Paragon PSG-155-SEG-PL User Manual

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10 • Smart Backup Wizard to secure system and data with the minimal efforts possible. With a unique intelligent work algorithm and a highly intuitive

100  The number of available methods depends on your disk layout. To learn more on the way the wizard works, please click the corresponding link on t

101  If a partition to resize is locked and cannot be processed, the wizard makes the system reboot to create the partition and then automatically b

102 • Define whether the partition will be Primary, Extended or Logical. You can choose the desired partition type from the pull-down list. As a mat

103 foot of the dialog page. Depending on the chosen file system, the following options become available: • Use OS built-in routine. Mark the option

104 - Ext3 - Ext4 - Linux Swap v. 2 This operation can be accomplished either with the Format Partition Wizard or the Format Partition Dialog

105  As a result of this operation contents of the selected partition will be lost. • Partition properties. On the next page of the wizard you can

106 • The amount of sectors per boot. This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems. Set the number of sectors to be reser

107 • 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 th

108 • Call the popup menu for the selected partition (right click of the mouse button) then select the menu item: Delete Partition. Wizard Setup The

109 • Enter the volume label to confirm deleting. To confirm deletion of the selected partition, enter its Volume Label. The current volume label is

11 Product Components In order to cope with different tasks, the product contains several components: • Windows based set of utilities is the crucial

110 program offers an easy-to-understand folder name to store files of the second partition, which however can be customized.  Be particularly caref

111 • Resulted size of partitions. Redistribute the unused space between the partitions with the slider or manually by entering the required value.

112 • Partition to enlarge. Select a partition, the size of which will be increased at the expense of other partitions. Blocks of the free space (if

113 Undeleting Partitions When simply deleting a partition (without additional wiping) disk management software only removes references to it in the P

114 To know more on the available search methods, please use the context sensitive hint system. • File system filter. By default, the wizard will s

115 avoid possible data loss. Operating systems today are being supplied with basic tools of partitioning that only enable to create a partition (in c

116  To avoid any possible problems, the new partition will in no way be created as the first partition of the disk which already contains at least

117 - Surface test level. Define the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file s

118 • Volume size. Define size (in Mb) of the modified partition. • Free space before. Define the partition position (in Mb) relative to the beginn

119 Converting File System With our program you can change type of the used file system without destroying its data. While performing the operation, i

12 - Backup to local mounted/unmounted (without drive letter assigned) partitions; - Backup to an external mounted storage to provide for a higher lev

120 space, but generally provide for slightly better performance, because of less fragmentation. So be particularly careful with it.  The cluster siz

121 In order to change a partition type you should take the following steps: Launcher 1. Select a primary or logical partition on the Disk Map. 2. C

122 3. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. There can only be one active partition on a hard disk, otherwise your operat

123 - 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 Labe

124 • Enter ID manually. With the spinner control set the required ID value. It has to be a 1-2 digit hexadecimal number. 4. The operation will be p

125 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

126 The program can only process dynamic disks containing solid simple volumes (without extension). Converting GPT to Basic MBR The program allows yo

127 the order of partition records in the Partition Table. Thus changing enumeration of the primary partitions can lead to changing of paths to some i

128 - Partition type - File system - Partition size - Volume label There are two buttons on the right to move the selected partition up and down with

129 - Wipe out all data. Select the option to irreversibly destroy all on-disk data of the selected object. - Clear (wipe) free space. Select the opt

13 Cyclic Backup is only available for the Windows installation of the program. • Synthetic backup to change any property (merge a given differenti

130 • Revise your changes. This page informs on all the actions to be made in the wizard in a bright, graphical form. Wizard Result After the opera

131 To make sure that all on-disk data is irreversibly destroyed call the Disk Viewer dialog by clicking the appropriate tab and see it for yourself.

