Question about cloning software

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laundromatt · #1 Post by **laundromatt** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:49 pm

why do people even bother with acronis trueimage to clone their drives? can't i just pop in the new blank drive in the primary hard drive bay, boot off of an external HD that has IBM's Rescue and Recovery installed on it, along with a backup, restore one of the backups, and be good to go?

i haven't tried it, so i don't know for sure. hence, this post.

thanks - matt

#2 Post by **bill bolton** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:17 pm

laundromatt wrote:why do people even bother with acronis trueimage to clone their drives?

Acronis TI 10 works every time, plus is quick and straightforward to use.

Cheers,

Bill B.

mgo · #3 Post by **mgo** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:40 pm

laundromatt wrote:why do people even bother with acronis trueimage to clone their drives? can't i just pop in the new blank drive in the primary hard drive bay, boot off of an external HD that has IBM's Rescue and Recovery installed on it, along with a backup, restore one of the backups, and be good to go?

i haven't tried it, so i don't know for sure. hence, this post.

thanks - matt

It's a matter of 2 1/2 hours for Rescue & Recovery vs. about 15 minutes with Acronis. Additionally, there is the matter of Windows wanting to run off the hard drive it was installed on, or you have to go thru the phone call hassle to India for another license code.

laundromatt · #4 Post by **laundromatt** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:28 pm

hmmm, okay. so RR will work, but trueimage is faster? if i was still working, i would just go and get it, but i'm back in school and i'm using all my disposable income on the drive...

DavidR · #5 Post by **DavidR** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:49 pm

You could try the trial version of Acronis to clone a drive...

DavidR · #6 Post by **DavidR** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:55 pm

Check http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

SetTainte · #7 Post by **SetTainte** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:12 am

It's not allways so easy: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 8f5fcebb55

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