ill result in inability to boot the operating system After having processed partitions with installed software some programs may not run properly Archive gram provides the ability to assign a drive letter to a partition backup image As a result of the operation you a new read only partition in the system to easily browse through its contents and copy the required information even with the standard Windows tools Assign Drive Letter In order to mount an archive you should take the following steps 1 Select a backup image in the Archive Database Call the Mount Archive dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Archives gt Mount the Selected Archive Onthe Explorer bar select the Mount Archive item Call the popup menu for the selected image right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Mount the Selected Archive Specify a drive letter for the selected backup image Initially the program suggests some consistent value for this parameter So you may just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved e J Assign a drive letter This allows access to the volume by using the deve letter assigned The Sane is not recommended ihe volume contains a fie system not LOT supported by your operating system sagna the follwang dave letter ay However you can manually d
180. imary F E Loca Disk 4 Primary CS Local Disk 7 Primary P BP loca Disk f Primary B F F Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware YVhiware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Cesk Dris 7 F F The sre of obects lo back up 499 9 GB Estimated archive size 7 2 GB 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 Onthe Backup Destination page select the Save data to local network drives option are are several ways the Wizard can sore your dats Please select how would you like to save the archive Save data to the Backup Capsule Save data to local network dives Save data to physical partitions Save data to FTP locations Bum the data to CD or DVD 5 Mapa network disk to place your backup image to Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button Select p folder where archive should be placed and specify archive name Archive name wi be used os a subfolder where backup data files wil be sored Archive location Car 030309071551273 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved vat 6 Mark the checkbox to make this connection
181. ing the Differential Backup Wizard to create a differential to a partition backup Face Starting the Incremental Backup Wizard to create an increment to a file or Incremental File Backup partition backup Virtualization Tasks PIV Copy Starting the P2V Copy Wizard to migrate a Win2K physical system to a virtual environment in the online mode ye DIV Restore Starting the P2V Restore Wizard to migrate a Win2K physical system backed up with a Paragon disaster recovery tool to a virtual environment Starting the P2V Adjust OS Wizard to recover the startup ability after unsuccessful virtualization with a 3rd party tool Copy Tasks nye Starting the One Button Copy Wizard to clone a hard disk with one click One Button Copy Disk we P V Adjust OS Copy Disk Starting the Copy Hard Disk Wizard to copy a hard disk S cee Paan Starting the Copy Partition Wizard to copy a partition ok Starting the Manage Backup Capsule Wizard to create resize or delete the backup capsule he i Manage Backup Capsule Starting the Recovery Media Wizard to create a Linux DOS bootable media GA Recovery Media Builder which can be used to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Starting the Check Recovery Disk Wizard to verify recovery media for integrity y Check Recovery Discs i and ability to boot from i Check Archive Inkc
182. inimize the possibility of making any mistake the wizard provides auxiliary information on every single option Moreover you can get an in depth description to any setting control or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need Startup There are several ways to start the Sector Backup Wizard e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Back up a Disk or Partition e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Back up a Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu e Inthe Toolbar click the Back up a Disk or Partition button Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the backup operation e The object to back up You can back up either an entire disk or separate partitions of the disk primary extended or logical In case of backing up an entire disk you ve got the possibility to include into the image such disk elements as the Master Boot Record MBR and the first track of the hard disk This can be very helpful for serious disk recovery procedures Hame Typa Aa Ll My Computer My Computer B Basic Hard Disk 0 Vidware VMware Vetual S SCSI Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Drive J E e Fest Hard Disk Track First Track E Master Boot Record E Mer l E Local Disk C Primary N Base Hard Disk 1 VMware Vhware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Drive Fist Hard Disk Track First Track gt Master Boot Record MER e Backup destination The wizard allows saving backup archives to
183. ional symbols in file names Ale system conversion options Confirm settings before NTFS lt gt FAT FAT32 conversion Copy Backup exciude options Choose this option to make the program to alow lo customize these setings each time when Fle Backup exclude options converting file systems Rie Backup include options Log fies options 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 e Time zone to use during the convert operation NTFS keeps file timestamps in GMT Greenwich Mean Time while FAT uses a fixed local date and time The program takes proper account of these differences and enables to adjust timestamp values An incorrectly chosen time zone might lead to inability to launch certain software e Language for file names to use during the convert operation NTFS stores file names in Unicode while FAT FAT32 uses ANSI to save short file names also called the DOS aliases The codepage information is required for the correct conversion of non English file names from Unicode to ANSI and vice versa An incorrectly chosen codepage will certainly result in corruption of non English f
184. ions You can also save them as image files for later restoration Please select the drive fs partition if necessary and then activale the Hard Disk of Paniom pulldown menu and select the operation needed Cy cH w Paragon Drive Backup t Ts Restore Wizard One Buton Copy Weard File Transfer Wiz ard Boot Comector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Eject CD DVD Stan the command line Reboot the computer 5 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 6 Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the page Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Source Ca NTFS 0 on Disk 0 Wink Q p My computer ES ds Root din My Computer My computer Wi imm Mounted resources Wf imnydisk Local disks Wi media Removable disks 44 IDE CD DVD MECVMWa VMware IDE CORI S NTFS 0 or Disk 0 Wina F S DA NTFS lon disk 0 Application se Ej BackupCapsule 7 on Disk 0 UPSD di p a pg reer re jajap i ore 7 Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Clipboard Source E snntdisk hdal Documents and Settini fm mntidisk hdal Documents and Settin G Application Data apl O E Mail Database Favorites Local Settings 3 My Documents O NetHood i gt Iv Click the Calc button to estimate the re
185. ions list Suboperation progress ECCE 1 Transfer user data Operation progress Hausinn nsv tata tt Hinnat savati nvtaa iskani Time elapsed 66 00 04 Time to finish 00 00 00 Copied so far 0 9 Mb Overall progress IITITITITITITITTIIIttitii lili Transiering AMINDOWS system to mntdiskihdal WINDOWS system tiem 1 of 1 All operations have been finished 12 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 13 Turn off the computer A N This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Restoring separate files and folders from a backup The program provides a very convenient option to access backup archives and restore only data you need the so called selective restore functionality This operation can be accomplished either with the Restore Wizard File Transfer Wizard or Volume Explorer Restore Wizard To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with the Restore Wizard please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE 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 Once it has been loaded read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept Copyright
186. ions 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 However in case it doesn t have a driver for your disk controller your hard disks will be unavailable Please consult the Adding specific drivers scenario to know how to tackle this issue The Vilizard has faded to find any OS that can be modified Please note the irad can only work with biomasi Vifindows 2000 and later C Depending on your system configuration and hardware some disks can be unavalable for the program 4 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 5 From the list of all found Windows based operating systems if several select one you need to adjust to your new hardware If you re willing to adjust them all just re launch this wizard for each EP indos 2000 Local Disk C Nolabel 1 39 GB E Windows XP Local Disk D Molabel 4 8GB Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved A N The wizard can only work with Microsoft Windows 2000 and later operating systems IOC 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 e Upload drivers automatically from the provided driver repository Generally toget
187. irtual disk of VMware Workstation or VMware ESX Server for different versions of OS different controller drivers will be installed VMware however cannot emulate different hardware for each operating system of one virtual machine To tackle this issue please use our P2P Adjust Wizard to install the LSI Logic driver under Windows 2000 Windows XP then select the LSI SCSI controller for your virtual machine Paragon Hot Processing amp Volume Shadow Copy Service Offline versus Online Data Processing In the course of time there have been developed various methods of data processing Despite different work concept all of them can be divided into two principal groups offline cold and online hot data processing techniques As the name infers offline data processing can only be accomplished when the data is in consistent state the operating system and all the applications are completely shut down Actually it is the most preferable way of image creation or data cloning since software can obtain an exclusive right to process data that guaranties high level of operating efficiency However the offline data processing is absolutely out of question when dealing with 24 7 production environments In contrast online data processing enables to create a consistent snapshot even as the data is currently modified It is particularly useful for systems with high availability requirements but it won t be accomplished until all active transactions are
188. its PAntions to new bt ations Youcan also save them as image files for later restoration Please select the drive its partition if necessary and then activ aie the Hard Disk of Pantion pulhdown menu and select the operation needed File Transfer Wiz ard Boot Comector Network Conhigurator View the mounted partitions Eject CD DYD Stan the command line Reboot the computer Drive Backup enables to copy and back up separate partitions or entire hard disks carry out basic partitioning operations etc Simple Restore Wizard allows restoring hard disks and partitions One Button Copy Wizard helps to carry out such a technically complicated operation as cloning of hard disks just by pressing one button File Transfer Wizard allows coping files folders to another disk or a partition as well as recording them to CD DVD Boot Corrector helps to correct the Windows System Registry without Windows being loaded Network Configurator enables to establish a network connection under Linux A If you are going to use network resources first launch the Network Configuration Wizard to establish a network connection Log Saver helps to collect and send the necessary log files to the Technical Support View the mounted partitions the list of all mounted partitions will be displayed The Linux DOS recovery environment assigns drive letters to partitions the way it is done in DOS i e one after another primary partitions a
189. ization software vendors including MS Virtual PC MS Virtual Server MS Hyper V VMware Workstation VMware Fusion and VMware ESX Server e Next generation Adaptive Restore P2P Adjust OS to successfully migrate a Win2K physical system to a different hardware platform P2P by allowing automatic injection of all required drivers and the other actions crucial for a migration of this kind e Smart Backup Wizard to secure system and data with the minimal efforts possible With a unique intelligent work algorithm and a highly intuitive user interface you can easily 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 e Smart Driver Injector to make the process of adding new drivers for P2V and P2P operations smooth and easy e Support for the latest operating systems from Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 e Backup to an FTP server to provide a new level of system and data protection e Selective Restore to easily extract files and folders from a backup image with the Restore Wizard without the need to restore the whole image e Scheduling for the File backup to set up a timetable for any file based backup operation thus providing a new level of flexibility e Boot Corrector for WinPE to fix most of the system boot problems not only with the Linux and PTS DOS bootable recovery environme
