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1. View changes on Your partitions before operations A Your partitions after operations Apple HFS leopard NTFS No label 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 1 Restore partition or disk cl Operation progress Time elapsed 00 00 16 Time to finish 00 26 24 Copied sofar 192 0 Mb Read so far 192 0 Mb 24 0 Mbs To copy 14 0Gb Write so far 192 0 Mb 38 4 Mb s Overall progress Po Converting disk 0 to GPT Opening archive kovista 0000p OH Restore Primary partition 0 disk 0 from file 19 0528 hdd leo_vistafleo_wista_0000p 000 Data writing Opening archive ko_vista_0001p 000 Restore Primary partition 1 disk 0 from file 19 0528 hdd leo_vistafleo_vista_0007p 000 Data writing NET 12 After completing the operation close the wizard and then reboot the computer Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and copy it to another hard disk when the system fails to boot please do the following 1 Connect the second hard disk to the computer 2 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 autom
2. SOFTWARE GROUP G PARAGON Software GmbH gt Paragon Pa racon 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 Backup amp Recovery 2013 Free User Manual Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved Contents and OC UCEIONN PEPA E E A E N E E A E NE O O E A NE E 6 What s New in Backup amp Recovery 2013 Free sssssssssssssessosessossessesessoeseososesscsososesesscessosesesssecsosessesseseese 6 PFOGUCE Components caridad iio 6 Features DVI Wi E RcaAoa 6 ROO tU GS in E E EE 6 User Friendly Fault Minimizing Interface ci di 6 AC HOU FACIES AP A ee a Sees sae cae Geeta oem sae ea taneg tend teens iene ie seu ae 6 FRESE 0 A ICING OPA o ca aiecasaeae te eos A E an caaasnene opeed are aseund E 7 Partition Hard Disk Management Facilities 7 AUTOMALIZATION Facilite S ecrane a e citadas 7 Auxiliary Facilite ds 7 Supported Technolo ries iia AS 8 Supported File Systems iia E A AAA A A Ads 8 Supported Medid serons tt tes 9 Gettine Started siaia doo easier AE lobos 9 Contacting Paragon Software GMBH iii AAA AA AAA AA 9 System REQUIFS MENS ii dsd 9 Windows based set OF UCI CS E AS E a 9 ADOS ECO IOMA a N E A 9 Adan EQUINA eee ee N 10 IAS CAN ALION varni N E E 10 First Stall cera NE 11 Bulldine Recovery Mediavilla 11 Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery Media c
3. Starting the Differential Backup Wizard to create a differential to a partition backup Tools Wy Manage Backup Capsule GA Recovery Media Builder Y Check Recovery Discs mu hi Check Archive Integrity gt Transter Files Starting the Manage Backup Capsule Wizard to create resize or delete the backup capsule Starting the Recovery Media Wizard to create a Linux DOS bootable media which can be used to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes Starting the Check Recovery Disk Wizard to verify recovery media for integrity and ability to boot from Starting the Check Archive Integrity Wizard to verify backup archives for consistency Starting the File Transfer Wizard to transfer data from any media Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files News and Documentation LS Backup 4 Recovery Help Launching the help system you can also do it by pressing F1 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 24 Opening the page which contains information about the program This page Si About Backup 4 Recover will be displayed in the Explorer Bar 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 Ma
4. WINDOWS a G INtServicePackUninstall E AppPatch Config G Connection Wizard E Cursors O Debug O Downloaded Program Files Driver Cache 2 EHome 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 Operations list Suboperallon progress 1 Transfer user data Operation progress Time elapsed 00 00 04 Time to finish 00 00 00 Copied so far 0 9 Mb Overall progress mo Transtering AWNDOWS system to mntdisk hdal WINDOWS system item 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 Restoring separate files and folders from a backup Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 89 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 Select the Restore Wizard 2 On the Restore Wizard s Welcome page click t
5. 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 Normal Mode Main recovery d Safe Hode environment d Lou Graphics Safe Mode Floppy disk Hard disk A HER a Find OSes on your hard disks WA By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 84 You can copy an entire hard disk or its Paragon Backup amp Recovery partitions to new locations You can also save them as image files for lawi restoranion 5 iF Please select the dive its partition if Simple Restore Wizard necessary and then activate the Hard Disk or Partition pulbdown menu and select the File Transter Wizard operation needed Network Configurator Log Saver Eject CD DVD Stan the command line Reboot the computer Power off 4 Onthe 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
6. The program enables to conceal some of them to simplify the interface management All panels are separated by vertical and horizontal expandable sliders allowing the user to customize the screen layout Main Menu The Main Menu provides access to the entire functionality of the program The available functions are as listed below MENU ITEM FUNCTIONALITY View logs on the carried out operations Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 20 Recovery Media Builder Restore the system even when the current operating system cannot boot anymore Check Recovery Disks Verify the recovery media for integrity and ability to boot from File Transfer Wizard Transfer data from any media S ettings Edit the general settings of the program Exit Exit the program Changes 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 View Changes Display the List of Pending Operations Apply Changes Launch the real execution of virtual operations Discard All Changes Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations Reload Disk Info Refresh the current information about disks Wizards Back up Disk or Partition Create a sector based archive of an entire hard disk or sepa
7. right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Mark Partition as Active Inactive 9 lesa Are you sure you want to set the volume as active You are about to set the volume F No label NTFS as active F you already have active volumes this action might render your system unbootable 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 IN 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 JN 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 sect
8. 32 AM SfC_system pem 156 Bytes 9 2 2009 2 41 03 AM arc_syem pim 66 3KB 9 2 2009 24104AM Switch to Archive List View Archive File Details Name Local Disk C Comment My system backup Volume label No label File system NTFS Total sze 4999GB Used space 85GB Free space 4914GB File G arc_system arc_system PBF 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 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 71 Name Type Filesystem Sze Used Archive Details Name Local Disk C Volume label No label Fie system NTFS Total size 4999GB Used space 85GB Free space 4914GB Change backup settings 5 Onthe Backup Destination page select where you want to place your backup image There are several ways the Wizard can store your data 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 Blum the data to CD or DVD 6 Edit the archive name if necessary Please specify the archive name Archive name wil be used as a subfolder where backu
9. GmbH All rights reserved 17 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 Extensible 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 Awell 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 64 bit Support The bulk of software today is written for a 32 bit processor It can meet the requirements of almost any end user 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
10. Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Restore e On the 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 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 T Show all e F E pe Creation Data Source Object Size i 12 2009 5 06 03 AM Fletewel Archive a KB 12 2009 2300 AM Local Disk 0 4999GB 4 2 2009 22107 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual SCS Disk Dev 10GB T F Eo Mr se ci Backup date 9 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Total size 4 KB 4 096 Bytes Archive size 445 Bytes 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 43 A N 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 sokin E Local Disk C3 d TxE Name Sze Date E Local Disk Cj Ji are_new o 9 2 2009
11. OdS OPOS da 30 Ele System Conversion OPINAS A Ad A ds 31 COPDY BacKkup EXclude Opos dale 31 Loe FeS OPONE oo 32 Getting Information on Disks and Backup Images ccscscecsscscsceccccscsceccccscsceccecscsceccececnceccececsceseccecscssess 33 WIG WIE DISPO es E NE AT 33 VIEWING Mate Properes AAA AAA A 34 Data Backup ana Rescue iii ia 39 Creatine Backup IM rl iia 39 RESTOMIMG SV SECM IANO Dat io 42 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved PartitioniManagementaniiii A 45 Basic Partitionime Opera Sia ci 46 Advanced Partitioning OPeraviOnses a AS AAA AA 50 Chaneine Parton ADUTE S cimas caido tido 50 Hard Disk Management isis iaa 52 CEI hea NN Ue esterase arts ts Pa ciac ce ete beta toa T aa E cs Sanco Pa E ete setae seine ee eae nee Sateen aca netetene 52 Task Scheduling iia ab 52 SOG A ed 52 Mana NETAS os ld 53 Creatine a Scheduled Task dos odia 55 Extra FUNCTION alicia SA da 55 View Partition Hare DISK Properties aba 55 File Transter WI lados 56 MOI A A eaten sesncn paste Soaaseneme acess 58 MOUNTAVO zenne E N a a a 59 o E E E A T Ai nantes bag atten nants te 60 Check File System Nte ias 60 Check ArcAWe Nte eri SS 61 CHECK RECOVERY DIS ES as 62 VIEW LOS rea laca 63 Typical Scenarios adi a E rond 63 Backup SCONANI OS ia in tevansaeaudenes ie duedecueanedadsteureatenatds sauseneokeunies 63 Creating the BackUp Capsulas 63 Backing up a hard disk or partition to the Backup Capsule ccccccssscccccs
12. Stated 3 2 2008 at 1244 44 PM Firished at 12 58 38 j Started 3 2 2008 at 1 08 03 FM Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SES Disk Dev Off Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev Off ty C w NTFS NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dew OF Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 5051 Disk Dev Off E ii Ei FREE FREE Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual S 5051 Disk Dev OF Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 5051 Disk Dev OF tl Unallocated N 3 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 64 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 Capsule Wizard 1 Click the Manage Backup Capsule item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 Select a place on the disk where the backup capsule will be created It can
13. Tuesday Saturday Full Sector Backup Monday restore point 4 Tuesday restore point Saturday restore point SOE A N This function is only available for single primary and logical partitions 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 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
14. by using the dive letter assigned The assignmert is not recommended f the volume contains a f a system not supported by your operating system Assign the following drive letter RII 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 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 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 60 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
15. drive its partition if necessary and hen activate the Hard Disk or Partition pulbdown menu and select the File Transter Wizard operation needed Simple Restore Wizard Network Configurator Log Saver Eject CO DVD Stan the command line Reboot the computer Power off A Za 2 amp 5 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 6 On the What to Restore page you can see a list of available images if several Most likely the required archive will be there too If not click the standard browse button to find it When you find your image double click on it to proceed Select Image imediakdram hdc BP 30508 PBF You can select image from list below on Double click 2008 May 27 14 52 55 an_2705081452096071 PBRF 008 May 280580354 BP230508 E 7 Onthe Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive Panilon preview T Image of the partition 2 BP280508 PBF A006 May 28 Wed 08 03 54 File system NTFS Drive letter dr Volume label WinXP Size capacity 3 0 Gb 3 216 052 224 bi Used space 1 8Gb 60 Free space 1 2 Gb 39 Sectors Cluster 1 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 74 8 Onthe 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 rest
