Basic disk install

[Carson Dyle]

You would be surprised.

Depends on what's wrong with the drive. Like I said, if it only had a few SMART errors, I wouldn't expect problems like that. Sounds like it's a lot worse, though.

 

[Craig234]

I ran Macrium and the closest thing I see in it is under the backup menu 'Image disk' - is that really the right way to copy this disk?

 

[Craig234]

I started Marcium and the option I saw recommended and it is not a comfortable UI process. It's off and running doing all kinds of things on its own not creating comfort.

It had two devices selected with buttons between them not making it entirely clear what it had defaulted to copy to and from, and had options checked about things like creating USB.

 

[Craig234]

Great - I spent 10 hours doing a non-quick format overnight of the new drive, and that seems to have been wiped out by the aborted clone attempt. Have to reformat. And I'm assuming I have to not use the quick option again, if I want to get the benefit of all the checking.

 

[Craig234]

OK, system formatting the next 10 hours. Then back to figuring out how to copy over the data again.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Use the quick format, for God's sake. You've already had the benefit of all the checking.

 

[Craig234]

Use the quick format, for God's sake. You've already had the benefit of all the checking.

Well, I didn't get an answer in time to whether the quick format the second time would preserve the checking from the first time - and now there's no interrupt option.

 

[Craig234]

It can't be this hard to copy over the data? Despite the unknown problem preventing the first clone attempt from finishing.

I'm wondering if there's an option for copying it in the Windows 10 disk utilities.

 

[Carson Dyle]

How do you normally copy a file from one drive to another? Use that.

 

[Craig234]

How do you normally copy a file from one drive to another? Use that.

File is a copy command - don't want to do a 1tb copy command, with all the directories etc. unless that's actually the best method?

 

[Craig234]

When I say not comfortable, here's an output file it generated:

Spoiler

Beginning Wim build - 2/5/2017 6:16 PM
======================================

Copying PE files from pre-existing install - 2/5/2017 6:16 PM
=============================================================

Unmounting the Wim - 2/5/2017 6:16 PM
=====================================

(Ensuring the staging area is clear. Disregard any "did not find an image" error messages here.)

ImageX Tool for Windows
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
Version: 10.0.10011.16384


Unmount Error: Did not find an image mounted to [c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount].

CopyPE - 2/5/2017 6:16 PM
=========================

Creating c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media
Creating c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount
Creating c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\fwfiles
Creating c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\sources
Copying C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\media\ to c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\
Copying C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\en-us\winpe.wim to c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\sources\boot.wim
Copying C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\Oscdimg\efisys.bin to c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\fwfiles\efisys.bin
Copying C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\Oscdimg\etfsboot.com to c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\fwfiles\etfsboot.com
CopyPE complete.

Copying c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\fwfiles\etfsboot.com to c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\boot\etfsboot.com - 2/5/2017 6:16 PM
Copying c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\fwfiles\efisys.bin to c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\boot\efisys.bin - 2/5/2017 6:16 PM
Copying the base Wim from 'C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\en-us\winpe.wim' to 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\sources\boot.wim'- 2/5/2017 6:16 PM
Mounting the Wim: mount path c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount - Wim location 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\sources\boot.wim'
=================================================================================================================================


ImageX Tool for Windows
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
Version: 10.0.10011.16384

