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

Bob <am_dew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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?

Sorry, should have said that more explicitly. Yes, you can resize
any or all of the partitions. You can have them resized proportionally
to fill the new drive or manually adjust the size of each one too so
you get exactly the sizes you want instead.

> 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.

Sure. That only means that partitions it doesnt understand the format
of cant be resized, just copied without changing the size. It understands
FAT32 and NTFS fine, so will do what you want with the C partition.


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