cloning or imaging a new hard drive

[Mike Schwartz]

     You don't mention what type of hard drive you have.  You also don't
mention which operating system is on your laptop, so I will assume it is a
recent version of Microsoft Windows.  If so, you should look into something
like Apricorn's EZ-Up hard drive upgrade kit for laptops.  It not only
includes cloning software, but it also includes an external drive case so
that you can turn your old drive into a USB backup drive. 

     Disclamer:  Although these copy methods don't remove the data off of
your old drive, I'd still suggest making sure you have your laptop backed up
on some other device before you begin.  It can be very tricky removing a
hard drive out of a laptop and it is quite easy to damage the drive or the
laptop.  

Mike Schwartz

> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of GCC Consulting
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:46 PM
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> Subject: OT: cloning or imaging a new hard drive
> 
> I am considering installing a SSD as a replacement for my current hard
drive in
> my laptop.
> 
> Two products that come to mind are Symantec's Ghost and Acronis' True
> image.
> 
> 
> Have any of you used either product or have other suggestions?
> 
> I used Ghost many years ago to clone a hard drive that was starting to
fail for
> a client.  That was a desktop where I was able to install the new drive as
a
> second drive clone the original drive and then set the new drive as the
boot
> drive.
> 
> 
> Richard Kreiss
> GCC Consulting
> 
> Office: 410-653-2813
> 
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