Create Disk Image Wizard
This wizard will help to create Disk Image (default header file extension - .DIM).
To start this wizard you have to select either Logical Drive or Physical
Device for which you wish to create Disk Image and then run the wizard y doing
one of the following:
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Click the Create Disk Image button on the toolbar, or
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Click Tools > Create Disk Image in command toolbar, or
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Right-click the selected drive, and click Create Disk Image on the
context menu
After the wizard start, follow the simple instruction on each proceeding
screens:
Step 1. Set Disk Image options
Where:
- Image file name
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Specify file name under which the newly created image will be stored.
 Important
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The Target Location for the Disk Images must always be on other
drive.
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File systems FAT16 and FAT32 do not support file sizes larger than
2GB and 4GB respectively. In these file systems is not possible to create a
disk image file for a drive as it is likely to grow larger than 2GB (or 4GB).
The solution in this case is to use a target location formatted under the
operating system Windows NT/2000/XP and NTFS or create Disk Image split in
chunks by appropriate size.
- Compress raw data to minimize Disk Image size
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Use this option o minimize final Disk Image size.
Important
With this option, more likely that deleted file become
unrecoverable within stored Disk Image. Uncheck this options if you what use
created Disk Image to recover deleted files lately.
- Chunk size
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Image can be created as one solid file as big as original disk (if Specify
chunk size not set) or stored split on chunks of size specified.
After complete this page, press Next button to proceed.
Step 2. Confirm Disk Image creation
Here, you can watch the process of Disk Image creation. You can cancel the
process any time by clicking Cancel button.
See Also
Disk Images | Open
Disk Image wizard
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