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   Tommi Koivula to Bob Seaborn   
   imaging   
   05 Mar 13 19:36:54   
   
   On 5.3.2013 8:54, Bob Seaborn -> Tommi Koivula wrote:   
      
    >> On 4.3.2013 9:01, Bob Seaborn -> Anyone wrote:   
      
    BS>>> I have an os2 box (that runs my Fido system) with HPFS   
    >> formatted BS> drives and the drives are failing.   
      
    BS>>> Does anyone have any software (or suggestion) that will   
    >> accurately BS> build an image of an HPFS drive, and then replicate   
    >> it on a BS> new/replacement drive.   
      
    BS>>> Anything to avoid complete rebuilding of the OS/2 system  on a   
    >> new BS> drive.  :)   
      
    >> I have done the same few times simply by taking the hard disc out   
    >> of theOS/2 computer and cloned it in a Windows computer with Norton   
    >> Ghost. Also possible to use bootable CD or even a floppy to do the   
    >> job.   
      
      
    BS> What version Ghost?  I don't believe the newest versions will work   
    BS> with HPFS.   
      
   I cannot remember the version, it has been few years when I last cloned   
   my OS/2 disk. Pretty old I think, 2003 or so.   
      
   However, the version that I used was able to clone the whole drive   
   sector by sector. It had no idea about any file systems on it.   
      
   'Tommi   
      
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