## Data Backup and Rescue

In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to establish a reliable data protection system.

### Creating Backup Images

Depending on a type of information you need to protect and the way this information should be processed, the program offers a number of handy backup wizards. To make your job with the program as easy and convenient as possible, all backup wizards share similar work algorithm. By going through steps of the wizard, you configure all the necessary settings to launch the backup operation. To minimize the possibility of making any mistake, the wizard provides auxiliary information on every single option. Moreover you can get an in-depth description to any setting, control, or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need.

##### Simple Backup Wizard Startup

· In the Main Menu: select Wizards > Simple Backup

| There are other ways to start up this function, please consult the Interface Overview chapter to know more on the subject.

##### Simple Backup Wizard Setup

The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the backup operation:

· The object to back up. You can back up either an entire disk or separate partitions of the disk (primary, extended or logical). In case of backing up an entire disk, you’ve got the possibility to include into the image such disk elements as the Master Boot Record (MBR) and the first track of the hard disk. This can be very helpful for serious disk recovery procedures.

· Name and location of the resulted image. Provide a file name for the new image and its exact location. The program automatically offers an easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation, which can anyway be modified.

| The program automatically calculates size of the future archive and informs the user about space available on the selected destination.

· Archive Comment. You can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from the others.

##### Result

After the backup operation is completed you receive an image of the selected object. This image is placed into the specified destination, its features defined by the wizard.

Available operation scenarios:

· Backing up a hard disk or partition to a network drive

· Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB drive

### Restoring System and Data

The program includes a convenient and reliable restore wizard. With its help you can restore all types of backup images created with the program. It provides easy to understand instructions to configure and perform all the necessary settings. Moreover you can get an in-depth description to any setting, control, or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need.

| This feature is only available for the bootable recovery environment.

Available operation scenarios:

· Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB drive

· Restoring separate files and folders from a backup