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    • Network capability
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    • Create images
    • Create an image of the entire computer
    • Image individual drives
    • Backup individual files and folders
    • Restore entire computer
    • Restore drives
    • Restore individual files and folders
    • Create image of the changes only
    • Clone drives
  • Settings for drive imaging
    • Select imaging method
    • Specify the size of an image file
    • Encryption
    • Compress image
    • Exclude files from an image
    • Exclude data from compression
    • Lock a drive
    • Ignore bad sectors
    • Data comparison with checksums
    • Use profiles for drive imaging
  • File backup options
    • Imaging method for file backup
    • Regulate the size of a file backup
    • Encrypt file backup
    • File backup advanced settings
    • Apply profiles for file backups
  • Settings for the restoration of drives
    • Overwrite unused sectors
    • Create a restoration profile
    • Force writing method
  • Machine independent restoration
    • Restrictions of M.I.R.
    • Restoring with M.I.R. automatically
    • Manual adaptation
  • Settings for Cloning drives
    • Set read method
    • Lock a drive
    • Ignoring bad sectors
    • Write over unused sectors
    • Force writing method
    • Create a profile for cloning
  • Start directly from bootable disk
    • Loading drivers
    • Create boot medium
  • Scheduling functions
    • Create a Job – General information
    • Scheduling
    • Notification
    • Settings for a job
    • Incremental or differential imaging
    • Run commands before and after a job
    • Job information
    • Edit jobs
    • Reports
  • Tools
    • Create bootable media
    • Read image information
    • Burn Wizard
    • Burn image file(s) on CD/DVD/Blu-ray
    • Create ISO file
    • Burn ISO file
    • Delete rewritable disk
    • Mount drives from image files
    • Mount ISO file as drive
    • Convert image file
    • Combine incremental images
    • Check image file for errors
    • Check for drive errors
    • Map/Disconnect network drive
    • Change computer identity
  • Program settings
    • General - Change default settings
    • Security - Network authentication
    • Settings for notification
    • Drive imaging
    • Drive restoration
    • Change presets for drive cloning
    • File backup
    • File restoration
    • Jobs and reports
    • TrayIcon
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    • Use Express view
    • Status bar
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  • End user license agreement 3.9 (EULA)
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O&O DiskImage 8 Product manual

O&O DiskImage 8 
Settings for drive imaging

Under the menu heading Drive imaging, you can specify settings and set them as default for every new image by clicking Drive imaging/Imaging options.

Drive imaging options

Drive imaging options
Read next:
  • Select imaging method
  • Specify the size of an image file
  • Encryption
  • Compress image
  • Exclude files from an image
  • Exclude data from compression
  • Lock a drive
  • Ignore bad sectors
  • Data comparison with checksums
  • Use profiles for drive imaging
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