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Running Windows 7 64-bit.
System hard-drive (basic NTFS) has 2 partitions (OS and Data), plus the computer has an additional dedicated drive where I save my images.
I have a baseline image of entire drive and a couple of Incremental (not differential) images.
Over the weekend, my System hard-drive shot craps. I have a spare, unused HD that is LARGER than my System drive and wish to restore into that leaving my OS partition the same size and expanding all remaining space into my Data partition.

I've performed basic (full) drive image restores into larger drive a lot of times, but I've never done this using incremental image files.
What is the proper procedure (steps) to do this?
Do I "expand" space on the first (baseline) image restore and then just restore incremental images . . . . or do I expand space only on the last incremental image restore . . . or some other series of steps? I can find out by trial and error, but the drive is a fairly-full 1.5TB and would take an entire afternoon to prove which way is correct.

Replies appreciated in advance.

you restore the last backup and it uses all the files needed to restore.

the scaling you can handle either afterwards using partition work in BIBM or
partwork in IFL (if you have BIBM license). Or using the /nos switch
provided the OS is now less than the data partition. Otherwise you'd
restore each (partition) one one at a time and use the "new size" box.


"engineerguy3809" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

Running Windows 7 64-bit.
System hard-drive (basic NTFS) has 2 partitions (OS and Data), plus the
computer has an additional dedicated drive where I save my images.
I have a baseline image of entire drive and a couple of Incremental (not
differential) images.
Over the weekend, my System hard-drive shot craps. I have a spare, unused
HD that is LARGER than my System drive and wish to restore into that leaving
my OS partition the same size and expanding all remaining space into my Data
partition.

I've performed basic (full) drive image restores into larger drive a lot of
times, but I've never done this using incremental image files.
What is the proper procedure (steps) to do this?
Do I "expand" space on the first (baseline) image restore and then just
restore incremental images . . . . or do I expand space only on the last
incremental image restore . . . or some other series of steps? I can find
out by trial and error, but the drive is a fairly-full 1.5TB and would take
an entire afternoon to prove which way is correct.

Replies appreciated in advance.

I guess I'm dense today, can you clarify a bit?

I don't have BIBM (haven't purchased yet but might, if it makes all this significantly easier).

I'm not clear what you meant by "partwork in IFL".

Where/how do I use the /nos switch, if I could use that?

Also, if it makes a difference, I'm using IFW (although I do have IFL and IFD available with my license).

partwork is part of IFL GUI version but only available if you have a BIBM
license - it's basically the partition work from BIBM in Linux.

The /nos you'd use on the command line or change the ifw.ini file - search
"/nos" in the manual for details on what it is. Otherwise with just two
partitions and the OS partition being bootable, you can just restore that
with "set active" and "write standard mbr code" then the data partition
WITHOUT set active and giving a new size in the new size box.


"engineerguy3809" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

I guess I'm dense today, can you clarify a bit?

I don't have BIBM (haven't purchased yet but might, if it makes all this
significantly easier).

I'm not clear what you meant by "partwork in IFL".

Where/how do I use the /nos switch, if I could use that?

Also, if it makes a difference, I'm using IFW (although I do have IFL and
IFD available with my license).

Thanks,
I went back and found that I had originally purchased BIBM when I got my original IFW, IFL, IFW packages several years ago.
For some reason, I never installed BIBM and forgot I had the license & key.
I downloaded the current version, watched a couple of your on-line video's on installation and operation, and discovered it's a SNAP to use.
Thanks for your great products !!

I do have another question on BIBM operation, but I will post that in the appropriate forum to keep this thread in-line with my original question.