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The program allows you to create both full and differentiated or incremental backups. If you create a differential backup, only the changes since the last backup are recorded in the archive. In case of incremental - changes since the last full backup. The archive can be sector-by-sector (the complete disk structure is copied, regardless of the file system), or file.
Differential copying is referred to as applicable only to sector-by-sector archives, and incremental, which is called "file addition" in the program, is applicable only to file archives. There are also complex archives that combine sector-by-sector and file-based backups.
Let's create a full backup of the C drive, including the MBR. As a result, a complex archive will be created, in the inside of which the MBR will be recorded as a sector-by-sector archive, and everything else as a file archive.

Figure 9 shows that the folder contains files of two extensions: * .PBF and * .PFM.
The main files are files with the * .PBF (paragon backup file) extension. Inside these files are the contents of files and sections. Files with the * .PFM extension are additional archive description files that are used by the Image Explorer utility to quickly display information about an archive. When recovering data, files with the * .PFM extension are not required.
Archive.pbf is the main file that links img_0 ... and img_1 ... ._0 - contains an archive of files, and img_1 a copy of the MBR.
When restoring, we indicate each of these files in the dialog box, which is not always convenient.
Also, backups can be performed on a schedule - this is called a round robin backup. The result of such copying is two images: The first image is complete, and the second is differentiated. This type of archiving is available only for entire disks.

As a result of creating a disk image and restoring from it, it is clearly seen that the program does not perform both operations immediately. First, the program, by analyzing the attributes of the files, creates a list of changes and only then, after the parameters necessary for the operation have been set, by pressing the "Apply" button, it starts copying. However, this mode can be disabled in the settings and the image creation process will take less time.

Creating an archive can be performed not only from under the installed Windows. You can also create a bootable disk, bootable Flash - media or create a so called archive capsule.
The Backup Capsule is a special boot partition on the hard drive that contains the standalone version of Paragon Drive Backup and storage space for backups. A capsule can be created as a primary partition or a logical partition within an extended hard disk partition and can be located anywhere on the hard disk: at the end, at the beginning, or between other partitions. Next, let's try to create a backup capsule.

If there is no free space on a hard disk partition, then the archive capsule is created at the expense of free space on other hard disk partitions. Create a capsule with the image on the free space of the hard disk D: . After creating the capsule, you must restart the computer and press the F1 key, at the time of choosing the OS to boot, boot into the capsule. The process of restoring an image from a capsule is the same as in a program from under Windows. This method is widely used by firms - manufacturers of laptops and personal computers.
Now let's try to create a bootable image of the program (rescue disk). Bootable media can be created on a CD or on a Flash drive. When creating a disc, you can immediately add the necessary files to it.

by johnsmith47785 on 2020-12-25 06:51:39