Duplicating Files on Two Hard Drives to Make a Backup

[bryant]

Originally Posted by billyo

been using acronis to cloned all my original hhd and replaced them with a bigger hhd .

Billyo, I'm still a little confused. What exactly do you mean by this and exactly how are you doing this.

I'm thinking this is something I want to do and want to make sure I get it exactly right.

[Beavis]

hey bryant its simple, its just software that clones your original hard drive to a larger hard drive. it copies your original hard drive exactly to the new one without having to re-install windows.

[bryant]

Originally Posted by Beavis

hey bryant its simple, its just software that clones your original hard drive to a larger hard drive. it copies your original hard drive exactly to the new one without having to re-install windows.

Yes, Beav, I understand that part. I have Acronis and I clone the internal 40 GB HD onto an external 250 gB HD.

But was wondering what Billyo meant by this:"
been using acronis to cloned all my original hhd and replaced them with a bigger hhd ."

What did he mean by replacing them with a bigger HD.

Does he mean that he clones the original drive that comes with the machine onto an external one (say USB); then swaps out that original HD with a larger internal HD, then copies the usb cloned backup onto the newly installed larger internal HD????

When you install that new larger internal HD "C" he computer, it will have nothing on it. Will the computer automatically look for the USB HD with the cloned material.

[Beavis]

its mainly for backing up your OS. if you just want a program to back up your KMA's just use any copy program.


i think what you may want is a raid card. this will give you 2 hard drive running side by side in your computer sending all info to both drives. if one fails all you have to do is replace it.

[bryant]

Originally Posted by Beavis

its mainly for backing up your OS. if you just want a program to back up your KMA's just use any copy program.


i think what you may want is a raid card. this will give you 2 hard drive running side by side in your computer sending all info to both drives. if one fails all you have to do is replace it.

I see. I guess what I would like to do is to install a larger HD than 40 gB in my machine but have exactly what I have now. Will the Acronis Clone thing allow me to do this and how exactly do I go about it.

It seemed like Billy-O was doing this but not sure.

Billy-O, are you there to comment?

[ddouglass]

Bryant what Billyo did was Clone the drive to the larger one and then installed the larger one in place of the internal one. He didn't have to clone twice to get it.
Make sure your particular laptop is capable of using a larger drive and get the drive size that will work. Remember laptop drives are physically smaller than desktop drives.

[bryant]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Bryant what Billyo did was Clone the drive to the larger one and then installed the larger one in place of the internal one. He didn't have to clone twice to get it.
Make sure your particular laptop is capable of using a larger drive and get the drive size that will work. Remember laptop drives are physically smaller than desktop drives.

I see. I plan on doing it to this machine here. A desktop 40 gig HD. It is now cloned 32 of 40 gB onto a 250 external HD. Thatext. can't be used for anything else as when I clone it it says I have to delete everything off the drive first.

My question: Is how do I get that cloned material back on a newly installed HD(in the case of a failure or when I simply install a larger one)?

[billyo]

Originally Posted by bryant

Billyo, I'm still a little confused. What exactly do you mean by this and exactly how are you doing this.

I'm thinking this is something I want to do and want to make sure I get it exactly right.

just like Beavis said it's a software that will make an exact copy of your hhd without re-installing windows, just make sure to cloned your orig. hhd to a bigger hhd. ( from 80g to a 250 etc..)