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Upgrade internal PGP-encrypted boot drive?
I have an internal solid state HD in my Windows 7 64-bit laptop, and I need to replace it with a bigger one. There are four partitions on the drive. The C: drive that it boots to is not encypted, but the others are (i.e., the data partitions). If I use a cloning utility, what will happen to the encrypted partitions? Those partitions are fully backed up so I do have the option on not cloning them, and just restoring the data later.
Also, how do the partition sizes get set on the new HD? Wiull I have to expand them after cloning them? My system partition is the one that is almost full.
Also, how do the partition sizes get set on the new HD? Wiull I have to expand them after cloning them? My system partition is the one that is almost full.
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This looks good. So I clone to a 2.5" drive via an external HD enclosure, then just put that drive into the laptop and I'm ready to go?
Followup: I use ShadowProtect to back up my data (and system drive) to a network share, and this seems to have a lot of the same capabilities as Casper. Since the system partition ITSELF isn't encrypted, just the data, might that work?
Followup: I use ShadowProtect to back up my data (and system drive) to a network share, and this seems to have a lot of the same capabilities as Casper. Since the system partition ITSELF isn't encrypted, just the data, might that work?
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Please respond or finalize it, this question is growing old :) I think it was obviously solved.
In particular, casper creates a complete backup of an encrypted drive that retains all of the encrypted data in its original encrypted state, also duplicates an encrypted drive to a larger drive without requiring a laborious and time consuming backup, restore, and re-encryption process.
Importantly, it creates or restores an encrypted backup to a drive that is either smaller or larger than the original.
http://www.caspersecure.com/