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5.4.6 Collecting system information
The system information collection tool gathers system information about the machine and saves it to
a file. You may want to provide this file when contacting Acronis technical support.
To collect system information
1. Select Help -> About -> Collect system information from the top menu.
2. Specify where to save the file with system information.
5.5 How to
How to create a volume that spans across several disks?
Create a dynamic volume (spanned or striped) by using the Create volume (p. 35) wizard.
How to increase a volume size at the expense of other volumes' unallocated space?
Resize (p. 37) the volume.
How to merge two volumes without losing your data?
Use the Merge (p. 40) operation.
How to make the existing volume fault-tolerant?
Add a mirror (p. 46) to this volume.
How to recover an accidentally deleted basic volume that has important data?
Use the Recovery Expert (p. 70) tool.
How to replace a hard disk without reinstalling the operating system and applications?
Use the Clone (p. 55) operation.
How to move dynamic disks from one system to another?
Use the Import foreign disks (p. 60) operation.
How to get quick access to the data stored on a Linux volume under Windows?
Use the Browse files (p. 48) operation.
How to place files from a Linux volume into a folder on a Windows volume?
Use the Merge (p. 40) operation, selecting the Windows volume as the main volume.
How to erase all information on the volume?
Use the Format (p. 41) operation.
How to increase the system performance?
Use the Defragmentation (p. 49) operation.
How to verify the logical integrity of a file system on a volume and repair any errors found?
Use the Check (p. 48) operation.
How to explore data stored on a volume before performing any operation?
Use the Browse files (p. 48) operation.
How to “hide” the volume in order to protect its information from unauthorized or casual access?
Use the Hide volume (p. 51) operation.