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Rich_b21 · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:40 am Post subject: Image of hard drive

How do I make Image of hard drive please.

I am new to this so please assume that I know nothing.

Thanks

Richard

Bruno · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:43 pm Post subject:

Clonezilla is good for this. It's not terribly newbie friendly but not too hard either and the results are great.

Rich_b21 · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 2:41 pm Post subject:

Clonezilla is not on my distro (Ubuntu).

Please could you advise were it can be obtain from, or another programe

reklan · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 3:09 pm Post subject:

its downloadable from www.clonezilla.org.

get the latest ISO image burn it to a CD.

You can the image you machine to either another hard drive or any USB drive. (I use an external WD passport drive to save all images on) you can also use it to save /restore images from a network location with it.
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Bruno · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 5:01 pm Post subject:

Sorry, I should have been more explicit. Clonezilla isn't so much a programme but a whole Linux distribution that runs from a Live CD. This means that you boot your computer from the CD, not from an operating system installed on your hard drive. From Clonezilla you can then image your hard drive. This method is preferable to using a programme installed on an OS booted from the internal HD. This is because if you are imaging an OS partition (for example), the host OS is not running, therefore it cannot change during the imaging process or deny you permission to read any of its files.

Rich_b21 · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 10:08 pm Post subject:

It is getting clearer........thanks

Richard

Brian Hunter · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:37 pm Post subject:

Here is some documentation on cloning your hard drive. Takes you through all the steps.

Good luck and have fun!

splash · Joined: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:14 pm Posts: 34

dose that mean i can copy my drive and use the copy to another drive on another laptop?

I want to sync or copy my WEP/WAP files as i have about 20 and re typing them when i arrive with another laptop is a pain.

Also scrapbook in firefox is wonderful but the sync dosnt work nor dose transferring the files to another scrapbook work so an image of scrapbook and files would

Thanks for the clear advice really appreciate it

dandnsmith · Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 8:08 am Post subject:

splash · Joined: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:14 pm Posts: 34

OH im not that advanced i though i would follow the instructions Rolling Eyes

The drive has C & D i suppose id have to copy D as that has XP?

where can i find the WAP WEP file id like to copy that at least

nelz · Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:17 pm Post subject:

If you onlywant to copy files, Clonezilla is not the correct tool as it wipes the destination drive. It sounds like you are best off keeping your key files on a USB stick.
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dandnsmith · Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 11:00 am Post subject:

Just so, roseway,
I too have restored a backup of a failing drive to another, not identical - but I have a long career of systems work which provides answers to any problems.
I merely caution an inexperienced user, as I have had to sort out some of these messes.
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splash · Joined: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:14 pm Posts: 34

I copied the WEP files yesterday to a USB drive the reason i wanted to clone them was the WEP didnt allow cut and paste last time i tried

Some of the WEP keys are to long.

My MAIN idea is to buy another netbook deleat win 7 basic and put on the drive XP and files from an old X40

If i use Nero on the new win 7 to copy a recovery disc.then format the drive,and install the OS and files from the old laptop??I hope