Creating Acronis Bootable Media - on Source Machine Only?
I have a laptop with a fragile (clicking) drive, which I have ceased using until I can clone the old drive onto a new one. Acronis KB says to install the new drive in the laptop, then clone the old one from an external enclosure (already purchased), onto the new drive (already purchased).
This creates questions:
1. Obviously, I wish to use the old drive minimally until it is cloned. Must I install Acronis (2016) on the old machine/disk to be cloned in order to create bootable media, or can I install Acronis on another laptop (same manufacturer, sturdy drive) to create the bootable media?
2. I have found no place to ask this of Acronis; both the online and telephone support forced me into a question area about my old (and no longer supported) True Image. Is it wise to buy from such a rigid company?


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