16. 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 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 35 Browse for Archive Please select an archive to restore j 922005 2 21 01 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMwore VMware Vrival S SCS Disk Dev 10GB Comment My hdd Type intemal Hard Disk Drive Total size 10GB File Cy arc_new arc_new PiBF 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 incl
17. huge variety of file systems have been developed these days Supported File Systems The program provides the ability to format partitions of the following file systems FAT12 FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Ext2 Ext3 Linux Swap v 2 Apple HFS This operation can be accomplished with the Format Partition Dialog Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 49 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 o i Are you sure you want to format volume F You are about to format volume F No label NTFS Your computer may no longer boot or work correctly Please select new file system ZSAE Please enter new volume label New Volume Y More options Format No 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 capa
18. is not recommended to use Paragon Hot Processing with active SQL Server Exchange or YN 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 level 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 GPT versus MBR Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software
19. it will only be available for the current Windows session Click the Connect as user button at the foot of the dialog page to specify a user name and password to access the selected network share if necessary 6 Edit the archive name if necessary Please specify the archive name Archive name wil be used as a subfolder where backup data fies wil be stored Archive details Archive name arc_030909071001085 Estimated archive size 44GB Space avalable 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 Please enter a shot comment to describe the archive AE Na Mo comment 8 Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately set a time table for it 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 WA This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux DOS recovery environments 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 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page specify the required full base
20. p Switch to File View Archive Fle Details Name Local Disk C Comment My system backup Volume label No label Fle system NTFS Total size 4999GB Used space 85GB Free space 4914GB Fe G arc_system src_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 To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 76 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 El Archives G E y Tan Tom Archives G a hi arc_disk2 9 2 2009 5 25 00 AM 5 e arc doc 9 2 2009 5 05 42 AM _ E Je ac images 9 3 2009 3 57 21 AM e OOO OOOO 9 2 2009 2 41 04 AM arc_system P BF 13GB 42200923732 AM Name Local Disk C Comment My system backup Volume label No label File system NTFS Total size 499 5968 Used space 85GB Free space 4914GB Fie Gace semn are ayem PEF 4 To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter 4 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
21. page IM Disk 0 Wink i My computer WI Root dir WI MyComputer My computer Y mm Mounted resources WI mnydisk Local disks WI media Removable disks 3 IDE CD DVD NECVMWa VMware IDE COR gt e D NTFS lon disk 0 Application e E BackupCapsule 2 on Disk 0 UFSD di on Ppename FS alam Fi Application Data gt Cookies O Desktop gt E Mail Database Total data size n a 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 85 Please select how would you like do save the data Save data to any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you want to save your data to local mounted or physical partition lo USB or FireWare external drives and t a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a locaton you want save the archive to Burn data to CODVD Choose this option if you want the Wizard to burn the data to CO or OVO You will be prompted to choose a CD or OVD 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 to Optiarc DVD RW AD 71704 CD R CD RW DVD R Volume label My Data 9 Onthe Transfer Sum
22. 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 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 70 F Show al le amp Ed te Type Creation Date y Source Object Size E 9 2 2009 5 24 27 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev amp 9 2 2009 5 20 25 AM New Volume F rF J 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Filedevel Archive 11 F 9 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Filedevel Archive gt amn aasan ag A sm 6 Mo ARA TT ee ee oe amp 5 Switch to File View Archive Fle Details Name Local Disk C Comment My system backup Volume label No label File system NTFS Total size 4999GB Used space 85GB Free space 4914GB 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 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 Lookin Archives G e EX g Name Sze Date a Y J ac maps 9 2 2009 5 20 26 AM J hi arc_system 9 2 2009 2 41 04 AM arc_system 001 18GB 9 2 2009 2 41 04 AM stem PEF 19GB 9 2 2009 2 37
23. readable Just click on the arrow icon on the top right side of the Disk Map to select the desired scaling type E Linear Linear Scaling Min Width Logenthmic Scaling lirue Ext 4 al 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 25 The drag and drop functionality is not available when the logarithmic type of the disk JN 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 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 archives According to these categories the Explorer Bar has several tabs e Disk View 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 The Explorer Bar is a fully functional embedded HTML browser which offers the possibility to address for ex
24. 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 e Prepare a custom Linux DOS recovery environment by adding any data you like to the standard image e Prepare a bootable recovery environment from any ISO image e Create from the master CD the Linux DOS recovery environment on a CD DVD disc or flash memory Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery Media The Linux DOS recovery environment can be used to boot your computer into Linux or PTS DOS to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes 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 recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive A 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 Saf
25. sure you re completely safe from a power outage or an accidental reset of your computer please do not use this option Reset Standard protection with acceptable performance Maintaining a special journal our program enables to automatically complete a data sensitive operation interrupted by an accidental reset of your computer from our bootable recovery media thus reviving the corrupted partition Power loss Maximum protection but minimal performance Besides journaling our program will also disable cache of your disk when accomplishing data sensitive operations to avoid data loss even in case of a power outage Backup Image Options B Backup image options J Control archive integrity Choose this option to allow writing of specific data that will later be used during redom to check the archive integriy tcan slow down the backup operation J Sel image fle names sulomaticaly Choose this option to automatically name files in complex archive Mormal compression Good compression Provides average speed with the ressonable mage size Enable image spitting Choose this option to enable spitting the archive to several files Mamum spit sire 4000 MB This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during backup restore operations 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 archiv
26. 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 Are you sure you want to update master boot record Curent MBR conterts for hard disk number O wil be lost after this operation Your computer may no longer boot correctly No 3 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 on a regular basis as it enables to execute them without your involvement while optimizing your computer s work load 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 53 e Initiating the operation periodically i e Daily Weekly Monthly Please specty how and when would you like to perform the task
27. 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 the 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 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 3 From the pull down list choose the level of the surface check O Test surface of volume C Testing volume surface allows to find bad blocks and other problems Please select a surface test level C y 4 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 2 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
28. 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 GB 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 18 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 at
29. 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 run 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 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 94 4 primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended one already exist on the target disk 5 need to copy a partition But when selecting a place where to make a copy
30. to restore the archive exactly where it belongs That s what we actually need Please select a place you would like to restore the archive to Note that f you select an esting hard disk or partition ts content wil be deleted and replaced wth the one from the archive Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev Local Disk C 499 9 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 Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev Please specify the size of the restored partition 511998 8719 MB 511998 MB Please speciy sre of free space before the partition U OMB 5032779 MB Please specify size of free space aher the partition 0 al OMB 503279 MB 6 Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 77 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 to complete the operation What would you like to do The operation Restore partition or disk needs exclusive access to the volume C and cannot be completed without syst
31. 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 E ES Schedule virtual operations All vrtual operations you have made wil be saved to the scheduler No operations wil be appbed Task name Scheduled Task Please specify how and when would you like to perform the task O EST Shutdown system after carrying out the tasks Run the task on 09 02 2009 at 12 00AM Every 1 days Do not nun the task after Cry mn A 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 Extra Functionality This chapter describes the supplementary functionality available in the program View Partition Hard Disk Properties Copyright 1994 2013 Par
32. 0 0 Mb Read so far 366 0 Mb 5 7 Mb s To copy 1 5Gb Write so far 366 0 Mb 52 3 Mb s Overall progress TT AA Restore Primary partition 0 disk 0 from file 7 6P280508 PBF Data writing 12 After completing the operation close the wizard and then reboot the computer 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 On the Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 Onthe 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 Show all a amp Fe ite Type Creation Date Source Object Size 6 9 3 2009 3 57 21 AM Local Disk 7 24GB 8 9 2 2009 5 24 27 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev 10GB amp 9 2 2009 5 20 25 AM New Volume F 24GB F 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Fledevel Archive 113 1 KB r 9 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Filedevel Archive 4 KB B 9 2 2009 2 21 01 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev 10GB 4
