First, set up your external drive (as someone already mentioned).
Partition it with either a single partition or with more than one if
that's what you want...doesn't really matter.
When the external drive is set up, use (I assume you are using...)
Acronis True Image to create an image of your system, storing it on the
external drive.
If you make an image, rather than "cloning" the drive, it make a large
file with a .tib extension ...tib stands for True Image Backup. It is
just a file....it doesn't erase anything on the drive, any more than
making a text file and putting it there would erase anything.
Why are you cloning the drive to the external drive?? You usually only
clone if you plan to REPLACE your C: drive with the other
drive....that's not what you need to do. True Image makes .tib files
which can be restored if needed by using the rescue boot CD made with
True Image, to boot your computer and then choose to restore from the
external drive.
Read the Help files please!
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
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"Patti Barden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks everyone - I am struggling.
>
> If before I do anything I should make a backup/copy of my
> 37GB data in case anything goes wrong -
> where do I put the backup/copy? If I partition
> the EHD (external hard disk) and put the
> backup/copy on it and then Clone
> the C Hard disk and put the clone on the EHC,
> I think that erases everything on the EHD which would negate
> my backups. Using a CD or floppy would mean a lot of disks or
> floppies?
> What am I missing?
> Patti
>
>
> "Patti Barden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:u2kV$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Ok, thanks. I do have Paragon Partition Manager and Paragon Hard Disk
>> Manager but a novice on both.
>>
>> Everyone always says make a "backup of files" before you do anything
>> but how do you backup 37GB data onto
>> a floppy disk?? That is the only option my XP gives me, that is why I
>> bought an external hard disk.
>>
>> Thanks, Patti
>>
>>
>> "John John - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:eLlnQ$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Patti Barden wrote:
>>>> Using XP SP3, 500GB drive
>>>>
>>>> Can I partition my C drive that has no partitions on but has the OS
>>>> and data and programs on it without
>>>> deleting anything?
>>>
>>> Not to nitpick, but your C: drive *does* have a partition, the C:
>>> drive *is* a partition.
>>
>> OK, stand corrected.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Seems I have read it is not possible. I would like two partitions
>>>> one for data and one for OS and programs
>>>> so when I do a Disk Check or degrag it doesn't take so long.
>>>
>>> You will have to use a third party tool like Terabyte's BootItNg or
>>> Easus Partition Manager or other to do this.
>>>
>>> MAKE SURE that you backup all your precious files before doing any
>>> partition work! These tools are for most part safe to use but
>>> glitches and errors while doing partition work can quickly lead to
>>> catastrophic loss of all the data on the disk!
>>>
>>> John
>>
>>
>
>
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