The goal is to recover as much valuable information as possible while keeping the original source material intact.

*For more information regarding DiscWizard, you can access the built-in help guide through the Help tab located on the left side of the software.The job of a technician tasked with recovering data from a heavily damaged disk is similar to that of a restoration expert working on an antique or historical document. Once the clone has completed, you can shut down the computer and remove the original source drive. The computer will reboot into a pre-Windows environment where the clone will be performed.**If you click Cancel, the job will be aborted. If you are cloning a disk with a currently active operating system, the program will ask for a reboot.The clone will start and display a progress Window.Review the operation and summary screen, then click Proceed.If the destination drive has been partitioned, click OK to allow DiscWizard to erase all the partition on the drive before performing the clone.Select the new hard drive as the Destination Disk, click Next.Select your old hard drive as the Source Disk, then click Next.Select the Automatic Mode to have the source drive's partitions automatically and proportionally resized to fit the new drive.Dynamic Disks cannot be cloned using Seagate DiscWizard. It is strongly suggested not to format your source disk or discard it after the clone until you are confident that the new disk boots properly.

Source disks can be cloned to your destination 'as is' or resized.

DiscWizard will not clone a single partition.

This article is for those who want to attempt a clone from inside Windows on a desktop computer with both drives attached directly to the SATA/PATA motherboard.

It is recommended to always perform a Clone from the DiscWizard Boot CD.

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