Restore a system backup onto a SSD?

I did a complete system backup (about 30GB. NOT Recovery/Rescue disc set) on an external HD. I am expecting a 120 GB SSD coming.

Can I restore the backup onto the SSD?

If yes, can the SSD be used as OS disc?

Thanks for your input!

 

Can anyone give it a yell?

I just wanted to confirm it is yes or no.

Appreciate it.

 

which tool did you use to create the backup?
If you use the cloning tool, like acronis true image or norton ghost so so the same way like when you create the backup file, just select restore as action.

 

I will use ThinkVantage's Backup and Retore to create the complete backup. Is it oaky?

Best.

 

Can someone confirm it is going to work?

Thanks!

 

those tools which have been mentioned are known to be disc imaging tools; built to read and restore to physical magnetic hard drives. did you know someone who has been successful in doing so?

hdd ---- (acronis/norton disc image backup) ---> backup file --- (acronis/norton disc image restoration) ---> SSD

given that the actual data to restore can fit into the ssd.

 

I haven't used the process you used. I have only used the factory disk set creation and restore process.

After that, I always use Acronis True Imge Home and the answer is certainly yes for it.

 

halobox,

>>the answer is certainly yes for it.

You mean yes to my process?

Thanks!

 

I think you are confused MDDZ (unless I am).

Let me be clear. I am confident Acronis True Image Home works. I have no confidence anything else does. I only use two products. One to create the original factory disk set. One to do day-to-day backups.

ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery for the factory disk set. Acronis for all backup and recovery after.

 

halobox, I am influenced by your strong belief in Acronis and I am going to buy it. I am going to buy this one:

Acronis® True Image™ Home 2011

Do you have any recommendation of other products in the Acronis family?

Regards.

 

The Vista/Win7 Backup Center software that is built in allows you to take a full image backup to say an USB external drive.

You can then boot from an OS install disk and choose to restore the backup onto a new drive.

Windows will sometimes need re-activating at this point, but if you are using the built-in BIOS license, that will be painless.

 

Indrek is right. I have not tested it so that doesn't mean it won't work.

Regarding True Image Home 2011, I would download and try the trial first. I forget where they place trial limits. Also, I haven't tried 2011 yet. I am using 2010.

I have not tried any of the other Acronis products.

 

I just moved from a 160 GB to a 640 GB (HDD) in my desktop and Acronis 2011 let me down. For some reason it proceeded as if all was fine repeatedly, but it never actually cloned the disc to the destination. I gave up on it and downloaded Clonezilla. Worked without a hitch... Unfortunately, the destination has to be larger than the source for Clonezilla to work according to the documentation... Hopefully, you have better luck with Acronis True Image 2011...

 

I use the backup and restore functions. Or more specifically, I backup with the Windows application, but I restore with the recovery disk (which runs linux I think). I have not used the clone disk function or anything else in the product.

I am interested in the 2011 product for the USB 3.0 support. They must have compiled NEC USB 3.0 chipset support into the kernel.

 

I got my SSD yesterday. I used ThinkVantage's Backup/Restore tool to make a complte backup of the hard drive, on which I already installed quite software (<120G). Then I tried to restore it to SSD but failed. The restore told me that there is insufficient partition, etc.

Thanks for all the help!

 

"which tool did you use to create the backup?
If you use the cloning tool, like acronis true image or norton ghost so so the same way like when you create the backup file, just select restore as action."

Windows 7 and Vista have system image backups. They are fine. This is a backed up system.

Renee

 

I used ThinkVantage's Enhanced Backup/Restore to create the backup.