Create VHD HD disk image to transfer onto new boot drive

[Jonny Wright]

My current boot drive is on its way out and I have ordered a new one but due to the festive holidays / delivery delays I am not expecting it before Chirstmas.

Is it possible to create a VHD in a VM and transfer all the data from the VHD onto the new drive when it arrives to save mucking about when it eventually turns up?

As stated, I am intending on it being my Windows boot drive.

Thanks

[+Neowin User 007 Subscriber²]

I generally will do the image or initial OS in a VM then transfer it over (for things like servers and workstations, desktops/laptops are a little less time consuming)

[Gnome]

I usually use TrueImage or something similar to clone or backup boot drives. It works as a bootable recovery CD so you don't have to install it. It uses .tib format for the backups, but might still work for your purposes.

[Lee G. Veteran]

You can use Acronis True Image to convert the VHD to .tib (True Image backup format) and then restore the image to your boot drive. There's a trial version available.

[+Neowin User 007 Subscriber²]

You can use Acronis True Image to convert the VHD to .tib (True Image backup format) and then restore the image to your boot drive. There's a trial version available.

Keep in mind, the trials will not do dissimilar hardware.

[manroweb]

Ease US Partition tool will clone it from disk to disk directly or disk to image, and then you can run image to disk onto the new drive.

[sagum]

Keep in mind, the trials will not do dissimilar hardware.

sysprep, and imagex

C:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep /generalize /shutdown

imagex /apply d:\install.wim 4 x:\

Should get you started in the right direction.

[TheLegendOfMart]

Macrium Reflect has a free full featured version, I use it every time I need to swap out a drive.

[+Neowin User 007 Subscriber²]

sysprep, and imagex

C:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep /generalize /shutdown

imagex /apply d:\install.wim 4 x:\

Should get you started in the right direction.

That will transfer most things but you lose the User Data and settings.