Windows 10: Cloning Problems Acondris WD True Image

I have a failing WD drive , so I aquire a new drive and being as WD recommend it I used the True Image program to clone one disk to the other. Following the directions to point. Upon shutting down swapping drives I get boot error missing configuration file. No biggie . I plop the original drive in and get the same. Needless to say after 3 hours of Bootrec / fixmbr and Diskpart exe I'm finally able to use system restore. Hopefully it works.

I got this far by the following chain

Diskpart.exe -

List Disks , selected disk 0 , ACTIVE

LiST VOLUME, Select Volume C which was system reserved , ATTRIBUTE LETTER=B ,

Select Volume E which should have been C ,

ATTRIBUTE LETTER=C

ACTIVE

Exit

Bootrec /fxmbr ,Bootrec / fixboot still acess denied , whatever , Bootrec / Scanos

Found C drive , added , reboot start-up repair , didn't work , choose system restore

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Acronis true image cloning problem

Good luck. Report back. If you want to do lots of cloning, or have a compressed backup of an install image, then True Image is the way to go.

But if all you want to do is upgrade one HDD, there is a better and quicker solution. Use Acronis Disk Director. (EXCELLENT). Copy the IDE partitions to the new SATA drive. Then use director again to change the partition size to fill the new disk. Dead easy.

Some years ago I tried TI and gave up. Too fussy. I use Director for everything. HDD upgrades, cloning, swapping, backups.

 

Acronis true image cloning problem

just discovered that i actually has Acronis true image 8 OEM version that came along with an external hard disk i bought 2 years ago.

i install the software, make a boot disk , connect SATA disk to my PC and attempt to clone my current IDE to SATA as it claims to be able to do so.

Problem is that when i boot from the Acronis boot CD, and the software wizzard starts, it says " Acronis true image can not find any Disks" . This is funny cos the software itself running when run in windows interface can recorgnise the 2 disks but when i boot outside windows it doesnt see anyting.

Now i have just ordered the full version of Acronis 11 for $34 and am downloading it now it better work or i will really be pissed.*Wtf :wtf:

 

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