Program does not start without error or error 0x1100a
When you start our software the system reads at first all the connected drives. Such an issue can be caused by a medium the software cannot handle. It is possibly a USB drive which prevents a correct...
View ArticleOld and new archive format
With the versions 14 of our Hard Disk Managers we introduced the new archive format “Virtual Disk” (VD). This format offers a lot of advantages over the ancient PBF format. The versions 14 focussed on...
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[Error] The wizard has found a hard disk it cannot work with
Scenario: you’re trying to perform an operation using one of Wizards, and cannot proceed because “The wizard has found a hard disk it cannot work with” message appears This can be caused by numerous...
View ArticleCannot open one of VMware disks
Scenario: Opening any virtual machine driver from HFS partition, you get error: VMware Workstation – “Cannot open one of the virtual disks needed by this VM because it is larger that the maximum size...
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[ISSUE] Windows becomes unactivated after copy or migration
Scenario: You perform copy or migration of activated Windows OS, and after booting from target disk, it asks to perform activation once again. This happens because Windows operating system has noticed...
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[HowTo] determine the build number of a Paragon program
Scenario: You want to find out the build number of your Paragon program, for example for setting up a support request. The following methods let you find the precise version (build number) of your...
View ArticleCompatibility with Windows versions
The Paragon programs work very close with Windows. They make use of Windows services like VSS and Task Scheduler. Disks are managed with the command sets provided by Windows. Of course Microsoft...
View ArticleError message regarding to “Crosslinked files”
“Crosslinked files” are a file system issue which can cause a damage of the file system in some cases. This error can occur during backups or partitioning. To repair a damaged file system please...
View Article[Issue] Archives created using Scripts engine don’t show up in Archive Database
The Archives database is maintained by the interface process (launcher.exe). When you launch script using Run Now button, the archive is created using scripting engine (scripts.exe), and not added to...
View Article[Issue] Cannot migrate OS to smaller SSD
Scenario: You are trying to migrate OS to SSD of smaller capacity than the source drive, but with enough space to allocate the files from the source drive. You get “No free space” error. Laptop users...
View Article[How to] Make partition Active or Inactive using DISKPART
The system will boot from the partition only if it has Active flag set. To make partition Active: Run Command Prompt as Administrator Type: diskpart Type: list disk Remember the desired disk number...
View Article[Error] A part of Paragon system utilities has stopped working
Scenario: you perform some operations in Windows, and when progress gets to specific stage, program stops working – “A part of Paragon system utilities has stopped working” window appears. Go to...
View Article[Issue] Scheduled backup overwrites itself
Scenario: you create a backup using Backup to VD wizard, generate a script and schedule it, but only one backup is kept in destination directory. Reason: script does not change file name Solution: Edit...
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[How to] Using RAW processing during Backup to VD
When processing volumes with unknown file system, including protected system partitions or vendor partitions, it’s required to use RAW processing or skip them. By default, required action is selected...
View Article[Issue] “No free space” error when trying to backup/copy disk
Scenario: You perform Backup to VD or Copy Hard Disk operations, and get “No free space” error This error appears because there’s not enough space to create VSS snapshot on one of involved partitions,...
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Create recovery media with WAIK/ADK for Windows 10
Launch HDM 15 based product – start recovery media builder Wizard and check “use ADK/WAIK” option Press Next – if you don’t have WAIK/ADK installed press download button Then browser will open with...
View ArticleCompatibility with Windows versions
The Paragon programs work very close with Windows. They make use of Windows services like VSS and Task Scheduler. Disks are managed with the command sets provided by Windows. Of course Microsoft...
View ArticleError message regarding to “Crosslinked files”
“Crosslinked files” are a file system issue which can cause a damage of the file system in some cases. This error can occur during backups or partitioning. To repair a damaged file system please...
View Article[Issue] Archives created using Scripts engine don’t show up in Archive Database
The Archives database is maintained by the interface process (launcher.exe). When you launch script using Run Now button, the archive is created using scripting engine (scripts.exe), and not added to...
View Article[Issue] Cannot migrate OS to smaller SSD
Scenario: You are trying to migrate OS to SSD of smaller capacity than the source drive, but with enough space to allocate the files from the source drive. You get “No free space” error. Laptop users...
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