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Step 2 Click Source Partition button to select the partition you want to back up, and click Select Image File button to name the image file and set a location to save it. Step 1 Click Backup Partition button from toolbar or click Tools -> Clone Partition To Image File to open backup window. Incremental backup: Only backs up changed data or content. In most cases, Fast is the default and best choice.ĭiskGenius supports hot backup when backing up system related partitions, which is able to back up system when Windows is running without rebooting to WinPE or DOS environment.īackup type: Full backup and incremental backup.įull backup: Backs up all data no matter whether there is a backup.

In general, image file with higher compression level is in smaller size but takes longer time. The backup file can be compressed and you can set compression level from Fast, Normal and High Quality. Files restored from image file will be reorganized and there won't be file fragments. The image file can be restored to any partition whose capacity is able store these files. However, when you restore data from image file, the destination partition should have the same size as the source partition.īackup partition by file: Backs up all files and other valid data of source to image file, which does not backup invalid data and takes shorter time. Sine this mode only backs up valid data and it is the fasted. The image file can be restored to source partition or other partition which has the exact same size.īackup partition by data storage structure: Back up valid data of the source partition by file system structure to the image file without any change. Therefore, the process may take longer time than normal partition backup. Sector-by-sector Backup: It allows you to create an image of all sectors on the selected partition, including sectors with data and blank sectors. DiskGenius provides three ways to backup partition.

With the backup file, you can restore partition when the partition gets damaged or data gets lost. Partition backup is able to back up all data and settings of a partition into a specified file which is usually called image file.

The selected disc image file isn t valid