cloning freeware

[G.Bon]

Hello,

I'm looking for a software just like Ghost (but free) that would be able to
save an Ntfs partition in a file on an other one.
I've tried Savepart (partition-saving.com) but It seems not to save on Ntfs
partitions.



Thanks
GB

 

[DBX Corporation]

I also looked for a while trying to find a hard disk imaging program.
I finally gave up and purchased Norton Ghost 2003 from Amazon.com for
$11.00. Maybe something open source will come out soon. I wish you
luck!

 

[BarryTone]

Hello,

I'm looking for a software just like Ghost (but free) that would be able to
save an Ntfs partition in a file on an other one.
I've tried Savepart (partition-saving.com) but It seems not to save on Ntfs
partitions.

The product below was discussed on ACF on 7/30 or so/04 under the title
"Hard Disk Clone / Image Software". I have never used it, so I don't
know how good it is.

http://www.freeware.org.uk/disk.htm

In the the ACF discussion, this stood out:
"This [program looks promising, until you realize you need a dual boot
system to restore partition images. From the program's (very good)
Help...".

Quoting from the Help file:
"DrvImagerXP will not allow restoring the partition that contains the
currently running operating system (system partition). You must use
multi-boot (details below) or WinPE to boot up into another operating
system to restore the system partition. I'm working on creating a
bootable CD that will let you restore partitions without the need for
multiple operating systems and multi-booting. "



In that case, I would use a BartPE CD...

 

[REM]

The product below was discussed on ACF on 7/30 or so/04 under the title
"Hard Disk Clone / Image Software". I have never used it, so I don't
know how good it is.

http://www.freeware.org.uk/disk.htm

In the the ACF discussion, this stood out:
"This [program looks promising, until you realize you need a dual boot
system to restore partition images. From the program's (very good)
Help...".

Quoting from the Help file:
"DrvImagerXP will not allow restoring the partition that contains the
currently running operating system (system partition). You must use
multi-boot (details below) or WinPE to boot up into another operating
system to restore the system partition. I'm working on creating a
bootable CD that will let you restore partitions without the need for
multiple operating systems and multi-booting. "

In that case, I would use a BartPE CD...

Exactly!

I still haven't tried the 911 bootable CD yet, but Barts PE and the
Windows Ultimate Boot CD projects create a pretty nice CD with a great
many utilities to assist in recovery.

 

[Klaatu]

I still haven't tried the 911 bootable CD yet, but Barts PE and the
Windows Ultimate Boot CD projects create a pretty nice CD with a great
many utilities to assist in recovery.

Note that the program referred to previously, DrvImagerXP, is already
included in the Windows Ultimate Boot CD.

 

[Thorkild Dalsgaard]

I'm looking for a software just like Ghost (but free) that would be able to
save an Ntfs partition in a file on an other one.
I've tried Savepart (partition-saving.com) but It seems not to save on Ntfs
partitions.

Have not tried myself, but found
Clone maxx - version 1.0
http://www.pcinspector.de/clone-maxx/uk/welcome.htm

PC INSPECTORT clone maxx can be started directly from a boot diskette. The
copying process is always based on the physical drive and is independent of
the file system (e.g. FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, HPFS, NTFS, Ext2, Reiser, etc.)
or the number of partitions.

This is how you start:
http://www.pcinspector.de/clone-maxx/uk/manual.htm

FAQ:
http://www.pcinspector.de/clone-maxx/uk/faq.htm

Download
http://www.pcinspector.de/clone-maxx/uk/download.htm
Click *Accept*
Clone maxx - version 1.0

The Program is run from a bootable floppy disk.
The Program can only clone a complete disk.
That is, if the source disk contains a C:\ with 10 GByte, the destination
disk will also contain
a C:\ with 10GByte.

But if running Windows XP then

start > run > cmd

diskpart
Select disk 0
select partition 1
extend Size=tail in MB

Then the c:\ drive extends to the size given in MegaByte
but it is not possible to make it smaller.
If you want to extend to use the complete disk,
just write "Extend"

Regards
Thorkild Dalsgaard

 

[REM]

Klaatu <[email protected]> wrote:

Note that the program referred to previously, DrvImagerXP, is already
included in the Windows Ultimate Boot CD.

Right, but it is two versions older than the newest version. I assume
it still works fine though. I have v2.2 on my drive and hope to add it
to the next CD I create.

 

[JanC]

G.Bon schreef:

I'm looking for a software just like Ghost (but free) that would be
able to save an Ntfs partition in a file on an other one.

dd

<http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/rawwrite/dd.htm>

 

[G.Bon]

Thank you everybody,

I've burned ultimatebootdisk 2.4 but haven't seen any drvimagerXP where is
it ? or perhaps it have an other name ?

I've made some trails :
Savepart don't allow me to save image file on a ntfs partition,
Clone Maxx don't find anything on my notebook,
BartPE contain a shareware for making an image (snapshot something) that
works but it's time limited
....
I'm still searching and will give here what I've found...

GB

 

[REM]

"G.Bon" <g.bon@/no_spam/tiscali.fr> wrote:

Thank you everybody,

I've burned ultimatebootdisk 2.4 but haven't seen any drvimagerXP where is
it ? or perhaps it have an other name ?

It's kind of hidden. Look in Programs\Lexun Freeware and you should
see the various Lexun programs.

I've made some trails :
Savepart don't allow me to save image file on a ntfs partition,
Clone Maxx don't find anything on my notebook,
BartPE contain a shareware for making an image (snapshot something) that
works but it's time limited ...
I'm still searching and will give here what I've found...

Thanks for the feedback!

 

[BarryTone]

BartPE contain a shareware for making an image (snapshot something) that
works but it's time limited

With BartPE, it creates a dir normally called C:\pebldr that contains
needed files for making the ISO. You can take DrvImagerXP from
http://www.freeware.org.uk/disk.htm and put the files in a dir called
C:\pebldr\DrvImagerXP and then make your ISO. Then when you boot up, the
program will be in \DrvImagerXP.

 

[G.Bon]

Sorry bud I did not seen any folder or option named program or Lexun.
Are you speaking about ultimate boot cd (http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) or
something else ?
Thanks,
GB

 

[G.Bon]

I've tried what you said.
It's ok but I can't start drvimagerXP because registry settings are missing.

 

[BarryTone]

I've tried what you said.
It's ok but I can't start drvimagerXP because registry settings are missing.

You can install it within the booted up session. I've had no problems
writing to the registry. And if it says that a reboot is required, then
more work is involved. What I would do, maybe, is install it on an XP
box, export the reg settings to a file, then load the (perhaps modified
reg file) in the booted session.

Where you *might* have problems is if it needs to write to the
SystemDrive. If so, there is a B: drive that can be written to, and
you'd need to see if something, either in the registry or the
environment can be changed to point to B:.

Having any fun yet?

 

[REM]

"G.Bon" <g.bon@/no_spam/tiscali.fr> wrote:

Sorry bud I did not seen any folder or option named program or Lexun.
Are you speaking about ultimate boot cd (http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) or
something else ?

No, you're right. I was thinking you were referring to the Windows
Ultimate Boot CD for some reason, my fault.

The WUBCD is linked to the link you have. It has DrvImagerXP on it
with the required registry strings.

Or, you can just try try program. It reboots into safe mode and
creates image files to another drive:

http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/13/2/13-2-39.shtml

The bootable CD is the best way to go.