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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.0&return_msg=39285.8"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.11">11–20</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=39285.8">Cloning disks.</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="39285_8_20_10"> <a name="a39285_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 18:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Matt <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2012 18:57"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.8">39285.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.3">39285.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> There's no system drives or boot sectors involved.<br /> <br /> There's about 215GB of data in over 250,000 files.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.8&return_msg=39285.8" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="39285.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a39285_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 21:47</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2012 22:58"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.9">39285.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.1">39285.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>I use the windows backup utility for this. It only copies the files (and you can select the ones to/not copy), so that right there might save a huge amount of time over a block copy*. Dunno how it might work with an OS though (I keep my apps on their own partition, and have done this sort of thing several times, it's fairly bulletproof IME). Size of the target partition is irrelevant, so long as it's big enough.</p> <p> </p> <p><br /> *er -- but it's a 2-step, backup+"restore" [to the new disk] process. Bonus: you have a backup copy!</p><div class="edit_text">EDITED: 31 Jan 2012 21:49 by DSMITHHFX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.9&return_msg=39285.8" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="39285.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a39285_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 21:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2012 21:49"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.10">39285.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.8#a39285_9" target="_self">39285.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Wait a sec, you use Windows for something useful?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.10&return_msg=39285.8" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="39285.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a39285_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 21:53</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2012 21:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.11">39285.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.8#a39285_10" target="_self">39285.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>Depends on whether you consider computer games "useful"...</p> <p> </p> <p>(actually, I do also use it for photoshop).</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.11&return_msg=39285.8" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="39285.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a39285_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 23:09</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2012 23:15"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.12">39285.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.2">39285.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I was wondering why it was called DriveImageXML, so I went and found the website, hoping that there was some obscure acronym and they weren't just using a buzz word to appear cool.<br /> <br /> But no, it's worse than that!<br /> <div class="quotetext" id="quote"><b>quote: </b></div><div class="quote">Images are stored in XML files, allowing you to process them with 3rd party tools.</div><br /> <br /> Anyone who thinks...<br /> 1) XML is suitable for storing hard drive images;<br /> 2) that this should be the defining feature of a product;<br /> 3) and an explanation of this is not required in the FAQ;<br /> ...is not someone that I want to trust with handling data. <span class="emoticon e_unsure" title=":/"><span class="e__">:/</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.12&return_msg=39285.8" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="39285.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a39285_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 23:12</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Matt <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Feb 2012 11:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">13 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.13">39285.13</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.3">39285.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Robocopy has a shitload of options.<br /> <br /> Do I need to care what they all do, or does it have sensible defaults?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.13&return_msg=39285.8" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="39285.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a39285_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 23:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Feb 2012 00:03"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.14">39285.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.8#a39285_9" target="_self">39285.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> You seem to be suggesting that I take a 200GB partition, back it up to some non-existent space, instead of simply copying it to the device I bought <em>because</em> I've got insufficient space. <span class="emoticon e_plain" title=":|"><span class="e__">:|</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.14&return_msg=39285.8" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="39285.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a39285_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 23:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2012 23:18"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.15">39285.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.8#a39285_12" target="_self">39285.12</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Have you even tried it?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.15&return_msg=39285.8" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="39285.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a39285_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 23:42</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2012 23:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.16">39285.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.8#a39285_15" target="_self">39285.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It's a GUI front-end for built-in functionality, and it's been created by idiot(s).<br /> <br /> It might work, but I'm not seeing any compelling reasons to use it over either RoboCopy or Acronis True Image?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=39285.16&return_msg=39285.8" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="39285.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a39285_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_39285_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2012 23:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Feb 2012 00:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 20</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.17">39285.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=39285.8#a39285_16" target="_self">39285.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The job could've been well on the way by now. 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