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Jan 20, 2021 15:07:12 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I got one of those M.2 adapters, but I never used ... (show quote)
I got the adapter and the computer recognize it. I want to clone the operating system and programs but the other disk also has another partition which I don't want to clone. Also the new disk shows MPR. Any thoughts how to do this would be appreciated
Jan 20, 2021 19:19:32 #
You mean MBR. Choose GPT instead for the new disk. Regarding the additional partition, what is the label and what is the label. It’s likely to be a small recovery partition, and if so, you might want to clone it for future use. What cloning SW are you using?
Jan 20, 2021 19:50:16 #
Easeus but it doesn't let me exclude partition F: that has pictures on it that have been backed elsewhere.
Jan 20, 2021 19:59:14 #
farwest wrote:
Easeus but it doesn't let me exclude partition F: that has pictures on it that have been backed elsewhere.
I would suggest downloading the free version of Macrium which will allow you to pick the partitions you clone. Again, watch some UTube videos on how to clone. You can save yourself some redos by watching the process in detail. First, you pick the drive and partitions to clone, then you choose the target drive, how the cloned and free space (if any) is to be allocated, and then you stand back and watch the magic.
Jan 20, 2021 21:35:46 #
Jan 20, 2021 22:39:07 #
farwest wrote:
watching over and over. thanks you for your time
Once you’ve picked the drive and the partition you want to clone and the target drive, pay special attention to the size settings on the next screen so that you use ALL the target disk for the cloned partition.
Jan 21, 2021 10:34:49 #
TriX wrote:
You mean MBR. Choose GPT instead for the new disk. Regarding the additional partition, what is the label and what is the label. It’s likely to be a small recovery partition, and if so, you might want to clone it for future use. What cloning SW are you using?
And it might be easier to clone a small partition and delete it later than to try it now and mess up your current drive. There is lots of info online about working with hard drives - cloning, using partitions, etc. You're better off having a copy that isn't perfect than it is to mess up your good drive.
Jan 21, 2021 12:01:43 #
jerryc41 wrote:
And it might be easier to clone a small partition and delete it later than to try it now and mess up your current drive. There is lots of info online about working with hard drives - cloning, using partitions, etc. You're better off having a copy that isn't perfect than it is to mess up your good drive.
Unless he chooses the wrong drive to clone (such as cloning the empty drive to the good one, which would be a very hard mistake to make), there’s no way he can hurt the current drive by cloning it (but I agree, the data should certainly be backed up anyway)
Jan 21, 2021 12:03:24 #
TriX wrote:
Unless he chooses the wrong drive to clone (such as cloning the empty drive to the good one, which would be a very hard mistake to make), there’s no way he can hurt the current drive by cloning it (but I agree, the data should certainly be backed up anyway)
Right. I was thinking about him trying to delete the unwanted partition.
Jan 21, 2021 14:29:22 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Right. I was thinking about him trying to delete the unwanted partition.
Oh yeh, good point. When you delete the partition, you make unusable all the pointers to the memory locations, which makes the data unavailable (lost) without some heroics. Gotta be VERY careful deleting partitions and make damn sure it’s the right drive and the right partition! 😧
Jan 21, 2021 19:54:03 #
The Crucial software that is free with the drive will do the job perfectly. They also have step by step instructions in text and video on their site where you download the software.
Jan 22, 2021 10:12:40 #
I used Macrium because there was another partition besides C that I didn't want. That partition only has photo's on it. Crucial won't let you do that.
Jan 22, 2021 16:05:53 #
I recloned it an the size of NTFS primary on C is 320.15 GB and the NTFS on the primary cloned drive is 314.53 GB. Is there hidden files that Macrium can't copy?
Jan 22, 2021 17:09:35 #
farwest wrote:
I recloned it an the size of NTFS primary on C is 320.15 GB and the NTFS on the primary cloned drive is 314.53 GB. Is there hidden files that Macrium can't copy?
Don’t worry about it (cloned drives are rarely the same size as the original). There’s a longer technical answer if you want to hear it. Now if you want to use it as a boot drive, you’ll need to go into the BIOS/boot sequence and select the new drive.
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