00Docs

Documentation

The Drive Snapshot interface is deliberately kept simple: even if you rarely run backups, you can manage without a manual. Still, every dialog is described here, with a screenshot.

1. 01BackupChoose a partition, specify a destination, back up. Three dialogs, with encryption.
2. 02RestoreWrite a drive back from the image. What works under Windows and what requires a restart.
3. 03Image as a driveMount an image as a virtual drive and retrieve individual files.
4. 04Command lineBack up, verify, mount and restore via batch file and Task Scheduler.
5. 05Advanced optionsVSS, split file size, maintenance mode, hash file, log file.
6. 06Backup FAQHow to check whether the image is complete, and what is allowed during the backup.
7. 07Enter licenseTurn the free trial into the full version.

08More

Still on the previous website

A few chapters have not been carried over into this draft. They are still available on drivesnapshot.de:

• DOS boot disk with the network drivers for DOS
• Differential images
• VSS and writers
• Moving to different hardware

The complete manual is available as a printable PDF (German).