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Restore a data image

This tutorial assumes that a backup image has already been taken of a disk.If you haven't already done this please see the following article: Creating a backup of your computer.

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4. A summary screen is displayed confirming the choices that have been made. Click Finish.
5. The image will now be restored. At the end of the process, an explorer window will open at the root of the destination so that it you can check that the files have been restored correctly.

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Modifying the Restored Partition Properties

When restoring an image, by default, Macrium Reflect will attempt to locate the partitions in the image back to their original position on the disk. In the images below, I will attempt to restore a small partition to a new disk that is much larger. When you click to restore an image, you will be presented with the following dialog:

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When you click OK, you can then follow the steps in the first part of this document to complete the restore.

Video Tutorial

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Restoring a system image

In the case of system images i.e. the 'C drive' containing the operating system files, it is not possible to restore files in real time because they are in use by the current session of the operating system. In order to get around this problem, Macrium uses Windows PE, a cut down version of Windows which is booted. Macrium then restores the filesystem before rebooting again and loading the main version of Windows. Although this sounds complex, it really is very simple to perform.

This tutorial assumes you have a backup image of a system drive and this section of the tutorial should be used for restoring to your original hard drive.

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You should find that the files in the image have been successfully restored.

Video Tutorial

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