Hard Drive Copying

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by thebigguy, Apr 25, 2006.

  1. thebigguy

    thebigguy Private E-2

    Is it possible to made an exact copy of my 80gig HD and restore it to a 500gig HD without having to create an 80gig partition on the 500? If so what software would you recommend and is there anything I should know about performing this task?

    My 80gig sound slike it is on its way out.

    Thanks!!! :)
     
    thebigguy, Apr 25, 2006
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  2. thebigguy

    thebigguy Private E-2

    I should also mention that my 80gig is my primary HD and is my boot drive in WinXP SP2. Sorry I didnt include that info in th eoriginal message.
     
    thebigguy, Apr 25, 2006
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  3. Jerkyking

    Jerkyking Sergeant Major

    You can use utilities like Ghost or Acronis True Image. I still would recommend adding a partition or two, to make disk management a bit easier in the future.
     
    Jerkyking, Apr 25, 2006
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  4. Europa

    Europa Private E-2

    Try going to the website of your 500Gb HD manufacturer. They should have a downloadable utility program for setting up a new hard drive which will include an option to copy your old boot drive.

    I would also recommend more than one partition so that you can keep your OS and programs separate from your data files.
     
    Europa, Apr 25, 2006
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