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I'd like to clone 2 external disks

  • 21-01-2011 1:17pm
    #1
    AndyJB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 177 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    I've got 2 external 1TB disks via USB connections on my Windows XP machine.

    I've two questions...

    1) Cloning?
    I'd like to clone them. Ideally I'd like to run it continually or every few hours. Most files are JPGs, Word and Excel etc. On occasion I'll have various databases running eg Access, Postgres and MYSQL.

    2) Is there a device available that'll allow conversion from USB to Ethernet?
    I would like to plug both disks into a router and have network access to them.

    I suppose what I'm really looking for is distant cousin of RAID, but as I have USB disks already not much point buying more.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks in advance for any ideas and advice.

    Andy


Comments

  • #2
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    I've heard good things about Clonezilla, although I'm sorry to say I've never used it!

    http://clonezilla.org/


  • #3
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    You could buy a NAS casing (like the Netgear Stora range).

    Then, crack out the hard drives from your existing USB drives and pop them in.


  • #4
    lk555
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭lk555


    driveimage xml i use for cloning anyway


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