132 You need to select one of the variants. Depending on your choice, the scheduler displays a form that enables to set a timetable. To run the tas

133 • Statistics on the last launch • Scheduled time of the next launch • Used account information • Comments to the task To easily manage tasks,

134 3. In the opened dialog window you can see two tabs - General and Schedule. Click the General tab to modify: • Full path to the macro-command pr

135 4. In the opened dialog enter the required task name and specify the task timetable; 5. The operation will be performed immediately after confi

136 Setup Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters. In most cases, you can just press the Generate button to confirm t

137 This command is unavailable if there are no operations on the List of Pending Operations. To learn more about scripts please consult the Paragon

138 Volume Explorer Volume Explorer is a special tool to browse and export contents of the local mounted/unmounted volumes formatted to FAT16, FAT32,

139 of a system malfunction, caused either by a virus attack or files corruption, in order to get the system back on track again. Besides it provides

14 Copy functionality can also be used as an alternative way of data protection. Boot Management Facilities • Boot Manager Setup Wizard to easily ma

140 Files/directories deleted from the Clipboard remain intact on source disks. • Destination to store the object(s). The File Transfer Wizard allo

141 Assign Drive Letter In order to mount a partition you should take the following steps: Launcher 1. Select a partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call

142 not run properly. Downgrade NTFS Version With our program you can decrease version of an existing NTFS partition. This feature can be particularly

143 - On the Explorer bar: select the Mount Archive item. - Call the popup menu for the selected image (right click of the mouse button), then selec

144 Test Surface The program enables to test surface of existing partitions and blocks of free space for bad or unstable sectors. If found any it auto

145 • Scan for and attempt to recover bad sectors. Mark the checkbox to additionally process sectors marked bad in the file system metadata for the

146 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

147 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

148 Careless use of the Edit Sectors function may result in the irreversible data corruption. Send Log Files The program enables to simplify the pro

149 2. Provide a customer name and a product serial number; 3. Give a detailed description on the encountered problem. By clicking the Send button

15 Defragmentation is accomplished with a separate component called Paragon Total Defrag. To know more on the subject, please consult its help. Wipe

150 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 informatio

151 Launcher 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&

152 5. Activate the bootable recovery environment if needed. With its help you will get the choice to boot directly from the backup capsule for maint

153 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 i

154 8. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or generate a script. 9. On the Backup Summary page review a

155 5. Select a recordable device on the list of available CD/DVD devices and edit the archive name, if necessary. Please take into account the Es

156 1. Click the Back up a Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 2. On the Wizard&apo

157 - Click the standard browse button [...] to browse for the required network share or manually enter a path to it; - Define a letter from the p

158 Backing up a hard disk or partition to an FTP server To back up an entire hard disk or a separate partition and then place the resulted image to a

159 - Archive location. Type in a full path to the required FTP location; - Name. Set a name for the FTP server (optional); - Login. Enter a login to

16 Boot Corrector is only available for the WinPE 2.1 or Linux/DOS bootable recovery environment. Supported Technologies Along with using innovative

160 This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB drive To back up a dua

161 6. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 7. On the What to back up page, select your Mac hard disk. 8. On the Backup Dest

162 10. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup

163 1. Click the Back up Files item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 2. On the Wizard's Welcome pa

164 You can also create your own filter by clicking the Add category… button. • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an info

165 8. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 9. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or

166 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

167 5. On the Backup Destination page, select where you want to place your backup image. 6. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into

168 After the operation is completed you receive a differential backup of the selected partition. It is placed into the specified destination (a local

169 To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the What folders and files to back up page you can see

17 Supported Virtual Machines • Microsoft Virtual PC; • Microsoft Virtual Server; • Microsoft Hyper-V; • VMware Workstation; • VMware Fusion; •

170 You can also create your own filter by clicking the Add category… button. • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an info

171 7. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 8. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or

172 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

173 Backing up with Smart Backup Wizard To let Smart Backup Wizard help you back up exactly what you need and then place the resulted image to the req

174 6. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or generate a script. 7. On the Backup Summary page review

175 5. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup

176 To know more on the subject, please consult the Task Scheduling chapter. 8. On the Cyclic backup type page, choose the way of creating a cyclic

177 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

178 5. On the Synthetic Archive Destination page, select where you want to place the resulted backup image. 6. Edit the archive name if necessary.

