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 06/18/2009 03:39:16 AM · #1
So, I'm about to upgrade my laptop's drive, and was wondering if people had some recommendations for free cloning software. I was considering trying Clonezilla Live, but feel it might be overkill and am not too sure if I should use a more simplistic program. I've never cloned a drive before, so simplicity is preferred here but I'm rather tech minded so it wouldn't be the end of the world if I had to learn some things.
Thanks.
 06/18/2009 04:19:06 AM · #2
Ghost is pretty well respected I believe.

Edit - ah you said free... sorry.

Message edited by author 2009-06-18 04:19:19.
 06/18/2009 04:45:01 AM · #3
Originally posted by Simms:
Ghost is pretty well respected I believe.

Edit - ah you said free... sorry.


Yeah, free isn't necessary I guess, but it's a hard sell for me to buy something I won't be using very frequently. If I was doing this a lot more, I wouldn't mind as much I guess. I am familiar with Ghost, and Clonezilla is apparently similar just better suited for mass cloning (which I don't need, hence the overkill comment).
 06/18/2009 10:01:24 PM · #4
Annnnnyyyyyyyyyyyyybody else? Come on I know somebody out there has to have done this before.
 06/18/2009 10:03:27 PM · #5
Acronis. Not free but there's a free 15 day trial.

//www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
 06/18/2009 11:07:14 PM · #6
Another vote for Acronis. It has a very good rep.
 06/18/2009 11:16:25 PM · #7
I agree Acronis has the best cloning software free. We use it all the time.
 06/19/2009 12:29:08 AM · #8
Acronis kicks ass. Use it.
 07/03/2009 12:34:09 AM · #9
Okay, so for anybody who cares.... Acronis does ,indeed, kick ass as freakin_hilarious noted.
Absolutely painless and it was essentially a click and forget it process.
One thing to note: the trial period on the site says for 15 days, and you get an e-mail saying 15 days, but the software says 30 days when you use it.
Just an FYI.
Again, extremely happy with results.
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