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Need assistance with copying or imaging a hard drive?

Need assistance with copying or imaging a hard drive?

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Hidekih
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07-10-2022, 01:02 AM
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You have two drives currently in use: Drive A (180GB) and Drive B (1TB). You're considering transferring your data—especially your Windows installation—to Drive B so it can run independently. I checked with Macrium, but they warned you that doing this might erase everything on Drive B, which isn’t what you want.
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Hidekih
07-10-2022, 01:02 AM #1

You have two drives currently in use: Drive A (180GB) and Drive B (1TB). You're considering transferring your data—especially your Windows installation—to Drive B so it can run independently. I checked with Macrium, but they warned you that doing this might erase everything on Drive B, which isn’t what you want.

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Tropiko14
Member
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07-10-2022, 01:32 PM
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You shouldn't add OS to a drive that already has data unless you're certain about the backup. The safest approach is to move all data from B to C first, then clone the OS drive and install it on B: before transferring back. There could be licensing problems if you're using two PCs with one license. Cheers!
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Tropiko14
07-10-2022, 01:32 PM #2

You shouldn't add OS to a drive that already has data unless you're certain about the backup. The safest approach is to move all data from B to C first, then clone the OS drive and install it on B: before transferring back. There could be licensing problems if you're using two PCs with one license. Cheers!