May 2019 – Comp-U-Train computer training

Cloning vs. imaging a hard drive

by Jackie & AndyBlog 10th May 201912th July 2019Comments are Disabled

I often get asked what is the difference between cloning a hard drive versus imaging a hard drive. Cloning is the process of creating another drive which is an exact identical copy of your original drive. You would clone a drive if you wanted to convert your old mechanical hard drive to a modern solid …

ADATA SSD migration woes

by Jackie & AndyBlog 8th May 201910th May 2019Comments are Disabled

I recently bought three ADATA 2.5″ SSD drives to install into customers laptops. The reason for this, is that these modern SSD (Solid State Drive) drives are much faster than the older HDD (Hard Disk Drive) mechanical drives. The three laptops were different brands. Each SSD was placed in turn, in a “USB caddy” which …

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