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| Thread ID: 93963 | 2008-10-08 08:46:00 | Backing up (Cloning) your HDD - Recommendations? | Sylar (953) | Press F1 |
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| 710791 | 2008-10-09 04:34:00 | It is-you'll need to take the PC drive out though | Blam (54) | ||
| 710792 | 2008-10-09 06:15:00 | Hi, I regularly backup my entire C: drive, usually before installing any new software in case things go bad! I use Seagate Disc Wizard (which is a version of Acronis). My 30 gig backup image takes 9 minutes. If a restore is needed it takes about the same time. JonB |
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| 710793 | 2008-10-09 06:29:00 | I have used Acronis 11 with great success did my step sons laptop old HDD was 80Gb cloned to a new 120Gb took about 1 1/2 hours. But I did not run the software in Windows I made an acronis boot disk and ran it live from the CD as it was quicker that way and used less resources. I guess a tech might possibly charge somewhere around $120 for 2 hours probably I will get told they charge more so it is only a guess and not gospel | gary67 (56) | ||
| 710794 | 2008-10-09 09:05:00 | Ok, thanks Do you think it'll be better to run the HDD cloning program (i will most likely be using HDClone since it has a user manual) in windows or when it autoboots? I will be using an ext HDD that is connected via usb |
Sylar (953) | ||
| 710795 | 2008-10-09 09:14:00 | Btw, is it possbile to somehow clone my laptop HDD onto my PC drive Or can i only clone it to a cd, usb or ext HDD? Some Cloning software will allow you to clone a drive over a LAN to another Partition or storage folder on another PC. My backup system for 3 PC's does this every night, mind you its actually running through server software designed to do this. But programs like Acronis True Image, Not free, can make an Image of your drive over a LAN. Depends if you want a working copy of the drive, or simply a compressed backed up image of the drive. Garys Comment - I guess a tech might possibly charge somewhere around $120 for 2 hours probably I will get told they charge more so it is only a guess and not gospel Personally if someone wanted to have me clone a drive, they supply the drives / Original I would only charge a standard fee $90.00 ( prob not even that) simply once you start it running there's nothing you can do till its finished. |
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| 710796 | 2008-10-09 09:34:00 | I see, so is it better to run HDClone program as self boot or in Windows or doesn't it matter? | Sylar (953) | ||
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