trying to clone my drive

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  1. Posts : 42
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    trying to clone my drive


    I'm trying to clone my current drive to a new ssd. Current windows 7 install is on a 232gb hard drive and i want to move it to a 220gb ssd.

    running into problems though. Seems the hard drive is messed up any any clone i try to do in macrium just fails at 1% with the error read failed 22- broken pipe.

    even tried to do a system image restore from within windows 7 itself after installing it to the ssd but it just gives me an error during that process with no information.

    any help?
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  2. Posts : 7,055
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
       #2

    Try to image it (backup) from the WinPE Rescue CD and then restore it to the new SSD. This seems to have worked for many with that problem. ( Read Richie3000's post dated May 03, 2013 here Macrium Support Forum - Clone Failed - Read Failed 22- Broken Pipe)

    Good luck.
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  3. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #3

    Cloning to a smaller drive does not work because a clone is a physical copy of the whole file including all the empty space.

    Imaging should work. One option is to download this Macrium WinPE .iso, burn it to a CD and work with that. It will make images and restore images.
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  4. Posts : 42
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    whs said:
    Cloning to a smaller drive does not work because a clone is a physical copy of the whole file including all the empty space.

    Imaging should work. One option is to download this Macrium WinPE .iso, burn it to a CD and work with that. It will make images and restore images.
    macrium says that it does, my problem with the cloning is errors on the source disk.
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  5. Posts : 7,055
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
       #5

    As whs rightly said you cannot clone - which is a sector to sector one to one copying - a large drive to a small drive. But you can restore an Image of a larger partition to a smaller partition. My post also said use the WINPE Rescue CD to image and restore. WHS has that WINPE ready for you. You need not install Macrium Refelect and create a Win PE Rescue cd. Why are you not listening? And did you read the post in the Macrium Support site I had referred in my post?

    After you restore the image if you have problem in booting, you can use the FixBoot feature in the WinPE Rescue CD.That OP had successfully done it. Upto you to take it or leave it. No better advice could be given.

    (Actually could be given . Using ddrescue to clone your drive. But again to a larger drive. nkaufman did it Best method/tool for cloning a failing HDD for Data Recovery?
    But that is an elaborate procedure. If the above simple procedure fails that will be your next stop.)
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  6. Posts : 42
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    jumanji said:
    As whs rightly said you cannot clone - which is a sector to sector one to one copying - a large drive to a small drive. But you can restore an Image of a larger partition to a smaller partition. My post also said use the WINPE Rescue CD to image and restore. WHS has that WINPE ready for you. You need not install Macrium Refelect and create a Win PE Rescue cd. Why are you not listening? And did you read the post in the Macrium Support site I had referred in my post?
    But Intelligent Sector Copy doesn't copy one to one, only whats in use.
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  7. mjf
    Posts : 5,969
    Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
       #7

    I'd start by checking the integrity of your source HDD using Windows or better the manufacturers diagnostic utility.
    I agree with the general comments on cloning from a larger to a smaller drive but Macrium does allow a drag & drop feature (is this "smart" cloning?). You could try it. Still I'd probably go down the standard Macrium imaging procedure.
    For reference
    Cloning a disk - KnowledgeBase - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
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  8. Posts : 42
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    mjf said:
    I'd start by checking the integrity of your source HDD using Windows or better the manufacturers diagnostic utility.
    I agree with the general comments on cloning from a larger to a smaller drive but Macrium does allow a drag & drop feature (is this "smart" cloning?). You could try it. Still I'd probably go down the standard Macrium imaging procedure.
    For reference
    Cloning a disk - KnowledgeBase - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
    yeah i've been trying do to an image but it keeps failing verification.

    going to try saving it to a different hd to see if that works
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  9. Posts : 42
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #9

    i gave up trying to to use macrium, both images and cloning kept failing.

    used EASEUS Todo Backup Professional 2.5 to do a clone and it finished fine.

    though i did have boot problems, windows repair disk wouldn't do anything at all, i used the windows pe usb i made for macrium and it fixed the boot problems with one click. Also had to re-align the drive after cloning, apparently my old hd was at 31k. I used MiniTool Partition Wizard Free to do that.

    I am currently typing this from the ssd, everything seems fine (knocks on wood)
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  10. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #10

    Good job. You knew how to help yourself.
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