Questions tagged [cloning]
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Can't boot Windows 8.1 after cloning from HDD to SSD
I have been running into this issue sometimes when cloning HDDs to new SSDs and was wondering is anyone had some ideas; I use EaseUS backup normally to clone disks and any Windows 7 one will work fine,...
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Cloned HDD won't boot neither will the original
I tried cloning for the first time using Macrium Reflect. The clone seemed to go okay but when I tried to boot from the new HDD nothing would happen, I would just get a blank screen. So I put back ...
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Cloning Cloned HDD's
One thing I do for my job team is create master hard drives for a software platform that they develop for. We get these installer disks that are inserted into a machine (laptops in this case), which ...
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Cloning win 7 32 bit from HD to SSD Macrium reports incompatible sector size
Created a drive image of Win 7 Prof 32 bit on an HP 6930P laptop from the internal Seagate 160Gb HD on to a USB 3 TB Toshiba HD with Macrium (5.something,latest free download) and verified.
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Does cloning a drive overwrite all the info on the drive negating the need to zero the drive using a utility like Dban?
If I do a fresh install of XP and then run Eraser 6 (from Source Forge) to overwrite all the free space on the drive won't clonezilla write every bit of info from the cloned image to the new hard ...
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Creating Images for OS deployment
We are looking to start creating images of our workstations to use when deploying workstations or to speed up restorations of existing workstations. I've been doing some research into this and the ...
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Why can't I boot from my cloned drive?
I am trying to replace an HDD with a SSD on an old Samsung Series 5 Ultra. I have tried cloning the drive multiple ways:
Tried with Macrium - drive wouldn't boot and got stuck in a loop restarting ...
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disk cloning - issue with disk naming and boot
I cloned my internal HDD into a samsung 990 Pro using clonezilla. I am on Windows 10 and both disks are internal. When I open disk management, the old drive "Windows (C:)" shows 476 GB NTFS (...
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Cloning/copying a complete PC
My home has a high end Home Theater controlled by a small PC with two separate drives (C and D). I will be selling the house some time in the near future (I am 83 years old). I designed the theater ...
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Windows 10 clone fails to boot from 2.5” SSD USB 3.0 Enclosure (USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge)
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Computer used:
UEFI-only laptop with Startup Manager (boot volume can be selected on boot)
Clone source:
Laptop's internal NVMe AHCI SSD (soldered to motherboard), 500 GB
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I have cloned my SSD to an HDD because the SSD needs reformatting. Do I just clone it back once the SSD is reformatted?
I was told I needed to reformat my SSD from exFAT to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) to increase its performance speed. I use it to produce music and some of my plugins were running real slow. I have ...
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How to clone HDD to an SSD (OS) and HDD (Data)
Is it possible to clone an HDD by moving the OS to a target SSD and all the data to an HDD?
I have a laptop (Let's call it laptop A) running Windows 10 with a 1TB HDD which has very important ...
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Is there a way to image or clone a Windows 8 tablet that runs off eMMC storage?
I am attempting to image or clone Windows 8 tablets that run off eMMC storage. The specific device in use in an Asus Vivotab Smart that runs Windows 8 Core.
Having attempted traditional imaging ...
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How to clone a SD card from HP network attached photosmart printer using Linux?
How to make a low level (file system unaware) cloning of a SD card inserted in an HP Photosmart printer, which is accessible via a local network ?
smb://192.168.1.58
(192.168.1.58 is my printer IP)
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Unable to clone laptop display on HDTV
I am trying to clone (not extend) my laptop to a Vizio HDTV. Facts:
1-Vizio HDTV
2-Eee Asus laptop
3-Wireless HDMI connection via Nyrius Aries Prime capable of 1080p.
I tried Fn/F8 and Microsoft (...
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