Farstone TOTALRECOVERY EXPRESS User Manual
TotalRecovery
User’s Guide
TM
Express
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TOTALRECOVERY
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A. You may use the Softw are on one Device to clone, or apply an image of a hard drive on that
Device, or to another hard drive on the same Device, a replacement Device, secondary media,
or network drive.
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and store the image file on fixed or removable media for disaster recovery purposes.
C. You may use the Software as a boot disk to re-apply the hard drive image that was created
for disaster recovery purposes to the hard drive on the Device from which the disaster recovery
image was made or on a replacement Device provided that the software has been removed
from the original Device.
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the manner described in the Software documentation and to use the Software on the
replacement Device provided that the Software has been removed from the original Device.
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an image on multiple Devices or hard drives, except for multiple hard drives installed in or
attached directly to the original Device.
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DEVICE AFTER SEVENTY-TWO HOURS OF CONTINUOUS USE. THIS TIME-OUT FEATURE WILL
RESET EACH TIME THE COMPONENT IS RE-LAUNCHED.
(iii) The Pre-OS may be used as a boot, diagnostic, disaster recovery, setup, restoration,
emergency service, installation, test, and configuration utility program. Use of the
Component as a general purpose operating system or as a substitute for a fully functional
version of any operating system product is strictly prohibited.
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Contents
Chapter1:Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 8
1.1ProductOverview............................................................................................................................................ 8
1.2FeaturesandBenefits...................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3SystemRequirements ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter2:StartusingTotalRecoveryTMExpress.................................................................................11
2.1MainConsole ................................................................................................................................................ 11
2.1.1CreateBootableUSBDrive......................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.2CreateStart‐upCD/DVDDisc..................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.3ExtractISOFileforWindows/Linux ........................................................................................................... 12
Chapter3:UseTotalRecoveryTMExpress ...........................................................................................14
3.1EnterTotalRecoveryTMExpress................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.1BootviaStart‐upCD/DVDDisc .................................................................................................................. 14
3.1.2BootviaBootableUSBDisk........................................................................................................................ 14
3.2TotalRecoveryTMExpressMainConsole ..................................................................................................... 15
3.2.1QuickStart ................................................................................................................................................. 15
3.2.2BackUpandRestoreMyComputer ........................................................................................................... 15
3.2.3CloneTab ................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.4DataShreddingTab ............................................................................................................................... ..... 20
3.2.5AnalyzeTab ................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.2.6NetworkTab............................................................................................................................................... 22
3.2.7ToolsTa b .....................................................................................................................................................25
Chapter4:Glossary .............................................................................................................................27
Chapter5:Appendix............................................................................................................................29
5.1FrequentlyAskedQuestions..........................................................................................................................29
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Product Overview
TotalRecoveryTM Express is a hard drive utility that backs up or clones hard drives or partitions.
It creates a compressed archive file that contains all files, partition in formation and security
information stored on a hard drive or CD/DVD. T otalRecovery
purposes. PC users can use TotalRecovery
restore their data in the event of a system crash. System administrators can use it to
dramatically reduce the time they spend restoring, reconfiguring or copying data onto the hard
drives of many computers. Whether you need to back up, recover, protect or upgrade PCs,
TotalRecovery
TM
Express is an all-in-one solution.
TM
Express as a quick and easy way to back up and
TM
Express can be used for various
1.2 Features and Benefits
Complete Backup
Make a complete copy of your hard drive, including system settings, partition information,
documents, photos and more; save it as a compressed image file. If you suffer a system or disk
crash, virus attack or other failure, you can restore the entire system disk in minutes.
Clone Drives
Make a complete copy of your hard drive including system settings and partition information.
Data Shredding - US DoD
Complies with the US DeparTMent of Defense (DoD) 5220.22-M clearing standard. Securely
wipe out your hard drive contents from outside of Windows.
RAID Support
Supports most 0/1/5/10 hardware and software RAIDs.
Win-PE engine
5220.22-M Standard Complied
100% compatible with existing hardware and future hardware.
Powerful Universal Restore
Restore files or images across different hard drives regardless of hard drive format, size, brand,
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or operating system; or clone your computer to a new hard drive.
Pre-Windows Recovery
TotalRecovery
TM
Express works even when your operating system doesn't, allowing you to
restore your system regardless of OS functionality.
Image Integrity Verification
Automatically ensures that backup images work properly.
Complete External Backup
Enables you to store your hard disk image on a USB hard drive.
CD/DVD Support
Use the built-in burner to save a copy of your hard drive on a CD or DVD
Bare Metal Restore
Copy a complete system image onto a brand new hard drive without needing to install an
operating system first.
Partition Support
TotalRecovery
TM
Express supports FAT32, NTFS, Linux EXT2/3 and other unknown partitions.
1.3 System Requirements
Storage Media
The following storage locations are supported:
• Hard Disk Drives
• Networked Attached Storages (NAS)
• Network Share Folders
• CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW
• USB Hard Drives and Storages
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• PATA (IDE), SATA, SCSI, IEEE1394 (FireWire), USB 1/2.0 drives, ESATA and PC-Card
storage devices
Supported Operating Systems
• Windows Vista Series(32-bit & x64)
• Windows 2008 Series(32-bit & x64)
• Windows XP Series(32-bit & x64)
• Windows 2003 Series(32-bit & x64)
• Windows 2000 Series(32-bit & x64)
• Linux
• Unix
• CPU: Pentium-class processor or higher
• RAM: 512 MB
• Disk space: No installation required
Supported File Systems
• FAT16/32, NTFS, Linux Ext2/Ext3, ReiserFS, Linux Swap and other unknown
partitions.
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