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April 13th, 2010 12:00
Dell DataSafe Local Backup - Restore Fail
I've just purchased an Inspiron 580 MT, Windows 7 Pro.
I ran the DataSafe Local Backup process to create the recovery Media. This used 2 DVDs, and I decided it would be a good idea to check the results by using them to restore the system. However, I thought it may not be a good idea to overwrite the current system, so I removed the 1TByte drive and used a 500Gbyte that I had available.
The restore process failed stating that I wasn’t using a 1TByte drive as the target.
Is there anyway to circumvent the drive size issue? I can see a real need to do this: if the “live” hard drive fails and I have to rebuild the system, and there is no 1TByte drive available am I totally out of luck?
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Mary G
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April 13th, 2010 14:00
No there is not any way to bypass this security feature. It has to be the same disk for the image to work. Remove the disks and store them in a safe place and go back to testing and enjoying your new computer! It would not be a good idea to overwrite the new computer's system. Don't take the chance.