cannot mount disc


  1. Posts : 26
    windows 7 pro
       #1

    cannot mount disc


    Hi,
    I am trying to clone my root disk to a second internal HDD.
    The problem is that the second destination HDD is not mounted :-(
    I think it may have been a clone and W7 will not let it mount because of same registry.
    How can I mount this second HDD?
    thanks
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  2. Posts : 9,746
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
       #2

    What program are you using to clone that disc?. Most people of this Forum use Macrium Reflect for this a & imaging purposes & it has all the necessary tools to make cloning a very simple & quick operation. You can download a free version from this website.

    Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free
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  3. Posts : 26
    windows 7 pro
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Ranger4,
    Thanks for the reply.
    I have been using Marcium for years, but I am disappointed with a recent serious bug.
    See my post:Macrium Reflect error: do you want to scan and fix G: - Windows 7 Help Forums

    So I have been looking at alternatives.
    Acronis True Image has a very good interface.
    And it allows me to exclude folders on image backup.
    MR does not.
    It allows for password.
    MR does not.

    I see that MR does not require the destination disk to be mounted
    I have a hard time trusting MR with that obvious bug :-(
    Do get that MR error when executing the .mrimg file?
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  4. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit.
       #4

    Excuse me if I'm not understanding but, when you say the HD is not mounted, do you mean that it is "offline"?
    If so (in disk management) you can right-click on the square box to the left of the HD that is "offline" and choose "online"
    Again, if I'm not getting your question I apologize.
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  5. Posts : 26
    windows 7 pro
    Thread Starter
       #5

    SoBored,
    Thankyou, that fixed it.
    I had not tried that.

    Actually it was a bit more enigmatic.
    First, I hovered over the left side of the offline disc and did a right click and selected online.
    An error said something about a signature collision and then sent me to a windows help
    page to initialize the disc. After reading that, I went back to the manage disc.
    It was still offline. A bit OCD, I again right clicked on the disc and selected online.
    And it came online. WTF?
    Anyhow, thanks
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  6. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit.
       #6

    Glad I could help (?) sort of (?)
    Looking at your screenshot it looked like the 'offline' disk was initialized so I didn't say anything (if a volume isn't initialized the BLUE bar is BLACK)
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