![]() ![]() It is not possible to copy one drive to another if logical sector size of targetĭrive differs from logical sector size of source drive. However some external USB boxes (especially if HDD was designed for external connection) provide 4096 bytes per sector for both physical and logical geometry. Info about logical sector size is stored in disk controller and is reported to operating system (OS), determining how OS sees this drive: as 512īytes per sector or as 4K per sector drive.Ĭommon drives have 512 bytes per sector both on physical and logical level, while Advanced Format Drives (AFD) have 4096 (4K) bytes per physical sector but emulate 512 bytes per logical sector. įrom Paragon kb : A hard disk (HDD) has physical sector size determined by its geometry and logical disc sector size. That is because data integrity usually cannot be ensured between different logical sector drives. It is not possible to copy one to another if logical sector size of target drive differs from logical sector size of source drive. I'm hoping they change this but until then, don't get HDClone or upgrade to version 6 if you already own a professional license.A sector by sector clone means that even blank sectors with no information will be cloned. If you have no internet and need to rescue a desktop and have your bootable USB with you thinking you can restore a backup that you've taken using version 4 or 5, you will have wasted your time. Trying to use the USB or CD on another system prompts you to activate the USB using one of your 2 permanent activations. Keep in mind that this is professional version software. What's happened with the update to 6 on the PROFESSIONAL version is that the USB and CD can only be used on the machine that the software is currently installed on. ![]() ![]() I install it to my workstation and then create bootable USB or CD and can clone on user systems or the occasional travel laptop. I've been using HDClone professional since version 4 and it's been a great tool for a sysadmin that travels somewhat. Forgive any grammar or typos while I do this on my phone. ![]()
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