190. ize the screen layout Main Menu The Main Menu provides access to the entire functionality of the program The available functions are as listed below Recovery Media Builder Restore the system even when the current operating system cannot boot anymore Generate Script Generate a script for the task Save to Scheduler Schedule pending operations Undo the last virtual Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations operation Redo the last virtual Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations operation Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Undelete Partitions Recover an accidentally deleted partition X 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 Complement Create an increment to a full partition backup P2V Copy Migrate a Win2K physical system to a virtual environment in the online mode t AV COpY Back up Files Create a file based archive of your files and folders P2V Restore Migrate a Win2K ph
191. just Wizard Ee File transfer wizerd nS hoad rivers d Log Saver ab ad Reece 0 P Sout Doan 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 case it doesn t have a driver for your disk controller your hard disks will be unavailable Our WinPE 2 1 based recovery environment offers excellent hardware support However in Please consult the Adding specific drivers scenario to know how to tackle this issue Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J IN Wl 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 Indeed it is hardly to find a person who will be particularly happy when all precious information on the hard disk is irreversible lost as a result of its malfunction So how this tragedy can be prevented File Backup versus Sector Backup Since the advent of the computer age people were in the search of ways to guarantee data safety As a result we ve got now two principal approaches the file based backup and the sector based backup The main di
192. k Map then select in the Main Menu Partition Hard Disk gt Properties 2 Call the popup menu for the selected partition hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Properties General File System info Advanced Local Disk C Ne bed NTFS gt Primary z 499 9 G8 536 966 014 648 Byes 1 048 57 504 Sectors gt 3G8 1 10 016 4597 664 Bytes 19 563 472 Sectors 450 6 GB 99 526 852 317 184 Bytes 1 025 008 432 Sectors In the opened dialog information will be grouped according to its properties thus by clicking tabs you can get information you need Volume Explorer Volume Explorer is a special tool to browse and export contents of the local mounted unmounted volumes formatted to FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Ext2FS Ext3FS ReiserFS file systems Besides it enables to access Paragon backups as regular folders to explorer their contents or to retrieve certain files To launch the Volume Explorer you should click Disk View tab in the Explorer Bar and then choose Volume Explorer Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved TT E O Se Madfied e geo Dives YY i Qi Hard Disks a F 1 Viware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Devi 500 GB E 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Devi 10GB aE 1 Primary FATI2 E 34 GB J 2 Primary NTFS F 34GB Sb a 9 2 2009 4 15 34 AM rl p EPO 9 2 2009 4 24 46 AM oa pa een 1
193. l Devecan 182009 11 28 46 PM Eel vens 7 6 2009 3 15 36 AM p ent sis uningdk dap vista_b 11975 ale 2005 10 a Pi En 5 18 2009 10 33 53 PM vet 5 16 2003 10 33 53 PM j ca LD to KE 12 200 d ee aia 0 121 12AM x Fies of type inf Sies ee To know how to map a network share please consult the Configuring network scenario 3 You will be notified on the successful accomplishment of the operation Click Yes to load another driver or No to close the dialog Driver 2 adjustos drivers intelich driver iaahci inf has been loaded successfully Would you like to load another criver s Yes Our WinPE 2 1 recovery environment is 32 based thus you need to use 32 bit drivers for A N injection Configuring network If your local network has a DHCP server a network connection will be automatically configured once our WinPE recovery environment has been started up Otherwise you will need to do it manually with a handy dialog by providing an IP address a network mask default gateway etc Besides with its help you can easily map network shares Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 a 2 Inthe opened dialog provide an IP address a network mask default gateway etc for you
194. lags to indicate crucial properties FLAG FUNCTIONALITY E Partition archive E d File archive W MBR archive i jEr System archive ne File increment to a partition k Encrypted archive archive To easily manage images in the Archive Database the program provides the following functionality BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY zn Add the selected archive to the database Delete the selected archive from the database Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Je ON ON 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 Browse for Archive Plesce select an achive bo rechore F Show al amp be lk Show al l ai Show disks _ Source Object N 10 Masher Boot Reco Show fle archives E0635 Master Boot Reco F 20 05 2008 16 06 43 File bewel Archive F 20 05 2008 1605 48 Filetevel Archive 14 12 2007 200213 Master Boot Reco By clicking the Switch to File View link you can find the required image in the browser like window Browse for Anchive Please select an achive to restore Lookin F Local Disk C d EKKE ete ms i S208 22121 AM JEKE 9 2 2009 2271 23 AM E f BEES BB Ee oe EG Name Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model Comment My hdd Type intemal Hard Disk Drive Tota sze 1068 Fie C arc_new arc_new PBF
195. ll disk space You can choose whether to pre allocate all space of the future virtual disk or do it dynamically Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Select your virtualization software WMwae Viorkstation 511 999MB IDE C Create a spit disk Pre allocate al disk space ZST Vitware ESX Server Micos Hipa 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 e 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 Please note you can only increase size of the resulted virtual disk e Take all space for the partition If you upsize the resulted virtual disk you can choose whether to occupy the whole disk space by that partition or not e Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation Please preview the resulting layout of the virtual disk before you proceed Basie Hard Disk 4 VMware virtual image Virtual image Local Disk 7 BE zeconres Awedaber options Corent sze is 2 472 MB 2 468 oo GB Take af space for ihe partion 7 Adest OS to vietual hardware For a hard disk e Size of
196. llowing types of known file systems FAT16 32 NTFS Linux Ext2 3 4 Linux ReiserFS Apple HFS Status Bar This is the bottom part of the main window The Status Bar displays menu hints for each item the cursor points to The user can hide or show the bar with the appropriate Main Menu item View gt Status Bar Settings Overview The Settings dialog is available from the Main Menu Tools gt Settings All the settings are grouped into several sections which functions are described in the following paragraphs The list of sections is placed on the left side of the dialog By selecting a section from the list you can open a set of options A To get a detailed description to any setting control or field of the program just click the hint button and then the object you need General Options Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved CO OVD recording options Choose this option to ensure that no date wi be loot system uneepectedy goes down Hal proceseng options because of power shortage etc This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during any operation carried out with the program e 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 In case of a hardware
197. low will i e Archive File Details display a short description e 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 Lookin F Archives G Fxg Name Se tae H b ac mages WAA KA AM E i arc_system 9 2 2009 24104 AM are_system 001 18GB 9 2 2009 2 41 04 AM amp PH 19GB 9 2 2009 237 32 AM Jare system pem 156 Bytes S2209 24103AM _ i arc_system pim 663KB M2209 241MAM Name Local Disk C Comment My system backup Volume label No label Fie system NTFS Total size 499 9GB Used space 85GB Free space 491 4 GB File G arc_system arc_system_ PBF F j i To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter 4 The Archive Content page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive It includes a full description of properties about the partition In addition there is the possibility to modify backup settings To activate the advance mode you need to mark the appropriate option at the foot of the page Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved cat Name Local Disk C Volume label No label Fie system NTFS Total size 499 9GB Lead space 25 G8 Free space 491 4 GE Change backup settings 5 On the Backup Destination page select where you want to
198. lt C e Attempts to start VSS Here you can set how many attempts to start Microsoft VSS the program is to do before automatically rebooting the system and accomplishing the operation in a special boot up mode Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved e Timeout between attempts in seconds Here you can set a time period between different attempts to start Microsoft VSS e 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 Run during Backup Options DS Edit settings EE saree Ea sini Leah Run during backup options Partiioning options Copy and backup options ror backup operations in the Paragon Hol Processing mode you have a possibility to nun adama COV DVD recording options programs and commands at diferent stages of the backup process The key paint to ink such execution to amp a short period of time when a snaoshot is taken Snapshot is a map of used dang ne Ta biocks the system is totally frozen for waiting when it is taken Emal options Please speciy eeecutable fies for each staga f necessary Operation dependency optons Execute at the beginning of the backup process before taking a snapshot Virtual mode options Ale pelem conversion options Copy Backup exciude options
199. luded from archive Spenny exchude masks Executable amp installations E fitters EET Add ike Rename caegoy Delete category lt 2 Delte fter exe Deiste fier ocx Donie titer wad Delete iter scab Dunte fiter mal Daea fiber map Delete fiker dw Delsbe fiker Aamihary files 18 itea Addike Rename category Delete category 7 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Please enter a shod comment to describe the archrve F Mea comment 8 Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately set a time table for it or generate a Script 9 Onthe 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 It is placed into the same destination as the base image This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Creating an increment to a full file backup To update a file backup please do the following 1 Click the Incremental File Backup item of the Wizards menu 2 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page specify the required full base file archive e By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any Copyrigh
200. m 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 To restore your hard disk from a backup image contained in the backup capsule when the current OS is down please do the following 1 Start up the computer from the bootable backup capsule By default the program offers to use the F1 hot key to boot from it Hain recovery HinkxP environment IN This scenario implies that the backup capsule is bootable 2 Inthe 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 A N By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select the Simple Restore Wizard You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 4 5 6 E gt A You can copy an entire hard disk or its Paragon Drive Backup partitions to new locations You can also save them as image files for later restoration Please select the drive is partition if necessary and then activaie the Hard Disk of Paniom pull down menu and select the operation needed qori Restore Wizard One Button Copy Weard File Transfer Weard Boot Comector Network Configurator Log Saver
201. mation about physical disks e Manufacturer e Model Small sized bars display the following information about logical disks e Serial number e Drive letter e Total size Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved D e File system UY 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 For instance if you ve got a high capacity hard drive containing both very large more than 100 GB and rather small less than 10 GB partitions you can select the logarithmic type to make all partitions readable otherwise selecting the linear type you won t be able to see small partitions at all but thing strips On the other hand if the proportional disk layout is critical for you the linear type is exactly what you need Nevertheless there s a compromise solution linear scaling with the minimal limit to small partitions So if a partition is too small it will remain readable Just click on the arrow icon on the top right side of the Disk Map to select the desired scaling type Linear Linear Scaling Min Width Loganthmic Scaling Lin Ett E ReiserFS Disk Map is synchronized with the Explorer Bar Thus by selecting a disk on the Disk Map the Explorer Bar will automatically display detailed information on it A