33. 2 26 04 AM ae new PBF 2 NN 3 8 8 9 2 2009 2 21 28 AM H Je anchive_db 9 2 2009 5 39 22 PM H Je Perflogs 7 13 2009 7 37 05 PM Files of type Archive files A Archive File Details Comment My hdd2 Type intemal Hard Disk Drive Total size 10GB Fla C arc_new arc_new PBF 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 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 Cick the check box next to any file or folder you want to restore from Name Type Size 3 Ji FB Archive Fie Level Archive 113 1 KB 115 869 Bytes _ foe aoc M7 Users use 7 Desktop Js images y databackupandrescu File 33 KB y databackupandrescu File 13 5 KB restoresytemand na File 239KB restoresystemanddata File 34 6 KB To continue cick Next Data size to restore 46 5 KB 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 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 44 The fies and ciple alates place where they were arch
34. 2003 Vista Please start this service right click on My Computer gt Manage gt Services gt find Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and make it active Set also to start it automatically 10 When running a backup operation with the Paragon Hot Processing mode enabled 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 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 whethe
35. 94 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 37 Look in E Local Disk C3 7 ER Name Sze Date E 5 Local Disk C E a o o 922009 2 26 04 AM am new PBF SEKE 522009 221 28 AM 22009 53922 PM H Ji Perilogs 7113 2009 7 37 05PM Files of type Archive files Le Switch to Archive List View Archive Fie Details Nome Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model Comment My hdd2 Type intemal Hard Disk Drive Total size 10GB File Cac nawar new PBF 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 The next page i e What to restore displays detailed information about the contents of the archive Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 38 Please select an archive tem to restore Please select one of the objectis to restore Hame Type Fie system Site Used E F Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model 10 G6 Local Disk 1 vary Linux Swap 509 8 MB 4 KB E Prine Linux Da3 14GB 58 1MB E EP New Volume F Var NTFS 24GB 356 1MB E NEW VOLUME E n
36. After the operation is completed the required data will be placed into the specified destination Available Operation Scenarios 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 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 2 Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Assign Drive Letter 3 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 0 Assign a drive letter This allows access to the volume by using the dive letter assigned The assignment is not recommended f the volume contains a fla system not supported by your operating system Assign the following deve letter A Se Es However you can manually define the required letter by selecting it from the pull down list of available drive letters 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Remove Drive Letter In order to un mount a partition you should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Select i
37. 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 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 Changing Partition Attributes This chapter explains how you can change partition attributes Active flag Hidden flag 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 Select a primary partition on the Disk Map Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 51 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
38. Hard Disk Driv EA First Hard Disk Track First Track Master Boot Record MBR 1 Primary 7 Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Dev E First Hard Disk Track First Track Master Boot Record MBR E Local Disk E Pamary Local Disk 7 Prmary C Local Disk 7 Primary Loe Disk 7 Primary 4 Estimated archive size 7 2 GB You ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate WA checkbox on this page By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog 17 Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Driv 7 p 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 archyve Save data to local network drives Save data to physical partitions Bum the data to CD or DVD 6 Edit the archive name if necessary Please specify the archive name Archive name wil be used as a subfolder where backup data files wil be stored Archive detais Archive name c 030909071001085 Estimated archive size 44GB Space avaiable on backup destination 38 GB AN 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software Gm
39. O seks s22009 2 21 28 Am L A nC new pim TRE 322009 2604 AM arc new 0100p 000 972 7 KB 9 2 2009 2 21 02 AM s are_new_0100p pim 1L1KB 9 2 2009 2 21 02 AM arc_new_0107p 000 431MB 3 2 2009 271 10 AM A pes Oey nm AIER 92 08 223108 AM wi echo Wew Archiwa Fla Details Name Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model Comment Myhdd2 Type temal Hard Disk Drive Total size 10G8 File Care _new are_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 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 Drive Optiarc OVO RW AD 7170A Bect the disc ster check e Set whether to eject the disk after the operat
40. Wizard to burn the data to CD or DVD You will be prompted to choose a CD or DVD RW drive 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 m a 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 83 Operations list Suboperation progress EFE Ao Operation progress Cid Time elapsed 00 00 03 Time to finish 00 00 00 Copied sofar 17 0 Mb Overall progress Transtering mnvdisk hdal Documents and Settings User E Mail Database to mnvdisk hda2 E Mail Data Transfering mntdisk ndal Documents and Settings User My Documents to mntidisk nda2 My Document All operations have been finished 12 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 13 Turn off the computer 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
41. You need to select one of the variants Depending on your choice the scheduler displays a form that enables to set a timetable Please specify how and when would you like to perform the task Generate unique names for scheduled backups Run the task on 1902 2009 a 12 00AM 7 1 week s on Monday Friday Do mot 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 Disk View Scheduled Tasks Archives Help Scheduled Tasks l Ik Hame Script When to Run 7 Backup of MBA of hard disk 0 scr_020909124744490 pal 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 54 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 clic
42. agon Software GmbH All rights reserved 14 e Reboot the computer e Power off the computer To move within the menu please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard Safe Mode When the Safe mode is selected the PTS DOS launch menu appears It has nearly the same functionality as for the Normal mode except the Network Configurator and Log Saver commands Besides due to certain limitations of the PTS DOS environment there is no possibility to burn CD DVD discs Low Graphics Safe Mode When the Low Graphics mode is selected the PTS DOS launch menu appears It has the same functionality and looks similar to the Safe mode but graphically simpler Backup 4 Recovery You can create delete and 2 Simple Restore Wizard format hard disk partitions MA File Transfer Hizard using this program which vill start nou W Start the command line Upon the start please Reboot the computer select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Partition pull down menu and select one of the partitioning operat ions 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 b
43. agon Software GmbH All rights reserved 56 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 Disk 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 rr ae o gt Te General File System info Advanced Local Disk C Volume label No label File system NTFS Type Primary Capacity 4999GB 536 868 814 848 Bytes 1 048 571 904 Sectors Used by data 9368 1 10 016 497 664 Bytes 19 563 472 Sectors Free space 490 6 GB 99 526 852 317 184 Bytes 1 029 008 432 Sectors In the opened dialog information will be grouped according to its properties thus by clicking tabs you can get information you need 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 or
44. 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 of free space on your hard disk please delete or reduce an existing partition to accomplish the operation 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 Windows
45. ample 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 To easily navigate through browsed pages the program provides the following functionality BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Return to the previously browsed page Open the next browsed page a 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 following types of known file systems Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 26 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 sectio
46. ard Please enter e mail address which was used while registering this product With ts help Paragon Support Department wil be able to associate your log files wth your request through ondine mouest system Please enter dascnption of encountered issue a pa MESETA A 2 Aa A a A The system doesnt sar up after migration Please hele gt a mo a ae m mm 2 ou 1 Please note this process collects only Paragon created log data Paragon Software respects your privacy and does not touch personal data Al the collected information wil be used for problem research and fix only in our support team ES Show privacy statement Log files do not contain any confidential information on the operating system settings or the user documents 3 Browse for the required location of the log files package or manually provide a full path to it Click Save to initiate the operation Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 93 gt pecify folder and tile name for ZIP archive in E Data E al 3 E Name Local Cisk E E System D B Daa E TEST_USERImad com _2011 12 15_04 28 20 Troubleshooter Here you can find answers to the most frequently asked questions that might arise while using the program 1 4 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
47. art of the user Most operations are performed through the system of wizards Buttons and 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 purpose and functionality Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 19 Tools Changes Wizards Hard Disk Partition Archives View O ROG YIXO Pasc bedas Tool Bar MA T Mam Mena VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Virtual Operation Bar Dev Type intemal Hard Disk Drive Total Size 16GB Common Tasks Sectors per track 63 El Ady Backup T Bar bere ci Bar y Restore an image of the entire disk Waming This operation wil delete all the data on this hard disk Al the partitions wil be Se ee eee You may also be asked to restart your Main Menu Tool Bar Virtual Operations Bar Common Tasks Bar Explorer Bar Disk Map Legend Bar Status Bar 0 N Oo WU A W NY F amp F A number of panels offer similar functionality with a synchronized layout
48. atically 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 81 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 d Safe Hode 4 Low Graphics Safe Mode a Floppy disk Hard disk B HER 2 Find OSes on your hard disks 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 You can copy an entire hard disk or its Paragon Backup amp Recovery partitions to new locations You can also save them as image files for Laer restoration T Please select ihe drive its parition if Simple Restore Wizard necessary and hen activate the Hard Disk or Partition pulbdown menu and select the File Transfer Weard operation needed Network Configurator Log Saver Eject CD DVD Stan the command line Reboot the computer Power off 5 O
49. ating system is installed please make sure that it meets the following minimum system requirements Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 10 e IBM AT compatible computer with 486 or higher CPU e 256 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 Backup amp Recovery 2013 Free under Windows please do the following 1 Run Setup Application Click on the MSI file This application will guide you through the process of the program installation The setup utility is compiled with the InstallShield SDK hence it contains the standard user interface and set of installation steps In case there is some previous version of the program installed on the computer the IN 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 yo
