Re: Software to clone disk and resize target partiions at same time?

Rod Speed <rod_speed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:Bob <am_dew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:
:> I have a 160 gig drive that contains several partions, including a 10
:> gig bootable "C: drive" partition that stores my OS (Windows XP SP2).
:> All partitions are NTFS. I just bought a 320 gig drive and would like
:> to clone the 160GB drive onto the 320 gig drive but I also would like
:> to resize all of the partions while cloning if I can (eg. make the C:
:> drive 15 gigs instead of the 10 it is now on the 160 gig drive).
:>
:> I remember doing this a few years ago when I cloned everything onto
:> the 160 gig drive using either Partition Magic or Drive Image, but I
:> cannot remember which one and that may have been before I convertedmy
:> partitions from FAT32 to NTFS.
:>
:> I have Drive Image 7.0 and I thought it would allow me to clone a disk
:> but it only lets me copy one partition at a time and even then the
:> cloned partition cannot be resized in the cloning operation.
:
:> Any suggestions on what software will not only clone an entire hard
:> disk at once but alos allow me to resize the target partitions during
:> the same operation?
:
:True Image will do that fine.
:
:Dont bother with Ghost, its completely hopeless for that,
:basically because it cant do a clone from a booted CD
:and that causes big problems with drive letters doing it
:at the XP level, and its buggy and damned slow as well.

Thanks. Do you know if I will be able to resize the C: drive
partition? Reason I ask is because on the Acronis site it has a
disclaimer note that says "on supported partitions only" in referece to
resizing partitions while cloning.

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