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3.7.4 Limitations in using Acronis Universal Restore

1. The system recovered by Acronis Universal Restore might not start if the partition

structure in the image or the target disk partitioning does not coincide with that of the

source disk. As a result, the loader, restored from the image, will point to the wrong

partition and the system will not boot or will malfunction.

Such might be the case if you:

- image only selected partitions but not the entire source disk

Keep in mind, that the source disk may have a hidden maintenance partition created by

the computer vendor. Therefore, if you check each partition for backup instead of

checking the disk, this hidden partition will not be included into the image.

- restore not the entire source disk, but only the selected partitions. In some cases,

especially if your system resides on a partition other than the first, this can confuse the

loader and prevent the restored system from startup.

To avoid the problem, we recommend that you image and restore the entire system disk.

2. The Acronis Universal Restore option does not work if a computer is booted with

Acronis Startup Recovery Manager (using F11) or the backup image is located in Acronis

Secure Zone. This is because Acronis Startup Recovery Manager and Acronis Secure Zone

are primarily meant for instant data recovery on the same computer.

3.7.5 Getting Acronis Universal Restore

Acronis Universal Restore is an add-on to Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server. It is

purchased separately, has its own license, and is installed from a separate setup file.

Let’s assume for a moment that you own Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server but

have not purchased Acronis Universal Restore. When you create a task for restoring a

Windows system disk and select a target disk (either physical or virtual) in the Restore

Data Wizard, the program compares crucial for the system start devices found in the

image registry and the target computer registry. If the chipset, motherboard or mass

storage device are different, and therefore there is a risk that the system cannot boot,

you will be prompted whether you want to buy Acronis Universal Restore. To buy the

option, follow the link.

If you already have Acronis Universal Restore, the prompt will not come up and you will

have an option to enable Acronis Universal Restore later in the Restore Data Wizard.