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PlatinumSun Jun 20, 2024 @ 9:17pm
SOLVED Need to clone drive to a partition in another drive.
So I got a 4tb nvme for very cheap (almost got two but guy sold out)

Um so I cloned a windows 10 install from my desktop onto it. But I also want to clown a windows 11 install from my laptop onto it via another partition. And dual boot till things are sorted out enough I can delete the windows 11 partition.

I used macrium.

What do I do?

Disk genius documentation had the solution.
Last edited by PlatinumSun; Jun 21, 2024 @ 2:52pm
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Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:
If you have multiple secondary drives connected, then the best thing to do before using such an app; just to be on safe side... you can bring up Disk Management in WinOS. Make sure all apps are closed that look at things like games or files on those extra drives first. In Disk Management notice there is a small box on the left-hand side of a drive where it shows the Paritions and Drive Letters at the bottom half of that screen. You can right click secondary drives and click "Off-Line" to temp disconnect them from the OS. Then load up such software and wipe that one secondary drive with the other extra secondary drives being Off-Line. When all done, turn them to "Online" once again.

You wouldn't be able to wipe the OS Drive while booted into that OS Drive; for obvious reasons.
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Pocahawtness Jun 20, 2024 @ 9:31pm 
Depends on the software. I know that Samsung Magician can do that, it can clone up to three partitions in one go, but it only works for Samsung drives.
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PlatinumSun Jun 20, 2024 @ 10:05pm 
Originally posted by Pirate☠️Pocah:
Depends on the software. I know that Samsung Magician can do that, it can clone up to three partitions in one go, but it only works for Samsung drives.

Damn, this guy is time tec.
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PlatinumSun Jun 20, 2024 @ 10:07pm 
would just cloning the main os partition still let me access things normally through windows boot manager via
windows 10?

As I want my main boot to be a local windows 10 partition and not my windows 11 ms account partition. I just need to organize my stuff.
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Pocahawtness Jun 20, 2024 @ 10:46pm 
There must be some software that can do it. Someone will see this thread....
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Yew Nough Jun 20, 2024 @ 11:09pm 
I think I used the free version of CarbonCopyCloner for this, but its been so long that I can't remember.

I think if you made a blank partition that is the size of (or bigger) than the drive you are cloning: It should clone into that partition on your target drive.
Last edited by Yew Nough; Jun 20, 2024 @ 11:09pm
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Bad 💀 Motha Jun 21, 2024 @ 2:22am 
Pointless to dual boot those OS honesly; such as waste of space and time.

Just use Win10 until it's no longer supported if you prefer that for now.

Win11 still has a ways to go and probably won't be worth using until after 24H2.

You can't just clone a WinOS drive to a partition; because the OS itself has about 3 partitions and a boot sector and those will be required for the OS to be able to boot and function properly.
Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Jun 21, 2024 @ 2:23am
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KingyWingy Jun 21, 2024 @ 7:32am 
You used Macrium Reflect, so job done?

Maybe you are asking about booting both OSs? You can only have one EFI partition per drive, well technically there can be more but only the first one will be used, it must contain the boot loader for windows 10 and 11 each or have an entry for each in the boot loader. Macrium Reflect has a fix boot problems button for it's boot CD, or what ever they call it, try using it.

Or you can do it manually with BCD edit and maybe bootrec (maybe MBR only).

If you intend not to use windows 11, why not simply copy everything from the windows 11 partition to the one for windows 10. Check out Free File Sync, excellent program.
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PlatinumSun Jun 21, 2024 @ 9:22am 
Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:
Pointless to dual boot those OS honesly; such as waste of space and time.

Just use Win10 until it's no longer supported if you prefer that for now.

Win11 still has a ways to go and probably won't be worth using until after 24H2.

You can't just clone a WinOS drive to a partition; because the OS itself has about 3 partitions and a boot sector and those will be required for the OS to be able to boot and function properly.

Like I don’t even need to boot from it. I just want to access my files without any permissions issues. Like if I just take the main C install partition off the laptop drive will I still be able to use the apps in it normally?
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PlatinumSun Jun 21, 2024 @ 9:24am 
Originally posted by KingyWingy:
You used Macrium Reflect, so job done?

Maybe you are asking about booting both OSs? You can only have one EFI partition per drive, well technically there can be more but only the first one will be used, it must contain the boot loader for windows 10 and 11 each or have an entry for each in the boot loader. Macrium Reflect has a fix boot problems button for it's boot CD, or what ever they call it, try using it.

Or you can do it manually with BCD edit and maybe bootrec (maybe MBR only).

If you intend not to use windows 11, why not simply copy everything from the windows 11 partition to the one for windows 10. Check out Free File Sync, excellent program.

I just don’t want windows to
get troublesome with me over it so I thought I would need to dual boot was all. As I don’t care to sign in with my MS account on my local install for the OS. Though I can if I must.
Last edited by PlatinumSun; Jun 21, 2024 @ 9:25am
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Bad 💀 Motha Jun 21, 2024 @ 11:23am 
What files are you talking about?
From within user folders on your other OS?
Just copy the files, delete the OS.
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PlatinumSun Jun 21, 2024 @ 1:02pm 
Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:
What files are you talking about?
From within user folders on your other OS?
Just copy the files, delete the OS.


The C drive main partition on the laptop.

I want to be able to just easily access them to organize my stuff.
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Bad 💀 Motha Jun 21, 2024 @ 1:55pm 
Ok so you want your files on another PC?
Easy just copy over the files; why are you making this difficult.

You never copied files PC to PC before?
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PlatinumSun Jun 21, 2024 @ 2:31pm 
Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:
Ok so you want your files on another PC?
Easy just copy over the files; why are you making this difficult.

You never copied files PC to PC before?

Yes but I want everything to pick through and I want it in one go.

So would a partition clone, not a drive clone work just fine for me?

Would I be able
to access the desktop of said partition?
Last edited by PlatinumSun; Jun 21, 2024 @ 2:42pm
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Bad 💀 Motha Jun 21, 2024 @ 3:22pm 
Yes for that purpose; would be fine. Just won't be able to boot to it.
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PlatinumSun Jun 21, 2024 @ 5:56pm 
Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:
Yes for that purpose; would be fine. Just won't be able to boot to it.

Um, so to make things easier I used diskgenius to wipe said 4tb drive and do things in a different order. Somehow corrupted the drive and deformated the one I was using lmao.

Uh how might I recover the files?

You know, it just occurred to me I had nothing of value on that drive lol.

So I am just gonna continue with my previous folder archive.

Actually I might have had some trip photos and my freetube data being lost kind of sucks.
Last edited by PlatinumSun; Jun 21, 2024 @ 5:57pm
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