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54 Restore drive with rescue medium

Restore drive with rescue medium

Drives that are bootable are scanned by default for corresponding media with a

boot function when the computer is restarted. If a CD/DVD or a USB stick with

a start function (like a rescue medium) is inserted during PC start-up, it will be

started.

Note: If you are using a USB stick as a rescue medium, you should test

whether your PC searches for boot functions on USB sticks before an

emergency occurs. If booting using the USB stick works and MAGIX Restore

starts, simply close the program again and restart your PC to continue

working.

If booting does not work, you will have to customize the start sequence in the

BIOS.

Step 1: Restart your PC and insert the rescue medium while the PC boots.

MAGIX Restore will start and a welcome dialog pops up. Click on "Restore" in

the dialog. The following dialog opens:

Step 2:

 If yo

u saved the backup on a hard drive, make sure that the hard drive is

connected properly.