hdd cloning question

dtokez · 7 Dec 2009 at 16:24

i want to clone my c: drive which is currently a 200GB, i would like to clone it to a 250GB drive.

my question is, once cloned will the new disk also be 200gb (wasted 50gb)?

if so is there a way to recover it?

thanks

rpstewart · 7 Dec 2009 at 16:32

If you use something like Acronis it can automatically expand the image to fill the target drive.

dtokez · 7 Dec 2009 at 16:35

ive got a old bootable version on Ghost that i was going to use, any idea if that would do it also?

thanks mate

rpstewart · 7 Dec 2009 at 16:42

No idea about Ghost. Worst case is it won't in which case Gparted will let you extend the partition into the unused space.

dtokez · 8 Dec 2009 at 13:10

ok thanks i will give it a go.

great photos by the way!

GunRunner · 11 Dec 2009 at 23:57

danrogers said:
ok thanks i will give it a go.

great photos by the way!

Ghost works in either direction. For instance:

A. Clone 128GB HD (that contains 56GB of data) to 256GB HD drive and when you boot from the 256GB HD you see the complete drive.

B. Clone 500GB HD (that also contains 56GB of data) to 320GB HD, and when you boot it you still see the complete drive.

There is no wasted space.