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4.0.3 Mirror Copy Limitations
Mirror Copy method performs a bit-for-bit copy of the Master drive, producing an exact
duplicate of the Master drive. There are very few possible limitations when using Mirror
Copy (e.g., sector size, drive health, etc.). There is one other possible limitation when
using the Mirror Copy method:
The Target drives should be the same capacity or larger. If the Target drive is smaller in
capacity, please see
, then set the Clone Method Setting to the proper
percentage of the drive (for example, if the Target drive is 750 GB and the Master is 1 TB,
clone no more than 75% of the drive), or set the number of blocks (LBAs) to match the
Target drive’s number of blocks (LBAs).
4.0.4 Clever Copy Limitations
Clever Copy method copies only data sectors and fills the rest of the drives with zeroes
(blank space) and can expand partitions to fill the rest of the drive or a percentage of the
drive. If one of the partitions (file systems) is not supported by Clever Copy, the Logicube
device will automatically use Mirror Copy for that partition. Here are some limitations
when using the Clever Copy method:
For Windows, all System Restore, Recovery, and OEM partitions should not be
expanded.
The Target drives should be the same capacity or larger. If the Target drive is
smaller in capacity, please see
4.0.5 Cloning BitLocker Encrypted Drives
Drives that are encrypted with BitLocker can be cloned. BitLocker only encrypts partitions
(not the entire drive). Depending on the cloning method, the following behavior is
expected:
Mirror
–
Since Mirror is a bit-for-bit clone of a drive, the Target drive (including the
BitLocker encrypted partition) will be an exact duplicate of the Master drive.
Clever
–
Using Clever, partitions can be resized. However, when cloning BitLocker
encrypted drives, it is highly recommended to keep the BitLocker encrypted partition size
the same as the Master (do not resize the BitLocker encrypted partition).
If a BitLocker encrypted partition is resized, the partition will be
resized (as seen in Disk Management) but the actual volume size
(drive letter) will remain the same as the Master drive’s volume size.
Another option is to first decrypt the drive before cloning. This will completely remove all
key protectors from the drive. Once decrypted, the drive can be cloned using Mirror Copy
or Clever Copy. If Clever Copy is used, the partition can be resized to a larger size.
