Using Migrate Easy for Backups

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Several months ago I used the trial version of Migrate Easy to upgrade my hard drive from 120 to 500 gb and was very happy with the results.

I am using Windows 2000 Pro and thus seem to be limited in the options for a backup program. So I was thinking of using Migrate Easy.

I know that I can install another 500 gb internal drive in my PC and can use Migrate Easy to clone the primary drive to the secondary.

What I want to know is if I can just stop at that step, leaving the secondary drive in the system with all the necessary info to convert into a boot drive with all data up to the time I did the clone and continue to use the primary drive. I don't want to have to keep opening the case and swapping drives, I just want to leave the drives in place and do a clone from the primary drive once a week or whenever I get enough new data to warrant the time required. Then if my primary drive fails, I can just open the case, swap the discs (and the primary/slave jumpers) and then boot from the former slave/clone disc.

I can't use True Image 10 because it requires at least Windows XP. Also, I like the assurance of an exact clone that Migrate Easy provides - I'm very happy with the clone process I did with the trial version and want to buy the product and use it as described above.

Thank you in advance for your answer!

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 06:24
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I have been doing what you are talking about for years except I disconnect
the power and data cable to the 2nd disk drive after I clone it.
But I first disconnect my original drive to make sure the clone
will boot up and behave exactly like the original drive.
It is necessary for me to disconnect the newly cloned drive
as I use multiple logical drives and if I leave it connected it will
screw with the naming of the logical drives.

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 08:52
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Hello Pink_Freud and Scott,

Thank you for choosing Acronis Migrate Easy 7.0

Let me assist you with this situation.

I understand that you're going to keep continuous cloning from two internal drives. Generally, it's possible, but with some exclusions:

When you clone HDD 1 to HDD 2, HDD 2 becomes the exact copy of your HDD 1, and if both drives have the same boot priority your system won't boot due to drives conflict. So leaving both drives attached is not possible.

However, you may set up your second drive as a Slave and turn it off via BIOS (some motherboards have this option). But once again, please do not try to boot your system with both drives turned on.

Also, it's strongly recommended to get two hard drives of the same interface (for example Sata), since we have faced some cases when cloning fails between different interfaces.

If you do not have the ability to turn your drive off from BIOS, there's one more workaround: you can get some external Sata controller (if your HDD is Sata) and simple plug your second drive to it for a clone.

Please do not hesitate to ask me if these instructions are not clear enough for you, I would be glad to provide you with description as clear as I can.

Additionally to this, you are welcome to ask me any other questions concerning Acronis, and I will assist you further.

Thank you.

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 08:58
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