Virtual Partition

Virtual Partition

Clone Logical Drive

A virtual logical partition is a copy (a clone) of a logical drive using a defined geometry that emulates a real logical drive or partition. If you have a logical drive that is recognized by Windows, and you cannot access the data in that drive, you may be able to gain access to your data by creating a virtual partition copy.

To clone a Virtual Partition:

1. In Recovery Explorer, select a logical drive or a partition and do one of the following:
   • From the Recovery Explorer toolbar, click Clone Partition.
   • Right-click the selected item and click Clone Drive Info from the context menu.
2. A partition copy appears under the corresponding physical device item.

You can execute all tasks applicable to a logical drive on this drive copy, including Modify Partition command.

To alter the properties of a virtual drive, do one of the following:

1. Select a Virtual Partition item.
2. To open the Edit Boot Sector Template dialog box, do one of the following:
   • From the Recovery Explorer toolbar, click Edit Partition.
   • Right-click the selected item and click Modify Partition from the context menu.
3. In the Edit Boot Sector Template dialog box, make changes to Boot Sector Primary and Boot Sector Copy separately or simultaneously.
4. Click Save.