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The copying of partitions can be used
either for cloning sample partitions or for making backup copies of
working partitions.
The user can duplicate partitions to
protect oneself from downtime in case of a system malfunction. The partition
can be copied back to the original place within a few minutes or can be used simply
for copying separate files.
The program duplicates all usable partition
data including files, the exact structure of directories and file system metadata:
location of files, security information, access quotas and so on. The program
allows to copy partitions only to blocks of free space.
Starting
There are several ways to start the Copy
Partition Wizard:
 In the Main menu: select Wizards > Copy Partition…
On the Common Tasks bar: click the Copy
Partition item of the Wizards menu.
In the Toolbar: click the Copy Partition button.
Select a disk on the Disk map and click the Copy
Partition item on the page that appears in the Explorer bar.
After following one of the above mentioned
actions, the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed.
Settings
The Copy Partition Wizard allows the user
to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the
entered parameters. Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining:
The partition to copy. Select a
partition you want to copy
Destination disk. Select a hard disk
with free space enough for performing the copy partition operation
Copy parameters. The Copy Partition
Wizard allows the user to specify the following options:
- Copy the
partition with resize. This option gives the possibility to copy the
partition to a block of free space, which is smaller than the partition itself.
- Partition
size. This slider defines the size (in Mb) of the copied partition.
- Free space
before. This slider defines the position (in Mb) of the copied partition
relative to the beginning of the available range of disk space.
- Free space
after. This slider defines the amount of trailing free space (in Mb) at the
end of the available range of disk space.
Results
Depending on the user’s choice the Copy
Partition Wizard:
starts the operation
reconsiders it
After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional duplicate of the existing partition.
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Introduction
Installation
Copy Tasks