100MB FAT32 partition popped out of nowhere in my destination disk during cloning.
I'm trying to clone a MBR 2TB data disk onto my GPT 3TB hard drive. The 2TB data disk has no OS installed onto it (I only used it to store videos and pictures), and never had any 100MB "System Reserved" partition on it. Yet this 100MB FAT32 partition just seemingly pop out of nowhere when I select "Copy partitions and use a disk as none-system, GPT style." during the "Restoration Method" step of the cloning wizard.
I have another 3TB GPT hard drive that I've been using for plain file storage, so I know that GPT disks don't need a 100MB "System Reserved" partition to function as a run of the mill storage drive. So why is this 100MB FAT32 partition popping out in the wizard when I'm cloning a none OS booting drive?
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Maybe cloning operation is creating by default the ESP (EFI system partition), probably because cloning is typically used only for boot disks, I am not sure. Or maybe this is a partition added by ATI to large disks accessible to OS that don't support large partitions (Acronis Extended Capacity Manager)... But the AECM is necessary for 32 bit versions of Windows XP (data disk only). Windows Vista, 7 and later all support data GPT disks natively. Only 64bit versions support boot GPT disks (requires UEFI).
Check out this Microsoft article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463525.aspx to learn more about mandatory partitions on GPT disks.
At any rate, if your OS supports GPT natively for data disk, don't clone. Just copy your files.
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I'm mostly wanting to do it to keep the creation time stamps on my files. It doesn't look like it's possible now.
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Dan Shyu wrote:I'm mostly wanting to do it to keep the creation time stamps on my files. It doesn't look like it's possible now.
Robocopy can do that.
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