How to delete system area from backup disk?

04-03-2008

I was installing a new HD in my laptop and used the Seagate Acronis software
to clone the HD to a Maxtor external USB drive. I later figured out that
was the wrong thing to do, I should have (and did) make a drive image on the
external drive and restore it. That worked fine but now my 320GB external
HD is down to 275GB and I can find no way to delete the clone files that I
copied there from my laptop because they contain system files and apparently
Vista protects them to the point that I can find no way to delete them.
Tried the acronis software and Vista Disk Management with no luck. I am
running Vista Home Prem.

Thanks for any help

Neil

04-04-2008

Format the drive!

"Neil" <NOMAIL@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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	Quote:
	>I was installing a new HD in my laptop and used the Seagate Acronis >software to clone the HD to a Maxtor external USB drive. I later figured >out that was the wrong thing to do, I should have (and did) make a drive >image on the external drive and restore it. That worked fine but now my >320GB external HD is down to 275GB and I can find no way to delete the >clone files that I copied there from my laptop because they contain system >files and apparently Vista protects them to the point that I can find no >way to delete them. Tried the acronis software and Vista Disk Management >with no luck. I am running Vista Home Prem. > > Thanks for any help > Neil

04-05-2008

Try 'taking ownership' using the following tutorial link, then delete:

Take Ownership of file

"Neil" wrote:

	Quote:
	> I was installing a new HD in my laptop and used the Seagate Acronis software > to clone the HD to a Maxtor external USB drive. I later figured out that > was the wrong thing to do, I should have (and did) make a drive image on the > external drive and restore it. That worked fine but now my 320GB external > HD is down to 275GB and I can find no way to delete the clone files that I > copied there from my laptop because they contain system files and apparently > Vista protects them to the point that I can find no way to delete them. > Tried the acronis software and Vista Disk Management with no luck. I am > running Vista Home Prem. > > Thanks for any help > Neil >

04-03-2008	#1 (permalink)
Neil Guest	How to delete system area from backup disk? I was installing a new HD in my laptop and used the Seagate Acronis software to clone the HD to a Maxtor external USB drive. I later figured out that was the wrong thing to do, I should have (and did) make a drive image on the external drive and restore it. That worked fine but now my 320GB external HD is down to 275GB and I can find no way to delete the clone files that I copied there from my laptop because they contain system files and apparently Vista protects them to the point that I can find no way to delete them. Tried the acronis software and Vista Disk Management with no luck. I am running Vista Home Prem. Thanks for any help Neil

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