How Does Imaging software work ?

[Av_Crazy]

i downloaded and installed d paragon backup and recovery free edition
created an image of C into my another hdd..
now my question is
1.if suppose sumthng happens to my os and it doesnt even boot then how m i supposed to use d image i just made ?
2.and i have installed paragon in c..so if im restoring my image from other hdd again onto c...how will paragon work ...wont d restore conflict wid paragon itself ?

[J_L]

1) Use the Recovery Media Builder under the tools in the left-hand side. The rest should be self-explanatory.
2) Since you installed Paragon before creating the image, it will be included within the disk image. I believe it uses Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Copy). Here's a more detailed technical explanation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...8WS.10%29.aspx

[Av_Crazy]

Thnx fr quick reply J.L

1.used the recovery media builder to make a bootable cd
2.basically i can restore image without ne problem when d os is active ?

[J_L]

Yes, and that's speaking from personal experience. I've done it a few times already with great success.
Paragon automatically checks your image for corruption right after creating an image by default. Therefore, you're likely to have a higher success rate of creating exact (compressed) copies.

Edit:
Have to mention that I don't do much to the system while the backup takes place. I do continue browsing, but only because my entire browser, including its profile and cache, is contained in a RamDisk separate from my system. I also image the RAM Disk, but not with Paragon, but with the RAM Disk utility itself.
Not exactly sure about restoring from a differential backup though.

[Av_Crazy]

Thnx for replying...
hope so paragon doesnt let me down

[J_L]

Not sure if you saw my edit in time, but here it is again:

Have to mention that I don't do much to the system while the backup takes place. (You can skip reading this part) I do continue browsing, but only because my entire browser, including its profile and cache, is contained in a RamDisk separate from my system. I also image the RAM Disk, but not with Paragon, but with the RAM Disk utility itself.
Not exactly sure about restoring from a differential backup though.

[bibzgi]

Hi AV Crazy,

Where is your hidden folder that you back up on? Is it on the OS partition?

Using Paragon Backup and Recovery, I put my OS partition backup onto a non-OS partition.

The non-OS primary partition should be larger, preferably much larger, than the OS primary partition.

That new primary partition can be created through Paragon Partition Manager Free and other proper software, or manually through:

Right-click Computer, select Manage from the menu, in the Computer Management window select Disk Management under storage.

Of course, things can go awry so it is critical to back up beforehand all your important personal files onto external medium (for examples flash drive key, optical disks, external hard drive, remote internet storage).

It is well to read articles and discussions about disc imaging at TSA before doing such radical changes.

I tend to think that the Paragon OS backup should be put someplace other than on the OS partition.

Also, I password-protect the Paragon backup (a nice feature that the Paragon backup program has)...I also back up the Paragon installation and the HTML of the email for the product license.

Hope this reply helps.

bibzgi (Bob in NJ-US)

[Av_Crazy]

hi bibzgi
i have 2 500 gb hdd
on one hdd there are 3 partition .. one being where i have installed os
2nd hdd has two partitions ...
i have made a backup of c [ os partition ] and system reserved partition with macrium and put the backup on the other hdd

but i still have not had any problem to restore the image to see how well does that process goes

thanx for the advice

i had used paragon before but i found macrium simpler and faster

[bibzgi]

AV Crazy posted:

i downloaded and installed d paragon backup and recovery free edition
created an image of C into my another hdd..
now my question is
1.if suppose sumthng happens to my os and it doesnt even boot then how m i supposed to use d image i just made ?
2.and i have installed paragon in c..so if im restoring my image from other hdd again onto c...how will paragon work ...wont d restore conflict wid paragon itself ?

Hi AV Crazy,

Your computer specs are awesome. I'm on the frugal side with a cheap Dell laptop, ha ha.

Have your questions been answered? If so, how?

I can only reply based on my personal experience as follows:

1. My password-protected OS backup (via Paragon in my case) is on a separately created non-OS partition.

2. In the same folder of the OS backup file I keep the Paragon installer and a HTML file of the Paragon product key and serial number.

3. Several attempts to restore my OS when the OS got messed up beyond repair but still operable have succeeded with pleasure.

4. My worst scenario has been when my OS is inoperable (thanks to my goofy experimenting).

5. When the OS is inoperable, when the OS can't even boot up, I obviously cannot run Paragon backup as a program on the OS.

6. In those difficult situations, I boot up pressing the F8 key. It's the F8 key if I remember correctly.

7. From there, I reinstall the crude factory OS (Vista in my case). This process takes less than half an hour.

8. As soon as possible after the above, I go to my non-OS primary partition..run the Paragon installer with the product key and serial number...get back my OS as it nicely was before I screwed it up.

9. Note that my OS factory image came with my Dell laptop on a special non-OS partition. For factory image restoration purposes,I don't use optical medium (CD, DVD), flash drive keys, this and that.

10. The best way to back up and restore the OS is by using a huge stack of floppy disks. Juuust kidding.

Keep posting AV Crazy. Sooner or later all your questions will be answered at TSA!

bibzgi (Bob in NJ-US)

[Av_Crazy]

Apparently m still not happy with my specs
waiting for better one

and as i said i now use macrium
and as explained by j.l there is an option to make a cd
i dnt remember of paragon now
but i can tell for macrium
there is an option to make a rescue cd
i have made that rescue cd which is in iso format and its just 8 mb
u just have to burn that iso in a cd
and boot with that cd
a linux kind os will open in which macrium will give option to restore pc with the image that had been created which could be in any non os partition

and as i have mentioned i still havent got a chance to do a restore coz nothing has happened yet to my pc :fingers crossed:

but i guess this method is a lot faster then the one u r using
there must be an option to make rescue cd like dis in paragon too
try that instead of the lenghty process u mentioned