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Backup by Disk or by Partition

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Using ATI 13, what is the difference between backing up with the disk option versus the partition option?
My goal is to provide a backup that can be recovered to a new formatted drive and will operate the PC as before.

thanks!

Ernie Adsett

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Use disk mode, and select the checkbox for the entire disk.

Here's an explanation from Grover:

The disk mode backup can be restored by user checking marking the disk option and the restore will bypass partition selection/configuration; wheres, the backup created via partition mode is forced into individual partition configurations of each and every partition.

For the experienced user, the difference between the two type restores may not matter, but to the less experienced user, the disk mode backup/restore is much easier, much less chance of a user error and eliminates many of the configuration or partition decisions needed during the restore.

Thanks loads for your help Tuttle.
I know I'm extremely late in my thanks :(

Ernie