cloning or imaging a new hard drive

[Richard Kreiss]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Mike Schwartz
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 10:41 PM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: RE: cloning or imaging a new hard drive
> 
>      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,

Thanks for your reply.

1. Looking at solid state harddrives
2. Sata 170Gb on my Thinkpad
3. Windows 7 Pro 
4. Backed up to an external NAS

Richard
> Mike Schwartz
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: filepro-list-bounces+mschw=athenet.net at lists.celestial.com
> > [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+mschw=athenet.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> > Behalf Of GCC Consulting
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:46 PM
> > To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> > 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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