179 After the operation is completed you receive a new full partition archive. It is placed into the specified destination (a local or network disk,

18 Distribution Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2010 is distributed in two ways: • Boxed package from Paragon Technology GmbH and resellers • Downloadable

180 By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 3. In the Linux launch menu select Boot Corrector. Yo

181 6. Confirm the operation. 7. After the operation is completed click the Report button to see a well informative summary page. The program also

182 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 automaticall

183 5. On the next page choose the required Windows installation from the list of found installations (if several), then select the Edit the Boot.in

184 8. On the next page choose a hard disk from the pull-down list (if several), then the required partition. If you’re not sure which installation

185 10. Once you’ve assigned the appropriate drive letter, close the dialog, then click the Apply button. 11. Confirm the operation. 12. After the op

186 This scenario implies that the backup capsule is bootable. 2. In the boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment (more pr

187 7. On the next page specify a hard disk to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the arc

188 9. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 10. After completing the operati

189 By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 4. In the PTS DOS launch menu select the Simple Resto

19 2. Click Create of the Create a Paragon Account section; 3. Fill out a registration form; 4. Click Register. The most important field in the form

190 7. On the Image Properties page, make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive. 8. On the n

191 11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 12. After completing the operat

192 2. Once it has been loaded, read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept. If you do not agree with any conditions stated

193 - 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

194 7. On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By defaul

195 10. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. Mark the checkbox at the bottom

196 3. On the Browse for Archive page, specify the required archive: • By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link, you can see a list of image

197 To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk, then one

198 8. 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

199 Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB drive Let’s assume that your Mac fails to boot because of a hard disk malfunction. But you’ve got a

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20 Service Contact Visit Paragon GmbH web site www.paragon-software.com Registration & updates web-service www.paragon-software.com/support Knowl

200 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

201 9. On the next page specify a hard disk to restore the image to. All contents on disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during t

202 12. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. Restoring a file increment Let’s assume that you’re busy with

203 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

204 5. Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes. 6. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions

205 To restore your system partition with a file increment from a backup image located on a local disk, please do the following: Launcher 1. Click the

206 To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the How to Restore File Complement page select whether

207 7. Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes. 8. The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a spe

208 After completing the operation the program will automatically reboot the computer.  This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recov

209 By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 4. In the Linux launch menu select the File Transfer

21 • At least 512 MB of RAM • SVGA-compatible monitor • Mouse (recommended) Additional requirements There may be additional requirements if you wan

210 7. Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow-button. Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted d

211 12. After the operation is completed, close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button. 13. Turn off the computer. This operation can also be

212 4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull-down list in th

213 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 B

214 This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition The

215 4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. Select a disk where the system backup is stored from the pull-down list in the

216 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

217 11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 12. After the operation is compl

218 If you do not agree with any conditions stated there, you won’t be able to use the program. 3. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the

219 7. On the How to Restore page specify the way the selected data will be restored. In our case we’d rather restore contents of the backup to its

22 Do not install the program on network drives. Do not use Terminal Server sessions to install and run the program. In both cases, the program funct

220 11. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished under Windows. File Tr

221 5. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 6. After the operati

222 3. Call the popup menu (right click of the mouse button) for a file/folder you need and then select the Export item. 4. Select a place on the

223 Resize Scenarios Creating a new partition to detach operating system from the rest of data Let’s assume that you’re a rank and file user who is mo

224 5. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out at the moment. After completing the operation y

225 Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space of an adjacent partition Let’s assume you’ve got several partitions on your hard disk

226 6. That’s basically it. By clicking the Next button the wizard will start modifying your disk layout. If you’ve got to do with the system partit

227 Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space from any other Let’s assume you’ve got several partitions on your hard disk. After in

228 3. In the opened dialog shift the edge of the partition to the right by the drag-and-drop technique. While doing this, free space from the partit

229 6. At first shift the right edge of the partition to the right, then do the same with the left edge. Make sure the partition size has been left u

23 To start up the traditional Launcher, please click on Switch to Full Scale Launcher. To know more on how to handle the product’s interface and ac

230 11. Finally increase size of the system partition. Call the context menu for it (right click of the mouse button) to launch the Move/Resize dialog

231 To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on-board BIOS is set up to boot from CD/USB first. 2. In the boot menu select

232 5. Choose your system partition and then call the context menu for it (right click of the mouse button) to launch the Move/Resize dialog. 6. I

233 8. Choose the data partition and then call the context menu for it (right click of the mouse button) to launch the Move/Resize dialog. 9. Move t

234 Resizing partitions of Apple Boot Camp Let’s assume you’re a Boot Camp user who’s got Windows XP as the second operating system. Initially allocat

235 6. That’s basically it. By clicking the Next button the wizard will start modifying your disk layout. If you’ve got to do with the system partit

236 After completing the operation your computer will be automatically restarted back to Windows where you can see that your system partition is bigge

237 5. The next page enables to specify a file system and a number of additional parameters. Since we are going to install Windows XP, the most pref

