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Aug 30, 2019 10:29:08 #

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Indi wrote:

I clone my 1 TB SSD in a few hours, with Acronis, not days.
Yours could be taking longer because the source/original drive is faulty.
I’d watch for the end to see if the cloning was successful.

There is a setting in the "Advanced" tab in "Options" for "Validating" a backup. One may also select "Validate" by right clicking the arrow in the Backup list. I learned this from an Acronis tech while in a Chat. It is important to make sure a backup is validated before recovery of that image. I have configured all my backups to automatically validate. Validation also takes a while. I have had occasions (and blessings) to recover backups. They have all been successful.
Mark

Aug 30, 2019 11:29:08 #

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

markngolf wrote:

There is a setting in the "Advanced" tab... (show quote)

Thanks. That’s REALLY important to know.
Yes, cloning has saved my butt more than once. It also helps migrating to a new computer.

Aug 30, 2019 11:32:53 #

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

markngolf wrote:

There is a setting in the "Advanced" tab... (show quote)

That's a great tip Mark - I just set it to validate after backup, and also on a monthly basis. Thanks!

Aug 30, 2019 11:35:26 #

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Indi wrote:

Thanks. That’s REALLY important to know.
Yes, cloning has saved my butt more than once. It also helps migrating to a new computer.

Thanks!
Mark

Aug 30, 2019 11:37:20 #

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

yssirk123 wrote:

That's a great tip Mark - I just set it to validate after backup, and also on a monthly basis. Thanks!

Thanks, Bill. I used Acronis for years and did not know about validation.
Mark

Aug 30, 2019 12:28:39 #

nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY

Clonezilla is a good one, but not for the faint-hearted.

I've used AOMEI Backupper Free a few times. Nice friendly interface. And I found that it will image/clone a UEFI/GPT drive completely, which my good-old Ghost doesn't do.

Have not tried Clonezilla or any others for UEFI/GPT compatibility.

Aug 30, 2019 12:32:14 #

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

nadelewitz wrote:

I don't mind $29 a year for quality software that has saved my butt a number of times. My choice is Acronis, but I respect other preferences.
Mark

Aug 30, 2019 14:22:08 #

limeybiker

I use Acronis 2013, 2TB takes less than an hour.

Aug 30, 2019 15:16:56 #

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

limeybiker wrote:

I use Acronis 2013, 2TB takes less than an hour.

Time is dependent on the type drive(SSD vs Sata) and processing speed. One may even close the Acronis application and the backup will continue to completion.
Mark

Aug 30, 2019 17:40:45 #

nut4golf Loc: Windsor, CT

You don't mention an OS, but if MAC highly recommend Carbon Copy Cloner

Aug 30, 2019 18:27:30 #

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

nut4golf wrote:

You don't mention an OS, but if MAC highly recommend Carbon Copy Cloner

Acronis works with Windows and Mac
Mark

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