Upgrading Hdds, Need To Back Up

[Saggitarius]

Hey

 

My current setup

 

40G HDD main drive

80G HDD storage drive, split into 3 partitions

160G SATA HDD for video storage

 

My future setup

 

80G HDD main----2 partitins, windows XP on one, Linux on other

200G storage

2x160G SATA HDD, mirrored for home video storage and pictures, etc.

 

My question is what should I use to clone all the stuff off of the main 40G to the first partition of the 80. I want to do this without reinstalling EVERYTHING. I have Norto Ghost and it looks like Clone partitions will work, I would just like to get a second opinion before I proceed.

 

Thanks

 

 

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[cybergrunt69]

Yes, Norton Ghost should work fine - you may wanna hold on to that 40gb just in case something breaks. Or, use it as a backup drive, and Ghost over the new 40gb os partition to that drive every few weeks.

[Saggitarius]

That's a good idea. I was either going to get an enclosure and use it that way or build another system for the kids or even sell it to someone else. I dunno what I will do with it. Good idea though, would always have a backup, and that 80 G drive had given me some problems a while back.

[AntitrustSpider]

Norton Ghost is a good option if you're planning on just re-imaging the drive afterwards. Acronis True Image is a good program too. If you just want to save all your files and not do an image, FAR Manager is good.