>>>>>[shrug] I've been using Acronis True Image for imaging/cloning -- I just boot from the disc.
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>>>>>There are other imaging/cloning tools out there (some are free) -- just boot from the CD/DVD. Many of the newer ones are UEFI bootable.
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>>>>Some years ago, I did buy Acronis True Image. But, I don't remember why, it would not even install on my Windows 7. So I gave up.
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>>>You don't have to install it to use it -- the disc is bootalbe (at least with the versions I've got). It boots into what appears to be a Linux distro. The earlier versions used BIOS boot, so you'll have to set the BIOS into "legacy" mode. The later versions will boot in UEFI.
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>>>Prior to using Acronis True Image I'd been using Norton Ghost, I ended up switching to the Acronis product after Symantec broke Ghost.
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>>What version number of Acronis do you have? I like the idea that you don't have to install it. I will Google the EUFI since I don't know what it is.
>>Thank you.
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>>UPDATE. I think I was mistaken when I said I tried Acronis. I believe I bought Ghost and could not get it to work.
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>Just a word from paranoid corner: I always use the external linux based boot.
>I started with Acronis mid-nineties and the external version is not totally overloaded -
>adding cloning to file and image based backup is good enough for me and I have control over possible versioning problems.
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>Current version is only the one given for free with crucial SSD. Working as long as 1 disk in the system is crucial.
>The laptops all have MX 500, desktop has Intel and WD black, but for this I can use the 512 GB I put in an USB3 case,
>so I can backup any machine to big 10TB USB3 with the crucial on other USB port...
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>Have not had to fall back on secure boot from internal for a long time,
>but that risk always worried me and backup while working did feel less secure
>
>my 22€ (paranoia anti measures cost...)
>thomas

Thank you.