[nfbcs] Maybe OT: questions re: cloning drives

[Littlefield, Tyler]

That's a great idea... except it doesn't copy all the files over and it 
will not clone the MBR.
On 11/29/2013 3:13 PM, Nicole Torcolini wrote:
> In that case, yes. Just use the command prompt:
> Cp -f -r oldlocation newlocation
> I do this when I am trying to make a complete backup of my harddrive. It
> will skip files if they are in use or otherwise inaccessible.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Fjelsted
> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:30 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Maybe OT: questions re: cloning drives
>
> SSD stands for ("solid state disk drive").
> I.E., flash drive.
>
> -Kevin
> On Nov 29, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Nicole Torcolini <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What do you mean by an ssd?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Littlefield, Tyler
>> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 10:51 AM
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>> Subject: [nfbcs] Maybe OT: questions re: cloning drives
>>
>> Hi all:
>> I've had an ssd sitting in my desktop for a while now, and I'm really
>> sad at the fact that I haven't had time to look into switching to it.
>> i was hoping someone could offer some suggestions. I have about 50 gb
>> used after I did my cleanup on my main drive, so I can move everything
>> over easy enough--I just wasn't sure if there was an easy/accessible
>> way to copy everything (including mbr/etc) Thanks,
>>
>> --
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>> Ty
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Take care,
Ty
http://tds-solutions.net
He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.
Sent from my Toaster (tm).