Re: Maxtor Backup failure - ping Anna! (about Acronis)

Anna wrote:

"chicagofan" <me7@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I will be using the Maxtor USB external hard drive; will it need to be formatted after I remove the Maxtor backup software that came on it? Or will the "delete partitions on destination drive" [included in your instructions which I have saved, but deleted here] take care of that?


No need to delete partition(s) on your external HD nor any need to format the drive. The disk cloning process will take care of that.
Anna

Thanks again, Anna. I've ordered the Acronis software from New Egg, and it was only $25 delivered; so I'm feeling pretty lucky to have found you... and your advice, as well as Robert's.

Hope I won't have to bug you again. :)

Barbara
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