Windows 10: How do I copy a disk without Disk Copy? [Windows 10 Pro 20H2 19042.662]

Discus and support How do I copy a disk without Disk Copy? [Windows 10 Pro 20H2 19042.662] in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; My laptop has a pitifully small 256Gb SSD. so I purchased a Seagate Expansion drive to store stuff on instead. It was fast and great, until it suddenly... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Cybot, Dec 5, 2020.

  1. Cybot Win User

    How do I copy a disk without Disk Copy? [Windows 10 Pro 20H2 19042.662]


    My laptop has a pitifully small 256Gb SSD. so I purchased a Seagate Expansion drive to store stuff on instead. It was fast and great, until it suddenly suffered a mechanical failure causing me to lose 3.5Tb of data. Turns out that Seagate has been using drives prone too failure in their Seagate Expansion Portable line. I purchased two WD drives as replacement. One for use, and one for a backup of the first drive. I have data already on the first drive, and I was preparing to transfer a copy to the second, when I discovered that Windows 10 no longer has a Disk Copy function. This is obviously a setback for me. Ideally, I would have setup the drives as a Raid 1 Mirror, but you can't do that with external USB drives as far as I know. how should I create a copy of the drive without access to disk copy? I would prefer to use windows built it functions instead of some third party cloning software, as the second drive will be occasionally updated to keep its data matching the first USB drive. Windows Backup is also out, as I need the drive to function like a regular drive in the event the other drive suffers from a failure. I tried using Copy/Paste on the two drives from My PC in explorer, but it only created a blank folder on the second drive with the name of the first drive's label. even though windows acted like it would copy the files over, no files were ever copied. I am kind of stumped here. suggestions would be helpful, as this is my first time with such a setup.

    :)
     
    Cybot, Dec 5, 2020
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  2. Can i make a windows install disk out of a installed copy of windows?

    is there any way i can make a windows install disk out of a installed copy of windows?
     
    Live OR Die, Dec 5, 2020
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    95Viper, Dec 5, 2020
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  4. Pinchy Win User

    How do I copy a disk without Disk Copy? [Windows 10 Pro 20H2 19042.662]

    XP disk versus Laptop Recovery Disk?

    Recovery disks are just OEM copies of XP disks. Ie, they can have things such as the companys logo within the files.

    If you got a normal XP disk you cant use it. The only way your dads copy of XP will activate is if your normal XP copy is OEM, unless you use the recovery disk.

    I always use the recovery disks. Works just like a normal copy *Smile How do I copy a disk without Disk Copy? [Windows 10 Pro 20H2 19042.662] :). Plus with the recovery disks you dont need the serial key as I *think* its embedded into the files on the disk. Just need to activate windows once on the net *Wink How do I copy a disk without Disk Copy? [Windows 10 Pro 20H2 19042.662] ;).
     
    Pinchy, Dec 5, 2020
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