2012 Update 2.1 build 7133: Clone SSD Sector Errors
When attempting to clone my boot drive I get a series of sector errors. Is there a way to repair an SSD boot drive with bad sectors?


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Most of my data is on another drive. I assume I will need to do a complete reinstall of Windows 7 on an new drive?
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Carl, try doing the backup first and see how that goes, and if you do get a backup made, then you could try restoring that backup to a new drive and see how it goes.
If there are some issues from 'bad sectors' then you could try doing a repair install for Windows 7 assuming that you are able to boot into Windows.
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I wasn't aware that I could restore a boot drive from a backup. How is that done?
And how do I do a repair install?
I appreciate the help.
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Carl, backup and recovery is a core function of Acronis 2012 and one of its main purposes, in particular for dealing with a 'bare metal' recovery for when a disk drive has failed and you install a new / replacement drive in the computer.
To do this you first need to create the Acronis bootable Rescue Media as this is used to boot your computer, with its new disk drive, and with your backup storage drive connected, and then use the Recovery functions to restore your backup image from the old / failing drive to the new one.
See: Recovering a disk backup to a different disk under rescue media in the ATIH 2012 User Guide for details of performing this type of recovery.
For the Windows 7 Repair install, see webpage: How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7
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A couple of questions:
When I create the backup of my boot drive I'm thinking I need to use the "Disk and partition backup" method, correct?
Do you recommend setting up the bootable media with Linux or WinPE (with Acronis Plug-In)?
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CArl Ballard wrote:A couple of questions:
When I create the backup of my boot drive I'm thinking I need to use the "Disk and partition backup" method, correct?
Do you recommend setting up the bootable media with Linux or WinPE (with Acronis Plug-In)?
Yes use the "Disk and Partions" backup method. Choose the entire disk.
My personal preference is to use WinPe bootable media. WinPe has more drivers available.
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Okay. I'll take a run at it later today or tomorrow.
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Carl, as Thomas advised for the type of backup needed, but give the Linux rescue media a go first as you are a long way back on ATIH 2012 and creating the WinPE media may be quite a challenge.
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See the ATIH 2012 User Guide pages: Creating bootable rescue media for information on all the options in this area.
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Got it. Thanks. Looks like I'll be doing the recovery tomorrow.
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Apparently I don't have the Acronis True Image Home 2012 Plus Pack installed. I downloaded it and attempted to instsall. However, it requests a serial number. When I enter my Acronis True Image Home 2012 serial number it doesn't accept it. I'm not sure how to proceed.
What does the "Rescue Media Builder" in the "Tools and utilities" tab of Acronis True Image Home 2012 do?
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Carl, if I remember correctly, the ATIH Plus Pack had a separate license / serial number and is only needed if you are creating the Windows PE version of the Rescue Media.
You should be able to create the standard, Linux based, version of the Rescue Media by using the Rescue Media Builder tool, or you can download a CD image file (.ISO) from your Acronis Account and burn this to a CD.
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The recovery process asks if I want to also recover MBR and Track 0. Should I include this? My recovery disk is formatted.
After doing a google search I determined I didn't need to recover the MBR & track 0. The recovery process is now running.
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Carl, the normal recommendation is not to restore the MBR and Track 0 but this is something that can be done on its own later if it is needed.
A lot depends on the type of boot loader being used on your computer, so if you have UEFI you don't normally need the MBR etc, but for some Legacy systems, it may be needed. The acid test is whether the new disk will boot OK into Windows after the recovery has completed.
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