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Cloning to slightly smaller target HDD

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2014-06-10
2014-06-11
  • Al Heynneman

    Al Heynneman - 2014-06-10

    My internal HDD is Hitachi 750GB, and my external USB HDD is Western Digital 750GB. The external is just a few sectors smaller than the disk (internal) that I wish to clone. Clonezilla will not proceed, period. Is there anyway to reliably clone this setup? Do I need to use expert options? The disks are GPT/GUID (is this different terminology for the same thing?). Please advise, Al

     
  • Fuchs

    Fuchs - 2014-06-11

    -First make a backup for your important data.
    -(copy your audio and video files to an other disk, here it's not necessary)
    -with defragmentation optimize your OS, especially the last(!) partition (because of GPT/GUID Partition Table)
    e.g.
    windows 7 defragmentation 'Start>defrag # in the commandline
    and with FDO Disk Optimizer for NTFS (!)
    e.g.
    linux in the terminal sudo e4defrag -v /dev/sda2 (for ext4, in the standard package e2fsprogs)
    And check with: sudo e4defrag -c /dev/sda2

    -resize the partition with 'gparted live'
    -now use 'Clonezilla live' e.g. in 'Beginner Mode'

     

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