USMT Multiple Partitions to a single partition

[Jryde21 (JWR)]

Our source machines have two partitions, C and D. The target
machines only have a C drive. What I'd like to do is re-root
files found on the source machine's D drives onto the target machine's
C drive. I have tried rules such as:

DIR=D:\*\*.*, C:\
D:\*\*.*, C:\

I found in the Help file

The USMT built-in logic, has Automatic partition mapping. I assume
this to mean, if it came from D, go back to D...

Is there anyway to re-root files from one partition(D:\), to a
different partition (C:\)?

You're time and help is appreciated!

- Jason

 

[Jryde21 (JWR)]

Nevermind.

the /LocalOnly switch evidently prohibits data from let's say the D:\
drive to be restored to the C:\ drive. Take the /localonly switch off
your scanstate syntax, and it'll word.

 

[Guest]

I've got a great workaround for you. On the target machine, create a new
folder in the root, call it OLD_D, open a command prompt, run subst d:
c:\old_d, and BOOM, you've got a virtual D: drive pointing to a folder on C:.
That way you can run the tool, it'll migrate the data, and, in fact, all
your data is on the single partition.

Of course, you'll want to put that subst command into the STARTUP folder, or
insert it into the registry as a RUN command, to ensure that every time you
boot the drive reappears.

I suppose that depending on whether any programs were installed to D:, if
they fire up services on bootup then things might get hairy. But I'm
assuming that this isn't the case.

-Bob