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Moving Macrium cloned hd. from current computer.
Can I put it in a new computer and it work on it.
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Moving Macrium cloned hd. from current computer.
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New #2
I don't think so. You will have problems with the drivers and if it is an OEM Windows, it will not activate.
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New #3
But if I bought another laptop of the same model, wouldn't that work?
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So, I suppose the only reason for a cloned copy is if your hard drives fails, you have a cloned copy to replace it with, or, if you buy a new hard drive, you can clone your old hard drive to the new one. Am I correct. Are there any other uses for cloning hard drives. And, which is better, a clone or an image. I'm just trying to get a clearer understanding of this.
Thanks for all your help.
Bill
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Normally you want to image. And you are right. The main purpose is to have a backup in case of problems (disk failure, virus, OS failure). The other use is if you want to transfer the OS to another disk - this happens often now as people install SSDs to replace their HDDs.
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Why image rather than clone?
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New #9
Besides the technical differences (sector to sector copy), clones don't work half of the time. Images are a lot simpler, you can make a new one every day and keep as many legacy copies as you have space.
But if you like to clone, go ahead. You will be the rare exception. Let us know how you make out.
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I've just never imaged because I didn't understand it. I do understand that clone is an identical copy, imaging, I don't know what or how it works.
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