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  • travistee
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2008
    • 68
    #1

    What can I use to copy a system disk

    I want to copy a disk with the os already installed.

    Is there anything that can do that.

    I tried hdclone. It copied the disk, but it would not boot.
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    • Per Hansson
      Super Moderator
      • Jul 2005
      • 5895
      • Sweden
      #2
      Re: What can I use to copy a system disk

      Ghost
      "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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        • Junk Parts
          Court Jester
          • Jun 2006
          • 8953
          • USA
          #3
          Re: What can I use to copy a system disk

          I have never used the progie myself but the shop where I get my "new" junk parts does. I do know that you have to make sure the progie gets the size of the drive being copied to right. Its like if you are copying from a 40 Gig to a new 80 gig sometimes the progie will also format the new larger drive down to the size of the drive being copied.
          "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
          Mark Twain

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          Rod Serling

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            • willawake
              Super Modulator
              • Nov 2003
              • 8457
              • Greece
              #4
              Re: What can I use to copy a system disk

              ghost or acronis

              you will have a choice whether to increase the size of the partition(s) to the new size of the disk
              capacitor lab yachtmati techmati

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                • gustie
                  Senior Member
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 76
                  #5
                  Re: What can I use to copy a system disk

                  acronis is good apps

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                    • travistee
                      Senior Member
                      • Sep 2008
                      • 68
                      #6
                      Re: What can I use to copy a system disk

                      easeus works fine.
                      copied system disk and it booted.

                      free

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