Can folders be excluded from the clone process (source drive MUCH bigger than target drive)? Also, is Windows 8 supported?
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As I remember, the software didn't allow that option. It's a fairly automated cloning process, but it was months ago. I have Windows 7 and it was supported. Don't know about Windows 8, but I don't remember it having any default exclusions about 8. Quickbooks didn't clone. I had to repurchase the program. Everything else was perfect. You'd probably want to contact Kingston for more detailed answer about their cloning program. Everything has still been working great so far.
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I've actually copied a few smaller to larger drives, but I can't remember how it handled the partition on the new drives. If it didn't automatically resize to fill the drive, then it was trivial to do within Windows because I know I didn't spend a lot of time doing it, and I definitely didn't use partitioning software.
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It is possible... IF you can shrink your current system partition to under 250 GB. You can then use any partition backup software (Macrium, Acronis, etc) to clone your old drive. Assuming you are using Windows, Open Computer Management, under Storage select Disk Management. Wait for drives to load. Find your system drive (typically Disk0) and right click on the windows partition and select Shrink Volume. Your C: volume as well as the hidden system partition cannot total more than the available space on the destination HDD. Then use your disk cloning software. example link provided.http://kb.macrium.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50081.aspx It is possible... IF you can shrink your current system partition to under 250 GB. You can then use any partition backup software (Macrium, Acronis, etc) to clone your old drive. Assuming you are using Windows, Open Computer Management, under Storage select Disk Management. Wait for drives to load. Find your system drive (typically Disk0) and right click on the windows partition and select Shrink Volume. Your C: volume as well as the hidden system partition cannot total more than the available space on the destination HDD. Then use your disk cloning software. example link... » Read More It is possible... IF you can shrink your current system partition to under 250 GB. You can then use any partition backup software (Macrium, Acronis, etc) to clone your old drive. Assuming you are using Windows, Open Computer Management, under Storage select Disk Management. Wait for drives to load. Find your system drive (typically Disk0) and right click on the windows partition and select Shrink Volume. Your C: volume as well as the hidden system partition cannot total more than the available space on the destination HDD. Then use your disk cloning software. example link provided.http://kb.macrium.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50081.aspx « Show Less
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Why would you want to do that ? How about deleting old files on the drive instead ?
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you can copy files, I don't know if that's the sort of duplication you're looking for.
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Yes, it essentially turns the new drive into the old one. I did this on a Acer netbook and it worked fine after swapping to the cloned drive.
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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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I'm sorry. I don't know. I had a drive cloned *for* me. I suggest you contact Seagate. They're awesome.
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I didn't see any options for that. You boot from the cd/dvd and clone the drive. I suppose that you could deinstall the programs you don't want afterwards. HTH
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This is basically what I did, but I just put my SSD directly into my MBP, did a clean install of Mavericks, and moved over my desired files. It had been a while since I did a clean install, so I preferred to do it this way versus a clone. Now the HDD can be an external drive.
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You'd be better off just installing a clean operating system. I did not try cloning. I wanted to leave behind any unwanted unknowns. Just save your stuff to a flash drive DVD or external HHD and put it back when operating system is installed.
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I don't think you can, at least with the hardware clone feature. According to the docs it clones the partition. I have cloned a smaller drive to a larger one and then had to expand the smaller partition to take advantage of the larger drive. The cloned partition was the exact size of the original partition, not the size of the data on the original drive.But you can mount drives in here in addition to cloning them. So, if you use the device to mount the drive you could use a software based cloning solution such as Carbon Copy Cloner on the Mac to do exactly what you are attempting. I've done it many times myself.I hope that helps. I don't think you can, at least with the hardware clone feature. According to the docs it clones the partition. I have cloned a smaller drive to a larger one and then had to expand the smaller partition to take advantage of the larger drive. The cloned partition was the exact size of the original partition, not the size of the data on the original drive.But you can mount drives in here in addition to cloning them. So, if you use the device to mount the drive you could use a software based cloning solution such as Carbon Copy Cloner on the Mac to do exactly what you are... » Read More I don't think you can, at least with the hardware clone feature. According to the docs it clones the partition. I have cloned a smaller drive to a larger one and then had to expand the smaller partition to take advantage of the larger drive. The cloned partition was the exact size of the original partition, not the size of the data on the original drive.But you can mount drives in here in addition to cloning them. So, if you use the device to mount the drive you could use a software based cloning solution such as Carbon Copy Cloner on the Mac to do exactly what you are attempting. I've done it many times myself.I hope that helps. « Show Less
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I'm not sure. Perhaps you can just attach both drives and use windows to copy the files.
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I just added an SSD in the m2 slot and used imaging software to clone the drive. In my experience with Windows 8, it actually stores the Windows 8 key in the BIOS, so it will install with the correct key by itself (only with computers shipped with Windows 8).
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cloning process from 500 Gb to 2 Tb drive. From Western digital to Seagate drive (2tb). It does clone the hard drives well, I cloned my 500 gb to 2TB hard drive. Have to click on the RED BUTTON twice though. Turn off and retry the process, if it does not take it the first time. I had to repartition mine after due to larger clone size. Otherwise works well. I used a small external fan to keep the hard drives cool while cloning. Hope this extra info help users out there. The process takes a long time though, I allowed it a full day to do its stuff. The cloning is a stand alone process, does not need any computer. Need to remove your hard drie from the computer to begin with. cloning process from 500 Gb to 2 Tb drive. From Western digital to Seagate drive (2tb). It does clone the hard drives well, I cloned my 500 gb to 2TB hard drive. Have to click on the RED BUTTON twice though. Turn off and retry the process, if it does not take it the first time. I had to repartition mine after due to larger clone size. Otherwise works well. I used a small external fan to keep the hard drives cool while cloning. Hope this extra info help users out there. The process takes a long time though, I allowed it a full day to do its stuff. The cloning is a stand alone process, does... » Read More cloning process from 500 Gb to 2 Tb drive. From Western digital to Seagate drive (2tb). It does clone the hard drives well, I cloned my 500 gb to 2TB hard drive. Have to click on the RED BUTTON twice though. Turn off and retry the process, if it does not take it the first time. I had to repartition mine after due to larger clone size. Otherwise works well. I used a small external fan to keep the hard drives cool while cloning. Hope this extra info help users out there. The process takes a long time though, I allowed it a full day to do its stuff. The cloning is a stand alone process, does not need any computer. Need to remove your hard drie from the computer to begin with. « Show Less
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I did not try to clone a active hardrive like your question but you can try. However, you can use a clone from Samsung SSD drive software to clone your active harddrive, I what I did with my laptop
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There is no maximum but the target HD must be larger than the source HD - Even the same size will not work! You can't clone a 1 TB to a 1 TB!