202. me available J Use OS bull in format routine Please select number of sectors per cusier 172 Pisase aedect number of sectors per boot Please select number of root enines Restore defauits e Use OS built in routine Mark the option to restrict the available values according to the used OS e Whether the surface test will be performed Define the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata e The amount of sectors per boot This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control e The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT16 partition e The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control Number of available options depends on the selected file system type Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional partition formatted to the specified file system Deleting Partitions With the Delete Partition Dialog you can delete a partition on a hard disk partitioned with the DOS partitioning scheme Unlike the majority of other utilities Windows Disk Manager included the program can not only remove references to the
203. n 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 Please enter a shod comment to describe the achhe F Ry Ne comment 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 Please ovendew the backup options You can retum to the comtsponding page and change the options by choking on the tite hyperin c Name G arc_images df 0305031071354 0303091015713235 PEF Location G arc_imagesdif_0309091067 13295 _030909105713295 PBF Type Parton Version 131088 Cimmi Ne commend Password protection Mot protected F Time Sy AN0 a21 AM Hame ac mege Location Gya mene Commen Backed up on 9 3 2009 11 01 06 AM UTC time Extended comment No comme nt Password protection Mol protected Time 9 2 2009 4 01 07 AM Sine 31 MB 22 574 464 Bytes After the operation is completed you receive a new full partition archive It is placed into the specified destination a local or network disk or a CD DVD disc its features defined by the wizard This function is currently unavailable for modification of entire hard disk backups This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Recovery Scenarios Fixing MBR after a boot virus attack Let s assume that the MBR Master Boot Record of your hard di
204. nts but WinPE 2 1 as well Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved e The latest Linux kernel to enjoy support of a wider range of hardware configurations including the brand new Intel ICH9 chipset e 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 e More flexibility for online data processing techniques to provide for easier configuration for both Paragon Hot Processing and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS e Better support for 64 bit platforms to reboot your computer to one of the three special modes Windows native Linux or DOS to automatically complete operations which cannot be accomplished under 64 bit Windows e Automatic data exclusion with an advanced system of filters will help you automate the process of building up contents of the future backup image by excluding irrelevant data such as movies music etc e Better support for GUID Partition Table GPT to back up and restore not only single GPT volumes but entire disks including the option of resize during the restore operation e Better support for the Apple Boot Camp Configuration with the option not only to back up and restore this kind of configurations but to copy single volumes or entire disks with resize e Better support for Linux ExtFS starting from Ext2FS up to the brand new Ext4 FS e More usabilit
205. nts to your backup describing its contents Please enter a shod comment to describe the ache i Ha sammer 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 This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environments Backing up a hard disk or partition to external media CD DVD To back up an entire hard disk or a separate partition and then burn the resulted image to CD DVD please do the following 1 Click the Back up a Disk or Partition 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 5 5 WY name depending on the chosen task Chick the check box neat to any hand disk deve or partition you want to back up 3 A My Computer E F Basic Hard Desk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev 3 E E First Hard Disk Track E E Mester Boot Record Li 3 F Ff Base Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev S E E Fra Hard Disk Track F GP Loca Disk E F E Loca Disk 7 E Local Disk 7 Loca Disk f F F Basic Had Desk 2 VMware Vhiware Virtual 5 5C51 Disk Dev 3 On the What to back up page mark the approp
206. oard Source WINDOWS 6 provisioning O pss O repair G security G srchasst S 001947_1mp E ARJ PIF Total data size 304 Kb 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 Please select how would you like to save the data Save data to any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you want io save your data to be al mounted or physi al panition to USB or Fire Ware external drives and to a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a location you wanito save the archive to Burn data to CD DVD Choos this option if you want the Wizard to burn the data w CD or DVD You will be prompied to choose a CD or DVD RW drive 9 On the Select Destination Path page select your system disk to copy the data to by pressing the standard browse button Select path WWE LAOS C INtServicePackUninstall C AppPaich O Contig Connection Wizard Cursors Debug O Downloaded Program Files G Driver Cache Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ae SLI 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 Operat
207. oblems with Linux Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu F Normal Mode Hain recovery Safe Hode environment amp Low Graphics Safe Hode Floppy disk Hard disk B MER amp Find OSes on your hard disks By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period In the Linux launch menu select Boot Corrector You can find it in PTS DOS as well Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved You can copy an entire hard disk or its Paragon Drive Backup Panitions to new let ations Youcan also save them as image files for later restoration Please select the drive its partition if qori Restore Wizard necessary and then activaie the Hard Disk of Panition pulion menu and select the One Button Copy Ward operation needed File Transfer Wizard Boot Comector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted panitions Eject CD DVD Stan the command line Reboot the computer 4 On the Wizard s Welcome page select the Search for Windows installations to correct option Please choose the operation Search for Windows installations to correct Correct the Master Boot Record M
208. ocal Disk E Panar Loca Disk 7 Primary Local Disk f Primary E Local Disk 7 Primary F Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev intemal Hard Desk Driv F Cie The sire of obsects to back up 499 9 GB Estimated archive sire 7 2 GB Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Sb You ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate A N 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 There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Please select how would you like to save the archive a Save data to the Backup Capsule Save data to local netwoek dives Save data to physical partitions Save data to FTP locations Bum the data to CO or OVD 6 Edit the archive name if necessary Please spec y the archive mame Archive name wil be used as a subdioider where backup data fies wil be stormed Athe details Archive mame ere 03050907 1001085 Estimated archive size 4 4 GB Space svelable on backup destination 38 GB 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 delete outdated backups from the Backup Capsule or resize it with the Manage Backup Capsule Wizard 7 Add comme
209. ocal software store To make a virtual disk out of your old system backed up with a Paragon disaster recovery tool please do the following 1 Click the P2V Restore 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 Browse for Archive page specify the required archive e By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any a Show al Ee ie Type Creation Date Source Object Size Flags Cor Mounted F 9 9 2009 7 38 58 AM Fimievel Archive 136 8KB ikke ol amp 9 2 2009 5 20 25 AM New Volume F 2 4GB 5 VAZ 2200 AM Loca Dis C 435 968 Local Disk C My system backup No label NTFS Total size 499 9 G6 85GB Free space 491 4 GB G arc_system arc_system PBF 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 A N To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter e 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved TET Name Dga Cite Fa 3 Ji arc_system 9 2 2009 2
210. of the resulted virtual disk e Take all space for the partition If you upsize the resulted virtual disk you can choose whether to occupy the whole disk space by that partition or not e Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Basic Hard Disk 4 virtual image Virtual image q Local Disk M 499 98 NTFS sT Available options Curent siza ia 511 999 MB 4999GB 950 GB Take all space for the partition V Adjust S to virtual hardware Te continue chock Ahead For a hard disk e 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 e 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 e Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation Basic Hard Disk 4 VMware virtual image Virtual Image BEAN A NS i a rer een Steere g Local Disk j jj Local m ff t 34GB FATI Available options Curent size 10 241 ME 2468 fj 960 GB T Resize partitions proportionally J Adust OS to virtual hardware Te continue cick Mead The maximum limit y
211. of your computer s work load This is especially important when operations require a considerable amount of computer resources processor time memory and more A number of tasks which can decrease the performance can be run during the night or whenever the computer has the least work load to perform The program has a special tool for scheduling You can set out a timetable for any operation and it will start at a specified time without interrupting your current activity Windows Components In the given section you can find all the information necessary to successfully work with the Windows version of the product Interface Overview This chapter introduces the graphical interface of the program The design of the interface precludes any mistake being made on the part of the user Most operations are performed through the system of wizards Buttons and Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Us Ui 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 The Launcher s window can be conditionally subdivided into several sections that differ in their purpo
212. olume 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 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 When running a backup operation with the Microsoft VSS mode enabled get the following error error code 0x12016 VSS can t read volume data 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 12 When trying to back up to a network share get the following error i o error or can t open create file Please check whether you ve got a permission to write to the selected destination or not 13 When trying to restore a backup archive I get the following error Can t restore to current selection or Archive does not fit Most likely you re trying to restore a backup of the whole hard disk to a partition or vice versa 14 set up a timetable for a task but it fails to execute There can be a number of reasons for that Windows Task Scheduler does not work properly Check whether it is so or not by scheduling a simple task call Notepad through scheduling You don t have permis
213. onal divers C Progeam Files ViwareVMware Viloecstation windows a Browse l Please provide s path to VM Tools Additions S0 image 6 9 wandews 50 for VMware Tools to uae when g virtual devine driver is required F you transfer Windows XP to a WMware SCSI dist i should be done anyway 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 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 ver Operations details Partien Ofrom a 99 9 G8 backup image located in G arc_system arc_system_ FEF has been successfully branderedio VMware Workstation virtual disk tis 499 9 GB in size and is placed to C wdisk 1 vend The folowing OSes have been successtully adjusted to the required virtual hardware e Miorosoft Windows 7x86 on piman partition 0 Save report Now you can connect the resulted virtual disk to your virtual machine Your old system has been virtualized from its backup image A 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 Willing to conserve y
214. onfirmation 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 gt Convert to Basic 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 dynamic disk contains several simple volumes the program enables to choose the number of primary partitions The rest of them if any will automatically be converted to logical disks within the Extended partition e fe Convert dynamic hard disc to basic Ff the disc has mone than four smote volumes the fra three of them val become pimay partitions and the nest wil be converted to the logical ones The hard disk gher conven Basic Hand Diek 3 Viware VMware Vidual S SCSI Disk Dev New Volume H oor MILO i ki F Tha suking basic hard dak can have no more than 1 pimay partons Fiesse select how many pimay partitions the basic disk should have ea Ne The program can only process dynamic disks containing solid simple volumes without extension
