What are you guys using to image drives these days?

MSP · 09-02-2008, 12:42 PM

I’m going to upgrade my laptop with a 7200RPM 320GB drive, and I’m just going to image from the existing to the new. Which will be easy because my laptop has dual SATA bays, plus ESATA. Anyway, what’s a good free tool to use? I’ve got Ghost around here somewhere.

Phant0m51 · 09-02-2008, 05:58 PM

List of disk cloning software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've never cloned a drive before, so this is all I could find.

MSP · 09-05-2008, 10:36 AM

Here we go, this freeware was in PC World this month and rocks my socks:

Clonezilla

Jamsan · 09-06-2008, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSP

Here we go, this freeware was in PC World this month and rocks my socks:

Clonezilla

Very interesting. I tried looking around the site, but couldn't find the answer. Does it support mounting the image from within Windows (or anything else?) and retrieving individual files without restoring the entire image?

This would be good to use at work when someone gets a new PC. Create an image of their old one, reuse the old one immediately, and keep the image around for a few weeks in case we missed transferring any files over.

Goofus Maximus · 09-06-2008, 10:23 AM

When my new hard drive arrives, I was planning on using DriveImage XML, and using the "copy direct from drive to drive" function. This way I can move stuff from my smaller partitions to new bigger partitions on the new HDD.

My old HDD is making me nervous, since all the other parts in my computer seem to be expiring. Also I need the extra room.

I did order a 4 gig USB flash drive, just in case I have to do this another way, however. I'd prefer not to; the CloneZilla Live explanations make my brain hurt.

Torx · 09-06-2008, 12:19 PM

clonezilla? i'll bite.

ivwshane · 09-06-2008, 07:28 PM

Don't most hard disk manufactures have free cloning software?

Chainblade · 09-06-2008, 08:25 PM

lol zilla is like the new buzz word. everything used to be iSomething, now it's somethingZilla.

MSP · 09-06-2008, 08:36 PM

Ha! But let's not forget who was doing it before it was popular...

Goofus Maximus · 09-06-2008, 09:15 PM

Nothing says good software like a guy in a rubber monster suit breathing radioactive breath of doom!

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Goofus Maximus Too old to be this dumb! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Louis area, but in Illinois Posts: 2,733 (#34 ) My photos: 25 Thanked 6x in 6 posts	When my new hard drive arrives, I was planning on using DriveImage XML, and using the "copy direct from drive to drive" function. This way I can move stuff from my smaller partitions to new bigger partitions on the new HDD. My old HDD is making me nervous, since all the other parts in my computer seem to be expiring. Also I need the extra room. I did order a 4 gig USB flash drive, just in case I have to do this another way, however. I'd prefer not to; the CloneZilla Live explanations make my brain hurt. Last edited by Goofus Maximus; 09-06-2008 at 11:12 AM..
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09-02-2008, 12:42 PM	permanent link to #1
MSP Globe Trekker Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,664 (#1 ) My photos: 127 Thanked 10x in 10 posts	I’m going to upgrade my laptop with a 7200RPM 320GB drive, and I’m just going to image from the existing to the new. Which will be easy because my laptop has dual SATA bays, plus ESATA. Anyway, what’s a good free tool to use? I’ve got Ghost around here somewhere.

09-05-2008, 10:36 AM	permanent link to #3
MSP Globe Trekker Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,664 (#1 ) My photos: 127 Thanked 10x in 10 posts	Here we go, this freeware was in PC World this month and rocks my socks: Clonezilla

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Torx Indigenous Nudist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Memphis Posts: 8,528 (#3 ) My photos: 48 Thanked 17x in 12 posts	clonezilla? i'll bite.

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ivwshane Dont mess with old school Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 4,335 (#14 ) My photos: 64 Thanked 5x in 5 posts	Don't most hard disk manufactures have free cloning software?

09-06-2008, 08:36 PM	permanent link to #9
MSP Globe Trekker Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,664 (#1 ) My photos: 127 Thanked 10x in 10 posts	Ha! But let's not forget who was doing it before it was popular...

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Goofus Maximus Too old to be this dumb! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Louis area, but in Illinois Posts: 2,733 (#34 ) My photos: 25 Thanked 6x in 6 posts	Nothing says good software like a guy in a rubber monster suit breathing radioactive breath of doom!
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