Kanguru Mini Clone - Manual (Page 47)

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Q : The capacity of the Destination Disk is smaller than the Source Disk, but the total amount of
data on the Source Disk is equal to or less than the capacity of the Destination Disk. Will it copy
all of the data from the Source Disk to the Destination Disk?
A : Copying to a Destination Drive with a smaller capacity is possible, but when the capacity of the
Destination Disk is reached, the copy operation will be stopped. Therefore it is not guaranteed that
all of the data will be copied. For example, if you copy a 40GB Source Disk with 20GB of data, to
an 20GB Destination Disk, it is not certain that all of the data will be copied perfectly because the
miniClone cannot determine which part of the HDD the OS will write the data to.
Q : How long does it take to copy data?
A : It depends on the HDDs you use. It is possible for high-performance HDDs to copy with transfer
rates of 1GB – 4GB / minute.
Q : Is it necessary to format the HDD before starting to copy?
A : No. It is not necessary to format the HDD beforehand.
Q : Is it possible to copy an IDE(PATA) HDD?
A : It is not possible to copy an IDE(PATA) HDD with the miniClone. If you need to copy data off of an
IDE(PATA) HDD, you will need to install the HDD in an external hard drive enclosure that supports
IDE HDDs and either USB or eSATA connection.
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