Hi Ig,
The arc contains some info Paragon uses to determine the contents and partition info - it also contains .pbf , each partition is listed in there separately - allowing individual or multiple restore - very likely you only want to restore one partition.
If you don't untick "image splitting", then it will split the image into chunks so it can be burned to dvd , or flash.
There are multiple ways within Paragon to restore the image, individual partitions, or individual files/folders from within the image.
SIW:
I did untick image splitting and nonetheless ended up with the 4 files previously mentioned. I assume that is normal.
My intent was to image one partition: C.
I chose 3 items in the "whaddya wanna image" screen: C, MBR, and first track.
Maybe choosing those 3 items (C, MBR, first track) results in 3 files and/or 3 separate images, not 1? Maybe each PBF represents 1 of the 3 items I chose? If so, which is which? If so, which do I choose in the restore process?
At any rate, in the restore process I was shown 3 files to choose from and had no idea at all what each represented and consequently did not know what to choose.
As far as restore destination goes, as I recall there was a dropdown. I assume I could have chosen any of my existing partitions at that point (C, D, or E). I chose C and was then presented with the before/after graphic.
The graphic contributed absolutely nothing to my understanding, particularly the "before/after" bit.
If fact, it detracted from my understanding in this way: since Paragon deliberately chose that graphic and the associated "before/after" comment, I am just dumb enough to assume it must have a literal meaning. Exactly what, I didn't know. And I don't see why a GUI documentation/quality control staff (if any) would willfully leave any doubt whatsoever on such a critical issue.
But I am the guy who has been rolling his eyes for at least 15 years on clarity in applications and support documents---to no avail at all.
Having said all of that--my questions are based purely on what I saw on first pass as a total novice might use the program. All of my issues may be explained in the help file (if there is one).
I will review the help file. If my questions are answered, I may well use the program. If the answers are not in the help file, I will likely not have enough confidence to use the program--precisely because of the lack of documentation, not because of whether or not it "works".
If my attempts had been a real-life emergency rather than an exploration, I would not have felt comfortable and would have had doubt when I pushed the restore button.
Nice talking to you as usual.
