Best way to copy a HDD?

[GreenBeret]

Can I just use the copy command in DOS? Should I?
Can I get windows backup to do it for me?

I'm running win2k, and just got my RMA back, so I need to copy that data.

 

[JayPatel]

Safest way is to use Norton Ghost. its an excellent program to ghost a hard drive over to a new one.

 

[smartt]

Ghost is a good hard drive imager, or Partition Magic. IMO

 

[smartt]

Dang JayPatel, you beat me to it! hehe 🙂

 

[JayPatel]

Muahahahahaha!!!!

 

[GreenBeret]

I suppose I forgot to mention I can't afford, and don't have time to buy software.

 

[vec]

Well if you can't get a copy of ghost, most hard drive manufacturers have a hard disk copy program available for free download at their website. Try using one of those. I recently used Western Digital's version and it worked just fine.

 

[DaveJ]

Greenberet: YGPM

Dave

 

[ltk007]

*cough warez cough* 😉

Nah, you don't need that. Its called xcopy32 and it works great.

 

[smartt]

I think Xcopy32 works great too. I just trust the imaging programs a little more. Plus, I'm lazy as hell and prefer a GUI. 😉

 

[tinneric]

I like Drive Image Pro

 

[Pepsi90919]

Considering xcopy and copy are DOS programs that don't support over the 8.3 file format, I wouldn't trust them with anything nowadays.

 

[shawnmos]

I agree with ltk007 about the, um *cough warez cough*. If you need a *cough warez cough* site PM me and I'll see if I can find one.

BTW, Partition Magic is the best IMHO.

 

[glenn1]

another vote for Norton Ghost.... besides, it's pretty easy to find an OEM copy of it (for cheap or free), so i would say that gives it the edge over warez.

 

[vfrjim]

Ghost PERIOD, no others need apply.

Jim

 

[GreenBeret]

Ok thanks all. Job completed, using the freebie from norton. Ghost v6.5 w/ a 15 day trial.

 

Hard Drive mitosis. Just put them close together in a pool of water, and give them 3 or 4 hours.

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NO NO! DON'T DO THAT! xcopy

 

[MrBond]

Xcopy won't fully work correctly in Windows 2000 (at least from a clean command prompt), trust me, I've tried 🙂.

 

[hammer01]

You can download a demo version of ghost enterprise off the symantec site. I have run ito some problems with xcopy32 before but if you feel the need to use it try scandisk, defrasg then going to start, run and type xcopy32 /c /h /e /r /k /y /f and this should start it up with some pretty useful switches.