Clone HDD to a Merged HDD


  1. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Clone HDD to a Merged HDD


    Hi,

    I have 2 harddrives. both the same size, and the same manufacturer:

    Drive A = Contains data
    Drive B = No data/Empty

    Can I merge these two harddrives without loosing the data on Drive A ?

    So; Drive A (with data) + Drive B = Drive C (With data)
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  2. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #2

    Hi,

    We need to be very clear : are you talking physical hard disks, or partitions?

    If its physical hard disks, then the only way to merge them is to configure them as a RAID. You can either create a hardware-based RAID0 (risky) or a software RAID (also known as a dynamic disk). I would recommend the latter.

    Convert a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk

    The dynamic disk will allow you to keep the data. Read the tutorial carefully before proceeding.

    Regards,
    Golden
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  3. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Yes they are physical.

    2 pieces Seagate harddrives.

    I dont know If I dare to try it.
    What if I delete the files from Drive A
    So;

    HDD 1 (Empty) + HDD 2 (Empty) = HDD 3 (Empty)

    Then Clone HDD 5 to HDD 3.

    Please See the picture to udnerstand what I mean.


    Link to bigger picture: http://peecee.dk/uploads/052013/clone_hdd5_to_hdd3.PNG
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  4. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #4

    HDD5? Where did that come from?

    Always create backups before you do this sort of work.
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  5. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Its just its name.
    You can call it HDD X, or what ever.

    HDD 5 = contains my data

    HDD 1 = Is empty
    HDD 2 = Is empty

    HDD1 + HDD2 = HDD 3

    Clone content of HDD5 to HDD3.

    Is it possible?
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  6. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #6

    AK5000DK said:
    Its just its name.
    You can call it HDD X, or what ever.

    HDD 5 = contains my data

    HDD 1 = Is empty
    HDD 2 = Is empty

    HDD1 + HDD2 = HDD 3

    Clone content of HDD5 to HDD3.

    Is it possible?
    So HDD1 and HDD2 are already empty now. HDD3 is all contents of HDD1 and HDD2 merged together and working fine.

    You want to add ALL paritions of HDD5 to HDD3?

    Post screenshot of Disk Management in win7, with HDD3 and HDD5 both attached.
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  7. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Kaktussoft said:
    AK5000DK said:
    Its just its name.
    You can call it HDD X, or what ever.

    HDD 5 = contains my data

    HDD 1 = Is empty
    HDD 2 = Is empty

    HDD1 + HDD2 = HDD 3

    Clone content of HDD5 to HDD3.

    Is it possible?
    So HDD1 and HDD2 are already empty now. HDD3 is all contents of HDD1 and HDD2 merged together and working fine.

    You want to add ALL paritions of HDD5 to HDD3?

    Post screenshot of Disk Management in win7, with HDD3 and HDD5 both attached.
    YES!

    I havent attached them yet. I would like to know if its possible to clone the content of HDD5 to HDD3 before I do anything.
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  8. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #8

    So HDD1 and HDD2 are totally empty now?! If so... why not make the queston easier to understand?
    You want to merge contents of two disks together.

    What disk(s) are now connected to system? Post screenshot of disk management
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  9. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #9

    I take you have six HDD's.
    Disk 0= Windows OS.
    Disk 1= DATA or empty
    Disk 2= DATA or empty
    Disk 3= DATA or empty
    Disk 4= DATA or empty
    Disk 5= DATA or empty

    Can you post a screen shot of Disk management?

    Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums
    Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image
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  10.    #10

    What is the reason you want to span a partition across multiple HD's?

    There really isn't any good reason to do this unless you work with large files like video editing.

    It's much better to use multiple HD's to back up each other in case of one's failure. If you span or RAID these HD's then your data is lost if one dies. This makes it foolish to do, unless you're creating a RAID mirror, which is also more trouble than its worth.

    The question to start with here is why you need such a large partition. The only good answer I've found is for working with extremely large files like movie editing.
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