[nfbcs] Maybe OT: questions re: cloning drives

[Littlefield, Tyler]

PS: I'm sorry that message came off way harsher than I wanted it to be; 
I'll explain a bit more. That was actually my first idea. The idea of a 
clone though is to copy everything over--including those inaccessible 
files. The copy expanded a ton of stuff and I didn't do much research 
into why, as it also ignored a ton of files that were rather useful. I'm 
thinking it might be better to just clone byte for byte the individual 
partitions (shrink the partition down on the platter drive, clone then 
expand it), but that still leaves me without an MBR. I'm also sort of 
contemplating installing windows seven again on the new SSD and just 
starting from scratch, which could be really nice either way, it just 
means a lot of reinstallation of programs, etc.

On 11/29/2013 3:41 PM, Littlefield, Tyler wrote:
> 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
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> 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
>>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>>> 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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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).