How do I copy from HD <--> HD?

[djchemistry]

Just a quick question. My utility disk that came with my maxtor just crapped out. Where can I get a program to copy one drive (C) to another (D). They are not partitions but two separate drives. Drive D is new. Can I do it within DOS?

 

[aUt0eXebat]

i belive you can do this in DOS, an xcopy command or a copy command, that just does the files though, did you want a mirrored copy? or just the files copied? if you want a mirrored copy then you need a special program....

 

[artemedes]

Reseach a program called Ghost. I think it is made by symantic, but not sure. Sorry i can't give you any more info. But I have heard this is good for that kind of thing.

 

[RayThunderEarth]

that ghost program can be found on norton symantech. But u must install it to your comp. It copy mirror of u hd. (- Runs at windows)

 

[Smbu]

Ghost is a good program. For some reason I couldn't get Norton Ghost 2001 to run right on my system, but Ghost 5.1 works fine. I copied everything from my not quite full 10gb Maxtor 5400 rpm hd to my 9.1gb U160 IBM Ultrastar 36LZX 10k rpm hd just fine. Now I have the Ultrastar as my boot drive(C).

 

[bacillus]

FOR W95, W98 &amp;ME - You can use the XCOPY32 program.

On your desktop, start, programs, assessories, go to the MSDOS prompt.
Change the directory to: C:\Windows\Command
Next, type this command:

XCOPY32 C:\*.* D:\ /c /e /h /k

This assumes the new drive letter is D.

The command line switches tell Xcopy32 to copy everything, including all subdirectories, hidden files, and system files, and to preserve the long file names and file attributes.

 

[overmars]

There are alternatives besides the Norton Ghost if you're not satisfied with it. Drive Image and Imagecast 3 are pretty good.

imagecast ic3

drive image

 

[dcdomain]

You can download MaxBlast (the utility disk) from Maxtor.com...

 

[Noriaki]

I used drive image to move my boot partition from my 30gig 75GXP to my 45gig. It took all of about 3 minutes (4gig partition), and then I switched my BIOS to boot from master first, and then it was like I'd never changed drives.

 

[NuovoTech]

>Can I do it within DOS?

Yes, but if ya use XCopy32 in &quot;real mode&quot; you will lose all your long filenames! If ya want to do this you'll need special utilities as stated above. EzDrive also works well, tho you'll have 2 buy it unless Maxtor offers a free version on their support site that will only work with their drives. I know WestrnDigital does, not sure bout Maxtor.

If ya use XCopy32 from a DOS window as bacillus states, which works fine for me as a weekly backup, I suggest:

XCOPY32 C:\*.* D:\ /Q /V /H /I /C /K /E /R /Y

 

[woodie1]

You can download MaxBlast from Maxtor on their site.