True Image Home 2012 (with Plus Pack) - Backup to TIB with all partitions
I've tried backing up a HDD with bad sectors to the TIB file and it only seems to back up the main partition, not the rest of the partitions on the hard drive (example: RECOVERY, hidden 100 MB, etc.). What options in True Image Home 2012 would I choose to back up all of the partitions on the HDD? I'd like to use the Universal Restore.
I also assume that an automatic Universal Restore can't be done in real time while cloning.
Thanks.
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You need to perform a full disk mode backup. Switch to disk mode (upper right blue link) until you see disks and not partitions to select. Select the disk.
If the disk has errors, a proper backup may not be possible. You should try to correct the errors:
Run chkdsk /r on that drive. To chkdsk the hidden partitions, use Disk Management to temporarily assign drive letters.
Also run a drive checking utility from the drive manufacturer, as those sometimes catch errors missed by chkdsk.
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Thanks. Previously, I was using Partition backup, not Disk Backup. I have since then set it to Disk Backup and it seems to work as intended.
With regards to cloning with Universal Restore, I mean't while cloning a secondary drive to another drive. Explaining my question a little more: Will a Universal Restore support cloning or will it only work with a backup and restore (TIB)? It would be nice with a clone since it would save a few steps (backup to a TIB, restore from the TIB; VS clone to another HDD while automatically doing a Universal Restore).
Also, can a clone ignore avoid bad sectors like a backup and restore can?
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Don't clone. It's risky. Many users end up with their original drive wiped and no clone, due to user error. Backup is far safer. Even as an MVP and power user, I wouldn't clone.
Universal Restore, to dissimilar hardware, requires the Plus Pack.
Clone doesn't avoid the problem of bad sectors on the source drive. You could do a sector-by-sector backup, but that would copy any errors to the target drive.
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