Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: coyote454 on October 29, 2010, 08:59:13 PM
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I have two hard drives in my desktop (Gateway). I'd like to combine the info on the slave and master hard drives to a new larger hard drive. Is there a recommended program for the data transfer?
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Are the drives raided? What OS are you using?
If not, I would use Acronis true image to clone your master drive to the new drive. Then I would use quickmirror to copy the contents of your slave drive to a location in your new drive. You might have to repair some bad sectors or write a new MBR if the PC won't boot after the cloning.
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Both HDs are Western Digital, running on Windows XP OS. Not sure what the term "raided" means, but the old HD is a slave and the newer is the master. The intent was to transfer data from both units to one new, larger unit.
Thanks.
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Don't worry about the "raid" question - or the OS. Using disk imaging software was a good suggestion.
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Thanks, I'll give Quickmirror a shot.
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Yeah, if you're running windows don't worry about the OS question. If you see only one drive instead of 2 drives in windows that holds your data, worry about the raid question ;)
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Thanks, I'll give Quickmirror a shot.
Macrium Reflect has a Free Edition...
Also a little known fact almost ALL HDD manuf. Free utilities contain a "cloning" tool...