Acronis disk director suite 9.0 User Manual
Working with Acronis OS Selector
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7.7.4 Folders
Acronis OS Selector automatically determines system folders for all Windows
operating systems. System folders contain files required for an operating system
to work properly. Windows 95/98/Me/NT utilizes Windows and Program Files
folders, while Windows 2000/XP uses the above plus Documents and Settings.
operating systems. System folders contain files required for an operating system
to work properly. Windows 95/98/Me/NT utilizes Windows and Program Files
folders, while Windows 2000/XP uses the above plus Documents and Settings.
Under other operating systems (e.g., Linux OS), you can add folders to the system
folders list only if host partitions are FAT16/32 or NTFS.
For other operating systems (e.g. Linux), you will have to specify system folders
manually using the Add button. If needed, you can edit the list using the
Remove button.
manually using the Add button. If needed, you can edit the list using the
Remove button.
Each folder in the list has its Properties section which, with the help of the
Enable/Disable parameter, allows you to specify if folder contents are to be
restored at operating system bootup.
Enable/Disable parameter, allows you to specify if folder contents are to be
restored at operating system bootup.
Folders properties window
Properties of each folder will allow you to set up folder contents recovery at the
given OS bootup. This is needed to avoid conflicts among multiple operating
systems. Acronis OS Selector makes files and folders of different OS invisible to
each other to avoid their possible corruption:
given OS bootup. This is needed to avoid conflicts among multiple operating
systems. Acronis OS Selector makes files and folders of different OS invisible to
each other to avoid their possible corruption:
Enable – enable folder contents recovery at bootup;
Disable – leave folder contents as is.