Cloning a machine
I am using Acronis Backup 12.5 (Advanced); new user. So I guess the first question should be, "Is what I am trying to do valid?"
We have machines that came pre-loaded with Win7. I have taken one of them and upgraded it to Win10. The intention is to now use a backup of this machine to clone the others. I have successfully:
- Created the backup in an Archive on our server.
- Created a bootable DVD using "Bootable Media Builder"
- Booted to the DVD on the target machine
- Launched "Recover"
- Navigated to the Vault and selected the Backup
Here's where it gets interesting and here are various attempts I have tried:
- In the "Backup Contents" pane, selected "Volumes"; selected "MBRs|Disk 1". "Where to recover" selected "Disk 1". The result is it creates a Recovery Task and reports "Succeeded" after 1 second. Obviously, not what was expected.
- In the "Backup Contents" pane, selected "Volumes"; selected "MBRs|Disk 1"; selected "Basic|System;WINDOWS (C:);Data (D:)". "Where to Recover", selected "Disk 1" for "MBR"; selected "C:" for "System"; then was at a loss.
- In the "Backup Contents" pane, selected "Volumes"; selected "Basic|System;WINDOWS (C:);Data (D:)". "Where to Recover", selected "C:" for "System"; then was at a loss.
- In the "Backup Contents" pane, selected "Disks"; selected "Disk 1". "Where to recover" selected "Disk 1". This resulted in an error message: "Target disk is already occupied".
At this point I'm sure that ignorance on my part is in play. Either I am trying to do something invalid or I am missing something. I am wondering if I need to reformat the target first, or will the Recover process do that? Any direction would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

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In reply to Hi Don,… by truwrikodrorow…

Vasily,
I have success! Your observation and recommendation was correct. Thank you very much.
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