Can Disk Clone scale partitions to a larger disk?

Sorry if this is a totally newb question....I'm a newb

I've been tring to use disc clone to mirror a smaller failing disk to a new larger disk but can't seem to get it to scale to size. I've tried the automatic and manual mode. I still end up with the same space the old disk has on the new one.

Reading what the different functions do....I was under the impression it would scale to fit a larger disk. In other words...say my old disk has 115gb of infor on it and I want to clone it to my new larger disk that has 750gb of unused space, I thought it would resize what the old disk has on it to the new one and leave me with all that unused space for expansion.

When I try to clone I open up "My Computer" and see that the new larger disk only shows the 115gb.

Does this product just not to what I thought it would do or am I just a complete newb that I am missing something.

Thanks for any advice.

 

When you look at the clone using XP Disk Management, do have un-allocated space; or does it show the disk to actually be only 115GB instead of the 750?

 

It shows it as 112 used and the remaining as free space so to me it looks like it's missing all the extra space.

 

What OS are you using and Can you post us a picture of your Disk Management using the forum attachment feature?

Sample illustration:
Image #2 & 3 of post #4
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=189549#4

 

Thanks for the help GroverH

I'm using Xp Pro. I am unsure as to what you would like a screenshot of though. I tried to find a function in the software that looked like the picture in your link but was unsuccessful.

 

XP Disk Management display via:
Right clock on MyComputer & Click Manage & then Click Disk Management

Then your display should somewhat similar to this.
Once you get to the Disk Management display, you may have to change the view options.
Capture your image and upload as an attachment to your reply.

 

Sounds like you need to use the Secure Zone Trick. I'm not at the computer I normally use where I have directions on how to do it, but if you search the forum you should find the instructions.

 

The easy way to do it is, to just do a partition backup of your c: drive. When you restore it, you have the option to enlarge it to fill all the space on your replacement drive. In most cases a system partition will be automatically bootable on the new drive.

When you do a clone, it copys everything including the mbr from the source drive (which contains the layout of the old drive). Thats why your new drive reads 115gb, because it thinks it's the old drive, because the source hard drive mbr overwrote the new hard drive mbr which had the correct layout of 750gb.

To fix it , you will have to install the secure zone and repair it that way.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=161075

 

heldebrandt,

If you do use the Secure Zone "trick" to regain your space, make sure NOT to activate the Acronis Recovery Manager when you create the Secure Zone.

 

Thanks for the input everyone...looks like I have a little reading to do