Resize image to fit onto a smaller disk

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For example the original disk volume was 100GBytes with 60Gbytes of used space. You wish to restore the image to a disk volume that is only 80Gbytes, and the ShadowProtect image (*.spf) file is only 40Gbytes. Because the original disk volume is 100Gbytes you cannot restore it to 80Gbytes disk volume, even though there was only 60Gbytes of data on it.


At the time of this article, Shadow Protect cannot dynamically resize the image to enable restoration to the smaller volume. This feature is planned to be included in a future release.

I am so disappointed again,

here is what I got 74.5 GB IDE hdd, with 51GB data

I tried to restore to an IBM x226 server with 67.5GB adaptec raid 1, no luck.

it just wont let me create partition to restore to.





Solution:



Steps to shrink to the partition so it can be restored to a smaller drive.



1. Boot the latest Recovery CD into the Vista Based Recovery Environment (You do not need to restore using Vista, you simply need to use it to shrink the partition)



2. Mount the image you wish to restore as writable. (This is also called Exploring the Backup) You will find the Explore Backup option in the left hand menu under Tasks. To mount an image as writable uncheck the read only box.



3.Go to the Dismount Backup Image also under Tasks and dismount the volume, as you do so, you will see an option to shrink the volume. Select this box and the software will shrink the partition as much as possible.



A new incremental backup file will be created, this file with have the smaller partition information and can be restored to the smaller drive.



If restoring Windows XP or 2003 you will want to reboot your computer and boot into the Legacy Environment for restore. To restore simply select the newly created incremental file as the image you wish to restore.