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2013 plus pack how to make migration?

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Hi
just bought 2013 plus pack and installed true image and it..
how do you actually make a migration.. the user interface gives me the option of making a backup.. but nowhere does it even mention the word migration..

I was hoping if you're adding these additional feautures you'd show them to your users somehow?

just wondering how id go about making a migration?
Cheers,
Tom

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What OS are you migrating from and to?

The Plus Pack adds features to the main 2013 program, notably the ability to restore to new (different) hardware. (Universal Restore or "migration"). If you create a full disk backup of your system and wish to recover the backup to a new different system, the "migration" or "Universal Restore" feature would allow you to do so. You do not have to do anything special for this feature to be enbled during backup, as it is only a feature that is used during restore. Other features of the Plus Pack are support for dynamic disks in Windows, and the ability to create a Windows based (WinPE 3.0/3.1/4.0) recovery disk.

Please see this online link http://www.acronis.com/support/documentation/ATIH2013/index.html#13904… , as well as search the User Guide for Universal Restore and Plus Pack.

I currently use True Image 2012, "Clone" to make a back-up image of my hard drive. I am interested in the "Migration" / "Universal Restore" function of the Plus Pack, from your post I understand that when I use this "Migration" function I create a "full disk backup" [not a Clone disk Image] does this backup includes all system data, drivers, programs and user data or only programs and user data? Depending on your reply when this "full disk backup" is "Migrated" to a different computer, is the "Migration" restore done before Windows has loaded from a boot disk [as a "Clone" is restored] or is it done in the Windows environment after Windows has been installed? Hope you understand my questions!!

Thomas,

First, to backup your computer, do not clone. Do a disk and partition backup. A disk and partition backup + restore = clone.

Second, yes, it includes ALL the information on the disk at the sector level.

Third, when you "migrate", you really "restore using the Universal Restore feature" that is activated on a recovery disk created after you have installed the Plus Pack. The UR feature allows to slipstream drivers during the restore so that the drivers of a new motherboard are properly installed during the installed.

Finally, to "migrate", you would boot the computer on the recovery disk and do the operation from there. You can use the default Linux-based driver or a WinPE-based disk that the Plus Pack also allows you to create relatively easily.

Thank you Pat, you make it sound so easy. When I try I will find out how the "slipstream drivers" work while the "restore". Thanks again. Tom

Thomas,

Universal Restore is not for the faint of heart :-) YOu have to have the right drivers in the right format (*.inf). Sometimes it doesn't work... Trying it is the best alternative to a full clean install, updates, software install.
If you don't have a lot of software installed, I would go directly to a clean install.

Pat,
Thank you for your support, I feel a clean install coming. Thanks again.

So, If one doesn't have a backup already TI 2013 with Plus Pack will accomplish ZERO!? If one does a back up to an identical HDD where does the UR restore the back up to? a third HDD? I must say the information given on site and in this forum leaves a lot to be desired. Any examples given seem to leave out crucial bits. I have been working on moving my HDD to a new system and, based on what I read on site, purchased Acronis TI 2013 and Plus Pack software I didn't have before. Any helpful comments would be appreciated at this point.

Thomas,

How to use the Plus Pack.

1. Install the Plus Pack (this you've already done).

2. Make a recovery CD.
3. Make a full disk image to another hard drive (where you would normally store your images) of your OS system disk.

To recover the image to another PC with different hardware (note this has nothing to do with a new hard drive, just a different motherboard and network/video hardware).

1. Find and extract the new drivers for your motherboard, these need to be in inf or cab format.

2. Store these on a USB stick, or store them to a CD, note you might have the drivers already in inf or cab format on the motherboard CD, but if they are only in exe format they need to be extracted.

3. Connect the drive with the stored image to the new PC and switch it on, unless USB powered.

4. Boot the PC using the recovery CD.

5. Select Restore and find the image you wish to restore.

6. Select Use Universal Restore

7. Follow the instructions in the online help or user guide as shown here http://www.acronis.com/support/documentation/ATIH2013/index.html#13905…

8. Remove the recovery CD and external drive and reboot.

Thomas Berg wrote:

So, If one doesn't have a backup already TI 2013 with Plus Pack will accomplish ZERO!?

Not quite. You don't need to have the plus Pack installed to do a backup that you want to move to another computer. To do the restore, though, you need the Universal Restore activated on ther ecovery CD and that requires the Plus Pack, and the creation of a new recovery CD.

If one does a back up to an identical HDD where does the UR restore the back up to? a third HDD?

Restoring to the same system, but to another disk doesn't require Universal Restore because you use the same disk controller. That said, if you change the disk controller setting, or use another disk controller on the same motherboard you would need UR. The case would be to move a non-RAID setting to a RAID setting for example.

I must say the information given on site and in this forum leaves a lot to be desired. Any examples given seem to leave out crucial bits. I have been working on moving my HDD to a new system and, based on what I read on site, purchased Acronis TI 2013 and Plus Pack software I didn't have before. Any helpful comments would be appreciated at this point.

Colin gave you the right instructions for UR. Again, this is not a simple operation, but it remains the fastest alternative to a complete reinstall, updates, programs, settings, etc.

So, nobody mentioned that one might be booting several times running the Aronis DVD bootable rescue software to complete each section of the recovery (more missing bits). Even then I have not seen it load drivers for the MB yet and, so far, can't boot my HDD. The Acronis program doesn't give any feedback (other than recovering 1 of 3, 2 of 3 or 3 of 3-where I am now for the 2nd time) as to where one is in the process or when the drivers will be loaded. The program will be running and I keep checking the time it says it has left and suddenly I look and it has shut down. I start it back up and select for Windows to start and.... nothing! so far... I get no messages when booting back up about continuing the process. Very, very poorly done programming, in my humble opinion, for user interaction. Did the tech department even have a normal user or users try this program to see if more guidance or message screens might help in the process?

I thought I could avoid having to reinstall everything and that this would be less of a problem... we'll see.

Tom

Finally the Acronis software appeared to get through to the point where it was installing the drivers for the new MB... still can't boot. Have tried Bios changes without success. Just did Windows repair for 2nd time which says it was successful with fixes but doesn't boot yet. Next will try rebooting with the Acronis disk one more time and see if it didn't load all the drivers for the new MB set up. Very frustrating...

Tom

Not that anybody cares at this point but I need to say this was a frustrating experience that is now mostly finished. This system was left sitting and (it was my trial effort as it was not critical stuff) I did an attempt with the main system which actually worked without any problems. So, back to this original problem where I found it was a boot issue with a dual boot pointing to the partition which had been wiped when I resized it (actually everything was still there, Acronis just couldn't see it or restore it and reported the resized partition as unformatted). There is an extra activation to remove on a HDD used during the "fight". It has been interesting...