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Free hardrive clone program.

  • 24-12-2009 5:44pm
    #1
    gamer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭


    I need a free program to clone, copy everything on drive c 80gig ,to my new hardrive 500gig.CAN anyone recommend one ,im copying 30gig of data approx.
    DO i need to use a specific program to make the new drive bootable.I partitioned
    in ,formatted it in ntfs, set partition 1 to active.MY pc is very small,theres only room for 1 hardrive,so i wanna take out the 80g drive and replace it.
    IS there a prog that makes a bootable cdr that will format and partition a hardrive.


Comments

  • #2
    The_Thing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭The_Thing


    I need a free program.....

    CloneZilla - > http://clonezilla.org/


  • #3
    Legfend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭Legfend


    I dont understand why you need this program, cant you just use an external hard drive? Or do you not have one?


  • #4
    francosp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭francosp


    Legfend wrote: »
    I dont understand why you need this program, cant you just use an external hard drive? Or do you not have one?

    If he just copies all his data to an external drive he wont be able to boot off it.


  • #5
    The_Thing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭The_Thing


    Legfend, Have a read of the following: -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_cloning


  • #6
    jeffk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,881 ✭✭✭jeffk


    DriveImage XML
    http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0reKK2ASEaU


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  • #7
    gamer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭gamer


    I HAVE an external drive ,but i wanted to do a complete copy,hd to hd, to avoid
    having to install ten progs,3 browsers, and mobo device drivers etc.Just to save time.Thanks for the advice ,i have it all sorted.


  • #8
    Legfend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭Legfend


    Ah ok, didnt realise you wanted to copy you're entire system config. Thats handy alright, might do it myself if I need a hard drive upgrade.


  • #9
    hamo31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭hamo31


    I have used Norton Ghost many times for doing exactly that, works well. You install the second drive in your computer and start norton ghost from a bootable CD and run ghost. Then you select to clone from drive C to drive D. When finished, you remove the old drive and make the new one the main hard disk, boot up.
    Hamo


  • #10
    Philistine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Philistine


    hamo31 wrote: »
    I have used Norton Ghost many times for doing exactly that, works well. You install the second drive in your computer and start norton ghost from a bootable CD and run ghost. Then you select to clone from drive C to drive D. When finished, you remove the old drive and make the new one the main hard disk, boot up.
    Hamo

    He doesn't have room for a second drive
    MY pc is very small,theres only room for 1 hardrive


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