#Disk image creator smaller drive update#
In case you plan to try out then please update the forum on your findings for the benefit of others. However technically I do not see any issue. We have not tested image recovery from HDD backup to SSD drives. There are some possible issues because different "allignments" in the HDD and SSD? (I´dont know much about storage internals -)).The key points are: The allocated space of the source drive may not be larger than the whole target drive - thats right?.Is it right that I need at least approximately 100GB of unallocated space at the end of the 250GB Source HDD to create the image so that it will be possible to restore that Image to a new 160GB SSD Drive?.You write "if the source disk size is say 250 GB with two partitions of 100GB each and 50GB of allocated space at the end of the disk" - I think you mean unallocated isn't it?.However if the unallocated space is in the middle of the disk then again minimum 250GB of space would be required.Īt first: I don´t know the exact HDD partitioning of the source drive because I don´t have the notebook already. Thanks, Bikash Agrawala - This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rightsįor Win7/Win2k8R2, if the source disk size is say 250 GB with two partitions of 100GB each and 50GB of allocated space at the end of the disk then the minimum disk space required for the BMR recovery to succeed is 200GB and not 250GB. If you are planning to recovery to an alternate machine with similar hardware then the following link contains some useful information. So if are planning to recover to a smaller disk then you need to shrink the source volume before taking a backup and then use that backup for recovery.įor more information on BMR recovery the following are some useful links that would be useful. However if the unallocated space is in the middle of the disk then again minimum 250GB of space would be required. For Vista/Win2k8 the answer is No.įor Win7/Win2k8R2, if the source disk size is say 250 GB with two partitions of 100GB each and 50GB of unallocated space at the end of the disk then the minimum disk space required for the BMR recovery to succeed is 200GB and not 250GB. Under Drive operation/Imaging options/File size/Split image into smaller files with fixed sizes you can specify the size of individual image files.- For Win7/Win2k8R2 the answer is Yes and No.It is, however, recommended to split images at the time they are created to avoid any confusion that may arise. The image file can also be split at a later time using the Convert image file function. We recommend your limiting image files to the size of the blank CD/DVD onto which you will be writing your images. Sometimes a CD/DVD is not large enough to contain the entire image file. This function is especially useful when you plan to burn your image onto a CD/DVD at a later time. If the image being created is larger than the entered file size, additional image files will be created. It is also possible to manually set the maximum size of an image file before creating the image.
#Disk image creator smaller drive full#
If a disk doesn't have enough space to contain a full image of your selected drives, you will automatically be requested to enter another target location. Deleting a hard disk and creation of a partitionĪn image can be split into multiple image files.Create an incremental image from the base image.Global parameter, parameter without command shortcut.