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Restore system drive
If you want to restore your system because it isn't working smoothly anymore,
please proceed as follows:
Step 1: Start your PC and insert the rescue medium while the PC boots: Insert
the CD/DVD or connect the USB stick.
MAGIX Restore, a program used for restoring backups, will open.
Possible sources of error:
 If the PC starts up as usual, you may have connected/inserted the rescue
medium too late. Restart your PC.
 If you are using a USB stick as rescue medium, your PC might not search for
boot functions on USB sticks. You will have to customize the startup
sequence (boot sequence) in the BIOS. Please consult the user manual of your
mainboard to find out more.
Notebook and netbook computers without an integrated CD/DVD drive are
normally set to scan USB sticks for boot functions.
 Some USB sticks do not support boot functions at all. If this is the case, burn
a CD/DVD as rescue medium.
Tip: To avoid sources of errors, you should test whether you can start the
rescue medium and MAGIX Restore starts with a restore function and transfer
service before an emergency occurs.
Step 2:
With rescue medium on CD/DVD and backup on disc
 If you used a rescue medium on CD/DVD, remove it from the CD/DVD drive
once you see MAGIX Restore.
 Insert the disc with the backup of your system drive. MAGIX Restore scans all
media for backup files and should also find those on the disc and display them
under "Source".
With rescue medium on USB stick and backup on hard drive
 If your backup is stored on an external hard drive, please make sure that it is
connected correctly.
 The name of the backup and the hard disk where you saved the backup
should now appear under "Source".