Mounting: [c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\sources\boot.wim, 1] -> [c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount]...
[ 0% ] Mounting progress
[ 0% ] Mounting progress
[ 1% ] Mounting progress
[ 2% ] Mounting progress
[ 3% ] Mounting progress
[ 4% ] Mounting progress
[ 5% ] Mounting progress
[ 6% ] Mounting progress
[ 7% ] Mounting progress
[ 8% ] Mounting progress
[ 9% ] Mounting progress
[ 10% ] Mounting progress
[ 11% ] Mounting progress
[ 12% ] Mounting progress
[ 13% ] Mounting progress
[ 14% ] Mounting progress
[ 15% ] Mounting progress
[ 16% ] Mounting progress
[ 17% ] Mounting progress
[ 18% ] Mounting progress
[ 19% ] Mounting progress
[ 20% ] Mounting progress
[ 21% ] Mounting progress
[ 22% ] Mounting progress
[ 23% ] Mounting progress
[ 24% ] Mounting progress
[ 25% ] Mounting progress
[ 26% ] Mounting progress
[ 27% ] Mounting progress
[ 28% ] Mounting progress
[ 29% ] Mounting progress
[ 30% ] Mounting progress
[ 31% ] Mounting progress
[ 32% ] Mounting progress
[ 33% ] Mounting progress
[ 34% ] Mounting progress
[ 35% ] Mounting progress
[ 36% ] Mounting progress
[ 37% ] Mounting progress
[ 38% ] Mounting progress
[ 39% ] Mounting progress
[ 40% ] Mounting progress
[ 41% ] Mounting progress
[ 42% ] Mounting progress
[ 43% ] Mounting progress
[ 44% ] Mounting progress
[ 45% ] Mounting progress
[ 46% ] Mounting progress
[ 47% ] Mounting progress
[ 48% ] Mounting progress
[ 49% ] Mounting progress
[ 50% ] Mounting progress
[ 51% ] Mounting progress
[ 52% ] Mounting progress
[ 53% ] Mounting progress
[ 54% ] Mounting progress
[ 55% ] Mounting progress
[ 56% ] Mounting progress
[ 57% ] Mounting progress
[ 58% ] Mounting progress
[ 59% ] Mounting progress
[ 60% ] Mounting progress
[ 61% ] Mounting progress
[ 62% ] Mounting progress
[ 63% ] Mounting progress
[ 64% ] Mounting progress
[ 65% ] Mounting progress
[ 66% ] Mounting progress
[ 67% ] Mounting progress
[ 68% ] Mounting progress
[ 69% ] Mounting progress
[ 70% ] Mounting progress
[ 71% ] Mounting progress
[ 72% ] Mounting progress
[ 73% ] Mounting progress
[ 74% ] Mounting progress
[ 75% ] Mounting progress
[ 76% ] Mounting progress
[ 77% ] Mounting progress
[ 78% ] Mounting progress
[ 79% ] Mounting progress
[ 80% ] Mounting progress
[ 81% ] Mounting progress
[ 82% ] Mounting progress
[ 84% ] Mounting progress
[ 86% ] Mounting progress
[ 87% ] Mounting progress
[ 88% ] Mounting progress
[ 90% ] Mounting progress
[ 91% ] Mounting progress
[ 92% ] Mounting progress
[ 93% ] Mounting progress
[ 94% ] Mounting progress
[ 95% ] Mounting progress
[ 96% ] Mounting progress
[ 97% ] Mounting progress
[ 98% ] Mounting progress
[ 99% ] Mounting progress
[ 100% ] Mounting progress
[ 100% ] Mounting progress


Successfully mounted image.
Total elapsed time: 26 sec


Copying 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\windows\boot\efi\bootmgfw.efi' to 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\bootmgfw.efi'
Copying 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\windows\boot\efi\bootmgfw.efi' to 'C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\bootmgfw.efi'
Extracting Macrium PE Files - 2/5/2017 6:16 PM
==============================================

Architecture to copy - X64 Trial



Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\launch.exe'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\aesdll.dll'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\le5.dll'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\networkshell.dll'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\oledlg.dll'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\peexplorer.exe'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\textedit.exe'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\diskrestore.exe'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\PrimoBurner64.dll'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\taskbar.exe'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\psmounterex.sys'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\license.rtf'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\syntaxedit.ini'

SUCCESS

Creating file 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\windows\system32\Winpeshl.ini'

SUCCESS

Copying E:\program files\macrium\reflect\reflectbin.exe to 'c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount\program files\macrium\reflect.exe'

SUCCESS

Setting scratch space

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.14393.0

Image Version: 10.0.14393.0

Scratch Space : 128MB

The operation completed successfully.
Adding settings to the Windows PE registry...
Creating reflect.cfg ...Unmounting the Wim - 2/5/2017 6:17 PM
=====================================


ImageX Tool for Windows
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
Version: 10.0.10011.16384

