Windows 8 with UEFI Bios - Create image and recovery
Hi everybody!
I'm in trouble with my new notebook and I need your help.
My note has Windows 8 Single Language 64 bits installed by factory. It has too UEFI Bios (with Secure Boot).
The hard disk is partioned in 4 partitions (C:, E:, F; G:).
I installed all programs and then I opened Acronis TIH 2013 to make the C: image file to use when C: partition, Windows or HDD is damaged.
Acronis shows:
- Recovery (no letter) - NTFS (0.2 GB of 0.4 GB used)
- ESP (no letter) - FAT32 (0.1 GB of 0.3 GB used)
- Push Button Reset (no letter) - NTFS (13 GB of 15.8 GB used)
- Programs (C:) - NTFS (67.8 GB of 229 GB used)
- Other partitions (E:, F; G:)
My doubts:
1 - What partitions above I have to choose to create the correct fully functional image of Programs (C:)?
2 - How I need to format C: partition? Note that ESP partition is FAT32. Acronis create correct partitions (and file system) by own?
3 - How I recover this image to computer? Please explain step-by-step, if possible.
Thanks in advance for all!!
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Indeed, the ESP and Recovery/System partition are required in most restores. As Martin above says, it is best to at least make one complete disk image, after that you can make additional single partition images if you wish.
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