

See also: Bare metal restore of a Dynamic disk system After the clone operation you can leave the disk as a 'Basic' disk or convert to Dynamic using the Windows Disk Management Console. To convert Dynamic Volume(s) to standard partitions, select an unformatted or an MBR/GPT basic disk as the destination and use 'Drag and Drop' to copy the source volumes. This can be achieved using the Windows Disk Management Console to convert one or more physical disks to Dynamic.Ī destination Dynamic Volume cannot be resized so the 'Cloned partition properties' link will not be available if the destination is Dynamic. To copy source Dynamic Volume(s) to destination Dynamic Volume(s) you must prepare the target as Dynamic and format the destination volume(s) in advance of the clone operation. The partition selection check boxes and 'Copy selected partitions' link will not be available. Therefore, Dynamic Volumes must be dragged and dropped to the destination. If your source disk contains Dynamic Volume(s) then the background will be orange and the link will show 'Copy Dynamic Volumes.': Because of this, Dynamic volume file systems are copied not disk partitions. One account lets users back up a maximum of 5 PCs or laptops via the free software there's no limit to the number of mobile devices that can be backed up.A Dynamic volume is a logical abstraction of the underlying physical disk and may be striped or extended over multiple physical disks. It has backup apps for iOS and Android, in addition to the Windows version. Like some of its competitors, Nero BackItUp saves different file versions for simple recovery of older files. The latter is a mark of its legacy it's a pre-cloud product which has been adapted to include a cloud storage option as the market has grown. Nero BackItUp is marketed as a general cloud storage service for any files or media, but it can also be backed up to local media - hard drives, USB storage, DVD, network drive and so on. It puts a media-specific spin on its own offering. Competing directly with services and Dropbox and Google Drive, Nero BackItUp is in a crowded and growing market. It's also available as a standalone product that is paid for on a subscription basis. Nero BackItUp is a cloud storage solution and a component of many Nero suites and applications.
