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| Thread ID: 68989 | 2006-05-18 13:08:00 | Transfering all files to another hardisk ?? | Tontoe (9961) | Press F1 |
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| 455747 | 2006-05-18 13:08:00 | I know XP has a program that transfers files to another disc, but can you transfer the whole contents of the master to the slave , so the slave then can becomes the master after removing the origanal master and changing the jumper settings of the slave to become the master. If this can be done , how do i set up the slave to be ready for the files to come, i mean if i go to Administrator tools\ computor management\ disk management, what would i do then to prepare the slave drive. advise always greatly appreciated |
Tontoe (9961) | ||
| 455748 | 2006-05-18 13:43:00 | Windows has a backup tool, but to do what you want you would have to back up the files somewhere first, then restore them to the new disk. the tool sucks and is incomplete, your better off going for some sort of disk imaging software like ghost or something similar. Try having a look at sourceforge.net if you want something free to do it, your bound to find something there... |
Deimos (5715) | ||
| 455749 | 2006-05-18 13:49:00 | Files and Settings works for transferring important data but I believe you need something like Ghost or Drive image for what you want to do. If you have one of these applications then you put the new hard drive in as a slave. Then image the master to the slave. Then change jumpers so that the slave is now master. You can't use windows to copy the whole contents of one drive to another drive. This is because windows is using some files that you want to copy to the new drive. Ghost uses PCDos to copy the files for example and you get an exact copy of a drive or partition. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 455750 | 2006-05-18 14:00:00 | You can't use windows to copy the whole contents of one drive to another drive. This is because windows is using some files that you want to copy to the new drive. Ghost uses PCDos to copy the files for example and you get an exact copy of a drive or partition. Not true. Windows XP is fully capable of copying locked or in-use files when you use the windows backup utility, however as I said it probably isn't suitable for what he wants to do. |
Deimos (5715) | ||
| 455751 | 2006-05-18 14:22:00 | Thanks guys, I will have a look there. many thanks :thumbs: Tontoe |
Tontoe (9961) | ||
| 455752 | 2006-05-18 20:34:00 | Have a look at tools and instructions that the drive manufacturers provide for transferring all the files off 1 drive to the new replacement. | PaulD (232) | ||
| 455753 | 2006-05-18 21:46:00 | I've been using Ghost 2003 for years (well, since 2003!) and for the most part it's pretty good. However, now and again it fails miserably due to a corrupt file or somesuch, usually when I need it most. I keep several images from various stages of installation, so all is not usually lost. I've been checking the reviews, and Acronis seems to be the pick of the bunch.When you match price against features, Ghost isn't in the game. Norton seem to have lost the plot with imaging and AV. http://disk-imaging-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ www.infopackets.com kup_software_is_best.htm With Ghost (2003, anyway) you must be very careful about partitions. If you aren't wide awake, or if you change your partitions after creating an image, you can wipe them out. I'm a Linux newbie with 48 hours experience and installed Ubuntu. I found that if you're dual booting, Ghost 2003 doesn't like boot managers like Grub or Boot Magic. I'd like to hear others' experiences with using more recent Imaging software. I'm wanting to upgrade to a version which will cope with USB drives and maybe dual booting too. With the invasion of malware, particularly virtually undetectable rootkits, it's becoming important to reinstall from scratch fairly often, and imaging turns this from a 24 hour drudge into a 1/2 hour doddle. Particularly if you keep MyDocs, outlook.pst and other data on a separate drive or partition. No use imaging constantly changing stuff. |
Vallis (8886) | ||
| 455754 | 2006-05-19 03:09:00 | Go here for info on: GParted live CD free www.linux.com |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 455755 | 2006-05-19 03:28:00 | Go here for info on: GParted live CD free www.linux.com Thanks for that zqwerty, just what I need - and many other people too. It'll supplement the Acronis partitioning and imaging software that I paid for an hour ago! Story of my life. GNashing my teeth. The GParted live CD sounds like a valuable addition to the PC fix-it bag I cart around to my digitally deprived friends & rellies. |
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