True Image Newbie Question Re: Full PC vs. Disc Partiton Back-Up
Hi :-)
I just started to use Acronis TI 2017.
I am confused about the difference between a Full PC vs. a Disc Partition Backup.
What am I losing by only doing a Disc Partition Backup? Are all my installed drivers included in a Disc/P Backup?
I made a backup of my Disc. It is the only lettered disc on my HDD. The backup includes:
C: Which includes my OS (Win 1067 64X) my programs , docs, downloads etc. e.g., everything to operate my system.(I assume).
Recovery Partitions
EFI System Partition.
Is that all that I need ?
I ask because there is a nightmare story on another forum where a member made a Full PC Backup. When he tested Restore, he accidentally ticked the "restore whole disk" option, which automatically selected "restore MBR and first track 0". the restore resulted in a non bootable OS, not surprisingly, since his OS is a UEFI with secure boot system. (Acronis Support Rep. is participating in that thread.)
If he had not checked "restore MBR and first track 0", would he have done a Disc Partition Restore, or would it have included something additional?
In other words, if I make a Full PC Backup and on Restore I do not check "restore MBR and first track 0" but do check all the partitions named in my Disc Partition Backup, would I add anything to my restore other than I would by just doing a restore of my Disc Partition Back Up ??
Thanks for having taken the time to read this :-)


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Thanks Steve for taking the time to write such a thorough and clearly written explanation :)
Appreciate it.
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