50. ave data to local network dives Save data to physical partitions Blum the data to CD or DVD 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 Select a folder where archive should be placed and specfy archive name Archive name wil be used as a subfolder where backup data files wil be stored Archive location Gvarc_030909111312358 mn XxX E e Sire Date H Local Disk C o E Local Disk E e E Archives G E Metwork Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 41 The program automatically calculates size of the future archive and informs the user about JN space available on the selected destination e Archive Comment You can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from the others Please enter a short comment to describa the archive Na Mo 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 Checking archive integrity enables to guarantee that all backup images c
51. bH All rights reserved 66 outdated backups from the Backup Capsule or resize it with the Manage Backup Capsule Wizard 7 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Please enter a shor comment to dese be the archive a Ma comment 8 Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately set a time table for it 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 This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux DOS recovery environment 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 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 Onthe 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 Cick the check box next to any hard disk dive or partition you want to back up Name Type A UU My Computer My Computer F Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Driv ES First Hard Disk Track Fest Track Master Boot Record MBR l Primary i Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Dris E First Ha
52. be able to keep working with it as usual Hot processing temporary drive Here you can select a disk drive that will be used to store the temporary hot backup data by default C 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 Timeout between attempts in seconds Here you can set a time period between different attempts to start Microsoft VSS Virtual Mode Options Operations mode Ablow virtual mode Set this option on to cary out all the operations virtually You will be able to commit the changes or rolback all of them or the last one F you switch this option off the operations wil be camed out immediately Close progress dialog automatically Set this option on to automatically close the progress dialog after committing the changes In this section you may configure the virtual mode Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 31 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 We strongly recommend you to enable this mode e Close progress dialog automatically Mark the checkbox to automatically close the progress dialo
53. 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 hard disk where a backup capsule will be created as well as the relative Basic Hard Disk O VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev D aj Local Disk C 4999 GB NTFS Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev E g Archives G 2i A e AA FA Use the buttons lo move the marker Backup capsule wil be created where the marker is 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 WA 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 current size is 245 3 GB Min capsule size O Bytes Mex 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
54. c_280508134647531 pfm Pera F Dalsie FE 6 Double click on the required backup to open Source y RECYCLER a System Volume Information WINDOWS E cfiles sv igz E AUTOEXEC BAT 5 NTDETECT COM ler bot ini E ntidr 7 Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Clipboard O WINDOWS system mntdisk hda2 8 gt provisioning O pss D repair E gt security D srchasst O system O system32 O twain_32 0 09 E 001947 1mp E ARJ PIF Total data size 904 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 88 Please select how would you like lo save the data Save data to any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you want to save your data to local mounted or physical partition to USB or FireWare external drives and to a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a location you wani to save the archive to Burn data to COYDVD Choose this option if you want the Wizard to burn the data to 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
55. ce 2GB To select where to restore the selected objectis cick Next Data size to restore 132 8 KB If you select separate files or folders to restore the wizard will continue working as though IN 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 Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev fi Local Disk C 499 9 GB NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev i ond Oe 2 Q Local Disk me 34 GB FAT32 24GB NTFS 14G Sra wie To help you get a clear cut picture of the operation outcome the program allows inspecting the resulted disk layout Restoring Partition Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 45 e Size of the restored volume and free space before and after it on the disk Geometry Restore Options Please specty the size of the restored partition 2470 36 MB 2470 MB Please specfy size of free space before the partition 0 OMB 2434 MB Please spectfy size of free space after the partition 0 OMB 2434 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 folowing drive better F Restoring Hard Disk e Copy data and resize partitions proportio
56. ce is a reliable technology designed to back up volumes being locked by numerous active transactions of VSS supporting applications Microsoft VSS technology requires over 300 MB of free space on any mounted NTFS volume for temporary data This technology is provided for Windows XP and newest Windows versions but unavailable for old versions of Windows 38 ME NT 2000 Adational options Always use hot processing o Use hot processing only when parttiion is locked Hot processing temporary dive Cc Le Number of attempts to start VSS 3 Timeout between attempts fn seconds 120 J Switch between Hot Processing technologies In this section you may configure the hot processing mode Enable hot processing Mark the checkbox to enable the so called hot data processing mode that is specially designed to process data without restarting your operating system Hot processing technology From the pull down list you can select the required hot processing technology 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 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
57. city 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 In addition there is the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode you need to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page Depending on the chosen file system the following options become available Use OS built in format routine Please select number of sectors per cluster 128 Please select number of sectors per boot Restore defauis 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 A N Number of available options d
58. d 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 Partition Management In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to carry out partitioning operations supported by the program Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 46 Basic Partitioning Operations Here you can learn how to accomplish basic partitioning operations 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 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 f there is an Extended Partition on the disk only three Primary partitions are allowed 4 The program allows creating new partitions only within blocks of un partitioned space It cannot convert a free Space on an existing partition to a new partition S
59. der 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 Setup Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 57 The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the transfer operation e Place to look for files directories Select a source disk from the pull down list in the left pane of the page The program enables to process both mounted and unmounted without drive letter assigned partitions Besides it is possible to map a network drive Source LE Local Disk C 1 eo Y g iT ar OVD RW Drive D gt Local Disk E E Local Disk F l E Archives G E New Volume H Physical partitions v NEW VOLUME Disk 1 Network places CT Network 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 Clipboard Source Name Source Path E Local Disk F 7 amp a
60. dialog page Depending on the chosen file system the following options become available Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 48 JU Use OS but in format routine Please select number of sectors per cluster se Please select number of sectors per boot Please select number of root enines Use OS built in routine Mark the option to restrict the available values according to the used OS Whether the surface test will be performed 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 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 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 The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control WA Number of available options depends on the selected file system type Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional partition 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
61. e Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 78 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 gt Normal Hode Main recovery d Safe Hode environment d Lou Graphics Safe Mode a Floppy disk Hard disk B MBR 2 Find OSes on your hard disks WA 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 You can copy a entire hard disk or its Paragon Backup amp Recovery panitions to new locations You can also save them as image files for Law restoranion Simple Restore Wizard Please select the drive its par
62. e Low Graphics Safe in the Boot menu By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Click on the required operation to start Hints on the selected at the moment item will help you make the right choice 4 Consult the help system by pressing ALT F1 to know more on the subject Boot menu The Boot menu contains the following commands ALA Mode Main recovery amp Safe Hode environnent SL Low Graphics Safe Mode Floppy disk amp Hard disk H HER a 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 13 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 so
63. e integrity the backup operation would take about 3 5 less time Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 28 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 Compression level From the pull down list you can select the desired compression level for backup images that will be used by default 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 Maximum split size With the spinner control you can specify a maximum size for backup volumes Partitioning Options Condirmations J Ask for volume label before partition delela Ask confirmation when converting FATI6to FATS2 This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during partitioning operations 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 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 convers
64. e 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 Backup Types At the present moment the market is offering various types of backup imaging to meet the needs of any user 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 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 15 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
65. e to the Database E 9 2 2009 5 24 27 AM Basic Hard L Delete the Archive from the Database 10GB 6 9 2 2009 5 20 25 AM New Volume CB Restore Files 2 4GB f 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Fledevel Arc 3 1 KB an J 9 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Fledevel Arc ma Incremental File Backup 4 KB e amp 9 2 2009 2 33 00 AM Local Disk g fF 39GB A 9 2 2009 2 21 01 AM Basic Hard L 10GB E E 2 Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 91 Meme Source Path Name images C Uses user Desktop images Carec mages F archive pi f c 5 Users rb 3 E Desktop SS images Total data size 412 KB 3 On the Select Destination Type choose the way the data will be stored Select the Save data to any local drive or a network share item There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Fiese select how would you like to save the data a Save data lo physical partitions Burn the data to CD er DVD 4 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 3 Local Disk C Je are images Le arc_new Je archdb E I 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
