Acer Altos EasyStore - Protecting Your Disks

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5 Protecting Local Disks
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Protecting your disks
Af ter you install DiskSafe Express and restart your compu t er , the Protect a Disk wizard
runs automatically . Using this wizard, you can specify which disk or partition you want
t
o back up , where the backups should be stored, when automatic backups
(if any) should occur , and wha t password you want to use with the recovery CD or
booting remotely . If you cancel t his wizard , you can start it again at any time using
the
following procedure.
Before you protect a disk, it is recommended tha t you con f irm that suf f icient space
is available on the storage system . At leas t an additional 20% of the disk size is
required
for changed data. For example , if the disk that you want to protect is
15 GB, at least 18 GB of space must be available on the storage system. The
Home page in the Manager (described in “Navigating the Manager”) displays the
amoun t of available space.
To protec t a disk:
1. Click Protect a Disk .
The Protect a Disk wizard runs .
2 . In the Availab l e disks list, select the disk or partition that you want to protect.
Even if your computer has only one hard disk, t wo items appear in this list. The
first
item represen t s the entire hard disk, and the second item represen t s the
partition
on that disk. (If t here’s only one partition on the disk, the partition is the
same
as the entire disk.)