Hasleo Backup Suite V5.4.2.3 Released!

[Almighty1]

With Hasleo_Backup_Suite_Free_250816.exe, it appears that the unlocked Bitlocker partition which was actually encrypted was backed up encrypted using Direct Disk IO and also restored encrypted:

This is normal. When backing up using direct disk IO, BitLocker partitions remain encrypted because VSS is not used.

Good to know.  Are unlocked BitLocker partitions supposed to be encrypted or unencrypted?  Normally I thought when one turns BitLocker off, it will also unencrypt the partition, at least that was how it worked with the C: drive originally with Windows Home even though it was really Device Encryption and not the real BitLocker.  Dell in their support docs claims that all partitions are not BitLocker encrypted at the factory but it's Windows that does the encryption on it's own.

[admin]

This is normal. When backing up using direct disk IO, BitLocker partitions remain encrypted because VSS is not used.

Good to know.  Are unlocked BitLocker partitions supposed to be encrypted or unencrypted?  Normally I thought when one turns BitLocker off, it will also unencrypt the partition, at least that was how it worked with the C: drive originally with Windows Home even though it was really Device Encryption and not the real BitLocker.  Dell in their support docs claims that all partitions are not BitLocker encrypted at the factory but it's Windows that does the encryption on it's own.

For a BitLocker-encrypted drive, whether it is locked or unlocked, the data stored on the disk is encrypted. The reason we can access unencrypted data on a BitLocker encrypted drive in Windows is that Windows decrypts this data for us.

[Almighty1]

Good to know.  Are unlocked BitLocker partitions supposed to be encrypted or unencrypted?  Normally I thought when one turns BitLocker off, it will also unencrypt the partition, at least that was how it worked with the C: drive originally with Windows Home even though it was really Device Encryption and not the real BitLocker.  Dell in their support docs claims that all partitions are not BitLocker encrypted at the factory but it's Windows that does the encryption on it's own.

For a BitLocker-encrypted drive, whether it is locked or unlocked, the data stored on the disk is encrypted. The reason we can access unencrypted data on a BitLocker encrypted drive in Windows is that Windows decrypts this data for us.

You are right, I am still trying to learn about BitLocker.  It seems I got the terms off and unlocked confused.  Off means it's no longer BitLocker and unencrypted while unlocked means it's still encrypted.

[admin]

For a BitLocker-encrypted drive, whether it is locked or unlocked, the data stored on the disk is encrypted. The reason we can access unencrypted data on a BitLocker encrypted drive in Windows is that Windows decrypts this data for us.

You are right, I am still trying to learn about BitLocker.  It seems I got the terms off and unlocked confused.  Off means it's no longer BitLocker and unencrypted while unlocked means it's still encrypted.

Please follow the steps below to send us the GUID of the DELLSUPPORT partition so that we can modify the code to automatically select this partition during system backup and cloning and prevent the partition size from being automatically adjusted during cloning and restoration.

1. ‌Launch DiskPart Tool‌
   • Open ‌Command Prompt‌ as ‌Administrator‌.
     
   • Type diskpart and press ‌Enter‌ to enter interactive mode.
     
2. ‌List Disks and Partitions‌
   • Type list disk to view all available disks. Identify the target disk number (e.g., Disk 0).
     
   • Type select disk X (replace ‌X‌ with the target disk number).
     
   • Type list partition to display all partitions on the selected disk.
     
3. ‌View Partition Details (Including GUID)‌
   • Type select partition Y(replace ‌Y‌ with the target partition number).
     
   • Type detail partition to show detailed information, including the ‌GUID‌ of the partition.
     

Thanks.

[Almighty1]

You are right, I am still trying to learn about BitLocker.  It seems I got the terms off and unlocked confused.  Off means it's no longer BitLocker and unencrypted while unlocked means it's still encrypted.

Please follow the steps below to send us the GUID of the DELLSUPPORT partition so that we can modify the code to automatically select this partition during system backup and cloning and prevent the partition size from being automatically adjusted during cloning and restoration.

