Image / clone software

[tmy]

Hello everyone,
happy new to you all hoping 2016 is safe and healthy for everyone. My question is are there any intelligent imaging software that can clone a say 1TB drive to a 2 TB drive keeping the partitions relative.

For example if you image a 1TB to a 2 TB drive the software just clones it over and leaves you with 1 TB unallocated which is unhelpful. I hope I explained this well enough I thought some software was able to do this.

Thank you take care

regards

tmy

[Compton]

this is a common problem after cloning

use Mini tools to Merge the Unallocated space https://www.partitionwizard.com/mergepartitions/how-to-merge-unallocated-spaces.html

[tmy]

(01-02-2016, 12:13 PM)Compton Wrote:  this is a common problem after cloning

use Mini tools to Merge the Unallocated space  https://www.partitionwizard.com/mergepartitions/how-to-merge-unallocated-spaces.html

Thanks Compton,
I will use this software as you have advised. But I remember a software that had a option to tick to do this automatically but just can't remember the name

regards

tmy

[EAPTCB]

I think Acronis has this option in their 2016 version. I think I remember seeing it under the additional tools option.

[tmy]

(01-02-2016, 12:13 PM)Compton Wrote:  this is a common problem after cloning

use Mini tools to Merge the Unallocated space  https://www.partitionwizard.com/mergepartitions/how-to-merge-unallocated-spaces.html

Hi Compton,
the word I should have used was proportional and Acronis states it can do this, I'm I right if this option is ticked will the clone to a larger drive take advantage of the extra space automatically ?

This would be a great time saver but I'm not sure what I want is possible

tmy

[Compton]

yes if the option is ticked it will take care of it

what program did you use to do the cloning

[tmy]

(01-02-2016, 06:11 PM)Compton Wrote:  yes if the option  is ticked it will take care of it

what program did you use to do the cloning

Hi Compton,
I used a boot cd with Liveboot from Wondershare it is an older utility boot cd with some handy fixes one is clone entire disk

but I now remember Acronis does what I need it is what I call intelligent clone software why would I not want to use the entire disk when I clone to a bigger disk ?

I'm sure there could be reasons but I want to use the whole drive and this proportional option is just what I need save me time

regards

tmy

[Compton]

ok keep us up to date on how things go

[tmy]

(01-02-2016, 05:19 PM)EAPTCB Wrote:  I think Acronis has this option in their 2016 version. I think I remember seeing it under the additional tools option.

Hi EAPTCB,
your correct I had forgot about this option and just remembered and posted the proportional option

saves a extra job after cloning

regards

tmy

[Ron Barker]

There is a helpful Macrium Reflect video re cloning: https://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW/Cloning+a+disk