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
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-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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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
-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'