How to create a disk image yourself

Why does a PC user know how to create a hard disk image? Of course, in order to make a complete restoration of the system, including lost data, and not just the operating system, if necessary. To create a hard disk image, you need one of the computer programs specially designed for this purpose. For example, you can do this with Acronis True Image Home.

To begin with, you will need to download and install the above program, the latest version of which is located, for example, under this link http://openprog.ru/acronis-true-image-home and install it on your computer. It's free. Asked how to create a disk image, you should take into account the fact that you need a free space. For example, a disk image can be saved on one of the disks of your personal computer. Or create this image on DVD discs.

So, Acronis True Image Home is installed and running, how to create a disk image, what are the further actions of the user of the PC?

Step One: You need to enter the main menu of the installed and started program and select the "Backup" button in it, after which a menu will appear that includes other submenus. You should choose "Backup disks and partitions".

Step two: In the "Archived partitions" window that opens, select the hard disk or partition. How do I create an image of a disk or partition on which the OS is installed? In this case, you are recommended to mark the option of archiving in the sector-by-sector mode, taking into account that more space is needed. The estimated size of the archive you will see below in this same window. All, click "Next".

Step Three: A new window has been opened and now you should note "Create a new backup archive" if you want to create a new archive and copy the disk image to it. How to create a disk image to add it to the archive that was created earlier? In this case, it should be noted - "Add to existing backup archive".

Using the "Browse" button here, you should select the folder into which the disk image archives created by the program in question will be located.

Step Four: If you chose to store the archives yourself, but did not agree with the proposed default, then in the new window that appears, you need to select the desired archive for storing the disk, the folder. Earlier it was said that CD / DVD discs can be used for storage, with the ability to record information on them, of course. Accordingly, the DVD drive must be a recording DVD-RW. You can also store the created disk images on the server for storing information on the Internet.

Now with the help of the appropriate button, create the name of the archive, select its format and in order to save these and other settings offered by the program, press the "OK" button.

Step Five: After all the previous manipulations, you will see the newly opened window - "Summary Data". Here you need to check the name of the created disk image archive and its location. If there is a need or your desire, you can use the "Options" button to configure additional copy settings or change previously set. The archive will be created after the PC user presses the "Proceed" button.

In fact, after reading the above information, any user of a personal computer and even a child who knows how to read, type on the keyboard and click on the mouse, will understand how to create a disk image and can perform all the necessary operations in practice.

After clicking the "Proceed" button, the disk image archive is automatically created in the automatic mode. At the end of the process, you will see a window telling you that the operation was successful, and in one more window, after clicking "OK" you will see the corresponding information about the newly created hard disk image or one of its partitions.