Bets Way to Mirror a Drive ?

EdT · Jan 5, 2005

So what is the best and fastest way to mirror my old 80g to my new Seagate 160g ? I don't what to reload XP again !

Heres my understanding: connect the new drive as SLAVE and use DISKCOPY command ? DISKCOPY C: D: ?

Clocker · Jan 5, 2005

IIRC, I think DISKCOPY is for floppy disks. I'd use Norton Ghost to do the copy. If you don't have a copy of that, you could try xxcopy which is freeware. I've used that in the past although it has been a while.

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Clocker · Jan 5, 2005

http://navasgrp.home.att.net/tech/clone_copy.htm

Clocker · Jan 5, 2005

http://navasgrp.home.att.net/tech/clone_copy.htm

Clocker · Jan 5, 2005

You might also look up a free program called Savepart.

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Tea · Jan 5, 2005

It's getting harder and harder, EDT, every time Micro$oft inflict another "upgrade" on us. You can't do it at all now without using designed-for-the-purpose software.

Ghost works, but Ghost sucks. Big-time. Horrible program. But what else is there?

Will Rickards · Jan 5, 2005

Did your seagate 160GB not come with software for this purpose?
Every retail Hard Drive I've bought has come with something to do this for me.

Buck · Jan 5, 2005

Seatools has a disk cloning utility, or you could use XCOPY with the appropriate switches.

EdT · Jan 5, 2005

Thanks for the reply, I think if would be easier to just do a fresh XP install !, but I will give Seatools a try, I will download it from their site.