Complete copy of hard drive???

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ste20man

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Hi all.

I am currently using a 250Gb hard drive that is almost ful due to me recording large amounts of audio and other music related products(VST's and effects etc).

I need to buy a new 1Tb hard drive and copy all of the 250gb hard drive right across, Win 7 included. Everything even virus' if they are there and I need for it to just run straight away as though nothing has changed except for the extra 750Gb of memory if you can see what I mean. I don't want to have to go re-install of of my stuff.

I have a 1Tb drive that I am using as backup at the moment, a slave drive but it has a lot of valuable data on it so I don't want to wipe it, I would prefer to buy a new 1Tb and go from there. Can this be done? Are there any tutorials that show you how to copy a whole hard drive over like this??

thanks for your time, Ste.
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gigabyte
OS
Windows 7 Home premium - 32 bit
CPU
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU - E5400 @ 2.70GHx 2.70GHx
Motherboard
G31M-ES2L
Memory
Corsair memory 4GB TwinX XMS2 6400 DDR2(2 x 2048MB) RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Realteck High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Single Eizo
Screen Resolution
Don't know
Hard Drives
250 GB Second Generation Caviar SE16 Serial ATA drive,
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB drive
PSU
Generic
Case
Generic
Cooling
Case / PSU / CPU Fans
Keyboard
Keysonic backlit
Mouse
Gigabyte
Internet Speed
2Mbs

My Computer

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Something I threw together
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600K
Motherboard
Asus P8P67
Memory
16 GB G Skill F3-10666 CL9D-4GBRL
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 6870
Sound Card
ATI Radeon HDMI / Realtek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x 22" standard monitors / LG32LC56v TV to watch films
Screen Resolution
1920 x1080
Hard Drives
2 x OCZ Vertex2 111.79GB
3 x Samsung103SJ
1 x Samsung103UJ
1 x WD3200BEVT
1 x Hitachi5K320-160
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 750W
Case
Antec 300
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 and 5 120mm Case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000
Mouse
Hama M3110 / Logitech M305
Internet Speed
16000
Other Info
I have also used Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu Linux
And all other Windows from 95 to date except ME
You also have a Western Digital HD listed in your specs. Western Digital offers a scaled down version of Acronis for free. It has a clone feature included in it. You can install ti and clone 1 hard drive to the other, which will transfer your OS, apps, email and everything else. Download it here. It just has to see a western digital drive to work, but does not have to be involved in the transfer. Then you can use the partitioning tool that Pooch linked to, for partitioning it.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    Asus X570 Crosshair Viii Hero
    Memory
    32GB G Skill DDR4-3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 Ultra
    Sound Card
    On Board/Sennheiser PC37X Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 X Asus 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2 X 1 TB NVME drives
    PSU
    EVGA 850
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    Phanteks Eclipse P400A
    Cooling
    EVGA 280 AIO
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510s/ Logitech G13
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
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    24/1
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    ESET/MBAM Pro/SAS Pro
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    Chrome/ Firefox/ Edge
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    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell 16 Plus
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    CPU
    Intel Ultra 9 288V
    Memory
    32 GB LPDDR5X 8533
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16" Mini-LED HDR600 Touch 90 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    2560X1600
    Hard Drives
    1 TB NVME
Cheers guys, came across Macrium Reflect which is really A B C. Something I defo need :-)

If I can't work it I will be straight back to try these. Thanks for your time, I really appreciate it. Ste.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gigabyte
OS
Windows 7 Home premium - 32 bit
CPU
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU - E5400 @ 2.70GHx 2.70GHx
Motherboard
G31M-ES2L
Memory
Corsair memory 4GB TwinX XMS2 6400 DDR2(2 x 2048MB) RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Realteck High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Single Eizo
Screen Resolution
Don't know
Hard Drives
250 GB Second Generation Caviar SE16 Serial ATA drive,
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB drive
PSU
Generic
Case
Generic
Cooling
Case / PSU / CPU Fans
Keyboard
Keysonic backlit
Mouse
Gigabyte
Internet Speed
2Mbs
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