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Unformatted space/unallocated space

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 2:51 pm
by TotalDataLoss
Howdie,

how is it if i backup complete harddisk, and there is unallocated space on it and unformatted volumes will this all be backed up? Truecrypt volumes are shown as unformatted in disk management tools, but ifw showed them to me as ntfs. That worries me a little.

Re: Unformatted space/unallocated space

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:05 pm
by TeraByte Support(PP)
If the MBR isn't encrypted the partition table is visible. The partition type usually indicates the formatting (e.g. NTFS). However, the partition is still encrypted.

Re: Unformatted space/unallocated space

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:38 pm
by TotalDataLoss
thank you. But what about the backing up unallocated space part? Will Image for Windows backup unallocated space or not? Does this Change when i check the Option backup unused sectors?

Re: Unformatted space/unallocated space

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:32 pm
by TeraByte Support(PP)
Unallocated space won't be included in the backup of an entire drive unless you select the "Backup Unused Sectors" option.