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• Recovering an entire non-system disk or partition: If you protected a disk or partition
that isn’t being used to run the operating system, you can recover that disk or partition
using DiskSafe Express. You might need to do this if the disk has become corrupted or the
data has been extensively damaged. The entire disk or partition will be restored to its exact
state at the time of the selected backup.
Warning: When you recover non-system disks or partitions, you will lose any
data that was written to the disk after the time of the selected backup, as well as
any backups that were performed after the backup you’re recovering. It is
recommended that you copy any newer files that you want to keep to another
disk before you recover the disk. To copy files from a backup, refer to Section
4.3.1.
In addition, if network errors occur or the storage system shuts down during recovery, your
operating system might become unstable, and you will have to recover it using the
recovery CD (or re-install the operating system if you did not protect your system disk). Be
sure to recover your disks or partitions only when your environment is stable.
You can continue to use your computer for other tasks while the data is being recovered,
although not any applications or files located on the disk or partition that you’re recovering.
For more information, refer to Section
4.3.2.
• Recovering an entire system disk or partition: If you need to recover your system disk
or partition - that is, the disk or partition used to run the operating system - you can do so
using the recovery CD. This is particularly useful if the hard disk has failed and has been
repaired or replaced, or if you want to duplicate an existing disk configuration for another
computer. The entire disk or partition will be recovered to its exact state at the time of the
selected backup. However, you won’t be able to use your computer until all this process is
complete.
For more information, refer to Section
4.3.3.
4.3.1 Recovering Files From a Backup
To recover selected folders, files, or sections of files from a backup:
1. In the DiskSafe Express utility, click “Restore”.
2. In the Protected disk list, select the disk that contains the folders or files that you want to
recover.
3. In the Backups list, select the backup from the desired date and time. You can select only a