Working with Acronis Recovery Expert
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Deleted partitions search progress
The information about hard disk partitions is stored in a special disk area – the 1
st
sector of
0
th
cylinder, 0
th
head – called the partition table. This sector is called a boot sector or the
master boot record (MBR). Acronis Recovery Expert not only checks the partition table for
deleted partitions, but also scans the entire disk surface. Therefore the recovery process
might take some time to complete.
Please note: Acronis Recovery Expert may find deleted partition(s) almost at once (in a
few seconds). Partition(s) found are then added to the list in the
Searching for Deleted
Partitions
window. The search will, however, continue until the entire disk is scanned for
partitions.
In the automatic recovery mode, the search must be finished before you can proceed to
the next recovery steps. The
Next
button becomes enabled only after the progress bar is
full in the
Searching for Deleted Partitions
window. The manual mode however enables
you to work at once (see
7.2 «Manual Recovery»).
Partitions found during the search
are shown in the list with their main parameters:
•
number
•
status
•
label
•
capacity
•
partition free space
•
file system
Please note: Found partitions are automatically added to the list
during
the search.
