With Nero BackItUp you can restore drive backups. During this process, the drive backup content is restored. Programs and operating systems are restored. Problems usually occur if you want to restore an active hard drive or partition, e.g. locking an active hard drive or partition for the restore process is usually not possible. In this case, we recommend carrying out the restore process with Nero BackItUp ImageTool, which you create with Nero BackItUp.
To restore a drive backup, proceed as follows:
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- Click the Restore > Restore Drives menu.
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- The Restore a drive – Select your partitions to restore screen is displayed. The executed backups are displayed in the middle pane.
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- Make the backup available:
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- If the backup is located on a disc, insert the disc in a drive.
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- If the backup has been saved to hard drive, network drive, or removable medium, ensure that your computer has access to the respective drive.
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- Select the desired backup.
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- The drives and partitions of the backup are displayed in the right area. Partitions that were not part of the drive backup are grayed out.
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- Select the option button preceding the drive or partition that you want to restore.
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- The Restore a drive – Select your restore target screen is displayed. The source partition and your selected target are shown.
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- If you want to restore the backup to the original hard drive, select the Restore to original hard drive option button.
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- Select the Restore to another hard drive option button.
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- Click the icon that represents your desired target and specify the target in the drop-down menu.
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- If necessary specify additional settings in the Expert Options area (see Expert options).
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- The restore is carried out and the final screen is displayed. You can follow the process status in the task bar.