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How to move from one drive to another that's a different size?

I've run into this scenario a few time: I need to replace a drive because I need more space, it's having problems, moving to a new box, etc. What's the best way to copy data from one partition size ...
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Boot from SSD 3 genuine Windows Versions (XP, Vista, Win7) cloned from old HDDs

Over time I have accumulated several genuine Windows Versions (XP, Vista, Win7) on separate HDD drives running on the same machine. Now I'd like to combine all three OS onto one SSD with a multiboot ...
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Make Windows bootable after copying from one partition to another

I have recovered Windows7 from rescue DVD, that came together with my laptop. The recovery re-partitions the SSD drive as to factory defaults, but I would like to change that. More exactly, after ...
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How to Copy an Operating System to Another HDD?

I found out my hard drive is slowly dying. It's certainly still usable, but I need to copy the operating system to another hard drive, which I don't know how to do. I would like to try to avoid using ...
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Can I transfer 2 Terabyte's worth of personal data and stuff to a hard drive? [duplicate]

I have a 2 TB internal hard drive with all of my files and information. Can I, or if I can, how do I transfer it all to a new computer? I am going from Desktop to Desktop computer and I have tons of ...
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Moving windows from HDD to SSD (Dualboot Windows 10 + Ubuntu 16)

I am using Windows-Ubuntu dual boot, but I accidentally installed windows on my HDD drive. I tried to fix the problem manually by copying the windows to a partition in SSD, as well as UEFI partition (...
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Confusing information about moving boot partitions

So, I made the rookie mistake of not making my 'main' partition the leftmost one, and now I need to move it. Reinstalling would be a very large hassle I would rather avoid if possible, so I'm looking ...
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How do I move my current Windows from an ssd to a bigger ssd? [duplicate]

So for months, I have been struggling to live with a 128 GB SSD. The available space of the drive is getting smaller and I had to uninstall some programs over time. I currently have this SSD as my C ...
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Cloning partitions of a drive to another

I have two drives, one of them has two partitions which are for my Linux distribution whilst the other drive is another drive split up into two other partitions, one partition is for my Windows setup ...
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1 answer
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Transferring Linux OS from one drive to another with different partitions

First of all, some related questions: How to move from one drive to another that's a different size? What utility can move my Windows boot partition over to another hard drive? My situation is as ...
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Bootable Clone Hard Disk Drive Utility [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I easily copy or clone a Windows boot partition onto a new hard drive? My computer's 1TB hard drive failed not too long ago and I got a replacement from Western Digital....
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How to replace OS drive with an SSD on a laptop [duplicate]

I have an laptop that is ~ 4 years old. It has 2 hard drives - one is used for the OS and the other for data. I'd like to upgrade the OS drive with an SSD to make it run faster, but i was wondering ...
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Move Windows 7 to a new hard drive

Currently I have upgraded my computer and bought it a fresh new 3TB hard drive. My previous setup had these disks: 74GB 160GB (2 partitions, the first partition with Windows 7) 650GB (3 partitions) ...
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Clone OS to another partition as bootable

Is there any way to achieve the following: I want to clone my OS (C: drive) onto another partition. I want this other partition to be boot-able as well. I read so many articles on the internet about ...
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1 answer
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HD Duplicate utility [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I easily copy or clone a boot partition onto a new hard drive? I have two hard drives, one is empty and one is with data, and I want to clone one to other - 1:1 backup. ...

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