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Clone OS from partition without Data files

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Hi,

(Referring to True Image 2012)

Can someone help me work out the best way to do this please.

I have a dual boot system.
2 OS on the same drive on 2 partitions.
I want to move the 2nd OS (from the 2nd partition) to an external esata SSD drive.
I have also been using the 2nd partition as a bit of a dumping ground for data and I don't want this copied across, only the OS.

I have Acronis installed on the first partition and that is where I am trying to action this from.

All help appreciated.

Thanks.

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You can exclude folders from the disk/partition backup (effectively eliminating the "dumped data").

Your dual boot system may have boot issues if you move a bootable OS to a new drive, but these issues can be corrected.

Thanks for that.

I've had Acronis as a precaution and luckily I haven't actually had to use use it to restore anything yet.

I know that if I clone an OS it literally clones it and will just boot, if I do it this way will I have to save the backup to a third location and then restore it to the new drive?

Can I restore a system from a backup to another drive while logged into my main OS?!

Thanks again.

You would have to back up to a third location, as you can not use excludes during a clone.

You should be able to do a restore from an existing backup image to an additional drive while running True Image in Windows, but I would recommend using the bootable Rescue Media for all disk/partition restores/recovery.