If I am assuming correctly, it sounds like you have individual backups for each partition and the first restore is your Drive C. Your procedures will depend upon the current configuration of the target disk. If you don't like your settings, cancel and start over. Most certainly the "free space before" should not be in the GB range or TB range. If your os is vista or Win7, this setting should read 1 MB. When done, the partition size should be the size you want and any extra space left over will be "free space after" which can be assigned to your next partition on your next restore. The more you practice manipulating the actual partition size boundaries, the easier the resizing becomes.
Click accept on this screen and you can come right back into the same screen again by clicking the change default partition size. Spend some time on this screen and just practice.
As make any movements of the bars or the partition, you will see changes in the free space before and after. You can also use the pointer to grab hold in the middle of the partition (pointer changes to 4 arrows up/down & in/out) and move the entire partition left or right. These vertical bars are available on both the left side of the partition as well as the right side. Moving the vertical bars laterally enables to reduce or expand the size of the partitions. Use your mouse pointer over the end of the partition and you will see the pointer change into two vertical bars. Your next screen "You can change the size of the partitions" is the key. Please advise because at the moment ATI 2010 is practically useless to me. Once again, the 'Free space after' value is really the size of the N drive partition.ĭue to the incorrect and massive 'Free space before' value, it does not allow me to adjust anything. I don't understand what it is that I am doing wrong whereby I cannot define the size of the new partition for restoration. I get the same when I try and restore from the rescue disc. The Partition size information given is the same as I had previously, which is clearly incorrect as it states:įree space before : 8,589,934,592 TB (Massive value)
With this setup I tried to restore the backed up C drive via ATI using both Windows and via the rescue disc.Ĭ) Select recover whole discs and partitions (leaving sector by sector and universal restore unticked),ĭ) Pick the C drive backup for restore - (the MBR is NOT selected),Į) Pick a new location as the 'C' drive on the other disc (currently N drive, set as primary and active),į) Select the Change Default partition size In other words, there was nothing but the new C drive partition on the disc. Was changed to just have the N partition present (to be the new C drive eventually) and the other partitions O and P removed and replace with unallocated space. This time, the new drive which was previously partitioned as: I tried all the suggestions in the Grover's Index Section 3 BB, CC, DD - which basically just says what I had already done. It was not until today that I actually tried again to restore my C drive to the other larger disk with a larger 'New C' drive. Thanks for the comments and sorry that it has taken me so long to get back here. Note: I have already managed to restore my applications partition using the same method detailed above and had no problems with it. When I select Change default partition size, the dialogue that appears is completely 'greyed' out and nothing can be changed. The new partition is actually 60.5 GB which is more than enough to fit in the 24GB of C drive partition I currently have. The Partition size information given is clearly incorrect as it states:Ĭlearly the problem occurs because it thinks the partition is only 0 bytes in size. I select Recover, Select my backup, Select recover whole discs and partitions (leaving sector by sector and universal restore unticked), Pick the C drive (not sure if I need the MBR or not, but not selected), Pick a new loction as the 'C' drive on the other disc (currently N drive, set as primary and active),
I have read the instructions on how to do this on this web site, but I have the following problem: I am trying to restore my backed up C drive onto another disc with a larger partition for what will become the new C drive when finished.
I am using Acronis True Image Home 2010 buid 7.046 with Plus Pack