215. operation is completed you can see results of the check Edit View Sectors Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved W ith 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 5 8 y In order to edit view sectors of a hard disk partition you should take the following steps 1 Selecta hard disk partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Edit View Sectors dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Click the Disk View tab and then choose Disk Editor Select in the Main Menu Partition Hard Disk gt Edit View Sectors Call the popup menu for the selected partition hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Edit View Sectors h Edit sectors on Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dew Curent sectoria Oof 1 048 575595 Osdoo0o00000 33 34 Bu A g l Oxz0000000010 06 fe a l i b bo 04 0 W6tPh Ent O 0000000020 bd b Of Wk Ox0000000030 e i 10 OO Al V UEF EF Oz0000000040 bd i 1 1 fb 55 5 An TT Je Utu OxO0000000050 E7 b re 6 Fi OO A t bF Ox0000000060 26 68 0 68 Fir fyv kh oh Oe00cdocdocoF0 Fe i j 47 Ba 56 i h h B V dF Oz000000
216. operations e 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 e Partition raw processing Mark the checkbox to copy a partition in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems However it is not recommended to enable this option when working with supported file systems as it takes more time to accomplish the operation e Perform incremental copy Mark the checkbox to only copy changes on the hard disk from the moment of the last copy operation The program will perform comparison between a previous copy of the hard disk and its current state Only sectors that are different will be updated thus considerably decreasing the amount of data to write e Skip OS auxiliary files Mark the checkbox to skip OS auxiliary files like pagefile sys hiberfil sys etc thus reducing the operation time and the resulted size of the backup image e Skip archive files stored in archive library Mark the checkbox to skip backup images registered in the archive database thus reducing the operation time and the resulted size of the backup image Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All
217. ort comment to describe the archive F Ry Ha comment Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately or generate a script 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 Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environments Backing up a hard disk or partition to a network drive To back up an entire hard disk or a separate partition and then place the resulted image to a network share please do the following i Click the Back up a Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved GTT Gick thee check box next to any hard disk diva or partition you want to back up Name Type A My Computer My Computer il F Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev internal Hard Desk Dr B E E First Hard Disk Track First Track Master Boot Record MBR E T Loca Dis Primary 7 3 E F Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual SSCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Dris o F e Fra Hard Disk Track First Track E amp Master Boot Record MBR P Loca Disk E Pr
218. ot boast high level of the self descriptiveness Anyway with the context sensitive hint system you can get an in depth description to any setting control or field of the dialog just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need We recommend the program s dialogs for experienced users mostly So let us just take as an example the Partition Backup Dialog to describe its work algorithm Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Partition Backup Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main menu Partition gt Back Up Partition Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Back Up Partition Setup Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Backup button to confirm the operation D IN En Are you sure you wami to backup volume F New Volume NTFS You are about fo backup F New Volume NTFS This slows you to create the backup mage of your data Archive name ac 020909115757759 Archive comment hormal compressor Estenaied archive aze 30 9 MB Archive destination Fi Space avadable on backup destination 491 3GB Password protection e Archive Name The program automatically o
219. ou can downsize the virtual disk is the capacity of its first partition 6 Onthe 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Fis nama for the virtual dsk CAwdlakvmdlk ar Sey The virtual disk will take about 11 3 GB on Local Disk C There wal be sil 477 3 GB of free space on the volume after creating the fie 681 Kelp me to find an appopiie place for the disk Specify a path for additonal divers Cy Pregram Files ViehwereMware Workstation windows iso Ercwse Please provide a palh io VM Tools Addtens ISO image eg windows iso for VMware Tools io use when a virtual device diver is required F you transfer Windows XP to a Vhia SCSI disk E Should G6 Gone anyway 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 Operations details 500 GB disk O has been succeseiuly transfered io a VMware Workstation virtual disk fia 500 GB in sire and is paced fo Ce w elk vendk The following OSes have been successfully adusted to the required virtual hardware Micro
220. our system you decided to virtualize it with a 3 party tool but unsuccessfully you got a virtual disk as a result of the operation but the system was failing to start up You had nothing to do but forget about your old system With our program you ve now got the option to make your virtualized system bootable To recover bootability after migrating your physical system to a virtual disk with a 3 party tool please do the following 1 Click the P2V Adjust OS item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 Browse for the required virtual disk Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ny Look in E Local Disk C DE E O We lt SOC si dCS ested 9 2 2009 7 10 24 AM 9 2 2009 236 14 AM 92 2009 603 29 AM El 92 2003 5 35 22 PM 7 13 2009 7 37 05 PM 9 4 2009 1 33 48 AM 8 11 2009 12 18 49 PM 8 11 2009 1 3253 AM 92 2008 S0 PH 3268 V420 2321AM_ 7 l Disk info VMware virtual hard disk ADE Capacity 500 GB 536 871 960 576 Bytes 4 Provide a path to the integration package of your virtualization software Specify a path for additonal divers C Progrem Fies VMware VMware Workstation windows iso Browse Pease provide a palh io VM Tool Addtiens ISO image eg windows iso for VMware Tools io use when a vitual device diver is required H you transfer Windows XF to
221. outy Starting the Check Archive Integrity Wizard to verify backup archives for consistency Starting the Synthetic Backup Wizard to change any property of an existing rn synthetic Backup archive splitting password protection compression level etc without accomplishing the backup operation Starting the File Transfer Wizard to transfer data from any media Besides it oe Transter Files 6 y l provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files News and Documentation S Drive Backup Help Launching the help system you can also do it by pressing F1 Qi About Drive Backup Opening the page which contains information about the program This page will be displayed in the Explorer Bar cS Saipt Manual Opening a brief review on the Paragon Scripting Language Disk Map The Disk Map is displayed in the Explorer Bar when the Disk View tab is selected It is located either at the top or at the bottom of the window depending on the state of the Disk Map Location option Main Menu View gt Disk Map Location As the name infers the Disk Map displays the layout of physical and logical disks Physical disks are represented with rectangle bars that contain small sized bars These small sized bars represent logical disks Their color depends on the file system of the appropriate partition E Local Disk C 493 968 NTFS Large sized bars display the following infor
222. ow al amp R fk Type Creation Date Source bject Sirs f F S2009 71036 AM Fitevel Archive 444 KB amp 9 2 2009 3 57 21 AM Local Disk 7 24GB E 9 2 2009 5 24 27AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware Viware Vitual S SCSI Disk Dev 10GB E 9 2 2009 6 20 25 AM New Volume F 24GB a 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Fimevel Archive 113 1 KB F 9 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Filetdevel Archive AKB amp 9 2 2009 2 33 00 AM Local Disk C 435 53 G a 9 2 2009 2 21 01 AM Base Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev 10 G8 Comment No comment is avaiable Backup date 9 2 2009 7 38 58 AM Total size 136 8 KB 140 120 Bytes Archive size 1 8 KB 1 865 Bytes File G arc_images DIFF 128964623360000000 FLOCOOD0CO0000000000 archive pli Base archive G arc_images arc_images PBF 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 e 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 Look in Archives G ex 9 Nee 2 Size Date a E E Local Disk E3 l F Archives G Ey arc_disk 9 2 2008
223. p All rights reserved rs Look in Archives G mE UY Name Sie Date uu r E k Ph oil z A a EA l ied LL a gt i ji arc_doc 9 2 2009 5 05 42 AM E ii ac mages 9 2 2009 5 20 26 AM E di ac_astem 62 2009 2 41 04 AM 1SGB S209 297492 4M Local Disk C My system backup gt No label NTFS Total are 495 968 8 568 Free space 4914 GB Garm selem are system PBF 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 Chek the check box next to any file or folder you want to back up Name Size Date z a W j Defaut 7 14 2009 1214 23 AM a E d Apata 7 13 2009 73705 PM E E ji Application Data 7 13 2008 9 5355 PM al p Cookies 7 14 7009 95355 PM i 7A132009 7 04 25 PM 7 13 2008 9 5355 FM 7 13 2009 7 04 25 PM 7 13 2008 7 04 25 PM Via 20s 7425 PM 7 13 2009 9 53 55 PM 1200S 704 355 PM 7 14 2009 9 53 55 PM 7142009 9 53 55 PM VASA 7025 PM 7 13 2009 9 53 55 PM 4 13 2008 9 53 55 PM 71 2009 7 04 25 PM i z E EE it it 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 ZETI Include masks manage hies an
224. pace aher the partion O S 0MB 503279 MB 6 Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 7 The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot up mode Click the appropriate button to agree System restart is required lo complete he operation What would you like to do C and cannot be completed without sytem restart After resitan the operation wil conhinuve in boottime mode Do not turn off the computer until the operation completes Ep Restart the computer Please coim restart of your computer The operation wil be continued after system reste E gt Retry Manually close used files and retry the operation Ihe speed coerce eae restart because some fies are in use and 8 Restore partition or disk za co Hork time oo 00 55 Tine to finishO0 00 26 Done 521 ME Read 532 MB 35 2 MB s All 8 71 GB Hrite 532 MB 53 2 MB s Overall progress Loading Paragon Engine Copyright Copyright 1388 2008 Paragon Technologie GabH All rights reserved Please wait Universal File System Driver initialization Getting partitions info Flushing system buffers please wait Restore ae partition disk 0 from tile Gi arc_susten arc_susten PEF Data writing To avoid data loss please do not reset or turn off the computer Operation in progress press ESC or Ctrl C to inte
225. pecty how and when would you lke to patam the task Shutdown sysiem after camana out the tasks Run the task on 022005 at 120 AM Every 1 days Do not nun the task after Discard all operations on close No 4 Inthe 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 This utility works in the unattended mode which enables to automate operations Startup You have no need to write a script since the program has a convenient interface for such a task In order to generate a script on the base of the entered parameters of the required operation you should take the following steps 1 Make sure the virtual mode of execution is enabled 2 Carry out with the program all operations you need to be scripted 3 Call the Generate Script dialog in the Main Menu Tools gt Generate Script Setup Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Generate button to confirm the operation Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights r
226. peration There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Volume Label On the Explorer Bar click on the current volume label Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change Volume Label 3 Enter a label for the selected partition Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Are you sure you want to change label on volume F Fiesse speciy a volume label for easier recognition of your volume Please enter mew volume label New Volume 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 There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Partition ID Onthe Explorer Bar click on the current partition ID Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change Partition ID 3 Seta new ID for the selected partition
