Can Acronis be used on HDD cloned by other software ?
Hi, if a HDD was cloned years ago onto an external HDD using cloning software other than ATI , can that external HDD be cloned back onto a new drive using ATI 2020 or only via the software originally used ?


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Hi, if a HDD was cloned years ago onto an external HDD using cloning software other than ATI , can that external HDD be cloned back onto a new drive using ATI 2020 or only via the software originally used ?
Adrian, further to Ian's comments:
Is the external HDD a fully operational drive, i.e. could you install it in the original computer the clone was created from, and would it boot correctly into the OS from the cloned HDD?
If so, then it is no different to most source drives for a further backup or clone operation, and ATI could be used to perform those types of operations with that HDD.
Is this a Windows HDD or from a different type of OS, i.e. MacOS or Linux etc? That can make a difference here?
Having more information to work with would be helpful in giving you a more complete answer.
What actual type of HDD is this? SATA, PATA or IDE, SCSI.
From what type of PC? Desktop / Tower PC, Laptop or Notebook, Tablet.
What file system is used on the HDD? NTFS, FAT/16/32, exFAT, EXT2/3/4
Is this an OS boot HDD or a Data drive?
How long ago is 'years ago'? Is this 1,2,4,8,10 years or more?
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