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	Making a SSD Ghost copy Jul 30^th, 2010 at 10:57pm Hi.I have a SSD with Win 95 on it.Now I have to make a duplicate copy of the same.I was told this process is called ghosting.I need advise on how this should be done.A step by step solution will be helpful.The SSD is of 1 Gb capacity and of pretec make. Thanks in advance for your time and advise.
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Reply #1 - Jul 30^th, 2010 at 11:04pm

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SSD and Win95. That is an unusual combination.

I'd use CopyWipe for DOS. It is very easy. Use F6 to identify your drives as outlined in the userguide. Make sure you don't let the new drive boot while the old drive is in the computer. Remove the new drive after the copy has completed.

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/copywipe.php

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	Re: Making a SSD Ghost copy Reply #2 - Jul 31^st, 2010 at 1:37am Thanks Brian.Looks like something Iam looking for. 1. Iam wondering about IDE.What does it mean. 2. Is their any risk of losing of the data in the working disk? 3. How do I make sure that the new drive does not boot when the old drive is in the computer.
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	Re: Making a SSD Ghost copy Reply #3 - Jul 31^st, 2010 at 2:22am @ geekinline I should have asked, why do you want to copy your SSD? Our advice may be different if your reason for copying is not what we expect.
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	Re: Making a SSD Ghost copy Reply #4 - Jul 31^st, 2010 at 3:01am This SSD is part of a compact portable computer.I want to have a duplicate copy of the SSD so that I can replace the faulty SSD,if it goes wrong with the new one.I hope this helps get an idea.Do let me know if you need any further details,I will be glad to discuss,if it helps in getting a better solution.
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Reply #5 - Jul 31^st, 2010 at 4:14am

Then I think you need to have images rather than a clone. Very few people would want to use a cloned HD as a backup. See the reasons in Dan Goodell's post...

http://radified.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1132968474;start=7#7

In addition, you can store your images on a conventional HD and put your spare SSD to a better use than just sitting around with an outdated cloned OS that may never be used.

See....What is the difference between an "image" and a "clone"?

http://www.goodells.net/multiboot/notes.htm#note14

Do you have any imaging/cloning software?

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Reply #6 - Jul 31^st, 2010 at 4:55am

Thats an interesting and useful post by Dan Goodell.Now that things are starting to become clear to me.I think I need a clone as I need a duplicate copy of the existing SSD immediately and I need a image as well for future.

"Dan Gooding:...Also, a clone doesn't always work just by swapping the drives alone, but often requires some degree of repair to get the clone disk up and running. ".........What are the additional steps to be done.

I dont have any imaging/cloning software.I will grateful if you can guide/direct me for a step by step approach for this purpose.

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Reply #7 - Jul 31^st, 2010 at 6:32am

geekinline wrote on Jul 31^st, 2010 at 4:55am:

I think I need a clone as I need a duplicate copy of the existing SSD immediately

I disagree. You need an image immediately. You don't need a clone at all.

I suggest downloading Image for Windows. There is a 30 day trial and the userguide is very helpful. IFW is one of the easiest imaging apps to use.

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/image-for-windows.htm

Create an image of your OS partition. writing the image to an external HD. How many partitions do you have on the SSD?

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	Re: Making a SSD Ghost copy Reply #8 - Jul 31^st, 2010 at 10:10am Im sorry Brain,but it isnt clear for me,How I can create a duplicate copy without a making a clone .Excuse me if this sounds a silly question,but its out of ignorance. The SSD has only one partition.
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Reply #9 - Jul 31^st, 2010 at 4:41pm

geekinline wrote on Jul 31^st, 2010 at 10:10am:

How I can create a duplicate copy without a making a clone

I'm just saying you need a backup image and not a clone (duplicate copy). As mentioned above, clones are for upgrading to a larger HD, not for use as a backup. But if you still want to create a clone see Reply #1.

The clone/image terminology is difficult at first and I understand why you are asking the questions. That's fine.

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