Symantec 10024709 manual Restoring from an image file, Restoring a hard disk from an image file

Backing up, restoring, and cloning from DOS 101

Restoring from an image file

Restoring from an image file

You can restore either of the following:

■A hard disk

■A partition

The restore is made from a previously created image file that has been stored on one of the following:

■A second hard disk

■A second partition on your hard disk

■JAZ or ZIP disk

■CD-R/RW

■DVD

■Tape

■Mapped network drive

■Drive on another computer (peer-to-peer)

Restoring a hard disk from an image file

When you restore a hard disk, it is overwritten by the contents of the image file.

To restore a disk from an image file

1On the main menu, do one of the following:

■Local: Click Local > Disk > From Image.

■Peer-to-peer connection: Click Disk > From Image.

2In the File Locator dialog box, do one of the following:

■Type the path and file name of the image file.

■Click Browse to locate the image file.

Specify the drive or device and select the full path name. The image file may reside on a local drive or on a locally mapped network file server. When using peer-to-peer connections, the image file is located on the slave computer.

3Press Enter.