full backup and partitions change

hi to all

W2k3 SP1 - all updates
Acr. TrImg Enterprise Server 8.0(build 1.206)

My first HDD0 had two partitions, one Csys) and Dbackup). I have created full backup image, just for Csys) partition.

Later on, I have added one more HDD1, resized first HDD0 with Partition Magic. So now I have just one partition/per HDD:
csys) - HDD0 - solely for system
dbackup) - HDD1 - solely for backup

Can I use old full backup of my csys) partition, made while I had two partitions on my HDD0. I just want to restore Csys) partition on my HDD0 as the only one, possible ?


cheers
tomislav

 

If you mean that your original image is of the original drive0, then you can restore it to your new drive0 and delete the 2nd partition with your partition magic.


if you mean that your old full backup of the c partition is of that partition only, then you can still do as above, but will have to do the mbr repair in addition to make it bootable.

In future make images of the complete drive0 to simplify the restore proceedure.

 

aha. so basically I can restore just one partition on drive0, although when I was making backup, there was two drives. and for the future, it is better to make full drives backup and then change it on restore process ?

 

I assume that will be your future config, so when using Ti, make a full drive0 backup and aim the tib files to be saved on drive1. When restoring from the tib files, you will reimage the complete drive0.
This also allows you to use drive1 for other data, in addition to "solely for backup", if space allows.

Just curious; why are you using the Ti Enterprise version?

 

my company just that licence, it was small part time project

 

Yes you can use that image to restore BUT it will delete ALL partitions and then recreate them as they were when the backup was made. At the end of the restore you need to use the Partition Magic rescue floppies, or CD if you have made one, to boot the PC and merge the 2 partitions together.
If you need a ISO of the PM rescue files for a boot CD send me a PM and a email and I'll send the ISO to you.

 

thanks !!