Re: Backing up removable HDD


"Mike G" <justme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a "test" computer that has a removable HDD bay. I use it to work
with different OS and would like to be able to remove the HDD and connect
it via USB to my main computer and produce an image of that drive from time
to time. I have the hardware to do this, but find most software either
wants a dedicated partition to write the image to, or writes the image back
to itself. Looking for suggestions on backup methods/software to do this.
TIA


Mike:
As has been suggested, a disk imaging program such as Acronis True Image
will apparently do what you want to do, i.e., in terms of creating a disk
image of the contents of your removable HDD.

Since you're using a mobile rack to house your removable HDD, is there any
possibility you could install another rack (same make & model) in your main
computer? That would certainly simplify things and avoid the need for using
a slower performing device such as a USB external HDD enclosure.

But I'm not entirely certain of your exact objective. When you say you want
to "produce an image of that drive from time to time", what is it that you
have in mind for that "image"? Is it merely to store that image on your main
computer for additional backup safety purposes? Or would you be intending to
create on your main computer a secondary HDD from the contents of the
removable HDD so that those contents could be accessed within your main
computer? Or are you planning to create a bootable HDD on your main computer
from the contents of the removable HDD?

All this might have a bearing on whether you really want to create a disk
image of the contents of your removable HDD or whether a disk-to-disk clone
would be more appropriate for your needs.
Anna


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