Committing: [c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount]...
[ 0% ] Committing Image progress
[ 1% ] Committing Image progress
[ 2% ] Committing Image progress
[ 3% ] Committing Image progress
[ 4% ] Committing Image progress
[ 5% ] Committing Image progress
[ 6% ] Committing Image progress
[ 7% ] Committing Image progress
[ 8% ] Committing Image progress
[ 9% ] Committing Image progress
[ 10% ] Committing Image progress
[ 11% ] Committing Image progress
[ 12% ] Committing Image progress
[ 13% ] Committing Image progress
[ 14% ] Committing Image progress
[ 15% ] Committing Image progress
[ 16% ] Committing Image progress
[ 17% ] Committing Image progress
[ 18% ] Committing Image progress
[ 19% ] Committing Image progress
[ 20% ] Committing Image progress
[ 21% ] Committing Image progress
[ 22% ] Committing Image progress
[ 23% ] Committing Image progress
[ 24% ] Committing Image progress
[ 25% ] Committing Image progress
[ 26% ] Committing Image progress
[ 27% ] Committing Image progress
[ 28% ] Committing Image progress
[ 29% ] Committing Image progress
[ 30% ] Committing Image progress
[ 31% ] Committing Image progress
[ 32% ] Committing Image progress
[ 33% ] Committing Image progress
[ 34% ] Committing Image progress
[ 35% ] Committing Image progress
[ 36% ] Committing Image progress
[ 37% ] Committing Image progress
[ 38% ] Committing Image progress
[ 39% ] Committing Image progress
[ 40% ] Committing Image progress
[ 41% ] Committing Image progress
[ 42% ] Committing Image progress
[ 43% ] Committing Image progress
[ 44% ] Committing Image progress
[ 45% ] Committing Image progress
[ 46% ] Committing Image progress
[ 47% ] Committing Image progress
[ 48% ] Committing Image progress
[ 49% ] Committing Image progress
[ 50% ] Committing Image progress
[ 51% ] Committing Image progress
[ 52% ] Committing Image progress
[ 53% ] Committing Image progress
[ 54% ] Committing Image progress
[ 55% ] Committing Image progress
[ 56% ] Committing Image progress
[ 57% ] Committing Image progress
[ 58% ] Committing Image progress
[ 59% ] Committing Image progress
[ 60% ] Committing Image progress
[ 61% ] Committing Image progress
[ 62% ] Committing Image progress
[ 63% ] Committing Image progress
[ 64% ] Committing Image progress
[ 65% ] Committing Image progress
[ 66% ] Committing Image progress
[ 67% ] Committing Image progress
[ 68% ] Committing Image progress
[ 69% ] Committing Image progress
[ 70% ] Committing Image progress
[ 72% ] Committing Image progress
[ 73% ] Committing Image progress
[ 74% ] Committing Image progress
[ 75% ] Committing Image progress
[ 76% ] Committing Image progress
[ 77% ] Committing Image progress
[ 78% ] Committing Image progress
[ 79% ] Committing Image progress
[ 80% ] Committing Image progress
[ 81% ] Committing Image progress
[ 82% ] Committing Image progress
[ 83% ] Committing Image progress
[ 84% ] Committing Image progress
[ 85% ] Committing Image progress
[ 86% ] Committing Image progress
[ 87% ] Committing Image progress
[ 88% ] Committing Image progress
[ 90% ] Committing Image progress
[ 91% ] Committing Image progress
[ 92% ] Committing Image progress
[ 93% ] Committing Image progress
[ 94% ] Committing Image progress
[ 96% ] Committing Image progress
[ 97% ] Committing Image progress
[ 98% ] Committing Image progress
[ 99% ] Committing Image progress
[ 100% ] Committing Image progress
[ 100% ] Committing Image progress


