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Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition

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willbill wrote:
> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:37:35 -0500, Yousuf Khan wrote:
>
>> On 18/01/2012 12:33 AM, AndyHancock wrote:
>
>>> I believe that the concerns about the unknown partition type that I
>>> describe in my reply to Mark F apply.  Would you be able to respond
>>> to those?  Much appreciated.
>
>
>> Well, my experience with disk imaging comes from using Macrium
>> Reflect, others are familiar with Acronis True Image, etc. For the
>> most part, when imaging is done (rather than normal backup), it's
>> because certain files are position dependent. There may only be one
>> or two files in the entire file system that are position dependent
>> (usually system boot files), and without some kind of an attribute
>> saying a file is position dependent, the image makes all of them
>> positional. The actual contents will remain identical whether you
>> use traditional backup vs. imaging, but imaging saves the positional
>> information.
>
> I only boot Acronis True Image Home (ATIH) from
> it's bootable disc, and never load it into Windows.
> And only use the clone option (from internal HDD
> to temp HDD that I plug in at the side of the PC).
>
> ATIH 2010 used to change the starting location of the
> partititions, But ATIH 2011 now keeps the starting
> location the same. And AFAIK ATIH 2012 also
> does this, but I have no 1st hand experience with
> the current 2012 version.
>
>> Now, most imaging these days are "smart" meaning that they don't
>> bother copying the contents of empty blocks or clusters, just ones
>> with files on them. When the imager then copies the contents to its
>> archive file, it stores them within its archive in its own internal
>> format. When you mount the image as a virtual disk, it'll get
>> mounted as the format the imager had saved it to. It may be NTFS, or
>> FAT, or something else entire proprietary to the imager. It doesn't
>> matter, the file contents will be identical. Positional information
>> on the other hand would probably require the imager's own restore
>> option to restore.
>
> You might consider downloading the current free
> Gparted at: http://www.gparted.org/
>
> It permits one to easily turn on/off the active and boot flags
> for partitions. :)
>
> You might also reduce your internal HDD count by 1 and
> see if that solves your boot problem. I mean having *6*
> internal HDD (are they really all HDD? Or perhaps some
> are optical disc drives?)

> Meaning it's not a smart thing with an ordinary desktop mobo.

Thats just plain wrong, it works fine with a properly implemented motherboard.

> it's the type of thing that is likely better done with a server type mobo.

Its nothing like that black and white with plenty having PCs with lots
of media on them, particularly recorded TV from FTA and pay TV etc.

I've got that many myself and deliberately chose a decent motherboard
that can handle them because I am too lazy to clean up the files from the
PVR because drives are now so cheap. 

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How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-14 20:56 -0800
  Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-15 16:18 +1100
    Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-14 21:42 -0800
  Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-15 13:39 +0000
    Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-15 11:43 -0800
      Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-15 20:23 +0000
        Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-15 12:49 -0800
          Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-16 01:18 +0000
            Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-15 20:52 -0800
              Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-16 21:49 -0800
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-17 19:50 +1100
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition Mark F <mark53916@gmail.com> - 2012-01-17 15:27 -0500
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-17 21:30 -0800
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-17 21:19 -0800
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-18 17:04 +1100
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-17 22:46 -0800
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-18 20:42 +1100
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-18 21:28 -0800
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-20 06:27 +1100
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-19 21:07 -0800
    Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2012-01-17 04:00 -0500
      Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-17 21:33 -0800
        Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2012-01-19 11:37 -0500
          Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-20 06:34 +1100
          Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-19 21:17 -0800
            Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2012-01-25 10:53 -0500
              Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-26 06:16 +1100
          Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition willbill <postonNG@postonNG.net> - 2012-01-20 12:52 -0600
            Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-21 08:49 +1100
              Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-22 21:29 -0800
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-24 05:32 +1100
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-24 17:54 -0800
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition willbill <postonNG@postonNG.net> - 2012-01-24 12:22 -0600
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-24 18:05 -0800
                Re: How to compare clone of a partition with source partition AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-24 18:57 -0800

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