Drive Cloning help please

Ballie

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I have just installed and formatted, a new WD500GB SATA drive, now I would like to clone my current drive and O/S on to it. WD do a free cloning dowload but it says it supports xp and vista it doesn't say win 7, will it work or are there any other free cloning softwares out there that will work with win 7.
 

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Acronis True Image Home 2010 Clones drives nicely....
 

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There is a difference between cloning and making a system image... With an image you need a program to restore the image to an operable condition... When you 'clone' a drive you do not....
 

My Computer

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LENOVO K450 @3.0GHZ
OS
64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Core(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
LENOVO
Memory
12.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Intel HD integtrated
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 25' ISP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1900/1020
Hard Drives
(1) ST1000DM003-1CH162 (2) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device (3) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device
Internet Speed
100mb down/10mb up
I have just installed and formatted, a new WD500GB SATA drive, now I would like to clone my current drive and O/S on to it. WD do a free cloning dowload but it says it supports xp and vista it doesn't say win 7, will it work or are there any other free cloning softwares out there that will work with win 7.
Clonezilla is open source (free) software and here is a tutorial on using it with 7:

http://www.sevenforums.com/software/18971-clonezilla-open-source-image-backup.html

Cheers!
Robert
 

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My Computer

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PC/Desktop
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Pauly Special
OS
Win7 Ultimate X64
CPU
Intel i5 3570K
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z77X-DS3H
Memory
8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo SSD (OS)
1TB Spinner (Data)
PSU
800W Arctic
Case
Cooler Master
Cooling
3x120mm Fans
Keyboard
MS Wireless
Mouse
MS Wireless
Internet Speed
20M
Acronis True Image Home 2010 Clones drives nicely....

Does the Acronis TI 2010 free trial allow me to do this ? (I have the 2009 Acronis TI but they say it doesn't work with win 7)
 

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windows 7 home pre 64 bit
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AMD quad 4
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Asus
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Kingston
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Sound Card
On board
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
Samsung 1TB
WD 300GB
I have the paid version of 2010, so I couldnt say, but you could try the free version of 2010 and see...
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LENOVO K450 @3.0GHZ
OS
64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Core(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
LENOVO
Memory
12.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Intel HD integtrated
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 25' ISP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1900/1020
Hard Drives
(1) ST1000DM003-1CH162 (2) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device (3) Generic STORAGE DEVICE USB Device
Internet Speed
100mb down/10mb up
I have the paid version of 2010, so I couldnt say, but you could try the free version of 2010 and see...

Ok I will go and try it and post back to let others know, thanks.
 

My Computer

OS
windows 7 home pre 64 bit
CPU
AMD quad 4
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
Kingston
Graphics Card(s)
On board
Sound Card
On board
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
Samsung 1TB
WD 300GB
I have used a handy little free program called: Partition Wizard. It's very powerful and you can download a CD ISO bootable image for using it offline from Windows, PLUS it is Windows 7 Compatible! :geek:

It has a "Copy Disk" function for when you install a new hard drive, etc.

Partition Wizard is a Windows based partition manager. It's 32 bit and 64 bit compatible.

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It supports both MBR and GUID partition table format running on 32/64 bits Operating System including Windows XP, Vista, Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, and Windows 7. It supports all hard disks recognized by Windows such as IDE, SATA, SCSI, USB external disks, Fire wire disks and so on.

Partition Wizard also supports RAID devices. All OS-recognized RAID devices can be handled by Partition Wizard. Working as partition magic, Partition Wizard provides powerful and professional functions to manage partition including Move/Resize Partition, Copy Partition, Create Partition, Delete Partition, Format Partition, Convert File System, Hide/Unhide Partition, Explore Partition, Partition Recovery, Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk and much more.


Partition Wizard allow home users, business users, and system administrators to easily perform partition operations safely and quickly. The Enhanced Data Protecting technology keeps your data safe even in cases of power outages or hardware failure.

Partition Wizard is absolutely FREE OF CHARGE for home and business users. Partition Wizard is optimized and divided into Home, Business, Server, Enterprise and Technician Edition.

Download Windows Version HERE

Partition Wizard Bootable CD
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Partition Wizard Bootable CD allows user to boot computer directly to into Partition Wizard to manage partitions. Features including Rebuild MBR, Partition Recovery, Move/Resize Partition, Copy Partition, Create Partition, Delete Partition, Format Partition, Convert File System, Hide/Unhide Partition, Explore Partition, Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk and much more.

Download the Bootable ISO CD Image HERE
 

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Custom Build by Nibiru2008 Computer Shop
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Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R F12 BIOS
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ViewSonic VX2250wm 22" Widescreen LED Backlight LCD
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OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD, Samsung F3 HD502HJ 500GB, Samsung F1 HD502IJ 500GB, Samsung HD102SJ 1TB, Western Digital WD500AAKS 500GB
PSU
Bgears B-Tarantula 550 watt with Pigtail Modular Cabling
Case
Lian Li PC-7F Black Anodized All Aluminum bottom PSU mount
Cooling
Xigmatek Nepartak S983 3-Pipe HDT CPU Cooler & 92mm PWM Fan
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KeyTronic Lifetime Series Model: LT Designer Black Full Size
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Logitech Wireless Trackman Wheel
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30 Mbps Down 2 Mbps Up Turbo RoadRunner
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G DATA Internet Security
Thanks for all the help, just to let everyone know the 30 day free trial of Acronis 2010 works to do a clone, I am now posting this from my newly cloned drive.
 

My Computer

OS
windows 7 home pre 64 bit
CPU
AMD quad 4
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
Kingston
Graphics Card(s)
On board
Sound Card
On board
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
Samsung 1TB
WD 300GB
Glad to hear you got it sorted :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Pauly Special
OS
Win7 Ultimate X64
CPU
Intel i5 3570K
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z77X-DS3H
Memory
8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo SSD (OS)
1TB Spinner (Data)
PSU
800W Arctic
Case
Cooler Master
Cooling
3x120mm Fans
Keyboard
MS Wireless
Mouse
MS Wireless
Internet Speed
20M
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