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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 18 October 2011, 09:57:22

Title: Free drive imaging software recommendation
Post by: Varche on 18 October 2011, 09:57:22
I am trying the fairly simple(to most people I would suspect) task of replicating everything on my temporary 30Gb hard C drive to a vast(to me) 250 Gb hard drive.

I got out my bought copy of Norton Ghost 2002 and can't get it to work  as I haven't a floppy drive.

Any recommendations for a free downloadable programme that will do the job easily?

Title: Re: Free drive imaging software recommendation
Post by: Jimbob on 18 October 2011, 10:00:13
google hirens boot cd.

its now a bootable cd of free recovery program, and im sure theres an imaging program on there

(it was illegal in previous versions, but has gone legit now)
Title: Re: Free drive imaging software recommendation
Post by: Kevin Wood on 18 October 2011, 10:06:37
I use a linux live CD that contains tools to clone drives and also resize the NTFS partition to use the whole of the new disk. Can't remember what it's called though. ::)

Clonezilla Live looks worth a try... http://www.clonezilla.org/
Title: Re: Free drive imaging software recommendation
Post by: Varche on 18 October 2011, 10:19:16
forgot to add that op system is XP

PC involved only has a cd/dvd play drive(not RW). I have access to another machine that could download and burn a CD.

It does have USB and I have some fair sized sticks(4 and 8GB)
Title: Re: Free drive imaging software recommendation
Post by: Kevin Wood on 18 October 2011, 10:22:58
forgot to add that op system is XP

PC involved only has a cd/dvd play drive(not RW). I have access to another machine that could download and burn a CD.

It does have USB and I have some fair sized sticks(4 and 8GB)

Some of the "live" drive imaging software will also boot from a USB stick. CD might be the less painful route, though. Not all machines support booting from USB.
Title: Re: Free drive imaging software recommendation
Post by: justjohn on 18 October 2011, 10:45:28
Might find something in here, worth a browse

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-drive-imaging-program.htm (http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-drive-imaging-program.htm)
Title: Re: Free drive imaging software recommendation
Post by: TheBoy on 18 October 2011, 19:30:32
The now legal Hiren's comes with the Seagate branded Acronis TrueImage. Easy, intuative, reliable.
Title: Re: Free drive imaging software recommendation
Post by: VXL V6 on 18 October 2011, 21:03:58
Used Clonezilla with success  :y