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    Cloning an Encrypted Hard Drive?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Templar2k, Jan 4, 2009.

  1. Templar2k

    Templar2k Notebook Guru

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    Hello every one,

    Has any one successfully cloned their hard drive when it's encrypted using HPs Protect Tools either when using the TPM or Software Tocen only?

    Thanks,
     
    Templar2k, Jan 4, 2009
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    How exactly are you planning to do the cloning?
     
    Ayle, Jan 4, 2009
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  3. Clutch

    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    acronis does cloning and we use it at home.
     
    Clutch, Jan 4, 2009
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  4. Templar2k

    Templar2k Notebook Guru

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    Hi and thanks for the replies.
    I plan on cloning the HD's just like any other drive, using Acronis, Ghost or any other cloning/imaging utility.
    I would assume that an encrypted hard drive can be cloned just like any other but one should never assume too much.

    Thanks.
     
    Templar2k, Jan 7, 2009
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  5. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Hi.

    EASEUS Disk Copy is free and worked great for me , it does a sector by sector copy.

    I don't suppose it will care if the data is encrypted or not it`s just data!

    http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/

    Regards

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jan 7, 2009
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  6. Templar2k

    Templar2k Notebook Guru

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    Hi Tinderbox, thanks for the post, looks like a very good application!
     
    Templar2k, Jan 8, 2009
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