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I have an old hdd installed in my new rig( i couldnt afford everything all at once), so I just got a new one (sata). Bought a Seagate Barracuda 7200.12
I want to move windows and everything else over to the new hdd, and not re-install windows from scratch.
Is this possible? I could re-install, but all my games data and just everything will have to be re-done. Please help me. My frien said something about a ghost image or something, but He wasnt clear, or didnt know the details.
 
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I am looking at sea-tools and dont see the cloning software but just disk diagnostic or something.Am I looking at the right thing?
 

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subbed, interested in the answer to this as looking to buy an SSD soonish and just want to migrate my OS drive to it, instead of a fresh install
 

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wel i just dl'd the seatools that was supposed to come with my hdd. I hope it will do the trick. I will know soon enough.
 
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+1 for Acronis being its the simplist answer id guess
 

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+1 for acronis. You can clone using their true image product or try the migrate easy option below. Will also resize your old hd image to the new hard disk partition size and has a free demo version.

http://www.acronis.com.au/homecomputing/products/migrateeasy/

I use their true image all the time on 3 different pc's and it's been fantastic with no problems at all. Done many reinstall's off an image, again with no prob's.

Tye
 

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Ok, so I made a mirror. But I cant boot up without the old drive connected still, what gives? I guess this isnt a replacement for the original then. I dont really know what the purpose of a mirror is though if it relies on the other copy to boot up?
 

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My understanding of the mirror function is simply that it is an exact copy so you can repair from it should your primary drive have a problem. I don't think it migrates your hdd image from one disk to another. It also takes about 4hrs to do, so is heaps slower then backing up using imaging software like acronis.

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ok thanx gonna try acrionis when I wake up...thanx
 

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So i need to get Acronis True Image 2010 then?
Make an image of my hdd then I can wipe off the old drive to sell it?
I need to get this done, I might just re-install windows. I just hate to do this as it only a 2 week old install, and I just now got all my programs I need installed.
 

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+1 for acronis. You can clone using their true image product or try the migrate easy option below. Will also resize your old hd image to the new hard disk partition size and has a free demo version.

http://www.acronis.com.au/homecomputing/products/migrateeasy/

I use their true image all the time on 3 different pc's and it's been fantastic with no problems at all. Done many reinstall's off an image, again with no prob's.

Tye

I didnt see tat link, thanx alot!
 
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Discwizard , maxblast , acronis. They`re all the same utility. One of them is free if you google it. If you do it right , you copy one hdd to another , remove the first , and it should boot and work O.K. You MIGHT find it confusing the first time so RTFM !!!
 

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I had to re-install windows. I could not log on or repair the damage I did from making a mirror.
 

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I was able to access old hdd now from new windows install. I am going to try to use Acronis to move all programs and games etc....
 
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I was able to access old hdd now from new windows install. I am going to try to use Acronis to move all programs and games etc....

Western Digital has a free download of Acronis True Image (not the full image tho). I use it to clone hdds and they work fine.

Not sure if it will work only on WD drives, but try it out. Took about an hr to clone a 160GB sata drive to an external esata dock.
 

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Someone correct me if I am wrong here, but he is not going to be able to move software using Acronis. If you reinstalled Windows the next step is reinstalling all your software.
 
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It's been years since I imaged a drive but back in those days, the trick was to do a power button shut down after the image is created. Then you remove the old drive and start the rig.

If you do a soft shut down, Windows 'fixes' up the bootloader conflicts and the new drive no longer works. I have no idea if this is still relevant with Vista/7
 
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Someone correct me if I am wrong here, but he is not going to be able to move software using Acronis. If you reinstalled Windows the next step is reinstalling all your software.

you are correct, if he already reinstalled windows, he need to reinstall all the programs, he might as well do the same thing on the new drive directly, will be cleaner.
 

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yeah I am gonna just finish re-installing all progs. I just hate loosing all my game save data! just drag and dropped all files already. and deleted volume. I am going to put this hdd (old one D 160 gb IDE) into my moms pc and use it a the windows hdd. Should I format it, then put it offline b4 disconnecting it? I want it to go straight in and have no problems.
 
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