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Need SATA HDD cloning software

deathnote666deathnote666 Registered User regular
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Anyone know of any good cloning software? Automatically adjusts partitions?

I've got a Apricorn Drivewire adaptor that came with software but the adaptor is failing and has been discontinued. The software won't work without the adaptor.

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  • ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... ... and hard.Registered User regular
    If you're comfortable with Linux-y tools then you can do worse than Clonezilla:
    http://clonezilla.org/

    You boot the CD or USB stick, and then figure out how you want to save the drive.

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  • BowenBowen Sup? Registered User regular
    clonezilla has worked fine for me for 10+ years

    http://gparted.org/ if you need partition shrink/expansion

  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    Third for clonezilla. Lili USB Creator to put it on a thumb drive or burn the ISO and you're off. The "expert" mode is still pretty straightforward, it walks you through each option and has explanations for most of the terms (anything it doesn't explain you can probably ignore unless you know what it is).

    I do recommend using the "rescue" option every time - if it hits an error you didn't know about in the source disk, it may stop and you'll have to start over, this prevents that and tries to recover your data.

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