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Numbers of partitions to backup? (True Image Home 2012)

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True Image Home 2012

If I want to backup a disk with 3 partitions, one för C:, one system Partition and one Restore Partition.

Now ...
If I only make abackup of the partition with the OS C:
What will happen when I restore ?
Will the whole disc be overwritten with one partioton only ?
Or will the two not backed up partitions, remain untuched ?

If so, Will the system (windows) start at all with no system partition ?

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Create a full disk backup, selecting the checkbox for the entire disk (not just individual partitions). That ensures that you have everything you need, and you won't need to understand how the disk is laid out with possible hidden partitions. A full disk backup captures everything, and is the simplest, safest backup method.

Re. your Restore Partition.
I'm guessing this is similar to the Recovery partition on Dell PCs. Dell Recovery partition is useful only to restore the PC to its original factory state. Once you begin installing software and using the computer, such a restore is much less useful and much less appealing.

I removed my Dell Recovery partition and thus freed up almost 20 GB of disk space. But, first I used Dell's backup utility to create the Recovery image to a USB flash drive (you could also choose three DVD-R disks), which could be used restore to Dell factory state if I ever sold the PC. I also moved boot files from Recovery partition to the OS partition.

But, with ATI, the Dell Recovery disks aren't even necessary if you use ATI to create a pre-boot backup image. I also did that (belt and suspenders).