Ghost Drive

kelis32

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Hello

My PC came with a 1.5tb HDD with win 7 installed, i now have the OS and software just as i want it but i am looking to use a smaller drive for the OS and use the current drive as a data storage drive.

My question is can i ghost this setup to another drive and use that as my primary or will i have to start from scratch.

I realise i have the option of partitioning my current drive but dont want to go down that route.

Cheers
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Buit
OS
Pro 64 Bit
CPU
AMD Phenom X6 1055T
Motherboard
MSI 785GM-E51
Memory
10GB Dual Channel DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD5550
Sound Card
On Board Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
Samsung HD154UI 1TB, Samsung HD501LJ 500Gb,Samsung HD103SJ TB, Maxtor Diamond Max 400GB
PSU
500Watt
Case
Standard
Internet Speed
24Mbs
I might be wrong, but I think you have to start from scratch.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Advent
OS
Dual-boot: Windows 7 HP 32-bit SP1 & Windows XP Pro 32-bit SP2.
CPU
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.8Ghz
Motherboard
FOXCONN A6VMX (Socket 940)
Memory
4.0GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
256MB On-board ATI Radeon X1200 Series
Sound Card
UnKnown
Monitor(s) Displays
19" TFT Mointor
Screen Resolution
1400 by 900
Hard Drives
500GB Western Digital WDC
Keyboard
HP Keyboard
Internet Speed
Dial-up via Mobile phone (Three)
Other Info
80GB External Hard-drive.

Also I have an old Windows XP Laptop for backup/occasional use etc.
If you're talking about Norton/Symantec Ghost, it's been a while since I used it, but from what I recall, you could not "ghost" to a smaller drive.

However, if you go into Disk Management and shrink your Win7 OS partition, then you might be able to end up with a small enough partition that you could "ghost" it to a smaller drive.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Win7 Pro 32-bit, Win8 Pro 32-bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte
Memory
4GB ddr3 1300
Graphics Card(s)
AMD HD 4290 onboard
Sound Card
Builtin Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 24" widescreen, LG 23" widescreen
Screen Resolution
1920x1200/1920x1080
Hard Drives
Kingston 256GB SSD
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech M705 wireless mouse
Antivirus
Norton Av 2013
Browser
IE v10
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