[SOLVED] Free Space of Cloned disc is Different Than Source Disc
I use TIH 2015 bootable disc to clone my HDD to a new SSD. I used an external USB SATA jig for the SSD. After I booted up on the newly cloned SSD, I got a QuickBooks account error. After a period of time, my laptop frooze and I could do nothing but reboot it. I have restarted my laptop several times and the result does not vary.
In troubleshooting this further, I discovered that my destination drive (SDD) is 20GB larger (i.e. less Free Space) than the source drive (HDD). How is this possible? I thought a clone was a bit for bit copy of a drive.
I have run Folder Size and discovered that the System Volume Information folder is the main culprit (18G) as well as the Windows folder which has a smaller size. Additionally, there is no Windows.old folder on the cloned drive.
To say I am miffed would be an understatement. Any help would be appreciated.
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In risposta a Chuck, difficult to explain… di truwrikodrorow…

Thank you Steve. The process I used was as you specified. The new SSD was installed in the laptop and I did a clone from the externally (via USB) connected HDD. I ran Chkdsk on the original HDD and there were errors in the Volume Bitmap but no others. I will try to reclone the HDD and this time make note of the log file. I just never expected ot have any issue so a log file was the last thing on my mind. Thanks again. I will report back.
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Chuck, thanks for the update - errors in the volume bitmap could cause the issue you saw, so hopefully with these corrected the new clone should be good...
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I cloned the drive again but still had a few issues. I am going to clone the drive once more but only after I have
1. Ran chkdsk
2. Ran SFC
3. Made sure Windows is up to date
4. Make sure that anti virus is disabled
5. Make sure that there are no external devices plugged in
Do you have any other things?
At this point, I really want to make this work. Prior to this project, I had believed that cloning a HDD and having it work without issue was a very simple and reliable process. I must understand why this didn't work.
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I cloned the drive again but still had a few issues. I am going to clone the drive once more but only after I have
1. Ran chkdsk
2. Ran SFC
3. Made sure Windows is up to date
4. Make sure that anti virus is disabled
5. Make sure that there are no external devices plugged in
Do you have any other things?
At this point, I really want to make this work. Prior to this project, I had believed that cloning a HDD and having it work without issue was a very simple and reliable process. I must understand why this didn't work.
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I cloned the drive again but still had a few issues. I am going to clone the drive once more but only after I have
1. Ran chkdsk
2. Ran SFC
3. Made sure Windows is up to date
4. Make sure that anti virus is disabled
5. Make sure that there are no external devices plugged in
Do you have any other things?
At this point, I really want to make this work. Prior to this project, I had believed that cloning a HDD and having it work without issue was a very simple and reliable process. I must understand why this didn't work.
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Chuck, the list looks fine, the only other thing, as mentioned earlier, is to ensure you have a full backup of the source drive. You can use this as an alternative to using cloning by restoring the backup to the new drive. You can also check the contents of the backup to confirm that it looks OK in terms of size etc. Check the log for the backup to make sure no errors are being logged.
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I forgot to mention that I did review the log after the last clone and there were no errors or suspicious items.
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I cloned the HDD overnight. In my prep work, I did get a few errors that were fixed by SFC and CHKDSK. I checked and the clone and original are the same - bits, partitions. There were no errors in the Acronis log. When I reinstalled the SSD, I still got a Quickbooks license error. Everything else seems to be in good shape (and FAST....which is why I've endured the suffering that I have to get this to work.....LOL.
You mentioned restoring from a Backup as an alternate to cloning. Why might this be any different?
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Chuck, thanks for the update, glad your cleanup activities with SFC etc have allowed the clone to be successful. I suspect that Quickbooks may look at the disk serial or similar for licensing but you would need to check with them for that.
Backup & Recovery is an alternative to using cloning, and for many users is also a whole lot safer to use as there is no need to have the source drive even installed when doing the recovery, whereas with cloning there is a 1:1 relationship between source & target drive.
See forum topic: [IMPORTANT] CLONING - How NOT to do this written a couple of years ago now because of the volume of users getting cloning wrong.
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Thanks Steve and thanks for the Important cloning article. In hind site, I'm not sure that in my specific case it would have made any difference but it is good to know for the future.
I have had a heck of a time with the reinstall Acronis TIH 2015. It crashes my laptop almost as soon as it boots. It freezes solid after a few minutes or any activity. I am going to open a new topic on this. Would you agree that I should do so?
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Chuck, probably best to have a new topic for the install issue.
Would recommend doing a clean install as the first step given the symptoms you described.
Uninstall ATI 2015 normally via the Control Panel, then download / run the Acronis Cleanup Tool (link in my signature) using Run as Administrator then follow this by doing a restart to complete all actions, before trying to install ATI again.
If this doesn't resolve the crash issue then please raise the new topic.
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