I thought XMLDrive was a little awkward to use but worked and as far as I know you can use Hdclone and Macriums Reflect while using the the computer wich is handy.It's free version while slow was good enough to make sure I didn't loose stuff (art, articles etc)You can get it here I thought it was so cool that it was shareware with a free give this a tree hit go and have a backup kind of thing:I've used hdclone one my (infamously problative Del)ForWhatIt'sWorth CaspersTimeMachine is free and works pretty wellThere's a article about shareware Windows Back Up and freshstarty kind of stuff at places like life hacker.com:The Good news though is that I have used two: There's Macron(however it's spelled) reflect Xclone and a few others that workThe anoying news is Windows(up to 10) is reely bad about not having a baked in back up and fresh clean start system I have no idea why.There's a few shareware things that can do something like Arconis wich says to the hard drive that has issues lets makea photocoppy to start fresh.ForWhatItWorth:ForWhatIt'sWorthNick I don't know if you're still following this thread or found a fix:
http://lifehacker.com/5839753/the-best-disk-cloning-app-for-windows
https://www.miray.de/products/sat.hdclone.htmlOn Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Jack Stafurik <[hidden email]> wrote:Nick
Actually, this is simple. I've done it several times. You need a drive dock
(I have one) and the right software. I've used Acronis software, which costs
about $20 - 40, but there may be free stuff available to do this on the web.
You plug the drive dock with your new drive into a USB port, start the
software, and a few hours later replace your old drive with your new one.
All your software, files, and probably viruses and malware are right there,
ready to go. However this may also transfer over any errors, etc. You can
run CHKDSK to find out if there are any disk errors you need worry about.
Also, there are free or trial versions of disk checking software you can get
to test. I've used Hard Disk Sentinel.
Alternatively, if you have your OS disks you can (maybe, with some
manufacturers) do a clean install on the new drive, download the OS
upgrades, copy over the files you want and reinstall the applications you
want. This is a pain, but gives you a cleaner, faster system without worries
about errors, malware, etc.
Good luck. I can lend you my drive dock if you want, and help you with the
transfer.
Jack
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Hi, everybody,
A substantial family calamity occurred in Massachusetts on Friday, on the
same day that a technician who replaced my motherboard here warned me that
my hard drive is on its last legs. I have a new hard drive sitting on my
desk from HP and HP will come install it, but under my circumstances I
cannot afford any break in my communication with My People in Massachusetts.
Here is where I need your advice. I keep being told that it is possible to
make an "image" of one's hard drive. I imagine this means, I pay a hundred
bucks for a black box, I plug the black box into my computer, I let it whir
for a night, and then there is a copy of my hard drive on the black box.
Then, when my present hard drive dies, I have HP replace it, I plug the
black box into the computer again, let it whir for another night, and when I
wake up in the morning, resume my life exactly as it was.
Is such a thing possible? Could it be done by a "citizen" (as Owen calls us)
who is much distracted by other things. Can you recommend a particular black
box. One problem that DotFoil has suggested is that my old hard drive may
have errors on it, and that transferring an "image" (if such a thing is
possible) will transfer those errors, with possibly fatal consequences.
Should I perhaps run error correction software somewhere in that process.
Please advise,
Nick
P.S. Everybody's safe.
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
Clark University
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
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