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| About fast cloning & disk signature for MBR disks, disk GUID, & partition GUIDs... |
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Posted by: SwimmeRM - 02-10-2026, 09:04 PM - Forum: Hasleo Disk Clone (Free Windows Migration and Disk/Partition Cloning Software)
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Hello all,
could anyone please be so kind to give me a definitive confirmation that Disk Clone fast cloning also indeed properly manage a fully complete and exact copy of disk signature (for MBR disks), disk GUID, & partition GUIDs (for GPT disks) ?
I'm indeed already expecting this to happen properly, but this weird doubt came to my mind after carefully reading following sentence excerpted from page '[Solved] How to Clone a Disk to Another SSD/HDD Sector by Sector' :
"Fast cloning only copies the sectors containing data from the source disk to the destination disk, making the process very fast. In contrast, sector-by-sector cloning copies all sectors on the source disk, one by one, to the destination disk. As a result, the destination disk is an exact copy of the source disk after the successful cloning, including the disk signature for MBR disks, disk GUID, and partition GUIDs for GPT disks. If you are worried that fast cloning may cause data loss, sector-by-sector cloning is your best option."
Because of above wording it may, unfortunately, even seem that "... disk signature for MBR disks, disk GUID, and partition GUIDs for GPT disks." might just be included in the cloning process only when sector-by-sector is the chosen cloning method, "...in contrast..." with what instead fast cloning copies (since it "...only copies the sectors containing data from the source disk to the destination disk.").
P.S. I know that by asking to have such additional clarification I may a little look like I'm playing devil's advocate, but I believe that above message is not so fully crystal clear as it should instead be, and so I'd like to suggest to also add there a little clarification that might possibly avoid anyone else to have a doubt similar to the one I had.  0:-)
Many thanks in advance for your so kind attention.
Best Regards
Rob
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| Restoring files with really long path + name |
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Posted by: dr_skepsis - 02-08-2026, 11:15 AM - Forum: Hasleo Backup Suite (Free Windows Backup & Restore Software)
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Hi,
Just update to version 5.6.2.0 to confirm what I am about to describe still exists in the latest version.
I made a Disk/Partition backup and selected whole disk. The disk includes partition which has volume letter D. Backup itself finishes without errors.
Next I choose restore, then select task to restore, and select the backup task I just created. I click Next. I switch to the File mode. I select root folder and set the restore to -location as C:\. The backup inclues some files with very long path and file names. Those do not restore successfully. For example:
Code: Failed to restore the file: C:\D+ Storage (NTFS)\Users\kkkkkkk.eeeeeee\Documents\Järjestötoiminta\Kristillinen terapiapalvelu ry\KTP - AV-tuotanto\EI LÖYDY ONEDRIVESTA\KRTP-02 Ilpolta\Anttila Pirjo 171115 SH 6. Personallisuuden häiriöt sairaudet ja hoito Malmin.mp3. (The system cannot find the path specified.)
Next, I go to the home screen of the Hasleo Backup Suite and select Actions -> Mount Image for the backup task I tried to restore from. I browse to a folder of a failed restore and find that the file actually exists. I am able to copy the file from the mounted backup folder to the corresponding folder at "C:\D+ Storage (NTFS)\..." by drag & drop between two Windows Explorer windows.
In my opinion, I have excluded file's path+name+extension length limitation in NTFS itself, because copying with Windows Explorer seems to work. There is something else inside the program which makes entries long enough problematic.
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