66. ed In our case we d rather restore contents of the backup to its original location with replacing existing files as well Restore fles to Original localion O piace where they were archived from Mis T Specfictolder Ml Ihey wow d from When restoring fi PS in cece boo Ti your computer On the Restore Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Please overview the restores options You can rebum to the comesponding 1 1 7 KB 1 743 Bytes Gi Space available on destination 148 1 097 945 6596 Bytes On the next page of the wizard confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program After completing the operation close the wizard and then reboot the computer 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 Wizard E Show al lx B B ER Type Creation Date Source Object Size Flags al 2 9 3 2009 7 45 37 AM Filedevel Archive 1368KB ke J F 9 3 2009 7 38 58 AM FleJevel Archive 1368KB ke J E 9 2 2009 5 TET AM Local ae Add an Archiv
67. ee under Windows please click the Windows Start button and then select Programs gt Paragon Backup and Recovery 2013 Free gt Paragon Backup and Recovery 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 0 operation The first component that will be displayed is called the Express Launcher Thanks to a well thought out categorization and hint system it provides quick and easy access to wizards and utilities that we consider worth using on a regular basis With its help you can also start up the traditional launcher the help system or go to the program s home page Paragon Backup amp Recovery 2013 Free lo Ea Paragon Backup amp Recovery 201 Shrarason Bem Backup 8 Backup amp Recovery Recovery Backup Upgrade Now Backup single partitions or complete hard disk with a few clicks Restore o Restore your system and or data from a backup image JN Tools ES Troubleshooting Tr Support Contacts Help Open Advanced Interface A To know more on how to handle the product s interface and accomplish typical operations IN please consult the Windows Components chapter Building Recovery Media Recovery Media Builder can help you accomplish the following operations Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 12 e Prepare the Linux DOS
68. em restart After restart the operation wil continue in boot me mode Do not turn off the computer until the operation completes E Restart the computer Please confirm restart of your computer The operation wil be continued after system restart E Retry Manually close used files and retry the operation The operation cannot be completed without restart because some files are in use and prevent exclusive access to the volume What fies prevert operation complebon 8 Inthe Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Suboperation progress O OPI MARE T E CHUP Restore partition or disk C IA Hork tine00 00 55 Time to finish00 00 25 Done 521 MB Read 532 MB 35 2 MB s All 86 71 GB Hrite 532 MB 53 2 MB s Overall progress lt lt E i Loading Paragon Engine Copyright Copyright 1388 2009 Paragon Technologie GabH All rights reserved Please wait Universal File System Driver initialization Getting partitions info Flushing systern buffers please wait Restore ida partition disk 0 from file Gi anc_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 interrupt operation After completing the operation the program will automatically reboot the computer Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB driv
69. en Partition The concept of a hidden partition was introduced in the IBM OS 2 Boot Manager By 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 1st track of the hard disk is the Oth sector of the disk MBR Master Boot Record contains important information about the disk layout Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 96 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 ide
70. ents Please enter a shot comment to descrbe the archive a Mo comment 7 Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately or set a time table for it 8 Onthe 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 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 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 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 3 Onthe 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 Click the check box next to any hard disk drive or partition you want to back up Name 3 UU My Computer B F Basic Hard Disk O VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev 3 ET 2 Fest Hard Disk Track Master Boot Record wi 3 P E Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev 3 E Fist Hard Disk Track Master Boot Record F Local Disk E Local Disk 7 E Local Disk P BLocal Disk 7 FE Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Dis
71. epends 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 50 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 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 Ta Germs i Y pete ez Are you sure you wart to delete volume F i You are about to delete volume F No label NTFS Your computer may no longer boot or work correctly J Do not ask volume label next time e
72. es 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 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 To make your job with the program as easy and convenient as possible all backup wizards share similar work algorithm So let us just take as an example the Sector Backup Wizard to describe it in detail Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 40 By going through steps of the wizard you configure all the necessary settings to launch the backup operation To minimize the possibility of making any mistake the wizard provides auxiliary information on every single option Moreover you can get an in depth description to any setting control or field of the wizard just by clicking the
73. et tasks for execution in the Windows blue screen mode thus saving from the need to use a bootable media when modifying system partitions Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS to provide the copy backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 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 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 Mac OS X and Linux Supported File Systems Paragon Backup Recovery 2013 Free provides support for the major file systems presented on the market today Full read write access to FAT16 FAT32 partitions Full read write access to NTFS under Windows 95 98 ME Linux and PTS DOS Compressed NTFS files are also supported Full read write access to Ext2FS Ext3FS Ext4FS partitions under all versions of Windows DOS 5 0 and later Limited read write access to Apple HFS partitions Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved Unfortunately support of non Roman characters for the HFS file system is unavailable at YN the moment The company is about to implement it in the nearest future Supported Media e Supp
74. 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 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 which filled the entire hard disk and contained an OS The situation has changed however thanks to new cost 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
75. g after accomplishing operations File System Conversion Options oS File system conversion options Select a time zone GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dubin Edinburgh London Lisbon 4 Select language for file names iS Engish CP 850 This language will be used to specfy national symbols in fle names Confirm settings before NTFS lt gt FAT FAT32 conversion Choose this option to make the program to allow to customize these settings each time when converting fie systems 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 WA 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 co
76. ge to a free block of smaller size taking into account only the amount of actual data of the image Partition Hard Disk Management Facilities e 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 e Mount a partition assign a drive letter of any file system type to make it available for your operating system e Modify file system parameters make active inactive hide unhide volume label etc Automatization Facilities e Task scheduling to automate routine operations It can be particularly effective when you have to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis Scheduling is only available for the Windows installation of the program Auxiliary Facilities Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved File Transfer Wizard to make such operations as transferring of files directories or burning 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 Recovery Media Builder to create a bootable recovery media based on Linux DOS 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 partitio
77. grity 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 need By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database if any Bsrowat F amp Eb Ek 9 2 2009 5 24 27 AM Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware Vihane Vetual 5 SCSI Disk Dev 10 22009 5 20 25 AM New Volume F 24 S 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Filefewal Archive 9 2 2009 5 06 03 AM Filetevel Archive 422009 2 33 00 AM Local Desk C a9 922009 2 21 01 AM Basie Disk 1 Vihware VMware Vetual 5 SCS Disk Dev 10 F Type E S d F amp images Backup date 9 2 2009 5 11 41 AM Total size 113 1 KB 115 269 Bytes Archive size 101 2 KB 103 723 Bytes OO archive pfi Fike Cya mages FLIN 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 62 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 Look in Local Disk C ra e Name Hza Date J Ji are_new 3 2 2009 2 26 04 AM acne PBF
78. he Next button 3 Onthe 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 MARTE TT VETO Ja 19 PM mg_0_310708_072009875 P BF 227KB 7 30 2008 3 20 10 PM E N 7 eb 6d 16 4 0 ddee 8367 1 2cbFa5d2 200831070 7 30 2008 3 52 28 PM mg_0_310708_075228187 PBF 22 7 KB 7 30 2008 3 52 28 PM mg_1_310708_075228187 PBF 7GB 7 30 2008 3 55 41 PM mo_2_310708_075228187 PBF 12GB 7 30 2008 2 57 46 PM Files of type r Archive File Details Local Disk No comment is available WexP NTFS Total size 29GB 19GB Free space 1020 7 MB 1F2cb0 35d2 20083107075228187 m9_1_310708_075228187 PBF 4 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 corner of the window you can see the resulted amount of the selected data Cick the check box neg to any file or folder you want to restore from Y E Documents and Settings S EA Users E Detaut User E 2 Local Service s ES Network Service Y E User 3 E Appicaton Data gt E Cookies E Desktop ES Fevomes E E Local Settings hd To continue cick Next Data size to restore 1 7 KB Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 7 8 9 90 On the How to Restore page specify the way the selected data will be restor
79. he 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 By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the General Copy and Backup Options Log Files Options Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 33 Loy Log files options Choose a storage lle span for the stubaci log file Please note once the defined period a Kinde Mirina 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 emptied 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 A N 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 t
80. he 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 Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev Type intemal Hard Disk Drive Total Size 40GB Sectors per track 63 Heads 255 Cylinders 5221 Restore an image of the entire disk eg Warming This operation wil delete all the data on this hard disk All the partitions will be replaced with ones from the image you have chosen You may also be asked to restart your computer during this operation 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 34 e Total size in GB e Information on geometry of the disk amount of sectors per track heads and c