227. place you would lite to restore the archive to Note that F you select an existing hard disk or partition is content wil be deleted and replaced with the one from the archive Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev I g Local Disk C 490 968 NTFS Riiie Hard isk 1 WHwae VMware Virtual S SCS Msk Dev ig W Local Disk E JI Q Unalloc a 2268 S SA GEFAIS 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 Besides there s the possibility to change size of the partition and its location if necessary as well as assign a particular drive letter Your hand disk after the changes Basic Hard sk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev Local Disk E J o Local Disk W j E o Unalloc _ AEE MB sce NTFS Mohit bd Oe Please specdy the size of the restored partition 2470 36MB 2470 MB Please speciy sire of free space before the partition D OMB 2434 MB Please speciy size of free space afier the partition 0 al OMB 2434 MB 7 Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes Apply pending changes 7 8 The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot up mode Click the appropriate button to agree Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved System restart i required lo com
228. plete lhe operation What would you like to do C and cannot be completed without system restart After restart the operation wil continve in boottime mode Do not tum off the computer until the operation completes 69T ED fetat the computer i Please coim restart of your computer The operation val be contirwed after system meaai E gt Retry a Conca 9 Inthe Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Restore partition or disk i Hork time oo 00 55 Time to finishoo 00 26 Done 521 HE Read 532 MB 35 2 MB s All 8 71 GB Hrite 532 MB 53 2 MB s Overall progress a Loading Paragon Engine Copyright Copyright 1388 2008 Paragon Technologie GabH ALl rights reserved Please wait Universal File System Driver initialization Getting partitions info Flushing system buffers please walt cece een ence eee ee nem eeneweeneeee Restore Primary partition disk from file G arc_systes arc_sustes PBF Data writing To avoid data loss please do not reset or turn off the computer Operation in progress press ESC or Ctrl C to interrupt operation After completing the operation the program will automatically reboot the computer r A N 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 h
229. port 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 In order to send log files to the Paragon Support Team you should take the following steps 1 Call the Send Log Files dialog in the Main Menu Tools gt Send Log Files 2 Provide a customer name and a product serial number 3 Give a detailed description on the encountered problem Send log files i Send log files Please enter shot desonption of your problem and send log files to support Customer Hame John Smith Serial Number fide 654ec a49c Tdat8 237aa Content of inquiry Help By clicking the Send button the built in mail client will generate a template request with attached compressed log files and then send it to the Paragon Support Team Log Files Log files are simple textual files that can be opened by any text editor There are several log files automatically generated by the program Stubact log Contains in depth information on parameters and performance of all operations carried out by the program Pwlog txti Besides brief overview on operations it also contains detailed information about the state of all hard disksF Cdb log Contains low lev
230. r wildcards Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved e Description Add a short description to the filter not to miss it up later US 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 SEL Exclude from file backup archives Backup image options Partitioning options Copy and backup options Specify masks for files and folders thal must be excluded from archives CD DVD recording options Hot processing options Executable amp installations 8 filters Run during backup options Emal options Virtual mode options Fle palem comrerson options Copy Backup exciude optiona He Backup axxcuce opilions Log fies options Auodliary files 18 fibers old Delete fiber temp Delete fitter ee Pill am ar In this section you can find a lot of ready made exclude filters to effectively control contents of your file based backup images Please note by selecting certain filters you specify what data will be ignored during file based backup operations thus you specify the data you d like not to be added to the resulted archives Anyway you ve got the option to create your own filter by clicking the Add category button Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights re
231. r network device ui LP Oe Obtain an IP address automaticaly Ce Use the folowing IP address SERE SAE Safn ee E i t E Advanced _lesdtomtie _Sevetotie a e 3 Click the Network drivers tab to map a network share 4 Click Map Network Drive and provide all the necessary information to map a network share in the opened dialog a r network shane Bal e Click the standard browse button to browse for the required network share or manually enter a path to It e Define a letter from the pull down list of available drive letters e 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 By clicking Disconnect Drive you can delete an existing network share if necessary 5 Click the Network identification tab to change a network name of your computer generated automatically and a workgroup name Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 n
232. rchive It is placed into the same destination as the base image A N This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Backing up with Smart Backup Wizard To let Smart Backup Wizard help you back up exactly what you need and then place the resulted image to the required location please do the following Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ae 1 Click the Smart Backup item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here YY 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button Wl 3 On the What to back up page click on the section you find answering to your task Disks or Partitions Back up your hard dik of a sapere partion E mail Back up emad messages sccounts and the address book of MS Outlook Quilook Epress amd Virndoves Mail Mecha Files Back up your photos videos music and oliver madia fies located in the My Documents folder Documents Beck up documents of af maior office lomas located in the My Documents folder Sasadi files and folders to back up Disk or Partitions to create a sector based backup of the whole disk system or only separate partitions E mail to create a file based backup of e mail databases accounts and address books of MS Outlook MS Express and Windows Mail Media Files to create a file based backup of all media files photo video music etc stored in the My Documents folder
233. reserved H One Button Copy Wizard Copying the hand disk This wizard will copy hard disk Oto hand disk 3 Basic Hand Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dew r g Local Disk C ee jm PEE Hard dik copy Hasic Hard Ask 3 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Lask Dev f g Local Disk 7 Copy options Copy af sectors ome to one Patom incremental copy Resize options Ramove free blocks between partiborns J Copy data and resize partitions proportionally Operation wil stai inc 2 sec There are a number of options you can modify e 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 e Partition raw copy to copy the on disk partitions in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems However it is not recommended to enable this option when working with supported file systems as it takes more time to accomplish the operation e Perform incremental copy to only copy changes on the hard disk from the moment of the last copy operation The program will perform comparison between a previous copy of the hard disk and its current state Only sectors that are different will be updated thu
234. riate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s My Computer First Track MER Primary i intemal Hard Cesk Liis Frat Track MBA Primary Primary Primary intemal Hard Desk Ors 7 b 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 Onthe Backup Destination page select the Burn the data to CD or DVD option There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Please select how would you like to save the ave Save data to local network dives Save data to physcal partitions Save data to FTP locatons Bumthe d a to CD or DVD Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 5 Select a recordable device on the list of available CD DVD devices and edit the archive name if necessary STT Selec g necorder to bum archive images to Name Disc types a Dotan DVL HW AD aA LL H AV LV LER DVLA Lee Ry 3 CD Bumer Emulator CD R RW 4 DVD Burner Emulator DVD R RW Archive detads Archive nama BPOGOS0S No more than eymbbots and oniy in Engish Estimated archive size 4 4 GB 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 Pease enter a sh
235. rimary partition 1 disk 0 from file 79 0528 hdd leo_vistafeo_vista_0001p 000 Data wring Cancel 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 restore a file increment 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 Onthe Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page specify the required file increment e By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any F Show all amp B fk Type Credion Date Source Object Se d IF 9 9 2009 7 10 36 AM Filedevel Archive 444 KB amp 9 4 2008 3 57 21 AM Local Disk 24GB E WAU AA AM Ease Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev 10 GE E 9 2 2009 5 225 AM New Volume F 24GB IF 2 2008 11 41AM Filedevel Archive 113 1 KB IF 9 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Filedevel Archive AKB E 9 2 2009 2 33 00 AM Local Disk C
236. rive There are five types of dynamic volumes simple uses free space from a single disk soanned created from free disk space that is linked together from multiple disks striped a volume the data of which is interleaved across two or more physical disks mirrored a fault tolerant volume the data of which is duplicated on two physical disks and RAID 5 volumes a fault tolerant volume the data of which is striped across an array of three or more disks With dynamic storage you can perform disk and volume management without the need to restart Windows Limitations e Dynamic disks are not supported on portable computers e Dynamic disks are not supported on Windows XP Home Edition based computers e You cannot create mirrored volumes or RAID 5 volumes on Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional or Windows XP 64 Bit Edition based computers Thus the dynamic disk is a new way of looking at hard disk configuration Dynamic disks offer you more management flexibility without the partition limitation of basic disks Dynamic disks can contain an unlimited number of volumes but they cannot contain partitions or logical drives Dynamic storage can be particularly beneficial for large scale businesses when dealing with many physical hard disks involving complex setup GPT versus MBR GUID Partition Table GPT is the next generation of a hard disk partitioning scheme developed to lift restrictions of the old MBR Being a part of the Ext
237. rmation including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus maintaining the operating system s working capability Copy functionality can also be used as an alternative way of data protection Partition Hard Disk Management Facilities Basic functions for initializing partitioning and formatting hard disks create format delete Instead of the standard Windows disk tools the program supports all popular file systems Mount a partition assign a drive letter of any file system type to make it available for your operating system Modify file system parameters make active inactive hide unhide change serial number partition ID volume label etc Undelete Partitions Wizard to recover an accidentally deleted partition Automatization Facilities Task scheduling to automate routine operations It can be particularly effective when you have to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis N Scheduling is only available for the Windows installation of the program Scripting to make the program create a script of any set of operations you need Besides support of all operations available in the interactive mode the unattended mode provides some additional features such as conditional execution subroutines repeatable iterations disk partition properties analysis errors management etc Auxiliary Facilities File Transfer Wizard to make such operations as transferring of files directories or burning
238. rocess the program moves controlling records of used partitioning scheme the bootstrap code and on disk partitions That s why this operation cannot be substituted by simply copying all on disk partitions The program offers two wizards that can help to clone a hard disk i e the Copy Hard Disk Wizard and the One Button Copy Wizard Both wizards provide nearly identical functionality but different in the work concept Copy Hard Disk Wizard The Copy Hard Disk Wizard is a traditional like wizard By going through its steps you configure all the necessary settings to launch the copy operation To minimize the possibility of making any mistake the wizard provides auxiliary information on every single option Moreover you can get an in depth description to any setting control or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need You need at least two hard disks to carry out this operation Startup There are several ways to start the Copy Hard Disk Wizard e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Copy Hard Disk e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Copy Hard Disk item of the Wizards menu e Inthe Toolbar click the Copy Hard Disk button Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the copy hard disk operation e The hard disk to copy Select a hard disk you want to copy Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved E On this page you can choose a hard disk you would
