Re: Image Files & HDD

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:54:19 -0400

Hi,

No, they don't. They transfer an image or "picture" of the current data set,
not a mirror image of the drive per se. 

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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<Fred@anonymous.com> wrote in message news:41477876.DB087658@nycap.rr.com...
>I just ran scandisk on a friend's PC and it found numerous bad sectors
> and did a repair. I have the system running again but plan to replace
> the HDD with a new one and using an image file to transfer the current
> system to the new HDD.
>
> It's my understanding that scandisk locates bad areas on the HDD and
> then they are "marked" so that future data cannot be written there.
>
> My question relates to using imaging software (BootItNG, Drive Image,
> Acronis, etc.). I believe they make a byte for byte file and I wonder if
> they transfer the "marked bad sectors" to a new HDD when an image file
> is restored. I know that image files include blank areas as well as data
> when a partition is imaged. Can anyone comment?
>
> Thanks, Fred
>
>

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