238 - You need a bootable distributive CD of Windows XP to install it; - To automatically start your computer from this CD, make sure the on-board BIO

239 Click Switch to Full Scale Launcher in the Express Launcher. 1. In the main window select your hard disk on the Disk Map to make a block of free

24 • Create from the master CD the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment on a CD/DVD disc, or flash memory. Below you can find how to build our Win

240  The Move/Resize dialog offers a number of additional parameters that can also be of help. However here we pay attention to the most relevant to

241 6. Define parameters of the future partition. By all means it has to be primary and since we are going to install Windows XP, the most preferable

242 10. The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot-up mode. Click the appropriate button to agree.  A

243 12. Launch the Boot Manager Setup wizard. As your Windows Vista is non-bootable any more, you need to install our program once again, but this tim

244 Reviving the system partition In case you are not able or not willing to complete the mentioned above scenarios, but have already reached the poin

245 5. Only for the Windows XP + Windows Vista scenario you need to make the system partition active as well by calling the context menu for it (rig

246 System Migration and Virtualization Scenarios Migrating system to another hard disk (Clone HDD) Let’s assume that you’ve bought a new hard disk. I

247 7. On the next page of the wizard, define the copy options. In our case we’d rather copy data with a proportional resize to occupy the entire dis

248 Virtualizing the current system (P2V) Let’s assume that you’re about to migrate to a brand-new hardware platform with the latest operating system

249 Not all vendors may be available to choose. If the capacity of the selected object exceeds the maximum capacity for a certain virtual disk, its

25 7. You will have to confirm the operation. Booting from the Linux/DOS Recovery Media The Linux/DOS recovery environment can be used to boot your

250 • Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation. The maximum limit you can downsize the

251 8. Now you can connect the resulted virtual disk to your virtual machine. Your system has been virtualized. You need to close the program to un

252 3. Browse for the required backup image of your old system. The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) will also display a short description o

253 Not all vendors may be available to choose. If the capacity of the selected object exceeds the maximum capacity for a certain virtual disk, its

254 The maximum limit you can downsize the virtual disk is the capacity of its first partition. 7. On the next page of the wizard set a file name f

255 9. Now you can connect the resulted virtual disk to your virtual machine. Your old system has been virtualized from its backup image. You need

256 4. Provide a path to the integration package of your virtualization software. It’s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools/Addition

257 Now your virtualized system is 100-percent bootable. You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk. Otherwise you won’t be able to con

258 Click the “Show recently used disks” link to select and connect one of the disks you’ve already worked with. 3. That’s all. The selected virtu

259 • A virtual disk opened for writing with a 3rd party tool (e.g. being used by a virtual machine) won’t be connected, as asynchronous parallel wri

26 • 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; • Low-Gra

260 In case you’ve got more than two partitions on the disk, and the required space donor is not adjacent to the system partition, you can still use

261 6. Right click on the system partition, then select Move/Resize Partition… 7. In the opened dialog shift the right edge of the partition to th

262 8. Apply all introduced changes. By default, the program works in the virtual mode of execution, so you have to confirm all operations to let the

263 6. Select the Save data to local/network drives item. Click Next to continue. 7. Specify the exact place to copy the data to. 8. Finish the w

264 3. Copy the required data from the parent disk to the snapshot. 4. Disconnect the virtual disks or close the program. Migrating from one virtual

265 Our WinPE 2.1 based environment offers excellent hardware support. However in case it doesn’t have a driver for your disk controller, your hard di

266 We prefer the wizard to decide what drivers are to be installed. 7. Browse for a folder with drivers for the new hardware or type in a full path

267 5. Right click on the virtual disk, then select Disconnect Virtual Disk. 6. Complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard. Migrating a Windows 7 vhd Let’s a

268 4. In the opened dialog define settings of the operation. To improve the performance we recommend you to mark the Do not save content of the Pag

269 2. On the Wipe Mode page, select the wipe out all the data to irreversible destroy all on-disk information. 3. On the Wipe Method page select

27 • Wipe Wizard (enables to destroy all on-disk information or only remnants of deleted files/directories); • Express Resize Wizard (enables to inc

270 6. Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes. Extra Scenarios for WinPE Adding specific drivers Our WinPE 2.1 based recovery enviro

271 To know how to map a network share, please consult the Configuring network scenario. 3. You will be notified on the successful accomplishment of