239. rrupt operation After completing the operation the program will automatically reboot the computer Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 5 This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environments t 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 To restore a dual boot Mac from a backup image located on an external USB drive please do the following 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 Connect an external USB drive to the computer 3 Restart the computer 4 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment since it s the only mode that enables to work with USB devices F Normal Mode Hain recovery amp Safe Mode environment d Low Graphics Safe Hode Floppy disk Hard disk B MBR amp Find OSes on your hard
240. rvices etc Everything depends on the used applications e Execute after finishing the backup process Here you can specify an executable file that will run after the backup process has been accomplished It may include commands programs that will move the backup image to a particular location etc By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Hot Processing Options By clicking the Browse button you can get into the browser like window to choose an executable file O Select a file to run Lookin Local Desk C d Exp Name Size Dae F Local Disk C H di anchive_db gA 2005 5 3922 PM a do Feflogs FT 2009 7 37 05 PM Program Files 9 2 2009 5 38 26 PM E di pers BT 2005 12 16 45 PM H aji Utis 6 11 2009 1 32 53 AM 4 Windows gA 2009 5 35 40 PM oy guloenec bat 24 Bytes 6 10 2005 2 42 20 PM O Bytes 9 2 2009 5 54 00 PM H BD ROM Drive D OFFICE12 Flesoftype Executable Files The program provides the ability to work with three types of executable files exe bat cmd It is up to the user to write batch files to safely prepare applications for backup There are some certain general requirements for that e All programs and commands must execute sequentially and finish before the bat file completes its work e t is recommended to use external commands programs in the following format Start wait program exe The wait option will help to start an application and wait until i
241. ry Appi HFS M9Gb 142Gb leopard Me a 8 Primary NTFS 56 6 Gb 10 5 Gb No laben Yes 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 DZT Pease select how would you like to save the archive Save data to any local drives of a network share Choose this option if you want to save your data to kal mounted or physical partition USB or Fire Ware external drives and io a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a location you want io save the archive io Burn data to CD DVD Choose this option if you want the Wizard to burn the archive 10 CD or DVD You will be prompted choose a CD or DVD RW drive 9 Select an external USB drive as a backup destination Specify image file to create H3 NTFS 2an Disk 1 UFSD disk 4bp ce io JRECYCLE BIN O Trashes era a O RECYCLER O System Volume Information Rename FG File nan 10 Edit the archive name if necessary Backup destination APHive name Space available on destination 34 8Gb Approximate archive size 17 5 Gb 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 An hie
242. s 172 Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system Pastition cccccscccscccseccsecceeceeseccsecteuceeuceeeceecteeeteneeeneeeees 175 Restoring separate files and folders from a DACKUD sisvivsacwesavenevawesiavievacweveveuevavsviacevaaweveseuevdvs vere vvarweverevevdveveievenivereueverieees 178 Cloning System Hard DiSk essesessessesseseecescescescescescesoecsecescescesoessecescescescescescescecescsscescesceceecsecescessescescesee 184 PAV SCC NANOS oann E E E E E E 186 Virtualizing the current system cccecccssccesccceeccucceuccesecseeesseeeeneeeeeseeeseeeseeeeaneeseeseueseusesueeaeeesaueseusesueesaeeseeessuseneeaaes 186 Vire nE SV a Tl Ol ES a UNO GS O orree EEEE EEEE 189 Making system bootable on virtual hardware cccssccssccsscccseecenccenecceeccsucceuceeuceseecseeecsueeeuceeaeeseeeseueeseeeeeeaeeeseeeeenees 194 Conner ne Vraa K rarr a a E stat erat atest ts ieee ete tele ee a ee te et i ger altel cele ecco ove ese o eetee ete 196 PZ SCOMANIOS rore E E E ones E N O N N EE EEN 203 Making system bootable on different hardWware ssssseessensseessersressrrssrrssrrsressrrssrrssersrersrrsserseersressereseesrersressersereseee gt 203 Dara Scenarios TOR WinPE cceann E E EE E E S 205 Adding specific ari VE S aea r E E E ETITI TOOTOO OOO OTTO TOT 205 CONE IAS POP anr EE EEE E E EEE E 206 Sela eae ea E a reer tr tre a O at ce ee a tr ee ao tea a N AN A EAA 208 TR OUDICS OOUC T serrit cece ce scsy an careers E E 20
243. s considerably decreasing the amount of data to write e 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 e Copy without free space blocks to arrange partitions one after another e Resize proportionally to proportionally change the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact To do that press the Pause button to continue execution press Start To interrupt the operation press the Cancel button Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J 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 A N 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 duplicate all partition data including files the exact structure of directories and file system metadata location of files security information access quotas etc The Copy Partition Wizard will help you copy a partition of any file system To minimize the possibility of making any mistake the wizard provides auxili
244. s such partitions Emal options Confirmations Operation dependency options 7 Ask for volume label before partition delete Vitug mode options Ale system conversion options Pak confimation when converting FATIEGte FATI2 Cop Backup exciude options Fle Backup etude options File Backup include options Log fies options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during partitioning operations e 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 A 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 e Request confirmation before partition deletion Mark the checkbox to activate an additional security mechanism Thus when going to delete a partition you will be automatically requested to enter its label e Request confirmation when converting FAT16 to FAT32 Mark the checkbox to automatically request confirmation before converting FAT16 to FAT32 There are a number of situations when this kind of conversion is the only way out to accomplish the operation For instance you are going to migrate your system to a larger hard disk with the proportional resize of existing partitions what is very convenient As a result you can get original FAT16 partitions go beyond the 4GB limit Thus wit
245. se and functionality Tools Changes Wirard Hankeni Pan Help SRB Bas Y X LY o S a eed aii oF i ine ee qT LAS 0 VMwar 6 W Mwai re W intial SSCS Disk Dev Type intemal Hard Disk Drive E Back Lin Fies Total size S00 G8 Sectors pertrack 63 Heads 75 CF schedule Backup of Disk or Pasttion separa Back up all the dala thes hard desk cortams Al the partons on ther disk wil be accel othe Restore an mage of the entire dish Waming The operation wil delete all the date on ths hand dek M the partitions wil be replaced with ones from the image you have chosen You may also be asked io rested your computer during this operation Copy Ihe eniin hard disk Create a copy of the arire hard dek Al the parifions on thea dak wil be coped on the apecthed ional dak Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk DAS LO EE Missana E nT E FATI E FATI6 D Lia Ext O i xa B E l 1 F GU No changes 1 Main Menu 2 Tool Bar 3 Virtual Operations Bar 4 Common Tasks Bar 5 Explorer Bar 6 Disk Map 7 Legend Bar Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Tom UY ON 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 custom
246. served in path are not abowed You can use widcards 7 and as file name mask Wildcards In the opened dialog the program allows the user to define the following parameters e Name Give to the filter any name you like but try to use an informative one e 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 e 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 File Backup Include Options Backup image options Fts Include into file backup archive Partitioning optiona Copy and backup options Specify masks for files and folders that must be added to archives Hot processing options Readable files 12 fiters Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved h 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 OS Creat
247. sion to write to the selected backup destination Glossary Active Partition is a partition from which an x86 based computer starts up The active partition must be a primary partition on a basic disk If you use Windows exclusively the active partition can be the same as the system volume In the DOS partitioning scheme only primary partitions can be active due to limitations of the standard bootstrap The term backup originates from the time when the best way to protect valuable information was to store it in form of archives on external media It s become now a general notion to mean making duplications of data for protection purposes Bootable Archive is created by adding a special bootable section when backing up the data to CD DVDs Thus you will be able to restore the data from these archives without having to run the program but by simply booting from these CD DVDs Cluster is the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file All file systems used by Windows organize hard disks based on clusters which consist of one or more contiguous sectors The smaller the cluster size the more efficiently a disk stores information If no cluster size is specified during formatting Windows picks Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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
248. sk has been corrupted as a result of a boot virus attack thus your system fails to boot To fix the MBR of your hard disk please do the following Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved A 2 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 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 Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu gt Normal Mode 2 Safe Mode d Low Graphics Safe Mode amp Floppy disk Hard disk B MER amp Find OSes on your hard disks Hain recovery ewironnent A N By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select Boot Corrector You can find it in PTS DOS as well Paragon Dive Backup t gpr Restore Wizard One Button Copy We
249. soft Windows 7x86 on pamary partition 0 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 Otherwise you won t be able to connect it to a virtual machine Virtualizing system from its backup image Let s assume that your system has been corrupted as a result of a hardware failure You realize it s been quite obsolete and it s next to impossible to replace the damaged hardware devices Migration to a new hardware platform seems the best way out if not for one thing you still need access to your software but you do know for sure that the bulk of it won t work on the new platform Luckily you ve got a backup image of your old system made with Paragon software that s just enough for its virtualization But before you start please make sure the following conditions are met Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved e 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 O6T e 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 l
250. sulted 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 Please select how would you like fo save the data Save data to any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you want save your data to be al mounted or physik al panition to USB or Fire Ware external drives and to a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a bation you wanito save the archive to Burn data to CO DVD Choose this option if you want the Wizard to burn the data to TD r DVD You will be prompied to choose a CO or DVD RW drive 9 On the Select Destination Path page select a hard disk to copy the data to by pressing the standard browse button Select path Space available on destination 8 6 Gb Total data size mia Cak 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 i the operation IN 11 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Operations list Suboperation progress uT 1 Transfer user data Operation progress jaddada sidtdndasistctisisdsidjasvaniaisi sianasi Time elapsed 00 00 03 Time to finish 00 00 00 Copied solar
