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MRT - Image by bitmap in DE
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 3:44 pm
by lcoughey
When a hard drive is only partially used and we are imaging, our usual process is to target the used sectors based on the bitmap file, when possible. This way, we can still mirror in a linear fashion without thrashing the heads all over the place. There does not seem to be a way to do this. And, if we select specific files to image, it images file by file, causing the heads to bounce all over the place, rather than make a map of sectors needed and then image based on used sectors.
Re: Image by bitmap in DE
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 3:47 pm
by lcoughey
I also see that there is no indicator of how much data is selected to be imaged, nor an indicator of progress. Rather, we can a scrolling log showing the individual file recovery process.
Re: Image by bitmap in DE
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:25 pm
by michael chiklis
Hi,
you can image partition data by bitmap as indicated here:
http://forum.mrtlab.com/showthread.php? ... 01#pid2301
Unfortunately there isn't still a way how to directly image only those specific files we need lineary, heads would bounce all over the place as a normal windows copy and past
