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SSD Restore and subsequent alignment.

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I presently have a 160Gb SSD drive with two partitions C (boot) and E(data) The same drive also has a 100MB partition that was created by Win 7 64bit when I installed Win 7. ALL PARTITIONS ARE PRESENTLY ALIGNED.
If I were to restore my C Drive (Partition) using Acronis 2010 onto the exact same partition, would the restored C Drive maintain its alignment ?

This is crucial to me since I have already made the mistake of transferring from a Hard drive to my SSD and ending up with a screwed -up alignment (sector 63) in my SSD.

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Hello Snakeyes,

Thank you for posting your question, I will be happy to help. 

Restoring the image back onto the same partition will keep the alignment. One of our MVPs MudCrab posted a complete observation,  please see this post for more information. 
If the provided information is not clear or if you have any other questions do not hesitate to post them and we will be glad to answer.
Thank you.

Thank you Oleg. I did see MudCrab's post and did notice his comment. It is good to have it reconfirmed by an Acronis moderator. In short, if I create a backup of my C drive (on my SSD) and then wish to restore it at a later time, the restored C drive will maintain its original alignment. This would hold true for every partition that exists on the SSD.

Thank you

Hello Snakeyes,

Thank you for your response.

Yes, your understanding of the subject is correct, the restored partition will maintain its original alignment.

Please do not hesitate to ask additional questions if the provided information is not clear or you need a further assistance. 

Thank you.