Partition Manager 11 Server - Paragon Software Group

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Partition ManagerTM 11 Server

User Manual

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Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 7

What's New in Partition Manager ............................................................................................................... 7

Product Components ............................................................................................................. 7 Features Overview.................................................................................................................8

Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 User Friendly Fault Minimizing Interface................................................................................................................................8 Backup Facilities......................................................................................................................................................................8 Restore Facilities.....................................................................................................................................................................9 Copy Facilities .........................................................................................................................................................................9 Boot Management Facilities ...................................................................................................................................................9 Partition/Hard Disk Management Facilities............................................................................................................................9 File System Optimization Facilities .........................................................................................................................................9 Auxiliary Facilities .................................................................................................................................................................10 Supported Technologies.............................................................................................................................10 Supported File Systems ..............................................................................................................................11 Supported Media .......................................................................................................................................11

Getting Started .................................................................................................................... 11

Distribution ...............................................................................................................................................12 Distributive CD ......................................................................................................................................................................12 Online Distribution................................................................................................................................................................12 Registration ........................................................................................................................................................................... 12 How to Download Updates/Upgrades..................................................................................................................................13 Contacting Paragon Software GmbH ..........................................................................................................13 System Requirements ................................................................................................................................13 Installation ................................................................................................................................................15 First Start...................................................................................................................................................16 Building Recovery Media............................................................................................................................16 Booting from the Linux/DOS Recovery Media.............................................................................................18 Startup ..................................................................................................................................................................................18 Boot menu ............................................................................................................................................................................18 Booting from the WinPE Recovery Media ...................................................................................................21 Startup ..................................................................................................................................................................................21

Basic Concepts..................................................................................................................... 23

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3 System and Data Protection .......................................................................................................................23 Backup Storage .....................................................................................................................................................................23 Adaptive Restore ..................................................................................................................................................................23 Paragon Hot Processing & Volume Shadow Copy Service............................................................................25 Offline versus Online Data Processing..................................................................................................................................25 Paragon Hot Processing Technology ....................................................................................................................................25 Volume Shadow Copy Service ..............................................................................................................................................26 Dynamic Disks............................................................................................................................................26 GPT versus MBR.........................................................................................................................................27 Apple Boot Camp .......................................................................................................................................27 64-bit Support............................................................................................................................................27 Copy Operations ........................................................................................................................................28 Drive Partitioning.......................................................................................................................................28

Windows Components ........................................................................................................ 29

Interface Overview ....................................................................................................................................29 General Layout......................................................................................................................................................................29 Main Menu ...........................................................................................................................................................................31 Tool Bar.................................................................................................................................................................................34 Virtual Operations Bar ..........................................................................................................................................................34 Common Tasks Bar ...............................................................................................................................................................35 Disk Map ...............................................................................................................................................................................36 Explorer Bar ..........................................................................................................................................................................37 Partition List..........................................................................................................................................................................38 Properties Bar .......................................................................................................................................................................39 Legend Bar ............................................................................................................................................................................40 Status Bar..............................................................................................................................................................................40 Settings Overview ......................................................................................................................................40 General Options....................................................................................................................................................................40 Backup Image Options ..........................................................................................................................................................42 General Copy and Backup Options .......................................................................................................................................42 CD/DVD/BD Recording Options ............................................................................................................................................43 Hot Processing Options.........................................................................................................................................................44 Partitioning Options..............................................................................................................................................................45 E-Mail Options ......................................................................................................................................................................45 Operation Dependency Options ...........................................................................................................................................46

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4 Virtual Mode Options ...........................................................................................................................................................47 File System Conversion Options ...........................................................................................................................................47 Defragmentation Options.....................................................................................................................................................48 Log Files Options...................................................................................................................................................................48 Viewing Disk Properties .............................................................................................................................49 Viewing Image Properties ..........................................................................................................................50 Using the Restore Wizard .....................................................................................................................................................50 Data Backup and Rescue ............................................................................................................................54 Creating Backup Images........................................................................................................................................................54 Restoring System and Data...................................................................................................................................................57 Copy Tasks.................................................................................................................................................61 Cloning Hard Disks ................................................................................................................................................................61 Cloning Partitions..................................................................................................................................................................63 Boot Management .....................................................................................................................................64 Partition Management...............................................................................................................................65 Basic Partitioning Operations ...............................................................................................................................................65 Advanced Partitioning Operations........................................................................................................................................75 Changing Partition Attributes ...............................................................................................................................................86 Hard Disk Management .............................................................................................................................89 Converting Dynamic MBR to Basic .......................................................................................................................................89 Converting GPT to Basic MBR ...............................................................................................................................................90 Updating MBR.......................................................................................................................................................................91 Changing Primary Slot...........................................................................................................................................................91 Extra Functionality .....................................................................................................................................93 View Partition/Hard Disk Properties.....................................................................................................................................93 Volume Explorer ...................................................................................................................................................................94 File Transfer Wizard..............................................................................................................................................................94 Mount Partition ....................................................................................................................................................................96 Defragment Partition............................................................................................................................................................97 Defragment MFT...................................................................................................................................................................99 Compact MFT........................................................................................................................................................................99 Downgrade NTFS Version ...................................................................................................................................................100 Change SID ..........................................................................................................................................................................100 Test Surface ........................................................................................................................................................................101 Check File System Integrity.................................................................................................................................................102 Edit/View Sectors................................................................................................................................................................102

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5 Send Log Files......................................................................................................................................................................103 View Logs ............................................................................................................................................................................104

Typical Scenarios ............................................................................................................... 105

Backup Scenarios .....................................................................................................................................105 Backing up a hard disk or partition to external media (CD/DVD).......................................................................................105 Backing up a hard disk or partition to a network drive ......................................................................................................107 Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB drive........................................................................................................109 Recovery Scenarios ..................................................................................................................................111 Fixing MBR after a boot virus attack...................................................................................................................................111 Correcting BCD (Boot Configuration Data) .........................................................................................................................112 Fixing Windows startup ability ...........................................................................................................................................113 Restoring a system partition from external media (CD/DVD) ............................................................................................116 Restoring a system partition from a network drive............................................................................................................119 Restoring a system partition from a local drive..................................................................................................................122 Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB drive .....................................................................................................125 Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk .............................................................................127 Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD/DVD .............................................................................................129 Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition....................................................................................131 Restoring separate files and folders from a backup...........................................................................................................134 Resize Scenarios.......................................................................................................................................139 Creating a new partition to detach operating system from the rest of data .....................................................................139 Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space of an adjacent partition .....................................................141 Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space from any other...................................................................142 Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space of an adjacent logical partition..........................................146 Merging a system partition with an adjacent logical partition...........................................................................................147 Shrinking a system partition to increase size of a data partition .......................................................................................149 Resizing partitions of Apple Boot Camp .............................................................................................................................151 Creating Dual Boot Systems .....................................................................................................................153 For Windows computers.....................................................................................................................................................153 System Migration Scenarios .....................................................................................................................163 Migrating system to a new HDD (up to 2.2TB in size) ........................................................................................................163 Making system bootable on different hardware (P2P Adjust OS)......................................................................................165 Hard Disk Optimization ............................................................................................................................172 Extra Scenarios for WinPE ........................................................................................................................174 Adding specific drivers........................................................................................................................................................174 Configuring network ...........................................................................................................................................................175

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