Successfully committed image.
Unmounting: [c:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\mount]...
[ 100% ] Committing Image progress
[ 0% ] Mount cleanup progress
[ 0% ] Mount cleanup progress
[ 2% ] Mount cleanup progress
[ 3% ] Mount cleanup progress
[ 4% ] Mount cleanup progress: 25 secs remaining
[ 5% ] Mount cleanup progress: 24 secs remaining
[ 6% ] Mount cleanup progress: 21 secs remaining
[ 7% ] Mount cleanup progress: 19 secs remaining
[ 8% ] Mount cleanup progress: 19 secs remaining
[ 9% ] Mount cleanup progress: 18 secs remaining
[ 10% ] Mount cleanup progress: 18 secs remaining
[ 11% ] Mount cleanup progress: 17 secs remaining
[ 12% ] Mount cleanup progress: 17 secs remaining
[ 13% ] Mount cleanup progress: 17 secs remaining
[ 14% ] Mount cleanup progress: 16 secs remaining
[ 15% ] Mount cleanup progress: 15 secs remaining
[ 16% ] Mount cleanup progress: 15 secs remaining
[ 17% ] Mount cleanup progress: 14 secs remaining
[ 18% ] Mount cleanup progress: 14 secs remaining
[ 19% ] Mount cleanup progress: 14 secs remaining
[ 20% ] Mount cleanup progress: 13 secs remaining
[ 21% ] Mount cleanup progress: 13 secs remaining
[ 22% ] Mount cleanup progress: 12 secs remaining
[ 23% ] Mount cleanup progress: 12 secs remaining
[ 24% ] Mount cleanup progress: 12 secs remaining
[ 25% ] Mount cleanup progress: 12 secs remaining
[ 26% ] Mount cleanup progress: 12 secs remaining
[ 27% ] Mount cleanup progress: 12 secs remaining
[ 28% ] Mount cleanup progress: 12 secs remaining
[ 29% ] Mount cleanup progress: 12 secs remaining
[ 30% ] Mount cleanup progress: 11 secs remaining
[ 31% ] Mount cleanup progress: 11 secs remaining
[ 32% ] Mount cleanup progress: 11 secs remaining
[ 33% ] Mount cleanup progress: 10 secs remaining
[ 34% ] Mount cleanup progress: 10 secs remaining
[ 35% ] Mount cleanup progress: 10 secs remaining
[ 36% ] Mount cleanup progress: 9 secs remaining
[ 37% ] Mount cleanup progress: 9 secs remaining
[ 38% ] Mount cleanup progress: 9 secs remaining
[ 39% ] Mount cleanup progress: 9 secs remaining
[ 40% ] Mount cleanup progress: 9 secs remaining
[ 41% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 42% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 43% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 44% ] Mount cleanup progress: 9 secs remaining
[ 45% ] Mount cleanup progress: 9 secs remaining
[ 46% ] Mount cleanup progress: 9 secs remaining
[ 47% ] Mount cleanup progress: 9 secs remaining
[ 48% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 49% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 50% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 51% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 52% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 53% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 54% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 55% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 56% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 57% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 58% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 59% ] Mount cleanup progress: 8 secs remaining
[ 60% ] Mount cleanup progress: 7 secs remaining
[ 61% ] Mount cleanup progress: 7 secs remaining
[ 62% ] Mount cleanup progress: 7 secs remaining
[ 63% ] Mount cleanup progress: 7 secs remaining
[ 64% ] Mount cleanup progress: 7 secs remaining
[ 65% ] Mount cleanup progress: 7 secs remaining
[ 66% ] Mount cleanup progress: 6 secs remaining
[ 67% ] Mount cleanup progress: 6 secs remaining
[ 68% ] Mount cleanup progress: 6 secs remaining
[ 69% ] Mount cleanup progress: 6 secs remaining
[ 70% ] Mount cleanup progress: 6 secs remaining
[ 71% ] Mount cleanup progress: 6 secs remaining
[ 72% ] Mount cleanup progress: 5 secs remaining
[ 73% ] Mount cleanup progress: 5 secs remaining
[ 74% ] Mount cleanup progress: 5 secs remaining
[ 75% ] Mount cleanup progress: 5 secs remaining
[ 76% ] Mount cleanup progress: 5 secs remaining
[ 77% ] Mount cleanup progress: 4 secs remaining
[ 78% ] Mount cleanup progress: 4 secs remaining
[ 79% ] Mount cleanup progress: 4 secs remaining
[ 80% ] Mount cleanup progress: 4 secs remaining
[ 81% ] Mount cleanup progress: 4 secs remaining
[ 82% ] Mount cleanup progress: 3 secs remaining
[ 83% ] Mount cleanup progress: 3 secs remaining
[ 84% ] Mount cleanup progress: 3 secs remaining
[ 85% ] Mount cleanup progress: 3 secs remaining
[ 86% ] Mount cleanup progress: 3 secs remaining
[ 87% ] Mount cleanup progress: 2 secs remaining
[ 88% ] Mount cleanup progress: 2 secs remaining
[ 89% ] Mount cleanup progress: 2 secs remaining
[ 90% ] Mount cleanup progress: 2 secs remaining
[ 91% ] Mount cleanup progress: 1 secs remaining
[ 92% ] Mount cleanup progress: 1 secs remaining
[ 93% ] Mount cleanup progress: 1 secs remaining
[ 94% ] Mount cleanup progress: 1 secs remaining
[ 95% ] Mount cleanup progress: 1 secs remaining
[ 96% ] Mount cleanup progress
[ 97% ] Mount cleanup progress
[ 98% ] Mount cleanup progress
[ 99% ] Mount cleanup progress
[ 100% ] Mount cleanup progress

 

[Craig234]

Would "xcopy e:\ f:\ /e /h /k" copy all the files from e: to f:?

 

[Ranulf]

I ran Macrium and the closest thing I see in it is under the backup menu 'Image disk' - is that really the right way to copy this disk?

