Does "Disk mode" include the MBR?
I just noticed the "Disk mode" switch. Previously I was in the partition mode where I would pick C: (the one partition encompassing the entire hard disk). So I wanted to see what disk mode was like. That shows drive icons for each HDD that it finds.
Since I was looking at disks instead of partitions, it dawned on me that the MBR on the disk containing the OS partition should be included. Whether the standard MBR bootstrap code or ATI's Recovery Manager was in the MBR bootstrap area, if I recover a disk then I want all of that disk recovered, including the MBR (all 512 bytes of sector 0 for the MBR: bootstrap code, partition table, disk ID).
Is the MBR included in a disk mode backup (and later in a restore)?
You have the option when restoring a diskmode backup of restoring individual partitions or Track0/MBR or all of the above. Also, you can mount an image (right click it and select Mount) and copy files out of it, when you only need a few and not an entire partition.
Doing a complete disk backup, selecting the disk checkbox rather than just individual partitions, includes everything. IMO it's the simplest and safest backup method.
As Scott says, from a full disk backup you may choose to restore the entire disk or just parts of it such as individual partitions or individual files.
From Mark Wharton's http://forum.acronis.com/forum/17793#
"Keep in mind that when you use the Restore MBR and Track 0 function in Acronis True Image, everything in the first 63 sectors, referred to as "Track 0", is restored except for the partition table. This is an important distinction that needs to be kept in mind. You cannot re-create a partition layout by restoring MBR and Track 0 from an image, nor will you affect the size and location of any existing disk partitions when restoring the MBR."
Thanks for all the replies. Since my setup has 1 partition encompassing the entire hard disk, I wanted a restore to reconstitute my hard disk just like it was, and that includes the MBR. So, for now on, I'll be doing disk image backups instead of partition image backups. Thanks again.
Examine this link The first 5 items may be of interest.
http://forum.acronis.com/forum/29618
Funny how an upgrade is less user friendly....
I wondered the same thing, is the MBR getting backed up? So I thought I'd take the easy way out and uninstall this and go back to my 2011 version, but when I tried to uninstall this 2013 version, it gave me an error, now it won't let me uninstall it.
Piss poor programing.
You get the MBR if you do a disk image. MBR is a disk feature, not a partition feature and so it belongs in the Disk image.
RE uninstalling. you can try turning off the Trueimage services or booting safe mode and uninstalling although neither is usually necessary, on some machines it can be helpful.
Funny how an upgrade is less user friendly....
I wondered the same thing, is the MBR getting backed up? So I thought I'd take the easy way out and uninstall this and go back to my 2011 version, but when I tried to uninstall this 2013 version, it gave me an error, now it won't let me uninstall it.
Piss poor programing.
Falls PC
One method of getting a clean removal of an older version is the cleanup utility.
Run the TI cleanup utility. Link 4 inside my signature. This covers 2011-2012-2013-2014.
Another complaint, the programers should have included the TI cleanup utility in the install, it should be located in the start menu.
Still, I do thank you for the replies. I just ran the installer again and repaired the 2013 version, now that I know the MBR is being backed up, I don't need to revert back.
Even though I'm complaining, I still think it's the best program for backing up disks, partitions and files.