Image your system with free Macrium

mintwaxed · 28 Jan 2014

Is it possible to restore an image file to a drive other than C:\ and then set the BIOS to say Drive X and bootup? I want to replace my existing drive with a new larger unit. Thanks.

whs · 28 Jan 2014

mintwaxed said:

Is it possible to restore an image file to a drive other than C:\ and then set the BIOS to say Drive X and bootup? I want to replace my existing drive with a new larger unit. Thanks.

Of course you can do that. But the OS will always keep C:\. The letter 'C' does not denominate a physical drive but a logical partition which is independent of the disk drive.

Just put the new drive in and initiate it. Then you can restore the image to it. I would suggest you image ALL partitions on your current drive (with 1 run) and restore them all on your new drive. At least the system partition (the little 100MB partition) has to go too because that is your bootmgr. Else you would not be able to boot.

If it is a one to one replace,ent of your current drive, you need not change the BIOS.

Britton30 · 28 Jan 2014

mintwaxed said:

Is it possible to restore an image file to a drive other than C:\ and then set the BIOS to say Drive X and bootup? I want to replace my existing drive with a new larger unit. Thanks.

Sort of, whatever drive is booted will become C.

EDIT: whs said it first.

mjf · 28 Jan 2014

kado897 said:

When you are creating/editing the definition you need to select Advanced Options to find the verify checkbox...

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Are we talking about the paid version here?

kado897 · 28 Jan 2014

I am. I'm not sure whether it is in the free version.

mjf · 28 Jan 2014

No it is not as far as I can see. You need to verify manually.

kado897 · 28 Jan 2014

Yes you have to do it manually on the Restore tab.

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Bellzemos · 30 Jan 2014

So with Macrium Free I have to create the image, then go on like I'd want to recover it and then verify it there? That's no problem for me, as long as the verify function is still present.

Scoop · 30 Jan 2014

Bellzemos said:

So with Macrium Free I have to create the image, then go on like I'd want to recover it and then verify it there? That's no problem for me, as long as the verify function is still present.

That's the way that I do it, if I understood your question correctly.

I don't use the "verify" option when creating the image but I do a "test restore" with the WinPE CD and restore to a spare HDD. I don't do that with each (full-disk) image but I'll test 2 out of 3, for example, to verify the methodology and reliability of the procedure, from the creating to booting up and running on the spare HDD for a few minutes.

As others have mentioned, it's a robust reliable imaging tool. It's hard to beat that "peace of mind" mode you get with imaging (or cloning) tools that are proven HDD restoration backups.

Phone Man · 30 Jan 2014

Bellzemos said:

So with Macrium Free I have to create the image, then go on like I'd want to recover it and then verify it there? That's no problem for me, as long as the verify function is still present.

Yes the verify function is always available. On my system I backup to a 2nd internal drive, verify it and then copy the backup files to an external drive. I then verify the copy on the external drive. Whenever I need to restore I always verify again before restoring.

Jim