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create new folders or files. However, as soon as you close the view (as described
in the next step), all the changes will be lost. The next time you view the backup,
it will appear the way it existed at the time the backup was created.
Notes:
• If the first drive letter after your local disks is mapped to a shared network
folder, you must use Disk Management to change the drive letter assigned to
the backup view so that you can access it.
For example, if your system disk is mapped to C:, your CD-ROM drive is
mapped to D:, and a shared network folder is mapped to E:, and you view a
backup, you will continue to see the shared network folder when you explore
E:, and you will not see a new drive letter for the backup view. (Internally, the
backup view is also mapped to E:, since that was the first drive letter after the
local disks.) However, when you use Disk Management to change the drive
letter for the backup view from E: to F:, you will be able to see both the
shared network folder (E:) and the backup view (F:).
To change the drive letter, right-click My Computer and click “Manage”. In the
left pane, click “Disk Management”. In the right pane, right-click the volume,
click “Change Drive Letter and Paths”, click “Change”, select the desired
drive letter from the list box, and then click “OK” on each dialog box. You can
now access the backup view using the specified drive letter.
• Windows caching can affect the content of the backup view. If the content
does not appear to be correct, restart your computer and check again.
• You can view more than one backup simultaneously. Simply repeat steps 3
and 4.
• If you open a backup view for a partition that cannot be explored (such as an
EISA partition), the backup view is closed automatically.
• When a backup view is open, that backup will not be deleted to make room
for new backups until it is closed or unless the storage system runs critically
low on resources. If you view the oldest backup, and the maximum number of
backups is reached, new backups cannot occur until the view of the oldest
backup is closed (as described in the next step).
• When you close the DiskSafe Express application window, you will be
prompted to close all open backup views. If you click “Yes”, both the
application window and all open views are closed. If you click “No”, both the
application window and all open views remain open.
6. When you have finished viewing or copying all the desired data, select the backup in the
Backups list and click “Close View”. The Windows Explorer window will close automatically,
and the Backup View Open column for the selected backup will now display “No”.
4.3.2 Recovering a Non-System Disk or Partition
You can recover a non-system disk or partition only as long as that disk or partition is not
currently being backed up, and only as long as a more recent backup view is not open. For
example, if you created backups on Monday and Tuesday, and Tuesday’s backup view is open,
you cannot recover Monday’s backup until you close Tuesday’s view.