Old disk data, Destroying the old disk data – Acronis True Image 9.1 Server for Linux - User Guide User Manual

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Transferring the system to a new disk

13.3.6

Old disk data

If you selected the manual mode, the program will ask you what to do with the old disk:

• Create a new partition layout — create a new partition layout. All existing partitions

and their data will be deleted (but they will also be cloned to the new disk, so you won’t
lose them)

• Keep data — leave the old disk partitions and data intact
• Destroy data — delete partitions (and data) from the old disk

If you are going to sell, give away or otherwise part with your old disk, we recommend that

you clean all information from it to avoid the data getting into unfriendly hands.

If you are going to keep the old disk and use it for data storage, you can create a new

partition layout on it. In this case, the disk will be ready to use right after cloning is

complete.

To protect yourself from unforeseen consequences, it is recommended that you leave the

old disk data intact until you are certain that the cloning process worked. You can wipe the

old disk anytime you want later.

13.3.7

Destroying the old disk data

If you decided to destroy the old disk data on the previous step, you will have to select the

destruction method now:

• Quick — one-pass destruction (takes several minutes)
• Normal — guaranteed multipass destruction (takes additional time)