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Hi

I am planning to do a reformat and clean installation of Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) onto my (internal) Kingston HyperX 240GB (SATA 3) SSD then install my programs/drivers and use Windows Update to bring everything up to date. Doing this is a time consuming, so after I've done it I would like to image/clone (whatever its called) this SSD onto another external OCZ Vertex 120GB (SATA2) SSD which is contained in an Akasa USB3 external drive enclosure. That way in future, when necessary, I can just restore the image on the OCZ SSD back to the Kingston SSD.

Q1 - Is what I want to do possible?
Q2 - Is Acronis True Image 2013 the correct product to do it?
Q3 - If it wont work with the OCZ SSD would another standard USB2 external 500GB HDD work?
Q3 - Any pitfalls/tips to watch out for?

Many thanks.

System:
Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
Motherboard - Asus P7P55D-E
Kingston HyperX 240GB (SATA 3) SSD
8GB RAM
NVidia Geforce GTS450 1GB DDR5

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Do not Clone. Do a Backup.

Backups to allow for full system recovery is a primary use of ATIH. I have recovered entire systems, after hard drive disasters, many times.

Your best course is to make a full disk mode backup, which includes all partitions (even hidden ones), to an external HD. That will include everything: Windows; all your settings; all your installed software applications; all your data; ... everything.

Each backup is saved as a compressed .tib archive. As such, multiple .tib archives may be saved to a single backup drive, allowing for greater redundancy, security and flexibility. The backup drive does not need to be an SSD.

Once a full disk image .tib archive is restored to a drive, the result is the same as if that drive had been the target of a clone done on the date and time that the backup archive was created.

Hi

Thanks for the reply.

Finally, restoring the .tib backup is just a case of booting from a CD (that you made at the time of the backup) then using a UI that appears from that to access the .tib on the external drive and restore it. You don't set the external drive itself as the boot device. Correct?

Thanks again.

Correct. Also, the Acronis True Image bootable Rescue Media may be booted either from CD-R or USB flash drive.

OK - thanks for the advice & help.

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