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Old November 2nd 15, 07:16 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Ian Jackson
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Default Basic Question About Cloning a Hard Drive

In message , Cy Burnot
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John Doe wrote on 10/31/2015 8:05 PM:
Cy Burnot wrote:

If I clone my C: drive to another HD of the same or larger size, and
then remove the C: drive and replace it with the clone, should I
expect any glitches when I turn the power back on?

Using Macrium Reflect to make the clone.


If you choose the easy option "Create an image of the partition(s)
required...", you're making a perfect backup copy, not a clone.


But I chose "clone". :-)

Most cloning programs give you the choice of cloning either the entire
disk - or individual partitions. You might also get the choice of
cloning sector-by-sector (slow) or not (faster). Either way, what you
get should be an exact copy of the source (but I don't know why I had to
do that 'Repair MBR' on a couple of occasions).
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Ian
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