Whats The Best Software To Clone A Harddrive ???

dubdvd

Im looking to clone a hardrive with the OS and all programs and settings ..You see ive just got a new dell XPS M170 it comes with a 80 gig harddrive with window media ed already installed i think the harddrive is only 5400 rpm ,but i got a 60 gb 7200 rpm so i want to use the 60gb for the sysem and use the 80 for extrenal storage ..so i need a complete clone and the program will have to been able to do this with the 60gig running of a usb2 port and the 80 being internal .
Any ideas here would be great thanks

Karoma

Norton Ghost,tbh. it's the only one i've used and it does the job.

SwampThing

Or Acronis - if you can get your hands on it.

Karoma

Aye. Take a look at PC magazines, they'll often have free copies (Acronis PE,for example is sitting in front of me)

Capt'n Midnight

I'll just pimp partimage and g4u which you will find on most linux live CD's

conzy

I think Norton ghost only clones IDE to IDE, but Acronis can clone IDE, SATA and USB Drives

dubdvd

Thanks lads i tried ghost a couple of year ago and messed up a harddrive :rolleyes: running in DOS maybe it was me ??? but i might give it ago ..i might try Acronis first " which mag have you got there KAROMA as i buy almost of the the bloody things lol

Adviser

Ditto

Karoma wrote:

Norton Ghost,tbh. it's the only one i've used and it does the job.

ozt9vdujny3srf

I doubt they put a 7200rpm drive in your xps, unless they've really turned into the sabbiest ****ers in the world. What does it sy on your invoice re: the HDD?

Mistmyr

I use Acronis myself, had probs with the older versions of Ghost...

Acronis runs from windows and is generay faster the nortons anyway...also the image files it creates are smaller the one from Ghost.

PC Pro Mag did a review of both programs in its latest issue grab a copy or grab a copy in easons and take a seat and read the 2 reviews.

Acronis gets my vote, had a dud HD a few years back so im a lil paraoid about backing up my stuff now

Hope this helps...

PS i cloned a 250gig HD to a 74gig image in 113 mins just to give u an idea....

Good luck...

Misty

BopNiblets

I've used Acronis and it does the job.

But you can't resize it's Secure Zone Partition and expect your stored image to remain unharmed.
That's what happened to me anyway, and I found myself, once again, reinstalling Windows.

I use it to clone C: with Windows and all my Program Files, then keep and E: for media and games.

pdogs

The TerabyteUnlimited utilities are absolute tops as far as I am concerned. The simplest is ImageForDOS, then ImageForWindows (with which IforDOS is included), then BootIt-NG if you want full partitioning and imaging as well as a Boot Manager. Very cheap in comparison to other software and all of them come as fully functional trialware. Cant say fairer than that IMHO. If you decide to try BiNG then suggest not to rush to install it on the HDD just cancel setup and go into maintenance mode. Read the pdf manual in the zip download for further details and advice. It may lack an attractive GUI found is Acronis and DriveImage (now Ghost) but it is really functional and versatile.

CyberGhost

another vote for Acronis

I've heard good things about BootIt pdogs, might give it a try.