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To: PMS Witch who wrote (84720)	3/20/2014 5:51:09 PM
From: Raptech	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110631

PW, a few questions as I want to get this right and completed on the first try; Perhaps the biggest reason is disks come in different sizes. Clone a 100GB drive to a 500GB drive and you’ll waste 400GB. (Remember, the clone has the same "size" information as the original.) If I were replacing a disk in my system, I’d make a clone of the original. If the new disk was larger, I’d start with creating a clone and make size adjustments later. How would I make size adjustments to recapture the unallocated space after cloning to a larger disk than the original. After cloning the new disk can I install a new image over it to recapture the space. I can live with the smaller space for awhile, but will eventually want to recapture it. After installing a clone can that disk be imaged for future backup, or do I need to keep new clones as we go forward. Windows will NOT access both a cloned disk and the original if they are both installed in your computer. If you try this, one of the disks will get disabled, and if you investigate using Disk Manager, it will report that you have a Disk Signature Collision. Can I use the same clone on two new internal disks in the same computer, or would it be best to clone one and image the other. Thanks!