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Clone disk in two steps by creating a full disk image file as an intermediate step

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I have read most of the posts about cloning disks wherein the target disk is for a laptop, and I understand all the steps and rationale. Here's a new (perhaps) situation. The source disk that I want to clone from currently resides in another (identical model) laptop. Is it possible to create a full image (on some large capacity USB hard drive) of the source disk that can then be used as the source for the cloning to write to the target disk that sits in its own laptop? The reason for my question is that it is somewhat inconvenient to pull the source disk out of it's laptop in order to place it into a USB dock attached to the target disk's laptop. It's possible to remove the source disk just to do the cloning, but I would much prefer not to if this 2-step procedure I am thinking of is possible. Any comments would be appreciated (or do I submit a new feature suggestion?)

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When folks on these forums speak of cloning, then mean copying the image of one hard disk onto a ntoher in real time. This is as oppsed to backing up whereby one copies the image of a hard disk to a file and the file can then be use dto restore an image.

When they restoreing a system drive, the general recommendatin is that the target drive be installed in its final location.

So if you are cloning, then you'd install the hadrive before the cloning.

IF you are making backups, you would need to install the new drive until you are ready to do a restore.

You can find the user guides here:

http://www.acronis.com/support/documentation/index.html

Steveros,
If the type of laptops are Thinkpads, you will need to do the restore the backup file from the storage disk onto the specific laptop involved. If there is any difference in hardware, you will have boot difficulties and need to use other options--such as universal restore.