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    Best way to go about cloning onto new 7k200?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by KnightUnit, Nov 8, 2007.

  1. KnightUnit

    KnightUnit Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a 7k200 200GB on its way and just wondered what the best way is to clone my current drive onto the new one.

    I believe I can download a 15 day trial of Acronis True Image:

    http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/download/trueimage/

    but as have never used it, will it back my current drive onto DVD's or do I need to put the new 7k200 into a usb enclosure then let Acronis do its thing?

    Only want to copy windows partition, not bothered about hidden one.

    Any advice is welcome!
     
    KnightUnit, Nov 8, 2007
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  2. allan_huang

    allan_huang Notebook Deity

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    Burn Acronis onto a CD, for when you start to clone your other HDD
    On your current HDD, clone onto DVD's.
    Start up Acronis from CD with new HDD
    Pop in cloned DVD's.

    Thinks thats how you do it.
     
    allan_huang, Nov 8, 2007
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  3. KnightUnit

    KnightUnit Notebook Evangelist

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    Seems pretty straight forward, any idea how many dvds it would roughly be?
     
    KnightUnit, Nov 9, 2007
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    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Assume that Acronis will compress the files on the HDD by 1/3rd. ie if you have 30GB on the HDD, this will need 20GB on the DVDs, which would be 5 x single layer DVD. You may get higher compression which will reduce the DVDs needed.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Nov 11, 2007
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    twisties Notebook Enthusiast

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    Question; when you say clone, does it mean that it'll be exactly the same? (just with more free space on a bigger new harddrive?

    aka, partitions will all be the same, including the recovery partition? (im on an asus w7j)
     
    twisties, Nov 11, 2007
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  6. KnightUnit

    KnightUnit Notebook Evangelist

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    Bought a USB sata 2.5 enclosure for £4.50 $8. So just going to use this to clone the drive straight across.

    After looking at Acronis it will scale up the partitions. If I decide to keep the recovering partition will it still be usable on the new drive i.e by pressing the blue thinkvantage button on boot..
     
    KnightUnit, Nov 11, 2007
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