Restore from non-RAID backup file to RAID 1 system
I am new to Acronis and I need a little help. I got a computer that has a RAID controller and two identical hard drives, but the RAID was not configured. As I learned, in order to turn on RAID 1 I have to install everything again, from the operating system to all the programs. I have a system backup from the current non-RAID configuration in an external drive made with True Image 2018. My idea is to restore this backup after I setup RAID 1. Do you guys think that his will work? My hope is to avoid installing all the programs again. I want to turn on RAID 1 for redundancy, but I am also open to other suggestions. Thank you for your time.


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Thank you Steve for your prompt reply.
I am processing the information on the MP tool. However, I have one additional question before proceeding. When I did the system backup, it also backed up some information on the second drive (D), which will not be in the system when I create the RAID 1. Wouldn't that create a conflict? I did not see an option in Acronis to recover only the C drive... Should I do another backup without the D drive installed?
Thanks again!
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It would be simpler to have a new backup without the second drive D: included if that really is a second physical drive and not just a partition on the first one.
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Steve,
Thank you very much for your help, but unfortunately, the theory did not work.
I created a backup without the D drive and tried to restore with both the standard bootable media and the MVP tool. In both cases, the program identified two drives instead of a single RAID drive. In addition, the bootable Acronis software claimed that the hard drive was damaged, but all the other tests that I performed showed that the RAID drives had not issues.
I finally gave up when, in one attempt, the system completely hang up and I had to do a hard reset. I restore my system by reinstalling everything that did not survive the RAID conversion process...
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Osvaldo, sorry that the restore did not succeed and hope your reinstall is going well instead.
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