Re: Acronis TrueImage question


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> "sammy" <s.brako@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:01c5a95b$397febd0$798b1dac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Edward W. Thompson Wrote:
>>> "MoiMeme" <vermeulenp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> True Image allows the imaging of entire disks, you cannot create image
>>> of individual partitions ..........."
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>> May be true by Restorations but not backups.
>> I made an image of my C partition and when I tried restoring it at a
>> later
>> time, True Image did a good job but wiped out my D partition. So in
>> effect,
>> it dumped the whole backup on to the drive instead of just on the C:
>> partition. I explicitely chose to restore to C: ( the available space at
>> the time. My data was on the D:)
>> So it will back up one partition or more allright but you might lose the
>> other partitions during restoration. Note that I use only one hard drive
>> with the partitions C: and D:


"Leo" <idonotwant@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:enLznhaqFHA.2072@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Perhaps that is something system unique to your set up. Here it works
> correctly, restoring one partition without touching other partitions.
> LEO
>
> In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
> But in practice there is.


Leo:
To the best of my knowledge Acronis True Image (unlike Symantec's Norton
Ghost) does not have the capability of *directly* cloning an individual
partition of a multi-partitioned drive to another drive. AFAIK, in ATI you
can directly clone a multi-partitioned HD to another drive which will, of
course, include the entire contents of the source disk including *all* the
partitions on that disk; however, you cannot select individual partitions
from the source disk to *directly* clone to the destination disk.

Please understand we are talking about the ATI "Disk Clone" feature that one
can use to *directly* clone the contents of one hard drive to another hard
drive. I fully understand that "disk images" can be created of individual
partitions that can subsequently be installed on the destination drive. As I
alluded to above, Ghost does have the capability of *directly* cloning
individual partitions.

If I'm wrong about this, please advise.
Anna


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