81. hint button and then the object you need Startup To start the Sector Backup Wizard in the Main Menu select Wizards gt Back up a Disk or Partition 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 Name Type Aia GA My Computer My Computer 3 E E Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Drive Mi 2 Fest Hard Disk Track First Track E Master Boot Record MBR Local Disk C Primary N F Basic Haed Disk 1 VMware VMware Vitual S SCSI Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Drive EA Fest Hard Disk Track First Track Master Boot Record MBR e Backup destination The wizard allows saving backup archives to local or network drives to physical partitions without drive letters assigned 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 Wizard can store your data Please select how would you like to save the archive Save data to the Backup Capsule o S
82. 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 Paragon Hot Processing 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 16 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 complete The point is to provide a coherent state of all open files and databases involved in a process taking into account that applications ma
83. ion 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 without 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 Ye General copy and backup options Hdd raw processing Copy an entire hard disk sector by sector without taking into accourt its partition sructure Partition raw processing Copy Backup each partition sector by sector Al sectors wil be processed one by one leven unused sectors Requires more time to complete the operation Skip OS sundiar files Choose this option to skip OS auodiary files bike pagefile sys hiberfi sys etc This wil reduce operation time and backup image size J Skip archive files stored in archive library Choose this option to skip archive files stored in archive library This wil reduce operation time and backup image size 4 exclude from copy back ions This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during copy and backup operations Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved IN 29 Partition raw processing Mark the checkbox to copy a partition i
84. ion is completed or not Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 63 Result After the operation is completed you can see results of the check 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 Garso operaiions 12009 at 12 40 12 AM Frished at 12 40 29 Started 912009 at 12 40 45 AM Frished at 12 41 27 Started 91 2009 at 12421 AM Frished at 1244723 Stated 912009 at 124504 AM Frished at 12 45 12 Started 9 9 2008 at 12 45 39 AM Frished at 1 28 51 _ Started 9 2 2008 at 9 17 40 AM Finished al 9 21 28 AM No operations have been found forthe selected session Started 9 2 2008 at 9 30 36 AM Finished al 9 41 04 AM Started 9 2 2008 at 9 41 05 AM Stated 9 2 2009 at 12 19 48 PM Frished at 12 20 26 D Slatted 42 2009 at 1220 26 PM Firished at 12 24 46 D Started 3 2 2008 at 1224246 PM Started 9 2 2009 at 1206 15 PM Anished at 1220747 J Sete 9 2 2009 at 12047 PM Rnished at 12 21 18 Stated 322009 at 12 21 18 PM Finished at 12 3015 Stated 3 2 2008 at 12 30 15 PM Finished at 12 31 23 Stated 3 2 2008 at 1231233 PM Fished at 12 41 57
85. ived from When restoring fre Br your computer Leave existing files Replace existing fies Besides if you select the Original location option you can additionally define whether to replace already existing files during the restore operation good for recovering presumably corrupted files or leave them intact good for recovering accidentally deleted files Sector Backup Restore e Data to restore When choosing a sector backup you ve also got the option to restore not only the entire archive but separate items of it Please note however once you click on the icon and select particular folders or files to restore the wizard automatically switches to the file restore mode which cannot be used for restoring OS even if you select all items of a system partition Your operating system won t start up after the restore operation is over To restore OS please select the entire archive or only a system partition just as it s shown on the screen Please select one of the object s to restore Name Type Fie system Size Used Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model intemal Hard Disk Drive 1068 E Local Disk 7 Prmary Linux Swap2 509 8 MB 4 y Ls Local Disk Prmary Linux Ext3 14GB 581MB 3 New Volume F Primary NTFS 24GB 356 3 MB a 3 System Volume inform Y S NEW VOLUME E Primary FAT32 3468 4 KB Archive Details Name New Volume F Volume label New Volume Fie system NTFS Total size 24GB Used space 356 3 MB Free spa
86. k Dev 4 pm a My Computer intemal Hard Disk Driv First Track MBR Primary 5 intemal Hard Disk Driv Fist Track MBR Primary Primary Primary Primary intemal Hard Disk Driv p The sze of objects to 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 There are several ways the Wizard can store your dats Please select how would you like to save the archive Save data to the Backup Capsule Save data to local network drives Save data to physical partitions Bum the data to CD or DVD 5 Map a network disk to place your backup image to Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button Select a folder where archive should be placed and specify archive name Archive name wil be used as 5 sub older where backup data files wil be sored Archive location C anc_ G0S08071551273 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 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 69 Mark the checkbox to make this connection permanent Otherwise
87. king on the required property A This feature can be particularly beneficial when the Scheduled Tasks list contains too many YN 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 5 Task Properties Backup of MBR of hard disk 0 E Program C Program Hes Paragon Software Deve Backup 10 Server Edbon program son pis ace 2 Script n Fles Paragon Software Drive Backup 10 Server Edtorseripts ser_O020909124744430 pal Comments Backup has been scheduled 9 2 2009 54744 AM Enabled 0K ro conca 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 55 e The option of enabling disabling the task By clicking the Schedule tab
88. lowing 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 E Normal Mode Hain recovery A Safe Hode environment g Low Graphics Safe Mode Floppy disk amp Hard disk 4 HER a Find OSes on your hard disks WA 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 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 73 You can copy an entire hard disk or its Paragon Backup amp Recovery Partitions to new locations You can also save them as image files for laer restoration Please select ihe
89. lts are selected to reduce the amount of space that is lost and the amount of fragmentation on the volume A cluster is also called an allocation unit Extended Partition is a partition type you create only on a basic MBR Master Boot Record disk Extended partition is used if you want to create more than four volumes on a disk since it may contain multiple logical drives File System Metadata 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 Hidd
90. m FATI2 34 GB d KB Total size 14GB Free space 13GB Data size to restore 1 4 GB Ga 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 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 39 Disk View Scheduled Tasks Archives Help Archive of NTFS Volume E work CD DVD Drives 6 CD DVD Drive D Gl Hard Disks 1 VMware VMware Virtual S S 1 Primary NTFS C E2 Primary NTFS E 73 Backup Capsule E archive Source Object Size 3 6 GB Archive Size 3 1 MB Location archive archive PBF Creation Date 8 16 2010 3 56 04 PM Comments No comment 1 Flags Compressed archive p m AS Restore the selected archive Check Archive Integrity A This wizard helps you to test existing archives The wizard will check the archive is valid and makes you sure the archive integrity is not violated Mount Archive ie Mount the selected archive as a volume 4 ma gt 2 Show all SB be Ek 8 16 2010 3 56 04 PM work E 1 Explorer Bar that displays properties of the selected image 2 Files view 3 Archive List that displays a list of imag
91. mary 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 Operations list Suboperation progress p S 1 Transfer user data Operation progress TTTITITTI TTT 7 Time elapsed 00 00 07 Time 1 finish 00 00 16 Copied so far 5 0 Mb To copy 12 0 Mb Overall progress Creating compilation image Used burner DVD RWAD 71704 Vendor Optiarc Session opening Data burning 11 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 12 Turn off the computer 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 86 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 proble
92. me inconvenience caused by possible video artifacts It is just a result of changing video modes and in no way IN 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 You can copy a entire hard disk or its panitions to new locations You can also save them as image files for Laer restoration Please select the dive its partition if necessary and then activate the Hard Disk or Partition pulbdown menu and select the operation needed ci J ur La Network Configurator 0 Log Saver E Eject CD DVD E Stan the command line keJ Reboot the computer O rome e Backup and Recovery enables to copy and back up separate partitions or entire hard disks carry out basic partitioning operations etc e Simple Restore Wizard allows restoring hard disks and partitions e File Transfer Wizard allows coping files folders to another disk or a partition as well as recording them to CD DVD e Network Configurator enables to establish a network connection under Linux If you are going to use network resources first launch the Network Configuration Wizard to establish a network connection e Log Saver helps to collect and send the necessary log files to the Technical Support e Eject CD DVD e Command Line allows experienced users to execute any operation Copyright 1994 2013 Par
93. mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Check File System Integrity 3 Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 61 o Check volume C No label NTFS for errors Please note that check operation needs exclusive access to the volume You may be asked to restart your computer to complete the operation Check disk options Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors io 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 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 Inte
94. mp images F images ow Name a TES LL sys D hiberi sys A hal pagefle sys somecmd cmd DVD RW Orve D gt E Local Disk E E Local Disk F ic e s System Volume information Total data size 132 8 KB 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 ike to save the data a Save data to local network drives Lente sosa files Save data to physical partitions Bum the data to CD or DVD e 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 58 Please overview the transfer options You can retum to the corresponding page and change the options by clicking on title hyperinks Objects to transfer Object s selected 1 Total data size 132 8 KB 136 024 Bytes Transfer destination Destination path Cy Space available on destination 490 6 GB 526 821 834 752 Byes Overwrite existing files No Result
95. ms 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 E Nornal Mode Main recovery 4 Safe Hode en ironnent SL Low Graphics Safe Mode Floppy disk amp Hard disk 4 MBR 2 Find OSes on your hard disks WA By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well You can copy an entire hard disk or its zA Paragon Backup amp Recovery partitions to new locations You can also save them as image files for Laer restoration Please select the drive its partition if necessary and ihen activate the Hard Disk or Partition pulbdown menu and select the File Transfer Wizard operation needed Network Configurator Log Saver Eject CODY Stan the command line Reboot the computer Power off OE E Tu NS Dy 4 Onthe 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 87 E gt DIFF 1285651847 10000000 re arc _28050813427531 PBF dd ar
96. n the Main Menu Partition gt Remove Drive Letter 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved Mount The pro 59 Modifying drive letter of the system partition will 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 will get a new read only partition in the system to easily browse through its contents and copy the required information even wi Assign th the standard Windows tools Drive Letter In order to mount an archive you should take the following steps 1 2 4 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 o Assign a drive letter This allows access to the volume
