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
>>> 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.

> No problem. I will use the manual method.

Yeah, I did, the automatic/proportional isnt as useful for me.

>>> 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.

> That's kind of what I thought but thanks for the reassurance.

> I just purchased True Image v9.0 from Newegg.com...the
> downloadable version there was $20 cheaper than at Acronis.com.

Thanks for that, havent checked that recently.

> I guess the only issue I can forsee is once I clone my source disk,

I think its best to clone from the bootable rescue CD too, forgot to mention
that.

> I have to be sure and unplug it and plug the target disk in it's place so
> as to avoid having two "active" OS/boot partitions visible to the system.

Yes, that is best. Havent checked if 9 fixes the need
for that, the last clone I did of a boot drive I used 8.

> Once I confirm that all is working OK on the clone (target)
> disk, I want to wipe the source disk clean, repartition, reformat,
> etc. so I can use it to store data files (music and video).

I usually leave that for a week or two, just in case the new
drive dies very quickly. Thats just super precautious tho,
I've never actually had one die like that.

> I'm thinking that I will need to use some sort of FDISK type of utility
> on either a bootable floppy or bootable CD to do that in order to
> avoid my system seeing two "active" OS partitions at the same time.
> Correct?

Nope, XP doesnt care. You can keep both drives online
too just as long as the original isnt visible to the clone
on the first boot after the clone has been made.

You may well choose to repartition the original tho for
the new use, thats best done in Disk Management in XP.


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