Shadow backup

[baballin328]

Hey

So my dad got a computer not too long ago and it came w/ a partitioned harddrive. Now my dad is complaining. He is an accountant so he needs all of his programs and client files. So is there a way to backup both his programs and files in Vista HPand then move it back onto the correctly partitioned HD?

 

[Hunterzyph]

Ah...so you want to back everything up, combine the partitions, and then restore it back basically?

Well right from the get-go I'd recommend backing the system up anyways. Get an external hard drive, a copy of Acronis TrueImage 11 Home, and back it up (or alternatively you could use something like DriveXML + BartPE...but I'll let you explore that on something a little less critical than your father's work computer).

At that point, you can use Vista's Disk Management utility to expand the partition. The other partition is likely a restore image though, so just an FYI.

 

[baballin328]

Yeah its fine, he just wants everything to be on one single disk. So I get Acronis TrueImage 11 Home (trial ok?), back up the system, format the drive correctly, and then...?

 

[baballin328]

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