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The thread discusses backing up a 1TB hard drive and restoring it to a smaller 500GB drive. The original poster successfully created a Windows 8.1 rescue USB and tested it by installing Windows on the smaller drive after deleting existing partitions. The conversation confirms that good imaging software like Acronis can handle such transfers, provided the target drive is compatible or properly prepared, and the overall sentiment is positive about the process.
The thread discusses backing up a 1TB hard drive and restoring it to a smaller 500GB drive. The original poster successfully created a Windows 8.1 rescue USB and tested it by installing Windows on the smaller drive after deleting existing partitions. The conversation confirms that good imaging software like Acronis can handle such transfers, provided the target drive is compatible or properly prepared, and the overall sentiment is positive about the process.
Solution
Yes most good image systems can do a part image... I know Acronis can and there must be other free options, as long as (1) the new disc is the same kind i.e if old disc is a ssd then new disc should be as well or (2) you put a tick in any "make this image bootable" tick-box the image software offers up then you should be fine.
p.s Acronis can do hdd to sdd and can also do swap file partitions but thats prob not something you need to stress about.
p.s Acronis can do hdd to sdd and can also do swap file partitions but thats prob not something you need to stress about.
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Thanx,
To explain in length:-
I have been trying for ages to create an w8.1 media rescue USB of my 1Tbite main HD.
I finally created one & to make sure it worked (having failed to make a virtual disk) I tried to test it on my spare w10 500gb HD but, it did not install w8.1 saying "Not enough space".
As a few helpful people suggested, I deleted all 6 partitions & reformatted the whole 500gb as one partition &
installed W8 on it.
I created an w8.1 media rescue USB stick, plugged it in & set it as 1st boot in the Bios.
Then rebooted & the test worked & w8 was updated to w8.1.
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Asus P5K Premium WiFiiFi, Intel Core 2 Quad Pro 2.4GHz, OCZ Cpu Cooler, 2x2GB, DDR2 800 PC2-6400, GeForce 9800 GTX (PCI-E), a Seagate 500gb & a WD1Tbite, OCZ 600W Psu, Win8/8.1/10
Thanx,
To explain in length:-
I have been trying for ages to create an w8.1 media rescue USB of my 1Tbite main HD.
I finally created one & to make sure it worked (having failed to make a virtual disk) I tried to test it on my spare w10 500gb HD but, it did not install w8.1 saying "Not enough space".
As a few helpful people suggested, I deleted all 6 partitions & reformatted the whole 500gb as one partition &
installed W8 on it.
I created an w8.1 media rescue USB stick, plugged it in & set it as 1st boot in the Bios.
Then rebooted & the test worked & w8 was updated to w8.1.
__________________
Asus P5K Premium WiFiiFi, Intel Core 2 Quad Pro 2.4GHz, OCZ Cpu Cooler, 2x2GB, DDR2 800 PC2-6400, GeForce 9800 GTX (PCI-E), a Seagate 500gb & a WD1Tbite, OCZ 600W Psu, Win8/8.1/10