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

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AndyHancock wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>> willbill wrote

>>> 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.

>   <...snip...>

>>> 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.

> When I surfed the web & asked for suggestions, ATIH & Norton
> Ghost 15 were the 2 contenders.  I had to choose one, and a
> friend has good experience with Ghost (albeit many version ago),
> so I went with that. I have to stick with one app cuz I keep flipping
> back and forth and asking for refunds.

IMO its a bit nutty to limit yourself so much for that reason.

> Thanks for the tip about gparted.  It's a good feature (turn on/off
> active and boot flags).  Currently, I remove one of the drives (source
> or clone) to prevent conflicts which could change the registry so that
> one or both are unbootable.

> I'm not sure where the count of 6 HDDs comes from.

That was Yousuf's system.

> I only have 2 -- the original HDD, which Toshiba puts 4 partitions on,
> and the clone HDD, which resides in an enclosure that connects to
> the laptop via eSATA.  I also got a DVD drive.  That's it. 

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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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