Restore Data from an Image

Restore Data from an Image

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Note: The current version does not support dynamic disks.

We recommend you stop all other programs before you start restoring data on a partition.

Note: Go to the Restoring Data to a System or Other Locked Disk topic if you want to learn how to restore data to system disks.

To restore data from an image:

üClick Restore from an Image on the Action Selection panel

R-Drive Image will start analyzing the computer disk configuration, the Progress... message showing the progress. Then R-Drive Image will show you the Image File Selection panel with the disks/folder structure.

Note: If other low-level disk software (including Windows internal services) is running, the Error: Another partitioner is active message may appear and R-Drive Image will not go to the next panel. Stop this low-level disk software or wait until Windows services stop this low-level disk access before proceeding further.

éSelect the file with the image on the Image File Selection panel and click the Next button

When you click the file, you may view its content in the right panel.

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Objects in Image Files

Primary partition Logical disk Unallocated space

 

 

 

Image with one logical disk

 

 

 

Image with two logical disks on one hard drive

 

 

 

Image with two logical disks on two hard drives

If you select an image with incremental data backup, the Image Date/Time Selection panel will appear. Select the date and time of image creation and click the Next button.

If the image file is password-protected, the Password prompt... message will appear. Enter the password and click the OK button.

âSelect the object in the image file on the Image Object Selection panel, select a destination, and click the Next button

You may select only one object at a time, and you need to specify the destination to proceed further. After selecting an object, you cannot go back to previous panels. Clicking the Back button will show the Image is already selected message.

Note: If you want to restore data from the image of an entire hard drive, you may do this only if the destination hard drive is of the same model.

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If the chosen destination is smaller than the selected image, R-Drive Image will show the Image selected is larger than destination message and you will need to select another destination.

If you select several partitions as the destination, R-Drive Image will show the You have selected several partitions... message. If you click the OK button, all those partitions will be deleted and data will be restored on that free space.

Note: Although R-Drive Image shows unallocated space instead of the deleted partitions, the partitions and their data will be actually deleted only when R-Drive Image starts restoring the data from the image.

Selected Object and Destination

Primary partition Logical disk Unallocated space

 

äSpecify restore parameters on the Restore/Copy Parameters panel and click the Next button

Restore parameters

Restore Options

You may visually adjust the location and size of the object to be restored. All other restore options will be adjusted accordingly. Also, when you adjust one or several restore options directly, these changes will be shown visually. Green marks available space.

Minimum partition size

Minimum partition size that may be allocated for the data in the image. Depends on how much free space is in the data in the image and its file system.

Maximum partition size

Maximum partition size that may be allocated for the data in the image. Depends on the file system of the selected object.

Free space before

You may specify the size of free space that will be left on the hard drive before the beginning of the partition.

Partition size

You may specify the size of the partition to be restored. Should be between the minimum and maximum partition size.

Free space after

You may specify the size of free space that will be left on the hard drive after the end of the partition.

Partition type

Primary (Active)/ Primary/Logical

You may specify the type of the partition to be restored. Do not change this setting unless you have serious reasons to do so.

File system for the selected partitions

You may select the file system for the partition to be restored.

Drive letter for the selected partition

Select the letter that will be assigned to the partition. You may select "Do not connect" if you do not want to connect this partition to your system.

If you try to restore data to a system or other disk locked by the system or other application, the Disk not locked message will appear.

To continue restoring you may:

·If you restore data to your system disk, select Restart computer (recommended) to continue restoring the data in the R-Drive Image startup mode. Read carefully the Restoring Data to a System Disk topic before you proceed.
·If you restore data to a disk locked by other low-level disk software (including Windows internal services), stop this software and select Retry to lock the disk once again.
·You may also try to unlock the disk by selecting Force Windows to unlock the disk (not recommended). If Windows fails to unlock the disk, the Disk not locked message will appear again. You will need to stop the software locking the disk manually or select Restart computer (recommended) to continue restoring the data in the R-Drive Image startup mode.

Note: Use this option cautiously, because it may cause unpredictable results including system crash and data loss.

àVerify that the information on the Processing panel is correct and click the Start button

You may add other objects from the same image and restore data to several partitions in one process. Select Add another image object in the Next Selection on the Processing panel and click the Next button.

ÜR-Drive Image will start restoring the data from the image file to the selected destination.

When the image is restored, the Image restored successfully message will appear.

If some other program (like a file manager) is accessing the partition on which the data is to be restored, the Cannot lock the disk message will appear. Close this program or make it stop accessing the partition.

If you restore data from an image of an entire hard drive to an entire hard drive, the system may not see the restored partitions until restarted. In this case R-Drive Image will show the Disk image restored successfully. message. Click the Yes button to restart your system.

Restoring data from CD-R/RW drives or other devices with removable storage

For the image with the file name filename.arc, R-Drive Image creates the following disk/file structure:

Disk

File name

The first disk

filename1.arc

The second disk

filename2.arc

The third disk

filename3.arc

...

...

You should start restoring the data from the last disk. If you insert another disk, the File is not found message will appear. Insert the necessary disk and click the OK button.

Each time R-Drive Image requires a new disk, the Insert disk #... message will appear. Insert the necessary disk and click the OK button. Follow the device instructions on how to change its disks.

Note: At the beginning, R-Drive Image may require you to change the first/last disks several times.

 

The Disk Actions chapter explains basic disk actions.

The Advanced Disk Actions chapter explains how to perform advanced disk actions.

The Technical Information chapter gives technical information on Supported CD and DVD Recorders and List of Supported Hardware Devices

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