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SmartImage vs Backup Copy

Post by p0k3m0n » Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:38 pm

Hi again,

I do not understand difference between SmartImage and Full Backup Copy. It looks the same. Does Backup Copy not include bootsector?
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Re: SmartImage vs Backup Copy

Post by Adrian Decker » Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:27 pm

With a SmartImage and a SmartCopy HDClone skips the free space on your source file systems and copies only the data. With a FullImage and FullCopy HDClone copies the entire source file systems, including the free space.

However, the copy mode named "Full Backup" under the tab "Backup" also creates a SmartImage as recommend base for differential images. Though, normal SmartImages and FullImages can be used as base for differential images as well.

You can find more information about the copy modes in the HDClone Inline help (F1) under the following path:
/Mode of Operation/Copy Modes/

And about the image types under:
/Mode of Operation/File Images/

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Re: SmartImage vs Backup Copy

Post by p0k3m0n » Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:47 am

OK. So no real difference?

More questions:
1) are SmartImage and Backup Copy sector-by-sector or file-by-file backup?
2) is Backup Copy create backup of bootsector or only files?
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Re: SmartImage vs Backup Copy

Post by Adrian Decker » Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:51 pm

Currently the copy mode named "Full Backup" (tab "Backup") and the copy mode named "SmartImage" (tab "Quickselect") create the same image by default. Though, the default settings may change in the future if it suits better to fulfill the intended task of each copy mode. For example, right now you are able to select the image types SmartImage, FullImage and RAW/BitImage with the copy mode named "SmartImage" (tab "Quickselect") as it is meant to be an universal image mode. With the copy mode named "Full Backup" (tab "Backup") you always create a SmartImage as for this it usually isn't necessary to copy the free space on the file systems. This also applies to the copy mode named "Secure" (tab "Quickselect").

An image of the type SmartImage stores all data from the source file systems and therefore is file-by-file. With images of the type FullImage and BitImage you copy sector-by-sector. A FullImage is independent from the source file systems but still allows to select single partitions. A BitImage is additionally independent from the source partitioning and therefore only allows the selection of an entire storage device.

When creating an image (all types, including SmartImage) you always copy of the entire source storage device, including the boot sector as well as the partitioning (MBR/GPT). From the Standard Edition on you may deselect single partitions for the image types SmartImage and FullImage. Though the boot sector and the partitioning will always be included.

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Re: SmartImage vs Backup Copy

Post by p0k3m0n » Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:35 pm

This is very comprehensive answer. Thank You! This text should be included into official manual. It is essential to understand how backup/copy works in HDClone.
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Re: SmartImage vs Backup Copy

Post by p0k3m0n » Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:53 pm

One more thing, as note. As I understand SmartImage from "quickselect menu" is the same SmartImage from "image menu". If yes, why they looks different? In "quickselect menu" we have full menu with all options, but in "image menu" only simple options like source and target (as imho should be). Is it intentional?
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Re: SmartImage vs Backup Copy

Post by Adrian Decker » Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:12 pm

With HDClone 8 the image mode named "SmartImage" (tab "Quick Select") creates an image with the old image format which is a folder containing the data and managing files (file extension ".img"). With the image modes under all other tabs you can create an image with the new image format which is single file container (file extension ".mfi"). Both image formats offer the same functionality and the images in the old format can still be used and restored with future HDClone versions. Though, new image specific features will only be added to the new image format.

Also, the user interface of for example the image modes named "SmartImage", "FullImage" and "BitImage" under the tab "Images" will be used for the other copy modes in the future, too. Next are the copy modes for cloning disks and restoring images from HDClone 9 on, both still optionally in addition to the old user interface. If want to be informed about the release of HDClone 9 you may subscribe our newsletter: https://www.miray-software.com/solution ... etter.html

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Re: SmartImage vs Backup Copy

Post by p0k3m0n » Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:20 pm

OK, thank You. Now I understand this little mishmash.
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