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2 : Creating disk/partition images
Script creation includes the following steps, as you
’
ve seen before:
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Selecting partitions (one or several) and/or disks,
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Selecting a device type to create an archive file with a partition and/or
disk image on,
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Selecting a file or entering an archive file name,
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Selecting a data compression level of an archive file,
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Selecting an archive type (single or multivolume),
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Protecting an archive file with a password,
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Commenting a partition and/or disk archive file.
Now Acronis TrueImage Deluxe software is ready to perform a procedure of
image creation in an archive file. If you click
Back
, you
’
ll be able to select
other partitions and/or disks for image creation, other compression level, etc.
You will be able to change any image creation parameters until you click
Proceed
. By clicking this button, you execute an image creation script.
Click
Proceed
to execute a partition and/or disk image creation script.
2.1.11 Creating an image
You will see the image (several images, perhaps) creation script progress
window.
Figure 2.13. Image creation process
This window will contain the estimated time of image creation in addition to
the main partition (disk) features, which image is being created.