97. n 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 Source My computer Y Root din W My Computer My computer Y mn Mounted resources Y imnydisk Local disks WI media Removable disks IDE CD DVD NECVMWa VMware IDE COR e DA NTFS lon Su 0 Application se E BackupCapsule 2 on Disk 0 UFSD di 7 Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 82 Clipboard C jmntdisk hda1 Documents and Settin mntdisk hdal Documents and Senin O O Application Data O Cookies O Desktop gt EMail Database D Favorites O Local Settings v gt Total data size nja Delete F Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size 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 lo save the data Save data to any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you want to save your data do local mounted or physical partition to USB or FireWare external drives and to a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a location you want to save the archive to 2 Burn data to CD DVD Choose this option if you want the
98. n 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 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 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 By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Copy Backup Exclude Options CD DVD Recording Options Bum every CD DVD BD disk to the end Choose this option allow the disk to be copied by third party tools Recording speed Select speed automatically Auto recording speed Choose this option to allow the recorder to choose the best speed Boot options Specty a bootable SO image to place on CD DVD or BD along with backup data JSO bootcod iso Browse Specty how would you like to boot from CD DVD or BD Boot from any CD DVD or BD 4 ISO image folder Browse Please select a folder to place SO images to when CD DVD or BD SO maker is used This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during CD DVD burn operations Burn every CD DVD to the end By default the program does no
99. nally 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 dsk after the changes Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev Pyessto Py toos os go Be orien 3 4 GB FATS2 AGENTES 14G 2768 lt Hard Disk Restore Options Copy data and resize partitions proportionally in this mode the Wizard changes the size of partitions in the same proportion with keeping intact their relative order This option can be useful in resting an image of hard disk to a larger one Perform surface test Set this option f you want the Wizard to perform the surface test on the target hard disk In this case f the program finds bad and unreliable sectors wil mark them as unusable ones _ All contents on the disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the YN operation Result The wizard will restore the archived data and make it available to use in the operating system Available operation scenarios e Restoring a system partition from external media CD DVD e Restoring a system partition from a local drive e Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB drive e Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk e Burning of data from the corrupte
100. naranonanononacnnonaccnnnccnnnaranonanoss 85 Restoring separate files and folders from a DACKUP cccceseccccesseccceesececceseccceeusececsuseceseuneceeeenseeessuseceseuaecesseneceesauaesetsenecss 88 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved Savine LOs is 91 TOUS NOOO Rusia ad S OS ii nc OD Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved Introduction Paragon Backup Recovery 2013 Free is a complex disaster recovery and system migration solution By implementing in this product modern technologies the company has offered rock solid facilities to build a reliable 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 YN images shown in this manual may be different from what you see on your screen What s New in Backup Recovery 2013 Free e Support of Windows 8 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 u
101. niques 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 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 e 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 e 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 Restore Facilities e Restore an entire disk separate partitions or only files you need from the previously created backup image e Restore with Shrink to restore a backup ima
102. ns is placed on the left side of the dialog By selecting a section from the list you can open a set of options 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 2S General options Partition Alignment Mode Veta A Align partitions according to the rules used in Windows Vista and later OSes Check FS integrity policy Once Standard protection from data loss with acceptable performance The fle system integrity will be checked for each volume only once just before accompishing date senstive operations Dala Loss Protection mode Reset Medium protection from data loss This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during any operation carried out with the program e Partition Alignment mode There are three options you can choose from Legacy DOS and Windows OSes before Vista required that partitions had to be aligned to the disk cylinder or 63 sectors to address and access sectors correctly It was OK until 4K hard drives came into scene When partitions are aligned this way on this type of disk each logical cluster is linked to two physical 4K clusters thus resulting in a double read write operation Vista Since Windows Vista operating systems do not use the archaic CHS cylinder head sector addressing scheme but the Logical Block Addressing LBA where sectors are addressed co
103. ns of your hard disk directly 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 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 Supported Technologies 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 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 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 s
104. ntifier 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 supported partitions Partition ID is saved in appropriate entries of the Partition Table and takes only 1 byte of space 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
105. ntinuously over the whole disk drive It is optimal for both 512B and new 4K disk drivers Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 27 Inheritance Select the option to disable automatic alignment of partitions e Check FS integrity policy Accomplishment of any data sensitive operation resize move merge redistribute change cluster size etc is potential with data loss To minimize this risk it s recommended to check integrity of your file system before this type of operations despite the fact that it s quite time consuming We offer you several options to let you choose which is best for you Always Maximum protection but minimal performance The file system integrity will be checked each time it s necessary to guarantee the maximum protection for the on disk data Once Standard protection with acceptable performance The file system integrity will be checked for each volume only once just before accomplishing data sensitive operations Never No protection but maximum performance If you re not 100 sure your disk is rock solid please do not use this option e Data Loss Protection mode To guarantee safety for your information when a data sensitive operation has been abruptly interrupted as a result of a computer reset or a power outage there are several techniques that correspond to the options below Do not protect No protection but maximum performance If you re not 100
106. nversion of non English file names from Unicode to ANSI and vice versa An incorrectly chosen codepage will certainly result in corruption of non English file 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 Copy Backup Exclude Options Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 32 se Exclude from Copy Backup Speciy masks for files and folders that must be excluded from copy backup Files that contains your e mail data 3 fites cab Delete filter pst Delete fiter dbx Delete far dog Delete filter rez Delete filter Executable amp Installations 2 fitters a k 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 EY Create new category Name Fier Descriplion Ci You can use wildcards and Pio specty the mask C tees In the opened dialog t
107. 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 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 the block of free space e Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the new partition Partition size and position may also be defined by using the drag and drop technique To do that just carry out the required operation on the Disk Map The virtual operations are to be available 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
108. or 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 operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Volume Label Onthe 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 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 52 o Are you sure you want to change label on volume F Please specty a volume label for easier recognition of your volume Please enter new volume label New Volume 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
109. ore the archive exactly where it belongs That s what we actually need F Basic Disk 0 40 0 Gb i Size 40 0 Gb Basic Disk O m Type FWe System Size voume label o Primary NTFS 3 0 Gb WinXP Yes No a Primary NTFS 9 8Gb Applic ation Ne Mo Primary BackupCapsule 100Gb Mo label Mo Yes 3 h Primary Free 17 2 Gb Bio Bio 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 Panton preview NTFS WinXP New size 1859 3067 Mb J ner m Free space before 0 1208 Mb Z Mb Free space afer 0 1208 Mb gt p jam 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 afier 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 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 75 Operations list Suboperation progress HECITITINIIT TL 1 Restore partition or disk Operation progress A Z 0 Time elapsed 00 01 10 Time 1 finish 00 06 36 Copied so far 29
110. ort of both MBR and GPT hard disks up to 1 5 TB tested e IDE SCSI and SATA hard disks e CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R double layer and also Blu ray discs e FireWire i e IEEE1394 USB 1 0 USB 2 0 hard disks e 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 Contacting Paragon Software GmbH If you have any questions about the company products please do not hesitate to contact Paragon Software GmbH Service Contact Visit Paragon GmbH web site www paragon software com Registration updates web service www paragon software com support Knowledge Base amp Technical Support kb paragon software com Pre sale information sales paragon software 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 e Operating systems Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 8 and Vista 7 8 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 DOS recovery environment on your computer it doesn t matter what oper
111. p 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 Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev Local Disk C 499 9 GB NTFS Large sized bars display the following information 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 e File system Furthermore it is possible to estimate the used disk space by looking at the size of the bar s shaded area The program offers to choose from several types of the disk layout scaling It s done especially to increase the program usability 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
112. p data files wil be stored Archive detais Archive name ac 030909071001085 Estimated archive size 44 GB Space avaiable 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 drive needs to be selected 7 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Please enter a shor comment to describe the archive 8 Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately set a time table for it 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 a differential backup of the selected partition It is placed into the specified destination a local or network disk the Backup Capsule or a CD DVD disc its features defined by the wizard Recovery Scenarios Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 72 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 fol