272 4. Click Map Network Drive and provide all the necessary information to map a network share in the opened dialog: • Click the standard browse b

273 Log files do not contain any confidential information on the operating system settings or the user documents. Connecting Virtual Disks to a Virt

274 3. Click Add… to connect your virtual disk to the machine. 4. In the opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add. Copyr

275 5. On the next page select Use an existing virtual disk. 6. Browse for your virtual disk. 7. Click Finish to complete the operation. Most lik

276 Connecting virtual disks to a new virtual machine For VMware Workstation To connect a VMware Workstation virtual disk to a new virtual machine, p

277 4. Select the required guest OS. Please make sure it’s the same as on your virtual disk, otherwise you may face hardware incompatibility problem

278 7. Edit settings of the newly created machine. 8. Select the default virtual disk and click Remove to delete. 9. Click Add… to connect your v

279 10. In the opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add. 11. On the next page select Use an existing virtual disk. 12. B

28 Booting from the WinPE Recovery Media The WinPE recovery environment can be a real alternative to the Linux/DOS recovery environment. Providing ne

280 13. Click Finish to complete the operation. Most likely you will be asked to convert your virtual disk to a new format. You can update your disks,

281 3. Give a name to the new machine and modify the default location (if necessary). 4. Specify an amount of RAM to allocate (512 MBs for Windows

282 6. Right click on the newly created virtual machine, then select Open to start up your Windows in a virtual environment. Troubleshooter Here yo

283 • The program cannot create a new partition on a dynamic disk, but only on a hard disk that uses the DOS partitioning scheme. • According to the

284 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 y

285 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 fr

286 - The standard bootstrap code (or the initial code of boot managers, disk overlay software or boot viruses). Generally, the 0th sector is used for

287 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

29 3. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universal Application Launcher. In general it enables to run components of the product, load dr

3 Contacting Paragon Technology GmbH... 19 System Requirements ...

30 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

31 file systems. It is ineffective when trying to maintain a backup chain, especially when little amount of data is being changed. It cannot be used t

32 maintaining a files history, you can benefit from one more supplementary technique called Incremental File Backup. An incremental archive only cont

33 • You can place a backup image to a network drive to stand a better chance of success in case of a hard disk failure. Moreover, by storing it on a

34 automatically pick and install only those drivers required for your OS (recommended), or manually specify drivers critical for the guaranteed start

35 • Increase flexibility of a physical infrastructure; • Provide for increased availability of hardware and applications; • Cut expenses on hardwa

36 issue, please use our P2P Adjust Wizard to install the LSI Logic driver under Windows 2000/Windows XP, then select the LSI SCSI controller for your

37 Volume Shadow Copy Service Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is designed to provide the copy/backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windo

38 Limitations: • Dynamic disks are not supported on portable computers. • Dynamic disks are not supported on Windows XP Home Edition-based computer

39 It can boast improved scalability for business applications that enables to support more customer databases and more simultaneous users on each ser

4 Apple Boot Camp ... 38 64-b

40 Large drives are always going to take longer to search than smaller volumes, and an operating system is going to have its work cut out both finding

41 Scheduling The automation of operations is particularly effective when you have to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis. For example, d

42 1. Main Menu 2. Tool Bar 3. Virtual Operations Bar 4. Common Tasks Bar 5. Explorer Bar 6. Disk Map 7. Partition List 8. Properties Bar Copyri

43 9. Legend Bar 10. Status Bar A number of panels offer similar functionality with a synchronized layout. The program enables to conceal some of them

44 Discard All Changes Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations Reload Disk Info Refresh the current information about disks Wi

45 P2P Adjust OS… Make your system bootable on different hardware Synthetic Backup… Change any property (merge a given differential image with its ful

46 Copy Hard Disk… Create a copy of the selected hard disk Wipe Hard Disk… Irreversibly destroy all on-disk information Edit/View Sectors… View/edit s

47 Change Partition ID… Change identifier of the selected partition Make Partition Primary… Make the selected partition Primary Make Partition Logical

48 BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Back up a hard disk or partition Back up files Restore a disk, partition, or files Create an NTFS partition and make it r

49 Virtual mode is an effective way of protection from any troubles, since no operations will be executed until clicking the Apply button for confir

5 Operation Dependency Options...

50 Starting the Wipe Wizard to help destroy all on-disk information or only remnants of deleted files/directories Copy Tasks Starting the One Button

