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System Disk Image/Clone
There's been some discussion on this in another thread & having previously not been too successful in the past, I'd like to seek some advice.
When a disk is cloned it makes an identical copy to another HD; the idea being that if the one in use fails, then the cloned HD can be used. Because the identity of both HDs is the same, Windows will only recognise one, so I guess that the cloned HD is removed from the system after backup & fitted should original HD fail.
When an image is created, this can be left as it is a file. Previously using Norton Ghost (doesn't register with Windows 8/8.1 or 10) I've experienced errors when restoring the image file.
Another problem I've encountered is that the cloned HD has the same identity as the originalHD, so if at some later stage you want to use that HD (i.e. delete clone backup) Windows prevents it from being used. I've forgotten how to change the identity of the HD, but I guess that it shouldn't ve too difficult to find fro an internet search.