Transferring system to a new disk
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide
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Delete partitions on the destination hard disk – all existing partitions will
be deleted during cloning and all their data will be lost.
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No, I do not want to delete partitions – no existing partition will be deleted
making the cloning impossible. You will only be able to cancel this operation and
return to select another disk.
To continue select the first choice and click Next.
Note that no real changes and data destruction will be performed at this moment! For now the
program will just create a cloning script. All changes will be implemented only when you click
Proceed, after the script is formed.
Old and new disk partition layout
If you have selected the automatic mode before, the program will ask you for
nothing more. You will see the window graphically illustrating information (as
rectangles) about the source disk (partitions and unallocated space), and the
destination disk layout.
Along with the disk number some additional information is provided: partition
number, volume label (e.g. SYSTEM), file system (e.g. FAT16 or FAT32), partition
size in megabytes (Mb). Partition types – primary, logical – and unallocated space
are marked with different colors.
Next you will see the cloning script.
Old disk data
If you selected the manual mode, the program will ask you what to do with the old
disk:
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Create a new partition layout – create a new partition layout. All existing
partitions and their data will be deleted (but they will also be cloned to the new
disk, so you won’t lose them).
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Keep data – leave the old disk partitions and data intact.
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Destroy data – delete partitions (and data!) from the old disk.