CLONING
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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-by-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 and BitLocker has been decrypted, the partitions can be resized
to a larger size.
