How do I delete the Secure Zone and reclaim on large partition?
I have an external USB backup drive (two 500GB drives in a Raid 1 configuration) and can't figure out how to delete the Secure Zone and reclaim one large partition.
I've tried that but unfortunately, need step by step instructions. Everything I've tried hasn't worked.
I have ATI 11 Plus Pack.
When you launch ATI in windows, in the tools section, click on manage Acronis Secure Zone: does it find your zone? If yes, you should be able to delete it, if not: boot on the Acronis recovery CD, go to tools, Acronis Secure Zone and try from there. If it doesn't work, could you post a screenshot of your disk management console?
I am afraid the alternative would be for you to backup the rest of your disk when the ASZ is, and then reformat the disk completely.
There is also a way to transform the ASZ into a regular partition by manually editing certains sectors directly on the disk, making it a regular disk partition that you can manage using partition tools.
I can find the zone - but how do I delete it? I've tried many times - and failed to find a way. I move a slider to the minimum - but the before and after sizes of the zones are the same.
I would think you should just be able to right click and choose Delete - but there is no such option. Reformatting seems like a drastic way to go about it. Besides, now I have two partitions and would have to format them separately. How can I combine them using Acronis?
Can you see this: http://www.acronis.com/support/documentation/ATIH2011/index.html#3700.h…?
In between each of the comments below, I had screenshots - but they don't show with a copy and paste. It would help greatly if you could see them......
I have Acronis True Image 11 Plus Pack - and this is what I see:
I Go To Main Screen......
I click on Tools and Utilities............
I click on Acronis Secure Zone.....
I check Disk 3.................
Now I click on Next..............
Now I change Acronis Secure Zone to the minimum (zero - but when I click Enter, zero changes to 50MB...........
Now I click on Next and this is what I see.........
I now clicked on Options which only allows me to create a Password or not - so I click on Proceed which is the only other "button" I have available to me.........
This is what I see.....
Shortly after I see the above, I see another box which says Operation Successful - but the above box is still on my screen. I go back to me Desktop and the above box is gone............
Now I go to My Computer and this is what I see............
The LaCie should show me a total capacity of 500GB - but it looks the same as when I had a 250GB Acronis Secure Zone.............
I go back to Acronis True Image Home and enlarge it and this is (finally) what I see..............
I click on Remove and this is what I see...........
I click on Proceed and...............
After Analyzing for a short time, I see a box which says Operation Successful. But when I go to My Computer again, this is what I see.............
It does not appear that I have removed the Secure Zone. I will now reboot............
Going into ATI and into Acronis Secure Zone as I did above, this is what I see.........
Perhaps the Secure Zone is gone - but how do I add the Unallocated space back to my F: Drive?
Let's see what ATI did. It might have reallocated the space, not sure. If not, use Windows disk management console to extend the other partition and fill the disk, or download a free partition manager to make the changes (eg EaseUS partition manager, gpart, etc.)
* edit: I mistyped the third party partition manager name