is it possible to clone offline without attaching to a PC
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yes it works as advertised, the power supply that came with mine quit, after only using it a short time, took it apart, it had very poor quality in the manufacturing , am using a old laptop power supply to replace it.
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well yeah thats sort of the point with this thing. plug in power, a hard drive you want to clone, and the destination hard drive. hit the button and wait. when it tells you its finished you can install the HDD in a computer and it will work just like the old one.
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MANUFACTUER'S REPLY: Thanks for asking! This is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for or guarantee would work.That said, theoretically, using an open source utility like CloneZilla or HDClone would make this possible, however again your results may vary and this is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for. Generally speaking, I would advise any customers who aren't already familiar and confident using their tool of choice to *NOT* consider our product for this purpose.Hope this helps, sorry we're not able to offer a more precise answer.Best wishes-Jeff EverettTechnical Support EngineerPlugable Technologiessupport@plugable.com MANUFACTUER'S REPLY: Thanks for asking! This is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for or guarantee would work.That said, theoretically, using an open source utility like CloneZilla or HDClone would make this possible, however again your results may vary and this is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for. Generally speaking, I would advise any customers who aren't already familiar and confident using their tool of choice to *NOT* consider our product for this purpose.Hope this helps, sorry we're not able to offer a more... » Read More MANUFACTUER'S REPLY: Thanks for asking! This is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for or guarantee would work.That said, theoretically, using an open source utility like CloneZilla or HDClone would make this possible, however again your results may vary and this is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for. Generally speaking, I would advise any customers who aren't already familiar and confident using their tool of choice to *NOT* consider our product for this purpose.Hope this helps, sorry we're not able to offer a more precise answer.Best wishes-Jeff EverettTechnical Support EngineerPlugable Technologiessupport@plugable.com « Show Less
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Google a live CD called Parted Magic it may help to clone the drive additionally you may have to have a usb transfer cable to get the drive cloned.
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I use it for direct drive to drive copies. It doesn't cone with cloning software. I've never tried
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I can not offer advice on Windows 7. If you actually get the cloning software with the package, it should not be too much of a problem. A CD was included with the drive I received that said cloning software included. All it contained was instructions on how to use the software. I used XXClone to clone my existing OS and files. My OS was a streamline XP PRO. I did have to re-register with Microsoft, but XXClone worked great.
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Yes, so long as the cloning software you are using supports USB 2.0/3.0 or eSata attached drives.
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This system can be used for both cloning and as extra storage. It's not designed to transfer data from SATA drive directly to a USB device without a computer involved. Some drive duplicators, like those made by Tableau and Supersonix, can do that but it gets expensive.
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Not directly. you can scan it to a computer and then copy it into the online version, but it isn't a quick process. Actually the power switch just failed on my device and it is now useless.
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Yes. The hard drive holds all the data pertaining to the operating system; that information is not on the motherboard. A cloned drive will keep the product key and the rest of your settings. If you plan on using both drives on different computers I have to say two things:1) If your key only works for one computer, then running both is technically illegal (just have to say that)2) The System ID and other networking info will be copied and will cause interference, so you should change the PC name and run a random SysID changer.
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Hi Christie yes you can use it without the pc but has little memory you need download the information if you need your history, unfortunately the software does not work on Mac
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It would have been helpful if you had described what you intend to do. Clone what, exactly, would be a good start. And do you have any extra hardware available, such as an unused HDD that could be used for temporary storage?
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Yes you can. You can treat the docking station like removable media or it will function as a stand alone clone.
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If you had software that supported drive cloning yes, but the device by itself does not do "push button" clones.
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Yes you can. There's multiple options at your disposal, such as Synology Data Replicator.
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No it can't clone the drive in that manner. Using that setup you can only copy from on drive to the next. Not clone
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Yes. You can use Synology Data Replicator or you can use the standard backup program that comes with windows. See synology link for instructions. https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/tutorials/454
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There are work around methods but it involves many adapters or using a desktop or laptop as an intermediary device. I suggest using drop-box or Google Drive.