I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
extra bays)?

Sorry - I forgot to cross post......

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
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> I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
> disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
> extra bays)?
>
> Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]

Plug it into a USB port. There are all kinds of adapters for that purpose.
Acronis will have no trouble with it.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:23:36 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
<not-me@other.invalid> wrote:
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>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
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>> I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
>> disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
>> extra bays)?
>>
>> Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]
>
>Plug it into a USB port. There are all kinds of adapters for that purpose.
>Acronis will have no trouble with it.[/color]

Can I purchase a "caddy" for the drive with a USB cord on it?

If you already have a drive, then you buy a 2.5 USB enclosure and install
the drive in the enclosure. Enclosures have the needed USB cord and the
needed AC adapter.

If you don't own a drive, just buy a 2.5 USB already installed.

It can take quite a while to clone the disk. My system takes around 2 hours
to clone a 250 GB drive.
Jim
<rmo555@cox.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:23:36 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
> <not-me@other.invalid> wrote:
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>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
>>> disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
>>> extra bays)?
>>>
>>> Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]
>>
>>Plug it into a USB port. There are all kinds of adapters for that purpose.
>>Acronis will have no trouble with it.[/color]
>
> Can I purchase a "caddy" for the drive with a USB cord on it?[/color]

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, rmo555 wrote:
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> I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a disk
> and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no extra
> bays)?
>
> Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]

Don't quite follow what you're up to. Do you absolutely want to add a
drive or are you interested in replacing one or are you simply looking at
backups?

If not replace, then two possibilities spring to mind: external drive
(USB or firewire) or network.

On 16 Oct 2009 00:09:46 GMT, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
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>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, rmo555 wrote:
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>> I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a disk
>> and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no extra
>> bays)?
>>
>> Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]
>
>Don't quite follow what you're up to. Do you absolutely want to add a
>drive or are you interested in replacing one or are you simply looking at
>backups?
>
>If not replace, then two possibilities spring to mind: external drive
>(USB or firewire) or network.[/color]

I find it very comforting to have a backup drive 'just in case.' Of
course, I backup my entire drive (and network drives) almost daily.
However, the files and data on my primary disk are irreplaceable. With
a weekly or so backup disk drive and my (almost) daily backups, I'll
never (hopefully) have to worry about losing my info. I even backup my
drives to two independent backup external drives. I'm anal about
backing up.

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:56:46 -0500, whs wrote:
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> Those are the kind of enclosures that Gene is talking about: ( 'hdd
> enclosure - Search at Office Depot'
> ([url]http://www.officedepot.com/catalog/search.do?fkey=null&Ntt=hdd+enclosure[/url])
> ).[/color]

Actually I was more thinking about these:

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=usb+ide+sata+adapter[/url]

Or for ease of use, the TinyURL version of the above:

[url]http://preview.tinyurl.com/yktu4g4[/url]

But both are good, and your suggestion might make the OP feel more secure,
with the drive protected inside an enclosure.

To the OP - be sure that you choose an enclosure or cable that will accept
your drive. Most of the cables accept both 2.5" and 3.5" drives of both
persuasions, IDE/PATA and SATA. Many enclosures accept both IDE/PATA and
SATA too, but many accept only one type, and AFAIK all enclosures accept
only one drive size.

And just to roil the waters a bit more, here's an example of a dock:

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=usb+drive+dock&x=20&y=28[/url]

Or in TinyURL form, [url]http://preview.tinyurl.com/yhsh74u[/url]

The docks I've seen all take only SATA, but they all take either 2.5" or
3.5" drives.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:18:13 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
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> On 16 Oct 2009 00:09:46 GMT, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
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>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, rmo555 wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a disk
>>> and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no extra
>>> bays)?
>>>
>>> Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]
>>
>>Don't quite follow what you're up to. Do you absolutely want to add a
>>drive or are you interested in replacing one or are you simply looking at
>>backups?
>>
>>If not replace, then two possibilities spring to mind: external drive
>>(USB or firewire) or network.[/color]
>
> I find it very comforting to have a backup drive 'just in case.' Of
> course, I backup my entire drive (and network drives) almost daily.
> However, the files and data on my primary disk are irreplaceable. With
> a weekly or so backup disk drive and my (almost) daily backups, I'll
> never (hopefully) have to worry about losing my info. I even backup my
> drives to two independent backup external drives. I'm anal about
> backing up.[/color]

s/anal/prudent/ :-)

That is Unix slang for "no, you're not anal, you're prudent"...

