difference between "Entire PC" and "Disk and partition" in ATI2020
Hi, I just installed and setup a new Win10 PC, And yes I want to run ATI2020 on it to save backups.
My goal is to make a full system image. Including: operating system, setings and applications. Only C:\ drive files. My PC also includes two HDD d:\ and e:\ . Both drives only are used to store general data. D:\ and E:\ are not required for the system backup. general data backup is done in another task.
So if my C- drive would become defect, I replace it, boot the system with USB/DVD. And than restore the full system image. And I have my system back as it was. This is very powerfull from Acronis.
But which back up must I use?
a) "Entire PC" ? and exclude D:\ and E:\
or
b) "Disk and partition" selecting the complete C-drive (including EFI system partitition and Recovery Partitition
What shall be the difference?


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What Steve said. But if you want to also include D: and/or E: for a snapshot at the same time, just create separate disk/partition backup jobs for those and run them too.
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A typical windows 10 boot disk, the C drive has typicaly 3 partitiions.
complete C-drive
EFI system partitition and
Recovery Partitition
should al be selected for succesfull recoveries?
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Simple answer = YES! They are selected by default by Acronis and should be kept in the source selection in case you ever need to perform a bare-metal recovery to a brand new disk drive.
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