Question Nightmare System drive expansion
Question Nightmare System drive expansion
What is the purpose of prebuild in this situation? And when you mention that "Partition tools as well as diskpart have no idea about keeping the id intact," it doesn't make sense in the context of changing an ID, which could cause your PC to malfunction and fail to boot. These tools are designed to manage partitions without disrupting system integrity. Yes, if you delete a partition then the ID is removed... but that's why I followed the Microsoft guide when I did that (this guide explains how to handle IDs correctly: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/e-up...c8229763bf).
As I mentioned earlier, it wasn't a clone—it was a restore from a backup.
Thank you for your feedback. Your perspective is interesting and worth considering, though it doesn't fully align with the details I shared.
Since a standard setup wouldn't include non-default partition IDs by default, your problem likely stems from doing it manually or using the same script for production copies.
The Acronis true image refers to the result after cloning, assuming you switch from disk-to-disk to disk-to-file during the process.
Really? Did you actually read what I just said?
It functioned after the restore... so all those discussions about original partition IDs, standard partition IDs, OWM partitions, etc., don’t matter anymore. Once it was fixed, the PC was fully satisfied with every partition ID.
If the partition tools are changing the IDs then let me know, but I’m not sure commercial tools would alter IDs when they know how risky it is.
This also doesn’t clarify the manual steps I took to break it down... again using MS tools and processes so the extended part stayed consistent. And according to the MS documentation, deleting/recreating partitions correctly sets the partition ID. Even if a broken recovery part caused a failed boot, you could still run a PC without one.
You’re taking chances with your words when you say “Image is what you get from a clone.” It’s clear Acronis copies all information and partition details, making it seem like an image—but don’t force the term into there; it doesn’t fit.