251. t 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved vel F Ete Type Creation Date Source Object Size Flags Com Mounted 922009 5 1141AM Aledevel Archive f F 6 2 2005 5 06 03 AM Fiedevel Archive 4 KE J N wach to Hia Y Archive File Detalls Comment images Backup date 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Total size 113 1 KB 115 869 Bytes Archive size 101 2 KB 103 723 Bytes Fis C arc_images FLOQOOOOO00DDO0000 archive pii 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 A N To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter e 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 Lookin E Local Disk C3 mE we Y Name Gre Date a Local Desk C arc_images 9 2 2009 5 11 18 AM ae FLOQDD00000000000000 9 2 2009 5 11 18 AM 101 2 KB 2 2009 5 11 41 AM BPP EA A Archive File Details Backup daie 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Total sire 113 1 KB 115 869 Byes Archive sze 1012 KB 103 723 Bytes Fie C arc_imagesF LODO000000000000000 archive pii A N To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter After the operation is completed you receive an incremental backup of the selected file a
252. t completes its work This will guarantee that all included commands programs complete their execution before the batch file does This function is only available when the Hot Processing mode is enabled The program enables to set parameters for an executable file directly from the line However if the file path contains word gaps it is necessary to enclose it in quotes in order to make the program distinguish between the path and the used parameters By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Hot Processing Options E Mail Options Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved O Edit settings General options amp Backup image options m E mail options Partitioning options Copy and backup options Specily your e mail account options CD DVD recording options Outgoing mal server SMTP Hot procesaing options Run during backup options Liner coma piti Operation dependency ophons My outgoing Virtual mode options Ale system conversion options Cop Backup exciude options Ale Backup axciude options Ale Backup include options Log fies opbors Specty email notification options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during the Send log files and Send e mail notification operations e Outgoing mail server SMTP To send messages by using the built in mail client it is necessary to have access to a compu
253. t first Thus mounted partitions may have different drive letters from Windows Eject CD DVD Command Line allows experienced users to execute any operation Reboot the computer Power off the computer Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved To move within the menu please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard UY 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 It has the same functionality and looks similar to the Safe mode but graphically simpler LETT Ce fou can create delete and Sinple Restore Wizard format hard disk partitions One Button Copy Hizard using this program which Wi File Transfer Wizard will start now Boot Corrector Upon the start please select the drive and one of W Start the command line its partitions or its free Reboot the conputer space Then activate the Partition pull down menu and select one of the partitioning operations Booting from the WinPE Recovery Media The WinPE recovery environment can be a real alternative to the Linux DOS recovery environment Providing nearly the same level of f
254. 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 A N This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Creating a differential to a full partition backup To update an image of the selected partition please do the following 1 Click the Differential Partition Backup item of the Wizards menu 2 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page specify the required full base partition archive e By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ren IN F Show al amp B fk Type Creation Date Source Object Size E 9 2 2009 5 24 27 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev E 9 2 2009 5 20 25 AM New Volume F ai l J 92 2009 511 414M Fledevel Archive 113 9 2 2009 506003 AM Filedevel Archive at Wm j r ERS Ti 4 LA mi Hama Local Disk C Comman My system backup Volume lebel Ho label File system NTFS Total are 493596 Used space 85GB Free space 491 4 GB File G arc_system arc_system_PBF To get a clear cut picture on properties of the required image just click on it and the section be
255. tem Virtualization With new powerful x86 computers system virtualization has become extremely popular It s a software technology that enables to run several virtual machines on one physical machine providing resources of that single computer are shared across several environments As a result one and the same physical computer can have multiple OSs and applications operating simultaneously thus opening up enormous opportunities for both business and home users exactly e Avoid underutilization of up to date powerful computers e Increase flexibility of a physical infrastructure e Provide for increased availability of hardware and applications e Cut expenses on hardware and energy e Guarantee smooth and cost saving system migration e Enjoy working with old applications you can t launch on your current PC e Take advantage of having multiple operating systems on one Windows PC including Linux Mac OS X etc e Forget about hunting for replacement of the failed hardware and many more Known Issues 1 You should install integration services e g VMware Tools on the virtual system yourself We only guarantee its smooth startup Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 08 2 Atthe 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 no
256. ter 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 The address may be represented as a traditional Internet host name e g mail com or as an IP numeric address e g XXX XXX XXX XX e User e mail address Specify an e mail address that has been assigned by the Internet Service Provider or organization s e mail administrator e My outgoing server requires authentication Activate the option to allow the program to make authentication on the server before sending messages User name Enter the name that will be used to log in to the e mail account Password Enter the password that will be used to access the mail server e Send e mail notification on apply Specify an e mail to send notifications on the carried out operations Send mail in HTML format Activate the option to create messages in the HTML format instead of plain text Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved cal Wl 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
257. 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 e 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 e Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved EGT Please preview the resting Layout of the virtual disk before you proceed Basic Hard Disk 4 VMware virtual image Virtual image SC oer g Local Disk 7 E amp local Bs 34GeraT32 Mb 2acentrs Avaliable options Curent size 10 2461 ME 24GB fj 960 GB Resize partitions proportionally J Adust OS to virtual hardware To continue cick Nemi 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 File name forthe vriell dak Co weleske vimdke Browse The virtual disk wil take about 5 5 GE on Local Desk C There wil be stil 469 2 GB of free space on the volume after creating the file Helo me to find an sooroorate place for the dsk Soecty a path for additi
258. thing 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 It s normal behavior as these systems keep tracking any change of hardware Re activation is legally justified in this case as you transfer your system to another PC 4 Ifyou prefer to create a SCSI HDD when converting to a virtual disk of VMware Workstation or VMware ESX Server we pick a driver for the HDD controller just the way VMware does i e according to the found OS e Windows 2000 Windows XP Buslogic e Windows 2003 all editions including WinXP x64 and later versions LSI Logic Thus if you will then connect the created virtual disk to a virtual machine with another type of the adapter the system won t start up Please use our P2P Adjust Wizard to install the required driver 5 If you convert a partition hard disk with Windows XP to a SCSI virtual disk of VMware Workstation or VMware ESX it s required to add the VMware SCSI driver from outside since Windows XP doesn t have it To do that we try to find an installed version of VMware Workstation on your computer to extract the necessary driver If failed to find we will ask you to provide a path to the VMware Tools ISO image 6 Wecan smoothly convert a hard disk with several operating systems But according to Issue 4 when converting to a SCSI v
259. tions e 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 e 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 Otherwise you will need to do it manually during the backup operation e Compression level From the pull down list you can select the desired compression level for backup images that will be used by default e Enable image splitting Mark the checkbox to automatically split every backup image to volumes of a particular size Splitting images enables to tackle problems caused by a maximum file size limitation of some file systems e Maximum split size With the spinner control you can specify a maximum size for backup volumes Partitioning Options Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved SU G Edit settings 2 ee sinha deg Ej Partitioning Options Partitioning optiona opy and backup options Enable 64 KB clusters for FAT 16 CO OV0 recording options Choose this option to enable 64 KB clusters for FATTE partitions With this setting you wil be Hol pOceseng options able to create FAT 16 partitions wth capacity up to 4 GB Pease note that only Windows NT Run during backup options family systema wil be able to acces
260. tions 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 Partition raw copy to copy the on disk partitions in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems However it is not recommended to enable this option when working with supported file systems as it takes more time to accomplish the operation Perform incremental copy to only copy changes on the hard disk from the moment of the last copy operation The program will perform comparison between a previous copy of the hard disk and its current state Only sectors that are different will be updated thus considerably decreasing the amount of data to write Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 08 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 Copy data and resize partitions proportionally to make the program proportionally change the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact The option can be us
261. to use a bootable media when modifying system partitions Paragon VIM Virtual Image Management technology that enables Paragon products work with virtual disks as though they are physical hard disks Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS to provide the copy backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 Server 2003 2008 operating systems It offers a reliable mechanism to create consistent point in time copies of data known as shadow copies Developed by Microsoft in close cooperation with the leading copy backup solution vendors on the market it is based on a snapshot technology concept Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved e 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 JS businesses when dealing with many physical hard disks involving complex setup e GUID Partition Table GPT It is the next generation of a hard disk partitioning scheme developed to lift restrictions of the old MBR GPT disks are now supported by Windows Vista 7 Server 2008 Mac OS X and Linux Supported File Systems Paragon Drive Backup 10 0 provides support for the major file systems presented on the market today e Full read write access to FAT16 FAT32 partitions e Full read write access to NTFS Basic and all five types of Dynamic Disks
262. tualizing the current system Let s assume that you re about to migrate to a brand new hardware platform with the latest operating system available for it Your current system is quite obsolete but you still need access to some of its software You don t want to waste time re installing the old software to the new system and you do know for sure that the bulk of it won t work anyway The best way out is to virtualize your old system But before you start please make sure the following conditions are met e Your hard disk has enough free space to store a virtual image of your Windows depends on the system e 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 make a virtual disk out of your current system please do the following 1 Click the P2V Copy item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 Select either an entire hard disk or only the system partition you want to make a virtual disk of Selected obyect Local Disk C Basic Hard Disk 0 E o Local Disk C ee haad T IIIN Basic Hard Disk 1 Local Disk E g Local Di A a
263. unch the help system or to go to the program s home page A N To know more on the subject please consult the Windows Components chapter Building Recovery Media Recovery Media Builder can help you accomplish the following operations Prepare the Linux DOS recovery environment included in the installation package on external media CD DVD or flash memory to boot and run utilities under Linux or PTS DOS and that way to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes strongly recommended Prepare a custom Linux DOS recovery environment by adding any data you like to the standard image Prepare a bootable recovery environment from any ISO image including our WinPE 2 1 image strongly recommended Create from the master CD the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment on a CD DVD disc or flash memory Below you can find how to build our WinPE 2 1 based recovery environment on a thumb drive i Plug in a thumb drive of at least 250 MBs in size Please note all data on that drive will be deleted Launch the Recovery Media Builder There are several ways to do it e Inthe Main Menu select Tools gt Recovery Media Builder e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Recovery Media Builder item of the Wizards menu On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button Select the Flash Memory option Aash Memory Select the oplan to create the recovery environment on a flash memory meda Thus you vall get all
