How to upgrade laptop disk with Recovery or Cloning?
Attempt to upgrade from 100G to 500GB disk, both TrueImage 2010 build 6053 failed with Error code: 9 'A file system error has been found.' with extended code: 458,776 'MFT bitmap is corrupted.' Event code: 0x00640005
Connect the new 500GB with USB to IDE/SATA converter. Attempt to perform recover in Windows from a backup tib file. It aborted with above error. Similar error when attempted from boot CD (attached is the file log). Similar error when clone was attempted. The 500GB had been chkdsk /r, unallocated, and partitioned with and without format....no joy.
In forum thread 10859 http://forum.acronis.com/forum/10859, there is a note "The important point to remember is that you need to put the new drive in the laptop first, and connect the old one via USB." by Jacob Kunz. IS THIS TRUE AND ONLY WAY TO UPGRADE NEW DRIVE ??
In forum thread 3510 http://forum.acronis.com/forum/3510, mtbgearhead had similar problem, he gave up, and use HDClone successfully. I am trying it now.
In short: WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ?
Thanks Scott. When you refer to the 'best way': do you mean "The important point to remember is that you need to put the new drive in the laptop first, and connect the old one via USB" is the best way.
By merely downloading HDClone free version, and like mtgearhead - I got it my new 500GB on USB to IDE/SATA contains the laptop drive cloned successfully, in few simple clicks ! Now, I am working on my new 500GB installed into my laptop.
Hence, neither the old 120GB nor the new 500GB are bad...is there sometime to do with this TrueImageHome 2010 build 6053 supporting USB to IDE/SATA device that resulted it failed to either recover or clone.
I will attempt to clone this newly 500GB installed in the laptop that was cloned by HDClone and happily using it now where TrueImageHome 2010 failed (let's call it 500GB-SGate) to another USB to IDE/SATA 500GB disk (let's call it 500GB-Maxtor), ..........watch this space.
Patrick,
The build of TrueImage Home your are using is not the most current. Why not try the more current version.
The reason why it is suggested that the target be put in the intended boot location and the source placed in an alternate location depends upon the hardware. For users of the Lenova/IBM laptop and some others, it is the only way when using TIH and the reason is the disk geometry used by these vendors. Other vendors use different procedures and where the disk is located for cloning is less of an issue--so it depends. The reason it is suggested is is the best suggestion when you do not know the specifics of the hardware.
Most certainly, the first boot following the clone should be done with only the clone attached. You do not want Windows to see two identical drives and get confused. Often times, when both are attached on first bootup, the drive letters will get changed on the clone and not be the traditional C, etc.
TrueImage Home is a backup and recovery software. While cloning is an option, I believe many more users use the Restore feature when moving to a new disk because of it being a safer method and the master is not at risk--as it is when cloned.
It's even worse. If you clone, you think you have two hdisks that are bootable. But if both are connected hen you boot up, Win willmark one of them as not a boot/system drive -- and it might not mark the one you'd expect. Even worse, at least with XP, win might treat one hdisk as bootable and yet still use some system/program files from the other disk. Once you boot the first time with the "new" drive in place, you can shut down, connect the old/other boot drive and reboot and the old/other drive will be makred as not bootable. So you can then use it for nonbooting purposes.
Patrick,
Most certainly, the first boot following the clone should be done with only the clone attached. You do not want Windows to see two identical drives and get confused. Often times, when both are attached on first bootup, the drive letters will get changed on the clone and not be the traditional C, etc.