Clean Install, Can't Recover Previous Backups
I recently had a repair on my laptop and it came back wiped clean. I re-installed ATI but when I try to recover my last backup before repair, it won't accept the backup. I use Recover Disk and I can click on the backup but it keeps drilling down into the files. I should mention that my laptop now has a new system name, not sure if that makes a difference. I had deleted my previous laptop device on my online account (I have 3 devices), so not sure if that screwed things up.
Is there any way I can recover my previous backup to this new laptop install?
Thanks.


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Thanks for your reply, Steve.
"It needs to be a Disks & Partitions backup" - I usually do a complete disk image backup. In Explorer, I can drill down into the various partitions including the WINRETOOLS. I assume this is the required D&P backup?
"Is it using UEFI / GPT" - it is UEFI mode. It is a new (last year) Dell XPS13.
"You should be creating and using the Acronis WinPE version of the Rescue Media" - I created a Rescue Media using a USB key before getting the laptop repaired. I believe it would've been the Simple version. Can I use that, or make a new one?
It came back with a clean install of Windows. After setting it up, I did a new backup to get me back to this point if necessary. I've checked all your attachments and ready to give it a go.
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Rainer, It sounds like you are in a good place to start a recovery of your backup image.
Test booting your USB key in UEFI mode to confirm you can see the internal drive in the XPS as you need to be able to select this as the target for your recovery.
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