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I know this gets asked a lot, but searching through the threads here the options of what I was going to use (Acronis) seems to change a lot with the free trials available. So not sure if what I was reading was 'old' info and still the best way.
I have a notebook installed now with Win7 which I wish to clone to the new drive.
Is doing it through Win7 the best way, using the restore feature and making a drive image, then booting with the Win7 disc and selecting restore ala this guide:
http://www.petri.co.il/restore-windows-7-from-backup-image.htm
I'm replacing a 320gig with a 500gig drive, can the drives partitions be resized after the cloning in Win7 like normal, no lost space?
If there is a free trial of Acronis or another software that can do this I'm open to suggestions!
Cheers
Looks like this should have been in the windows forum, ooops please move if so, digging deeper looks like Macrium Reflect is a good tool recommended here, Or the free version of Acronis from Western Digital, however I'm cloning from a WD drive to a Samsung drive most likely, gonna cause problems?
I have a notebook installed now with Win7 which I wish to clone to the new drive.
Is doing it through Win7 the best way, using the restore feature and making a drive image, then booting with the Win7 disc and selecting restore ala this guide:
http://www.petri.co.il/restore-windows-7-from-backup-image.htm
I'm replacing a 320gig with a 500gig drive, can the drives partitions be resized after the cloning in Win7 like normal, no lost space?
If there is a free trial of Acronis or another software that can do this I'm open to suggestions!
Cheers
Looks like this should have been in the windows forum, ooops please move if so, digging deeper looks like Macrium Reflect is a good tool recommended here, Or the free version of Acronis from Western Digital, however I'm cloning from a WD drive to a Samsung drive most likely, gonna cause problems?
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