1. ‌Launch DiskPart Tool‌
   • Open ‌Command Prompt‌ as ‌Administrator‌.
     
   • Type diskpart and press ‌Enter‌ to enter interactive mode.
     
2. ‌List Disks and Partitions‌
   • Type list disk to view all available disks. Identify the target disk number (e.g., Disk 0).
     
   • Type select disk X (replace ‌X‌ with the target disk number).
     
   • Type list partition to display all partitions on the selected disk.
     
3. ‌View Partition Details (Including GUID)‌
   • Type select partition Y(replace ‌Y‌ with the target partition number).
     
   • Type detail partition to show detailed information, including the ‌GUID‌ of the partition.
     

Thanks.

This is what the GUID looks like currently:


Note this is what it looked like when the new SSD was restored from Hasleo originally:


What was done was the following as I wanted to expand Local Disk(C) to use the 2.7TB Free space but it will not work untill I move Windows RE tools and DELLSUPPORT to after the Free 2.7TB space except none of the partition software allowed it because DELLSUPPORT was bitlocker unlocked & encrypted so I had to decrypt the DELLSUPPORT partition and then moved the Windows RE tools after 2.7TB Free space and DELLSUPPORT partition after Windows RE tools before expanding the C: partition to use the 2.7TB Free space which is now immediately after the original C: partition so hopefully that does not effect the GUID.

[admin]

Please follow the steps below to send us the GUID of the DELLSUPPORT partition so that we can modify the code to automatically select this partition during system backup and cloning and prevent the partition size from being automatically adjusted during cloning and restoration.

1. ‌Launch DiskPart Tool‌
   • Open ‌Command Prompt‌ as ‌Administrator‌.
     
   • Type diskpart and press ‌Enter‌ to enter interactive mode.
     
2. ‌List Disks and Partitions‌
   • Type list disk to view all available disks. Identify the target disk number (e.g., Disk 0).
     
   • Type select disk X (replace ‌X‌ with the target disk number).
     
   • Type list partition to display all partitions on the selected disk.
     
3. ‌View Partition Details (Including GUID)‌
   • Type select partition Y(replace ‌Y‌ with the target partition number).
     
   • Type detail partition to show detailed information, including the ‌GUID‌ of the partition.
     

Thanks.

This is what the GUID looks like currently:


Note this is what it looked like when the new SSD was restored from Hasleo originally:


What was done was the following as I wanted to expand Local Disk(C) to use the 2.7TB Free space but it will not work untill I move Windows RE tools and DELLSUPPORT to after the Free 2.7TB space except none of the partition software allowed it because DELLSUPPORT was bitlocker unlocked & encrypted so I had to decrypt the DELLSUPPORT partition and then moved the Windows RE tools after 2.7TB Free space and DELLSUPPORT partition after Windows RE tools before expanding the C: partition to use the 2.7TB Free space which is now immediately after the original C: partition so hopefully that does not effect the GUID.

Did you check the 'Keep partition layout' or 'Sector-by-sector restore' options when restoring? If these options were not selected, the C: drive should automatically expand when restoring to a larger disk. Even if the C drive does not automatically expand, you can still manually adjust the target partition size on the 'Review and change the disk layout' page.

[admin]

Hasleo Backup Suite V5.4.2.3 Released!

What's new in this version:
1. Fixed bug: Failed to back up unlocked BitLocker-encrypted drives without assigned drive letters
2. Fixed bug: Fixed the issue where system backups failed due to partition information changes
3. Fixed bug: Fixed issues that caused file backups to fail
4. Fixed bug: Unable to access shared folders properly in some cases
5. Fixed bug: Failed to create WinPE media in some cases
6. Fixed other minor bugs

Here are the download links:
X86/X64
ARM64

[Froggie]

Downloaded version says v5.4.2.2... FYI!

[admin]

Downloaded version says v5.4.2.2... FYI!

The server-side cache has been purged, please try again.

[Froggie]

Thank you!