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Using XP I tried this, I copied all the files by opening
the drive (lets call it drive d and grabbing every thing
in d:\ and dragging it to a folder on the main drive.
However I noticed the sized of the drive and the folder
I copied it to were different (the one in folder was smaller)

Then I tried doing it a different way by clicking on the
drive (without opening it) and selecting copy. This
seemed to produce a folder of the same size.

I am guessing the second method copied some
'low lever' (invisible data)? (Or I screwed up the first
time I tried it?).

Anyway assuminig I didn't screw up which is the best method?

Bascially I want to copy all the data off the drive to
free all the space and then use the drive to put other data
on (so I can use it to transfer that data elsewhere) and then
when I have finished I want to restore the drive back to its
original state by copying the original data back onto it.


I am now of the impression that the first method was
best, either that or I don't know what I am talking about :O)

It is further alleged that on or about Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:42:52 GMT,
in alt.computer, the queezy keyboard of "Bazzer Smith"
<> spewed the following:

|Using XP I tried this, I copied all the files by opening
|the drive (lets call it drive d and grabbing every thing
|in d:\ and dragging it to a folder on the main drive.
|However I noticed the sized of the drive and the folder
|I copied it to were different (the one in folder was smaller)
|
|Then I tried doing it a different way by clicking on the
|drive (without opening it) and selecting copy. This
|seemed to produce a folder of the same size.
|
|I am guessing the second method copied some
|'low lever' (invisible data)? (Or I screwed up the first
|time I tried it?).
|
|Anyway assuminig I didn't screw up which is the best method?
|
|Bascially I want to copy all the data off the drive to
|free all the space and then use the drive to put other data
|on (so I can use it to transfer that data elsewhere) and then
|when I have finished I want to restore the drive back to its
|original state by copying the original data back onto it.
|
|
|I am now of the impression that the first method was
|best, either that

or I don't know what I am talking about :O)
|
--
-nos1eep

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:42:52 +0000, Bazzer Smith wrote:

> Using XP I tried this, I copied all the files by opening
> the drive (lets call it drive d and grabbing every thing
> in d:\ and dragging it to a folder on the main drive.
> However I noticed the sized of the drive and the folder
> I copied it to were different (the one in folder was smaller)
>
> Then I tried doing it a different way by clicking on the
> drive (without opening it) and selecting copy. This
> seemed to produce a folder of the same size.
>
> I am guessing the second method copied some
> 'low lever' (invisible data)? (Or I screwed up the first
> time I tried it?).
>
> Anyway assuminig I didn't screw up which is the best method?
>
> Bascially I want to copy all the data off the drive to
> free all the space and then use the drive to put other data
> on (so I can use it to transfer that data elsewhere) and then
> when I have finished I want to restore the drive back to its
> original state by copying the original data back onto it.
>
>
> I am now of the impression that the first method was
> best, either that or I don't know what I am talking about :O)

Have a look at this program, it will help you image your partition then
copy it back when you need it. The image file is also browsable.

http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm

bambam <> wrote in
news :

> Have a look at this program, it will help you image your partition then
> copy it back when you need it. The image file is also browsable.
>
> http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm

And here is a web site with a walk through-

http://www.habibbijan.com/guides/driveimage.php

"bambam" <> wrote in message
news ...
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:42:52 +0000, Bazzer Smith wrote:
>
>> Using XP I tried this, I copied all the files by opening
>> the drive (lets call it drive d and grabbing every thing
>> in d:\ and dragging it to a folder on the main drive.
>> However I noticed the sized of the drive and the folder
>> I copied it to were different (the one in folder was smaller)
>>
>> Then I tried doing it a different way by clicking on the
>> drive (without opening it) and selecting copy. This
>> seemed to produce a folder of the same size.
>>
>> I am guessing the second method copied some
>> 'low lever' (invisible data)? (Or I screwed up the first
>> time I tried it?).
>>
>> Anyway assuminig I didn't screw up which is the best method?
>>
>> Bascially I want to copy all the data off the drive to
>> free all the space and then use the drive to put other data
>> on (so I can use it to transfer that data elsewhere) and then
>> when I have finished I want to restore the drive back to its
>> original state by copying the original data back onto it.
>>
>>
>> I am now of the impression that the first method was
>> best, either that or I don't know what I am talking about :O)
>
> Have a look at this program, it will help you image your partition then
> copy it back when you need it. The image file is also browsable.
>
> http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm
>

Thanks but I think the first method (open drive, select all, copy and paste)
will work for what I want to do.I seem to remember doing it tthis way before
successfully.