How do I copy/clone a dynamic disk in Windows 7?

Question

I have some dynamic disks (or "partitions" but they are not really partitions) that I want to copy onto spare hard drives.

I tried using gpartd (and fdisk for that matter) from a linux live disc. All it saw was hard drives with only one partition encasing the whole hard drive. So gpartd/fdisk is incapable of identifying the dynamic "partitions" and allowing me to copy them.

Any tools that can be used to clone/copy a dynamic "partition"? (I'm open to commercial software suggestions if they can do the job)...

Answer 1

EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition(free) comes with their Disk & Partition Copy Wizard, which is able to Copy Dynamic Volumes

Norton Ghost($69.99) should get the job done, If EASEUS doesn't work.

Edit:

Here's some reviews of EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition

Answer 2

I would suggest Acronis True Image Workstation. There is a good review here.

True Image does support dynamic disks, but read the fine print. Also, it's not clear to me that you could (for example) choose a single logical volume.

Answer 3

Acronis's True Image Home 2010 with the "Plus Pack" supports dynamic disks (and RAID arrays, for that matter) even from a boot CD

Answer 4

i used a free partition manager to copy dynamic volumes.

but it only supports to copy dynamic volumes to basic disks.

so if you wanna copy to another dynamic disk, i'm afraid it won't help.

good luck