Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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Copyright Notice
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FarStone® is a trademark of FarStone Technology, Inc. Microsoft, Windows® and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Verify all information about this complete backup, and then click Next to launch it. Click Finish to complete the backup and return to main console.
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3. 2 TotalRecoveryTM Express Main Console
3. 2. 1 Quick Start
Back Up My Computer Click here to back up partition(s) or the entire hard drive for your system. Restore Your Computer Click here to restore from a complete backup point. Data Shredding (Eradication) US Department of Defense Standard Complied Click here to erase all data on a specified partition or the entire hard drive.
3. 2. 2 Back Up and Restore My Computer 3. 2. 2. 1 Back up My Computer
1. Select partition(s) or the entire hard disk to back up, and click Next.
Tip 1. If there is only one partition in a disk, select the partition and the program will select the disk automatically. If there is only one disk, select the disk and the program will select the partition automatically. Or select a destination location on a hard drive, USB storage medium, or a network location to store the image file. Some optional settings will display if you click Advanced, including compression mode, password protection, image split, integrity check, backup description, backup priority, and network connection speed. Click Finish to return to main console.
3. 2. 2. 2 Restore Your Computer
To restore a partition or the entire hard drive, please do the following: 1. If the backup image you want to use is not listed, you will be prompted to search for the image by clicking Browse.
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4. Choose whether you'd like to restore a single partition or the entire hard drive, and click Next. Select a destination partition or a destination hard drive to be restored from the image file, and click Next. If you choose to restore a single partition, click Yes to launch the restoration process. Don't select it for fear of information loss on multiple systems or hidden partition. If you selected option a, double click the partition Capacity to be resized from the list. When it shows the structure of the destination partition, double click the highlight and modify its size, and click Next to continue. Click Next to begin the restoration process.
3. 2. 2. 3 Perform Universal Restore
To restore the system partition or the entire hard drive of a selected client to dissimilar hardware please do as follows: 1. If the backup image you want to use is not listed, you will be prompted to search for the image by clicking Browse. Select to restore a single partition or the entire hard drive, and click Next. Select a destination partition or a destination hard drive to be restored from the image file, and click Next. If you choose to restore a single partition, click Yes to launch the restoration process. Select the checkbox to modify the destination partition size.
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b. Don't select it if you have information on multiple systems If you selected option a, double click the partition Capacity to be resized from the list. [. . . ] There will be one (and only one) system partition, but there will be one boot partition for each operating system in a multi-boot system. · Universal Restore
Universal Restore allows you to restore your system partition and active partitions to different hardware configurations or virtual machines, such as a replaced motherboard or hard drive controller.
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Chapter 5: Appendix
5. 1 Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How long does it take to backup/restore a system using TotalRecoveryTM Express?However, TotalRecoveryTM Express's unique technology minimizes the amount of time it takes to backup the system. [. . . ]