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Understanding Restore Options for an Entire Drive
When you restore an entire drive, Image for Linux offers these options that you can
set:
Scale to Target – If you use this option when restoring an image, Image for Linux
restores the image proportionally to the target drive. For example, suppose that you
backed up a 100 MB hard drive and restored the image to a 200 MB hard drive. If
you use this option, you allow Image for Linux to double the size of the restored
image. This option only works for FAT, FAT32, and NTFS file systems and has no
effect on images restored to hard drives using other file systems. You cannot use
this option in conjunction with the Scale to Fit option. If you inadvertently enable
both options, Scale to Fit will take precedence.
Scale to Fit – On FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems, selecting this option will make
Image for Linux assume that the size of the original hard drive is based on the
location of the end of the last partition; Image for Linux then applies the same
scaling to the target hard drive. If any unpartitioned space existed at the end of the
source drive, that unpartitioned space won’t exist on the target drive after you
restore your image. This option has no effect on images restored to hard drives
using other file systems. You cannot use this option in conjunction with the Scale to
Target option. If you inadvertently enable both options, Scale to Fit will take
precedence.
Aligned Restore – If you select this option, Image for Linux will align each restored
partition to the beginning and end of a cylinder boundary. You may want to enable
this option if the target drive has a different geometry than the source drive. Disable
this option if you want the target drive to be configured identically to the source
drive.
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