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QUESTION: What is the difference between the Backup and Copy procedures?

ANSWER:

Backup  During backup procedure an archive file is created which contains an exact image of a partition or a complete disk. All files and folders as well as all information about the partition structure are stored in this archive. The archive files are ordinary files which could be stored among other files; e.g., another partition, USB drive, network share, CD, or DVD. The advantages of using backup procedure over archive files are as follows:

• Backup and restore complete partitions or hard drives
• Restore single files or folders
• Space-saving backup due to archive compression and leaving out free space
• Easy to handle
• Greatest flexibility

• Copy operations are divided in copy partition and copy hard disk tasks.
• During the partition copy procedure a new complete identical partition will be created on the destination media.
• During hard disk copy procedure all partition structure of source disk will be recreated on the destination disk and all data from source drive will be copied to the destination drive. After this operation the destination drive becomes as close to a duplicate of the source drive as possible. Note that during copy procedure all data on destination drive will be overwritten in case it is not empty.
• The copy procedure is commonly used for migration to new hard disks or for duplication of whole PC systems.

• Quick and easy migration of hard disks
• Fast duplication of whole partitions
• Direct access to the copied files and folders
• Perfect for easy duplication of systems

See attached PDF file with screen shots and Functionality Matrix.

• Backup_vs_Kopie_de.pdf
• Backup_vs_copy_en.pdf