264. unctionality it offers an excellent hardware support and the same interface as the Windows version does Startup To start working with the WinPE recovery environment please take the following steps 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE 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 Once it has been loaded you will see the License Agreement 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 Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ne Press Page Up and Page Down to scroll the teat End User License Agreement beter PARAGON Technologie GmbH Stemprogratunieneng Heinrich von Stephan Ser 5c 79100 Freiburg Germany and You a3 end user yOu accepi the terms of the agreement click the check box below F agcept the terms in the License Agreement 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 Paragon Universal Application Launcher cy Backun Wizard a Restore Wizard ge PIP Ad
265. 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 An incremental image is smaller and takes less time to create but you will require the initial full image and all of its incrementals to restore the latest point of this kind of backup File backup to a sector image It is a unique technology on the market so far that bridges two principally different approaches of the data backup the file based backup and the disk imaging backup With its help you can now create a sector based backup of your system to get it back on track in minutes in case of a virus attack or a hardware malfunction and then just make file based incremental images to the previously created sector based backup to keep updated only information that is critical for you Thus you will considerably save your system resources Cyclic backup to automate the backup of separate partitions It is an ideal option if you want to establish a self acting data protection system A N Cyclic Backup is only available for the Windows installation of the program 2 Synthetic backup to change any property merge a given differential image with its full image split un split compress de compress etc of an existing backup image without carrying out a physical backup operation Bootable Backup Capsule to get the choice to launch the Linux or PTS DOS recovery environment every time you start up the
266. upported partitions Partition ID is saved in appropriate entries of the Partition Table and takes only 1 byte of space Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J IN 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 Partitioning Scheme is a set of rules constraints and format of the on disk structures to keep information on partitions located on a hard disk There are known several partitioning schemes The most popular of them is the so called DOS partitioning scheme It was introduced by IBM and Microsoft to use multiple partitions in the disk subsystems on IBM PC compatible computers Another popular partitioning scheme is the so called Logical Disks Model LDM that originates from the UNIX mainframe systems Veritas Executive accommodates a simplified version of LDM to the Windows 2000 operating system Windows 2000 and XP support two quite different partitioning schemes the old DOS partitioning scheme and the new Dynamic Disk Management DDM The problem is that earlier versions of Windows do not support DDM In addition most
267. ur Windows starts up it will initiate reconfiguration of all Plug n Play devices so we do recommend you to provide the latest drivers for your motherboard and processor at this step as it can considerably improve the overall performance of your system e The option to inject 3rd party drivers to guarantee your system will start up on the new hardware Actually you ve got two options either provide a path to your own driver repository collection of all drivers to your hardware devices located in one folder for the program automatically pick and install only those drivers required for your OS recommended or manually specify drivers critical for the guaranteed startup of your system on the new hardware Adaptive Restore for Windows Vista 7 Server 2008 It is based on the fact that these operating systems do not delete their distributive driver repositories after the setup but simply make them inactive in the Windows Registry So thanks to our technology these driver repositories can be made available during the restore procedure to let Windows Vista 7 or 2008 Server automatically find and install any lacking driver with no action from your side required what is very convenient Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved J IN Wo 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 For situations of this kind
268. ved Diak View scheduled Tasks Archives Help Scheduled Tasks 5 A hk Name Script When to Run 7 Backup of MBA of hard disk scr_O20509124744490 psi At 12 00 00 AM every Mon of every week starting 9 2 2009 On every task you can get in depth information including e The task name e The full path to the generated script of the task e Scheduled time of launch e Statistics on the last launch e Scheduled time of the next launch e Used account information e 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 This feature can be particularly beneficial when the Scheduled Tasks list contains too many A N items You can also enable disable rename delete refresh or modify properties of the selected task Task Editor With the Task Editor you can easily modify properties of scheduled tasks To do that you should take the following steps 1 Select a task on the Scheduled Tasks list 2 Call the Task Editor dialog There are several ways to do it Click the Properties button on the Scheduled Tasks list Call the popup menu for the selected task right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Properties Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Task Properties Backup of MBR of hard disk 0 General Schedule Program C Program Fes Paragon Software WDewe Backup 10 Sen
269. y Paragon Hot Processing technology offers copy backup of locked partitions and hard disks under Windows NT family operating systems providing both high operating efficiency as well as low hardware requirements It is not recommended to use Paragon Hot Processing with active SQL Server Exchange or Oracle databases since the backup image contents may be corrupted Volume Shadow Copy Service Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS is designed to provide the copy backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows XP Vista Server 2003 2008 operating systems It offers a reliable mechanism to create consistent point in time copies of data known as shadow copies Developed by Microsoft in close cooperation with the leading copy backup solution vendors on the market it is based on a snapshot technology concept Initiated by a VSS aware copy backup utility VSS creates snapshots for the selected volumes and represents them as virtual read only devices called volume shadow copies Once the shadow copies are created the copy backup utility starts processing the data while applications keep writing to original volumes Unlike Paragon Hot Processing the VSS technology provides a unique possibility to make a synchronous snapshot of multiple volumes This very feature can be particularly beneficial when backing up active SQL Server 2003 Exchange 2003 or Oracle databases located on multiple volumes the way it is recommended by Microsoft to improve the lev
270. y when managing backup tasks with the new Task List and Archive View Product Components In order to cope with different tasks the product contains several components e Windows based set of utilities is the crucial part of the product With the help of an easy to use launcher you may find and run tasks of any complexity in the field of data and system protection hard disk partitioning and cloning etc e Linux DOS based recovery environment is a multi platform bootable media that enables to run utilities under Linux or PTS DOS and that way to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes Both platforms have their strong sides for instance Linux can boast support of FireWire i e IEEE1394 or USB devices It enables to burn CD DVD disks However there can be some difficulties with detecting new hardware DOS in its turn has no problems of that kind but is limited in features The Linux DOS recovery environment requires no installation and can be of great help when the system fails to boot Besides it offers a Windows XP like environment e WinPE based recovery environment Especially for keen followers of Windows our product also offers a WinPE 2 1 based bootable media Unlike the Linux DOS recovery environment it can boast an excellent hardware support and the same interface as the Windows version can However its system requirements are much tougher Features Overview This chapter dwells upon key benefits and technical
271. you ve got the option to inject any 3 party driver either by providing a path to your own driver repository collection of all drivers to your hardware devices located in one folder for the program automatically pick and install only those drivers required for your OS recommended or manually specifying drivers critical for the guaranteed startup of your system on the new hardware Adaptive Restore Application Let s consider a number of situations when the Adaptive Restore feature can help you out e Ifyou need to upgrade to newer hardware while keeping all your programs and settings intact e f you need to replace failed hardware and cannot find an exact match for your original system specifications Known Issues 1 After transferring Microsoft Vista and later versions to different hardware you will need to re activate license of the system It s normal behavior as these systems keep tracking any change of hardware Re activation is legally justified in this case as you transfer your system to another PC 2 If you ve installed several operating systems on one partition we can only add drivers to the latest version of OS Microsoft highly recommends that you install an operating system on a separate partition 3 Please note drivers are not cached during selection That s why if you select a driver to add to the system but it s already unavailable during the operation the program will end the operation with an error Sys
272. ysical system backed up with a Paragon disaster recovery tool to a virtual environment P2V Adjust Recover the startup ability after unsuccessful virtualization with a 3rd party tool Schedule Partition Copy Set a timetable for a partition copy Hard Disk Back Up Hard Disk Create a backup archive of the selected hard disk Burn Hard Disk to CD or Back up the selected hard disk and burn the resulted image to CD DVD Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 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 Edit View Sectors View edit sectors of the selected hard disk Properties Get in depth information on the properties of selected hard disk Partition Create Partition Create a partition Format Partition Format a partition Delete Partition Delete a partition Back Up Partition Create a backup archive of the selected partition Burn Partition to CD or Back up the selected partition and burn the resulted image to CD DVD
273. zation section enter an E mail used for registration In the Password field enter a password received after registration Click Sign in If the user name and password are valid you will get to your account Select My Downloads of the Products section to see what updates are available for you Select the desired update and click Download Contacting Paragon Technology GmbH If you have any questions about the company products please do not hesitate to contact Paragon Technology GmbH Service Contact Visit Paragon GmbH web site www paragon software com Registration amp updates web service www paragon software com support Knowledge Base amp Technical Support kb paragon software com Pre sale information sales pa ragon softwa re com System Requirements Windows based set of utilities To use the Windows utilities you should install them first But before that please make sure your computer meets the following minimum system requirements Copyright 1994 2009 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved ot e Operating systems Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 Server 2000 2003 2008 and XP SP2 Vista 7 Server 2003 2008 64 bit e Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher e Intel Pentium CPU or its equivalent with 300 MHz processor clock speed e 128 MB of RAM 256 recommended e Hard disk drive with 100 MB of available space e SVGA video adapter and monitor e Mouse Linux DOS based recovery environment To use the Linux DO

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