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Note: This page was only created
to give you a brief overview of a specific DiskPatch
feature. Before continuing with a procedure please make
sure you consult the product manual.
DiskPatch offers a powerful disk clone feature that
allows you to clone disks even when 'conventional' disk
cloning software like Ghost or True Image fails to clone
your hard disk due
to disk read errors or logical errors. The DiskPatch
disk cloning
feature is designed with troubled disks in mind; it will
not give up if sectors can not be read. DiskPatch can
try to clone a disk as long
as it is detected in the BIOS.
Important: Do not 'do-it-yourself' if the disk
makes unusual noises!
DiskPatch creates a true
sector-by-sector copy of the original hard disk on a
second hard disk, ignoring and at the same time
including disk and file system structures: a clone is
made on the disk level, so DiskPatch does not care what
it is on the disk (partitions, file systems etc.) and includes all intact and corrupt
disk and file system structures. It is a true 1 : 1 copy
from the start till the end of the disk. For a professional data
recovery engineer, cloning the disk is a vital and the
first step in the data recovery process. If you want to
create an extra safety net before applying any repairs
on a logically corrupt disk, you clone it first!
A second reason for cloning a disk is
the presence of bad sectors (sectors that can not be
read) on the original disk. Bad
sectors (in for example the partition table) may prevent
disk patching (committing in-place repairs). Also, many file recovery tools
will stall and give up when encountering bad sectors,
effectively preventing file recovery.
As DiskPatch handles bad sectors very well during the
cloning process, files can be recovered from the clone
using your favorite file recovery software.
The cloning process can also be
regarded the first step in diagnosing a disk / data loss
issue as it will provide you with feedback regarding
the physical state of the disk: if data was lost and a
lot of read errors occur then it is very likely that the
read errors are the root of the problem.
To clone a disk:
Select [Disk Operations],
[Clone]. Select the *destination* disk
from the list and enter a range (accept defaults to
clone the entire disk). Select the Clone Type ([From
Start to End] or [From End to Start]. Confirm
your selected options to start the cloning.
Note: If DiskPatch encounters areas
that can not be read the 'estimated time remaining' may
increase dramatically. Once the bad areas are processed
the 'estimated time remaining' will decrease again. |
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