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Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk.

From Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-8, alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk.
Date 2022-01-07 14:24 +0000
Organization NOYB
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Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
[...]

> So perhaps it always backs up the disk particulars and details, even
> if only one partition is being backed up.
> 
> All I know is, it will ask you a question about geometry, if the backup
> image no longer matches the disk you are restoring to. This to me implies
> it backs up disk details, as well as the partition.
> 
> It wouldn't need to do that, for the payware "file by file" option.
> 
> And Macrium supports resizing partitions during Restore, but it does
> not allow moving the origin of the partition. If you drag and drop
> the Restore partition, that allows moving the origin, but then the
> boot functions might not work, as not as much work is done during the
> Restore.

  Thanks. For me that indeed confirms that Macrium backs up the MBR/GPT,
otherwise it couldn't do/complain_about the things you mention (restore
to a different geometry; not allow to move the start of a (to be
restored) partition).

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Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2022-01-06 15:46 +0000
  Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk. Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2022-01-06 19:14 +0000
    Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2022-01-07 10:31 +0000
  Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2022-01-06 14:47 -0500
    Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2022-01-07 10:48 +0000
      Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2022-01-07 08:38 -0500
        Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2022-01-07 14:24 +0000
        Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk. Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2022-01-07 10:36 -0800
  Re: Macrium backup/restore of non-partition bits of a disk. Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2022-01-06 11:55 -0800

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