08/07/2007 Utilities

To back up data from a partition or the hard drive to an image file, please do the following: Step 1: Start the DriveClone program. Select Backup/Restore and then click Backup Drives (shown below).

Step 2: Select the Source Hard Drive, and then select Source Partition(s) to be backed up.

Note:

1. Normally there is only one hard drive installed in a computer, and you can skip to selecting the partition(s)
you would like to protect.

2. If there is more than one hard drive, you can choose only one drive at a time.

3. You can select one or more partitions from a hard drive to back up at the same time. If you want to back up
an entire hard drive, select all of the partitions on the drive.

Step 3: Click Browse to select a location on a hard drive, USB storage medium, or a network location, and enter a
name for the image file.

Note:

If you want to store the image on a network location, you can select the location through Windows, My Network
Places, directly enter the full path and the file name (fig. a), or click Browse to select thefile(fig. b) (LAN path eg:
\192.168.0.111ShareDirImage.sco).

You can add comments in the Image File Description box below. Then click Next to continue.

 

Fig. a

Fig. b

Note:

1. If you have a CD writer (USB recorders are supported), you can also select to burn the image
onto a blank CD/DVD. The CD/DVD burned by DriveClone can be used as a start-up disc. It is
also known as a Recover CD/DVD.

2. If you select a network location on the LAN, you may be prompted to provide the correct
username and password to access the network resource.

3. If the system does not respond for a long time when you try to save the image to a network
location, please contact your network administrator to check the connection status and/or your
network access privileges.

Step 4: Select a compression mode between Standard, Medium and High, if desired.

(Optional) You can set a password for your image files. Once a password is set, it will be required when you attempt
to use the image file.

(Optional) If you want to verify whether the backup file is usable, you can select the box “Check data integrity after
backup operation finishes”.

In the Image Splitting option, select a file size for a single volume of the splitted image. If you select automatically,
Driveclone will automatically split the image according to the file system type of the destination partition.

Note:

DriveClone will divide the image into several volumes and let you save these images in different locations if:

1. The selected target location does not have enough space to contain the image;

2. The size of the image is more than 2 GB; (If backing up to a NTFS partition, you do not have this limitation.)

3. The image is saved to a network location.

Click Next to continue.

Step 5: You can now review the information and settings that have been specified. After reviewing your selections, click
Start to begin copying data into an image. You can also click Previous to modify your selections.