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:34:43 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
<not-me@other.invalid> wrote:
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>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:18:13 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
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>> On 16 Oct 2009 00:09:46 GMT, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, rmo555 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a disk
>>>> and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no extra
>>>> bays)?
>>>>
>>>> Sorry - I forgot to cross post......
>>>
>>>Don't quite follow what you're up to. Do you absolutely want to add a
>>>drive or are you interested in replacing one or are you simply looking at
>>>backups?
>>>
>>>If not replace, then two possibilities spring to mind: external drive
>>>(USB or firewire) or network.[/color]
>>
>> I find it very comforting to have a backup drive 'just in case.' Of
>> course, I backup my entire drive (and network drives) almost daily.
>> However, the files and data on my primary disk are irreplaceable. With
>> a weekly or so backup disk drive and my (almost) daily backups, I'll
>> never (hopefully) have to worry about losing my info. I even backup my
>> drives to two independent backup external drives. I'm anal about
>> backing up.[/color]
>
>s/anal/prudent/ :-)
>
>That is Unix slang for "no, you're not anal, you're prudent"...[/color]

Thanks - I feel a whole lot better!!!!!!!

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
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>I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
>disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
>extra bays)?
>
>Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]

Thanks to all for the help. I didn't know such enclosures were
available.

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:03:04 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
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>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
>>disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
>>extra bays)?
>>
>>Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]
>
>Thanks to all for the help. I didn't know such enclosures were
>available.[/color]

If I clone a drive with more than one partition on it, will the other
partitions be cloned automatically?

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:33:36 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
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> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:03:04 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
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>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
>>>disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
>>>extra bays)?
>>>
>>>Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]
>>
>>Thanks to all for the help. I didn't know such enclosures were
>>available.[/color]
>
> If I clone a drive with more than one partition on it, will the other
> partitions be cloned automatically?[/color]

Depends on the software and on your choices when running it.

I think the free program EASEUS Disk Copy gives those options, but I
haven't used it in a while, so I don't fully trust my memory :-)

I'm pretty sure Acronis gives those options, but I only use the
single-partition option.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Yes. Acronis gives you the option to select the entire disk or specific
partitions.

<rmo555@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:03:04 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
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>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
>>>disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
>>>extra bays)?
>>>
>>>Sorry - I forgot to cross post......[/color]
>>
>>Thanks to all for the help. I didn't know such enclosures were
>>available.[/color]
>
> If I clone a drive with more than one partition on it, will the other
> partitions be cloned automatically?[/color]

Yeah - I just started an Acronis job five minutes ago, so I looked :-)

Thanks for confirming my earlier guess/half memory.


On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:03:52 -0400, rak wrote:
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> Yes. Acronis gives you the option to select the entire disk or specific
> partitions.
>
> <rmo555@cox.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:03:04 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
>>>
>>>>I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
>>>>disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
>>>>extra bays)?
>>>>
>>>>Sorry - I forgot to cross post......
>>>
>>>Thanks to all for the help. I didn't know such enclosures were
>>>available.[/color]
>>
>> If I clone a drive with more than one partition on it, will the other
>> partitions be cloned automatically?[/color][/color]


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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:03:52 -0400, "rak" <rakess@charter.net> wrote:
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>Yes. Acronis gives you the option to select the entire disk or specific
>partitions.
>
><rmo555@cox.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:03:04 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:11:23 -0400, [email]rmo555@cox.net[/email] wrote:
>>>
>>>>I want to use Acronis to clone my disk (laptop). How do I choose a
>>>>disk and plug it in to my laptop (which only has one disk drive and no
>>>>extra bays)?
>>>>
>>>>Sorry - I forgot to cross post......
>>>
>>>Thanks to all for the help. I didn't know such enclosures were
>>>available.[/color]
>>
>> If I clone a drive with more than one partition on it, will the other
>> partitions be cloned automatically?[/color][/color]

Thanks - I want to clone the entire disk (including ALL partitions).