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I have HDD 1 connected via IDE
HDD 2 is connected via USB

What free ware program can I clone HDD 2 To HDD 1
on my main pc which both are pluged into?

(by that I mean the IDE one is pluged into my pc (not hard drive im running just another one in there) and my other hard drive which has the OS (windows xp) and etc connected via USB to my pc as well since I dont have anymore connections for IDE lol, so I can access them on my pc, open them up delete files etc But I which to clone them since HDD 1 is 100 gb bigger so please help?

Iv been trying to figure this out for a whiles and google is not helping I need someone with personal experience

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415133 is a reply to message #415124] Wed, 23 December 2009 13:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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(SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Wed, 23 December 2009 21:06

I have HDD 1 connected via IDE
HDD 2 is connected via USB

What free ware program can I clone HDD 2 To HDD 1
on my main pc which both are pluged into?

(by that I mean the IDE one is pluged into my pc (not hard drive im running just another one in there) and my other hard drive which has the OS (windows xp) and etc connected via USB to my pc as well since I dont have anymore connections for IDE lol, so I can access them on my pc, open them up delete files etc But I which to clone them since HDD 1 is 100 gb bigger so please help?

Iv been trying to figure this out for a whiles and google is not helping I need someone with personal experience

Robocopy!

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415151 is a reply to message #415124] Wed, 23 December 2009 14:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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If you have a Windows Vista DVD you can use robocopy from the command line at the beginning of the installer to clone a disk. See this tutorial: http://geekswithblogs.net/lorint/archive/2006/12/07/100596.aspx



I would assume Windows 7 DVDs work too, but I have only ever done it with a Vista DVD in the past.

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415187 is a reply to message #415124] Wed, 23 December 2009 17:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415240 is a reply to message #415124] Thu, 24 December 2009 00:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks guys, before I try any of these, anyway it is possible to damage my current HDD 2 with the OS on it?

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415288 is a reply to message #415240] Thu, 24 December 2009 05:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yes.

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415329 is a reply to message #415288] Thu, 24 December 2009 10:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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EvilWhiteDragon wrote on Thu, 24 December 2009 04:29

Yes.

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Crap, but thanks, Hope this goes well

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415330 is a reply to message #415187] Thu, 24 December 2009 10:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Blazer wrote on Wed, 23 December 2009 16:40

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Would this work even tho one HDD is usb while another is IDE?

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415360 is a reply to message #415124] Thu, 24 December 2009 12:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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raid 1 setup oons

try it, makes exact copy of the first drive.
Mostly used in servers.

Aircraftkiller wrote on Fri, 18 February 2011 23:50

I figured some people will still go LOLOLOL STARVING CATS LOOOOLZ UR A FAG or some dumb shit like that. Thanks for not disappointing! Smile

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415369 is a reply to message #415360] Thu, 24 December 2009 13:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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renalpha wrote on Thu, 24 December 2009 11:57

raid 1 setup oons

try it, makes exact copy of the first drive.
Mostly used in servers.

I considered that, When i have some extra money ill buy a raidcard for what ever type of pc slot i have haha

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415461 is a reply to message #415124] Fri, 25 December 2009 04:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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EWD: Surely if he is cloning from one to the other (especially if booting from a DVD) the source disk with the OS on could NOT get corrupted as it's only being read, not written...

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415547 is a reply to message #415124] Sat, 26 December 2009 00:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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If you had a linux computer near by you could use "dd" package to copy each byte from a HD to another HD.

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415556 is a reply to message #415547] Sat, 26 December 2009 03:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Speedy059 wrote on Fri, 25 December 2009 23:14

If you had a linux computer near by you could use "dd" package to copy each byte from a HD to another HD.

I have ubuntu does that also work for this?

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415682 is a reply to message #415461] Sun, 27 December 2009 08:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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danpaul88 wrote on Fri, 25 December 2009 12:08

EWD: Surely if he is cloning from one to the other (especially if booting from a DVD) the source disk with the OS on could NOT get corrupted as it's only being read, not written...

Hey, theres _ALWAYS_ a (very small) _POSSIBILITY_ of _SOMETHING_ going wrong. Murphy is always there when you don't expect it so.

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Re: Clone Hard Drive [message #415735 is a reply to message #415124] Sun, 27 December 2009 15:49 Go to previous message
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Yes Ubuntu can have DD as well.

In SSH;

dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=4096

sda = HD you want to backup
sdb = HD you want to move everything to.

sda and sdb will most likely be different when you connect the HD's. Make sure you have another HD the exact same size as the one you are wanting to backup. Or you can copy "sda" to your current HD as a iso.

dd if=/dev/sda of=/oldhd.iso bs=2048

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