How will cloning help?

**bruiser** · 03-09-2006, 07:46 AM

I read the post about free cloning programs, and yustr mentioned XXClone. My pc has a dying hard drive, and I'm gonna try to replace it this week end. I've never replaced a hard drive. The physical part appears to be very easy. It's the programs that will disappear, and may not reappear, that worries me.

Will cloning the drive help make the process easier, and just exactly how is this done? Or will it help at all? Is there a comprehensive walkthrough on this somewhere? I have an external drive I can transfer files to, if necessary.

yustr · 03-09-2006, 08:24 AM

Yes, cloning will transfer all of the files, programs, addressing to the new drive. I too was worried that programs that I'd down loaded and linked to would be lost. That was not my experience.

I had a new 120G drive installed as a slave. I had already partitioned it into 30G and 80G. The I used XXClone and cloned the OEM drive to the 30G partition. I then removed the OEM drive, changed the jumpers on the 120G drive to master and reinstalled it at the end of the cable. Hit the power button and everything booted perfectly. As far as the PC was concerned, it knew that there had been a change - windows wanted me to reregister - but everything was exactly the same. Nothing was lost.

Your new drive will have software to make the same transfer. I have not used any but I can't see how they could be easier that XX. It was fast and there's a read file to walk you through it. Also there's a FAQ on their web site: http://www.xxclone.com/

03-09-2006, 07:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,976 OS: xp	How will cloning help? I read the post about free cloning programs, and yustr mentioned XXClone. My pc has a dying hard drive, and I'm gonna try to replace it this week end. I've never replaced a hard drive. The physical part appears to be very easy. It's the programs that will disappear, and may not reappear, that worries me. Will cloning the drive help make the process easier, and just exactly how is this done? Or will it help at all? Is there a comprehensive walkthrough on this somewhere? I have an external drive I can transfer files to, if necessary.

03-09-2006, 08:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,057 OS: XP Pro My System	Yes, cloning will transfer all of the files, programs, addressing to the new drive. I too was worried that programs that I'd down loaded and linked to would be lost. That was not my experience. I had a new 120G drive installed as a slave. I had already partitioned it into 30G and 80G. The I used XXClone and cloned the OEM drive to the 30G partition. I then removed the OEM drive, changed the jumpers on the 120G drive to master and reinstalled it at the end of the cable. Hit the power button and everything booted perfectly. As far as the PC was concerned, it knew that there had been a change - windows wanted me to reregister - but everything was exactly the same. Nothing was lost. Your new drive will have software to make the same transfer. I have not used any but I can't see how they could be easier that XX. It was fast and there's a read file to walk you through it. Also there's a FAQ on their web site: http://www.xxclone.com/ __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion. Last edited by yustr; 03-09-2006 at 08:27 AM. Reason: Added link