113. 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 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 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 Backing up a hard disk or partition to the Backup Capsule Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 65 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 2 Click the Back up a Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 3 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 4 Onthe 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 Click the check box next to any hard disk drive or partition you want to back up Name Type a j My Computer My Computer B F Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev intemal
114. plications 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 42 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 Available operation scenarios e Backing up a hard disk or partition to the Backup Capsule e Backing up a hard disk or partition to external media CD DVD e Backing up a hard disk or partition to a network drive e Creating a differential to a full partition backup 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
115. problem is that earlier versions of Windows do not support DDM In addition most 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 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved
116. r it is so or not by scheduling a simple task call Notepad through scheduling Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 95 You don t have permission 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 defaults based on the size of the volume These defau
117. rate partitions Differential Backup Create a differential to a partition backup Restore Restore an entire hard disk separate partitions or files from the backup image Manage Backup Capsule Create and manage the backup capsule Check Archive Integrity Perform integrity check for the required backup image Hard Disk Update MBR Update MBR Master Boot Record 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 21 Check File System Check the selected partition for possible file system errors Integrity Properties Get in depth information on the properties of selected partition Add an Archive to the Add an existing archive to the archive database Database Delete the Archive from the Delete archive files from the archive database Database Restore from the Selected Restore an image of hard disk or partition Archive Restore File From Archive Restore separate files from the archive Differential Backup Create a differential to a partition backup Check Archive Integrity Perform integrity check for the required backup image Mount the Selected Assign a drive letter to a partition backup image Archive Unmount the Selected Remove a drive le
118. rd Disk Track First Track gt Master Boot Record MBR gt Local Disk E Primary Blocs Disk 7 Primary L Local Disk 7 Primary Local Disk 7 Primary T Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Dri e p The sze of objects to 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 On the Backup Destination page select the Burn the data to CD or DVD option Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 67 There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Please select how would you like to save the Save data to local network drives Save data to physical partitions a Bum the data to CD or DVD 5 Select a recordable device on the list of available CD DVD devices and edit the archive name if necessary Select a recorder to bum archive images to Name Disc types AD 71704 DARAW DVD R RW DVI 4 CO Bumer Emulator CD R RW d DVD Burner Emulator DVD R RW Archive detais Archive name BP030909 No more than 8 symbols and oniy in English 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 cont
119. reated with the A N program are 100 percent flawless Nevertheless if you decided not to control the archive 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 IN 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 e Whether the OS auxiliary files pagefile sys hyberfil sys will be included in the backup image 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 IN 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 ap
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122. t 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 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 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 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 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 30 J Enable hot processing Hot processing technology Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Servi
123. tack 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 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 p
124. tartup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps 1 2 Setup Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 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 the menu item Create Partition Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 47 ER Are you sure you wani to create a new partition on disk 37 You are about to create a new partition in Unallocated 19 9 GB area Please select size position and file system of the new partition Basic Hard Lask 3 WMware VMware Virtual 5 5051 Disk Dev Creafe new partition act Please specify new partition size 20479 FMB 20 475 MB Please specify size of free space before the partion 0 OMB 20 465 MB Please specify size of free space afterthe partition 0 OMB 20 472 MB Please select file system for new partition NTFS Please enter new volume label New Volume Please specify drive latter H o Vo coors 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
125. the operation Please overview the transfer options You can retum to the comesponding page and change the options by Object s selected 1 Total data size 412 KB 421 569 Bytes Destination path Cy Space available on destination 429 6 GE 525 927 419 904 Bytes Overwnte existing files Mo 6 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 92 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 Select Troubleshooting gt Log Saver in Express Launcher 2 Provide an e mail address used for registering the product then give a detailed description on the encountered problem in the corresponding text fields Please don t worry we respect your privacy so none of your confidential data will be exposed This utility only collects the program s operation logs to help our Support Team find and tackle your problem Click Next to continue Welcome to Log Saver Wiz
126. tilities 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 Features Overview This chapter dwells upon key benefits and technical highlights of the product Key Features Let us list some of the key features User Friendly Fault Minimizing Interface e Graphical representation of the data to gain a better understanding e A handy launcher to easily find and run the required tasks e Comprehensive wizards to simplify even the most complex operations e A context sensitive hint system for all functions of the program e Previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual operations Backup Facilities Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved e 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 e Support of all present day tech
127. tion of virtual operations x Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations A 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 23 the user that there are unsaved changes by showing the following window i There are unsaved changes Please use the y Apply command to comer the changes and the X Discard command to permanently undo the changes You can view the changes history via the View Changes command and temporary undo of redo the operation by means of the Y 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 Tools and News and Documentation Each of these contains a separate button bar which can be folded by clicking it Basic Backup Restore Tasks Starting the Backup Wizard to create an image of a hard disk or separate partition Starting the Restore Wizard to restore a hard disk separate partition or files from the backup image Advanced Backup Tasks je Diferential Partition Backup
128. tition if necessary and ihen activate the Hard Disk or Partition pulbdown menu and select the File Transfer Wizard operation needed Network Configurator Lag Saver Eject CODVD Sian he command line Reboot the computer Power off 6 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 7 On the What to Restore page click the standard browse button to find the required archive When done double click on it to select Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 79 select archive leo_visia pbi Archive files pbi 8 Onthe Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive Basic Disk 0 Size 112 Gb Primary FAT16 200 Mb 15 0 Mb Primary Apple HFS 649Gb 14 2Gb NTFS 6 6 Gb 10 9 Gb Image of the hard disk 13 0523 hddfeo_vistafeo_vista pbi 2008 May 29 Thd 21 16 51 To comino restore process click Next 9 On the next page specify a hard disk to restore the image to Basi Disk 0 Size 112 Gb i Primary All contents on disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 80 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
129. tter to a partition backup image Archive 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 Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 22 Hep Open the Help system you can also do it by pressing F1 Open the dialog with information about the program F 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 GO Create an image of a hard disk or partition CR Restore an image of hard disk partition or files KE 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 Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations a Display the List of Pending Operations Y Launch the real execu
130. u 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 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 Backup and Recovery 2013 Free To select another folder click the Change button After you have selected the required folder click the Next button to continue i Do not install the program on network drives Do not use Terminal Server sessions to install IN and run the program In both cases the program functionality will be limited 6 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 7 Copying Files The Copying Files page shows the overall progress of the installation Click the Cancel button to abort the setup Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 11 8 Finishing the Installation The Final page reports the end of the setup process Click the Finish button to complete the wizard First Start To start Paragon Backup Recovery 2013 Fr
131. uding 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 flags to indicate crucial properties FLAG FUNCTIONALITY F Disk archive T Partition archive E File archive Copyright 1994 2013 Paragon Software GmbH All rights reserved 36 va Filtered archive Differential archive Incremental archive File increment to a partition archive To easily manage images in the Archive Database the program provides the following functionality BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY S Refresh the contents of the database E Show only existing archives Add the selected archive to the database Delete the selected archive from the database 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 Please select an achive bo rechore T Show al amp E Ek E ET Show deks Source Object 60 10 Master Boot Reco 60835 Master Boot Reco 20 05 2008 1606 43 Filelewel Archos F 20 05 2008 16 05 48 Fielevel Archive E 14 12 2007 200219 Master Boot Reco By clicking the Switch to File View link you can find the required image in the browser like window Copyright 19
132. y still keep writing to disks As a result an online data processing cannot boast high operating speed 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 memory 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
133. ylinders 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 Local Disk C Volume letter C Serial number 3E220 E127 2CE0 E33F Volume label N Partition ID 207 NTFS Type Primary NTFS version 3 0 File system NTFS Volume Size 32 8 GB Root entries 49652 Used space 122GB Sectors per boot 3 Free space 20 5GB Sectors per cluster 2 Activity Yes Hidden state No Restore the logical disk from an image Waming This operation will delete all the data on this logical disk and replace them from the image you have chosen You may also be asked to restart your computer during this operation 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 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

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