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How to Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image

The hard disk is the most vulnerable part of your computer. If you've ever had a disk crash, you'll know what a nightmare scenario it is to lose everything. Creating an image of your disk or partition is the best way to protect your data from disk failure or accidental deletion of personal files. In this tutorial I’ll take you through the steps to Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image.

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Solution

  1. Download R-Drive Image, you have a 15-day trial of the program.
    Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image 
  2. Install and launch R-Drive Image, you need to enter the purchased license key, or just click Next on the first introductory wizard page.
    Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image 
  3. Select the "Create an Image" button in R-Drive Image main interface.
    Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image 
  4. Click on all the disks and partitions you want to include to backup image.
    Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image
  5. Select a destination path to save the backup image file.
    Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image
  6. The Image Options page allows you to configure compression level, image verification, encryption and many other options.
    Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image
  7. R-Drive Image is able to make applications run before and after all backup operations. If you are not familiar with the options, just click on Next.
    Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image
  8. Verify that the information on the Processing panel, and then click the Start button.
    Create Partition Backup with R-Drive Image

Tips

You can also make a "sector by sector" backup (or RAW backup) for data recovery. For more details please refer to Backup entire system for data recovery with R-Drive Image.

See also

Update disk image and create incremental backup with R-Drive Image
Recover disks and partitions with R-Drive Image
Schedule Backup Tasks with R-Drive Image
Mount Backup images with R-Drive Image

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