You need to use the "start" parameter to restore an image to unallocated space through command-line
Symptoms
- Using the command-line feature you are trying to restore an image to a disk with unallocated space;
- The restore fails with the following error message written to the log:
For example
trueimagecmd --restore --progress:on --partition:2-1 --target_harddisk:3 --filename:/home/2-1-backup.tib --log:/home/2-1-restore.log
Selected target is not unallocated space.
Cause
When restoring to unallocated space, you need to set the first sector the restored partition. This can be done with the --start parameter.
Solution
Use the --start parameter to restore to a disk with unallocated space.
The --start parameter sets the first sector of the restored partition.
For example
trueimagecmd --restore --progress:on --partition:2-1 --target_harddisk:3 --filename:/home/2-1-backup.tib --log:/home/2-1-restore.log --start: 300
More information
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