From what you've written earlier, you want to clone your old drive to your new drive. Thus use the clone option in Macrium, and triple check that it is setup to clone the correct drive to the correct desination drive. (Your 1tb old to the 3tb new). If it doesn't let you resize the partition form 1tb to 3tb, you can do that later in windows. Off the top of my head, use the "clone this disk" option under the drive you want to clone (should have a check mark by it too). That should pop up a screen to select the destination drive.

An image is a big file you make that can later be used to restore the drive/partitions etc. on one or more drives. It is what you use for long term backups. A clone is where you make an exact copy direct from the source drive to the new empty drive. An image can be used instead of a clone but it will likely take longer as you make the image file "backup" and then restore the image to a new drive. And don't bother with a full format unless you're paranoid about the new drive being bad or are putting these disks into a real server/NAS box etc..

"Would "xcopy e:\ f:\ /e /h /k" copy all the files from e: to f:?"

Eh, try http://www.codesector.com/teracopy then

 

[Craig234]

From what you've written earlier, you want to clone your old drive to your new drive. Thus use the clone option in Macrium, and triple check that it is setup to clone the correct drive to the correct desination drive. (Your 1tb old to the 3tb new). If it doesn't let you resize the partition form 1tb to 3tb, you can do that later in windows. Off the top of my head, use the "clone this disk" option under the drive you want to clone (should have a check mark by it too). That should pop up a screen to select the destination drive.

An image is a big file you make that can later be used to restore the drive/partitions etc. on one or more drives. It is what you use for long term backups. A clone is where you make an exact copy direct from the source drive to the new empty drive. An image can be used instead of a clone but it will likely take longer as you make the image file "backup" and then restore the image to a new drive. And don't bother with a full format unless you're paranoid about the new drive being bad or are putting these disks into a real server/NAS box etc..

"Would "xcopy e:\ f:\ /e /h /k" copy all the files from e: to f:?"

Eh, try http://www.codesector.com/teracopy then

I'm really not locked into a 'clone' and just copying all the files seems fine - an image really not the right approach. Which is why I wonder about the xcopy.

I looked at that teracopy and it looks like a good program for copying some files, but doesn't really looked designed for copying a whole drive of files?

 

[Ranulf]

It can handle a lot of files in my experience. Copy in smaller batches, 10-30gb at a time.

 

[Craig234]

It can handle a lot of files in my experience. Copy in smaller batches, 10-30gb at a time.

I have a 98% full 1TB drive with hundreds of programs, and really don't want to try to cut it into batches to copy.

 

[Ranulf]

Then cloning is your best bet.

 

[Craig234]

Then cloning is your best bet.

What's better about cloning than the xcopy? I assume faster - but seems to hit bad sectors.

 

[Ranulf]

I find it easier but try xcopy.

Other programs to try if you want are Acronis or Clonezilla (old school comand line run off a cd or usb).

Also, this program is handy for scanning drives, checking smart values:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gsmartcontrol/

 

[Craig234]

Well I kicked off another try of a clone on Easus after letting Windows do a 'check and repair' disk when rebooted. Not looking forward to this, it's already doing the same thing of continually increasing the estimated time - it started it at under 3 minutes remaining. Now it's about 8 minutes. I cancelled yesterday when it was at like 7 hours done, 6 hours remaining. Progress is ~20%.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I can't believe nobody else is chiming in here... This is painful to watch.

You don't need to clone/image the drive. In fact, it's probably exactly what you DON'T want with a trashed drive. It's just directories and files. Drag and drop the damned things from the first drive to the second in Windows Explorer. Yes, xcopy would also work, and is probably a bit faster than using Explorer.

Stop whatever the hell it is you're doing, quick format the drive, copy all the files over.

 

[Craig234]

37 minutes remaining, progress bar hasn't moved.

 

[Craig234]

I can't believe nobody else is chiming in here... This is painful to watch.

I agree.

You don't need to clone/image the drive. In fact, it's probably exactly what you DON'T want with a trashed drive. It's just directories and files. Drag and drop the damned things from the first drive to the second in Windows Explorer. Yes, xcopy would also work, and is probably a bit faster than using Explorer.

Stop whatever the hell it is you're doing, quick format the drive, copy all the files over.

That's what I was thinking. Since easeus un-formats the drive, I'll let it run a little longer just in case, then cancel, quick format this time, and xcopy.

 

[Craig234]

Even trying to cancel easeus, it's been a few minutes sitting in a 'loading' window after the cancel...

One thing I noticed on the second full format is it went from 10 hours to 7 hours for some reason.

 

[Craig234]

hm. The second file xcopy tries to copy is pagefile.sys, and even running it as administrator, gets a 'sharing violation' error. I probably need to change swapping to another drive?