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I tried cloning my hard disk, but now my computer doesn't boot: it just shows a black screen which says BOOTMGR missing. What can I do to fix it?

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There is no way you can gain more memory (RAM) with cloning (making a copy off) you C volume. Could you edit your post with what you really tried to do (e.g. change, not copy) a volume so that it had more disk space? – Hennes Nov 18 '12 at 18:37
I TRIED TO CLONE MY C LOCAL DRIVE, BUT MY COMPUTER ONLY RESTART WHEN A BLACK SCREEN, SAYING BOOTMGR MISSING. – Renado Williams Nov 18 '12 at 18:48
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Your capslock is on. Please press the Caps Lock key to turn it off. – Hennes Nov 18 '12 at 18:49
if you actually cloned the hdd your bootmgr wouldn't be missing, unless you only cloned a partition. But you neglect to tell us what you used to do this so called cloning – Logman Nov 18 '12 at 19:51
i think you are right, i cloned partition with a boots cd called, SPOTMAU BOOTSUITE. HOPE THAT HELPS – Renado Williams Nov 18 '12 at 20:06
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If you formatted your hard drive, you deleted the information off of it. Either get data recovery, or reinstall Windows to get it working again.

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I TRY BUT WHEN IT RESTART TO CONTINUE SET UP THE SAME THING POP UP AGAIN. – Renado Williams Nov 18 '12 at 18:41
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You have to reinstall the bootmanager, that is nothing unusual, do not worry. If you are using Windows, boot from your Windows CD/DVD. On one of the first screens you will have the option to REPAIR an existing installation. Look for some entry regarding the Bootsector/Bootloader etc.

Also make sure that the cloned partition is set as "active", using eg. the tool you have used to clone your partition.

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how do i install bootmanager back? – Renado Williams Nov 18 '12 at 18:56
with the repair function availible when booting from the Windows CD/DVD, as mentionend above (my answer only applies if you are using Windows) – Martin Nov 18 '12 at 19:06

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