Help ASAP. Need a good software that clones hard drive including partitions..

vbx · Mar 10, 2010, 10:02 PM

I downloaded Norton Ghost to use the 30 day free trial to clone my HD, BUT it does not copy the entire disk. And only allows you to clone 1 parttion at a time?

I need a software that allows me to clone a hard drive that has 2 partitions and allows me to use that HD to boot. After getting rid of the old drive.

95Viper · Mar 10, 2010, 10:07 PM

Maybe, this...

Or maybe this...by Paragon

vbx · Mar 10, 2010, 10:22 PM

Okay, found it. EASEUS Todo Backup.

Does exactly what I needed it to do. "Clone Disk" makes exactly copies of one drive to the next.

vbx · Mar 10, 2010, 11:30 PM

Wow, big failure. It cloned the partition but failed to clone the boot sector. When trying to boot, it says "no hd detected".

I'm starting all over with CloneZilla.

angelkiller · Mar 10, 2010, 11:33 PM

I have use 2 programs that do exactly what you want. I'm sure they're others, but the two that have worked for me are CopyWipe and Norton Ghost. (site seems to be down/slow) CopyWipe is free and I've used it many times to copy one disk to another. After the copy, everything works, 0 issues.

Edit: I don't know what version of Ghost you used, but the version I used was built into BartPE and it definately let me copy one drive to another.

vbx · Mar 10, 2010, 11:36 PM

I had norton ghost, but it didn't allow me to clone the entire hard drive, just the drive. meaning: Drive C: and Drive D:.

I had a program before but don't remember which one it was. I did it for my laptop when I upgraded to a larger drive.

CopyWipe seems to be a good one. Thanks. I'll try that if CloneZilla fails.

Batou1986 · Mar 10, 2010, 11:48 PM

robocopy can do it

DonInKansas · Mar 10, 2010, 11:54 PM

Acronis True Image ftw.

Polarman · Mar 11, 2010, 01:40 AM

Since you're using a WD hard drive, you might as well try the one they're offering for free:

Acronis True Image WD Edition Software

http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...19&wdc_lang=en

overclocking101 · Mar 11, 2010, 02:18 AM

acronis true image for rizeal

brandonwh64 · Mar 11, 2010, 02:28 AM

maxblast 5 is my fav BUT you have to have a seagate or maxtor drive to use the software

AsRock · Mar 11, 2010, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polarman

Since you're using a WD hard drive, you might as well try the one they're offering for free:

Acronis True Image WD Edition Software

http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...19&wdc_lang=en

Just what i was going look for lol.

vbx · Mar 11, 2010, 03:31 AM

There it is. Acronis true Image. That's the one I used for my laptop.

Anyways, CLONEZILLA worked fine!

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vbx Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 703 (0.46/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 62 Times in 47 Posts System Specs	Help ASAP. Need a good software that clones hard drive including partitions.. I downloaded Norton Ghost to use the 30 day free trial to clone my HD, BUT it does not copy the entire disk. And only allows you to clone 1 parttion at a time? I need a software that allows me to clone a hard drive that has 2 partitions and allows me to use that HD to boot. After getting rid of the old drive. Last edited by vbx; Mar 10, 2010 at 11:37 PM.

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Mar 10, 2010, 10:22 PM	#3
vbx Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 703 (0.46/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 62 Times in 47 Posts System Specs	Okay, found it. EASEUS Todo Backup. Does exactly what I needed it to do. "Clone Disk" makes exactly copies of one drive to the next.

Mar 10, 2010, 11:30 PM	#4
vbx Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 703 (0.46/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 62 Times in 47 Posts System Specs	Wow, big failure. It cloned the partition but failed to clone the boot sector. When trying to boot, it says "no hd detected". I'm starting all over with CloneZilla.

Mar 10, 2010, 11:33 PM	#5
angelkiller Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,228 (0.67/day) Thanks: 446 Thanked 225 Times in 201 Posts	I have use 2 programs that do exactly what you want. I'm sure they're others, but the two that have worked for me are CopyWipe and Norton Ghost. (site seems to be down/slow) CopyWipe is free and I've used it many times to copy one disk to another. After the copy, everything works, 0 issues. Edit: I don't know what version of Ghost you used, but the version I used was built into BartPE and it definately let me copy one drive to another. Last edited by angelkiller; Mar 11, 2010 at 12:29 AM.

Mar 10, 2010, 11:36 PM	#6
vbx Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 703 (0.46/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 62 Times in 47 Posts System Specs	I had norton ghost, but it didn't allow me to clone the entire hard drive, just the drive. meaning: Drive C: and Drive D:. I had a program before but don't remember which one it was. I did it for my laptop when I upgraded to a larger drive. CopyWipe seems to be a good one. Thanks. I'll try that if CloneZilla fails.

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Mar 11, 2010, 03:31 AM	#13
vbx Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 703 (0.46/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 62 Times in 47 Posts System Specs	There it is. Acronis true Image. That's the one I used for my laptop. Anyways, CLONEZILLA worked fine!

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