51 Starting the Install New OS Wizard to install a new operating system. News and Documentation Launching the help system (you can also do it by pre

52 Nevertheless there’s a compromise solution – linear scaling with the minimal limit to small partitions. So if a partition is too small it will rema

53 You can switch between these three components by clicking tabs on the left side of the Explorer Bar. • Scheduled Tasks, which gives the user the

54 Open the next browsed page Stop loading the current page Refresh the contents of the current page Partition List The Partition List is another h

55 By marking a checkbox opposite the required item you can choose whether to display it or not. Besides, you can change its order by pressing the Mo

56 • Volume label (if available), • Type of the logical disk, • File system (represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar), • Total

57 General Options This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during any operation carried out with the program:

58 Backup Image Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during backup/restore operations: • Control archive

59 Partitioning Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during partitioning operations: • Enable 64 KB cluste

6 Setting a Timetable ...

60 General Copy and Backup Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during copy and backup operations: • HDD

61 By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Copy/Backup Exclude Options. CD/DVD Recording Options This section contains

62 • 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 folde

63 • Timeout between attempts (in seconds). Here you can set a time period between different attempts to start Microsoft VSS. • Switch between hot p

64 • Execute after taking a snapshot. Here you can specify an executable file that will run just after taking a snapshot. It may contain specific com

65 By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Hot Processing Options. E-Mail Options This section contains a set of option

66 - Send mail in HTML format. Activate the option to create messages in the HTML format instead of plain text. - Send complete report after applying

67 Virtual Mode Options In this section you may configure the virtual mode: • Allow virtual mode. Mark the checkbox to enable the virtual mode. It i

68 File System Conversion Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when converting FAT and NTFS file systems. B

69 Copy/Backup Exclude Options In this section the program enables to specify what data should be automatically ignored during copy and sector-based

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70 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

71 • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informative one; • Filter. Press the Browse button to select files or folders you

72 In the opened dialog the program allows the user to define the following parameters: • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use

73 • Minimal to have the file emptied all the time; • Custom to set a certain storage life span for the file. Please note, once the defined period h

74 Generally the hard disks are represented on the map by rectangular bars, which also contain small-sized bars. The small-sized bars represent logica

75 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 wi

76 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

77 Complex archive Filtered archive Differential archive Incremental archive File increment to a partition archive To easily manage images in the

78 The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) displays a short description of the selected image, including: • Information on a type of the archi

79 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

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80 1. Explorer Bar that displays properties of the selected image. 2. Volume Explorer that enables to access the selected image as a regular folder t

81 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

82 • 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

83 • Compression level for the backup image (including the No compression variant). • Whether the archive will be split (if yes, you can set the max

84 Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps: 1. Select a partition on the Disk Map; 2. Call the Partition Backup

85 In addition, there is the possibility to make further detailed settings (although the default values will do in most cases). To activate the advanc

86 • Backing up a hard disk or partition to a network drive • Backing up a hard disk or partition to an FTP server • Backing up a dual boot Mac to

87 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

88 • 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 functio

89 If you select separate files or folders to restore, the wizard will continue working as though you’ve got to do with a file backup. • A place to

9 Introduction Paragon Hard Disk Manager™ 2010 Professional is an integrated set of powerful tools that is specially designed to tackle most of the p

90 • Copy data and resize partitions proportionally. If this option is activated, the program proportionally changes the size of partitions keeping t

91 Copy Tasks In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to make a copy of a hard disk or a separate partition. Cloning Hard Disks Yo

92 • The target hard disk. Select a hard disk (if several) where all data of the source disk will be copied to. • Copy parameters. The wizard enab

93 - Change masks for files to exclude from copy to manage contents of the resulted duplicate. By default the program will take into account exclude f

94 Setup If your system meets the mentioned above requirements, the wizard will automatically accomplish the copy operation after a ten-second pause.

95 • Resize proportionally to proportionally change the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact. To do that, press the Pause button, t

96 • Destination disk. Select a hard disk with enough unallocated space to perform the operation. The program enables to copy a partition to a bloc

97 • Secure adding/removing of the Boot Manager startup record to/from the MBR; • Auto Boot option to automatically start up the previously chosen O

98 Result After the Boot Manager Setup Wizard is completed the program updates the original record in the MBR to get control of the booting process a

99 Express Create Partition Wizard Startup There are several ways to start the Express Create Partition Wizard: Launcher • In the Main menu: select W