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Good evening ,
i have an HDD i stalled in a PC,i installed this HDD in another ,then i noticed that the driver partitions has changed.also the folder in each drive have changed.
the brands of the two PC are different.
can you please help.this HDD by restoring the image of the second PC,but this image has been on the first PC
thanks

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sorry just to clarify
Good evening ,
i have an HDD installed in a PC,i have installed this HDD in another PC ,then i noticed that the driver partitions has changed(they are not the same in the two PC’s.also the folder in each drive have changed.
the brands of the two PC are different.
can you please help.this HDD has been created by the restoring of the image of the second PC,but this image has been restored on the first PC
can you please help me i want the partition of the second partition
thanks

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I use a utility called Active@ from this company https://www.lsoft.net It does what you need

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thank you WCRORLANDO,but i would like to know why this happens?

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I don’t understand what happened/the steps you’ve taken.

You took a drive from computer ‘A’, and put it in computer ‘B’. Now computer ‘B’, is booting as computer ‘A’?

You just need to use diskpart and remove the ‘active’ switch from the partition. That will prevent it’s use for boot. If you need to put this HDD back in the other computer, then you’ll need to remember to mark the partition as active before you do (so it will boot again). Or look in BIOS/UEFI and change the boot order so the expected disk is ahead in the order.

Are you trying to say there is a missing partition after the backup restore? If so, then you need to check the original backup - does it include both partitions, or just the C: drive?

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What do you mean by partitions ?? Or do you mean drive letters ??

What software did you use to perform backup and restoration ?? Is this a Bare Metal Restore ? What OS ?

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hi,
by partitions ,i mean drive letters.i have used acronis software.the operation system is windows NT.what do you mean by Bare metal restore?

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HDD partitions serve as separate segments within a hard drive, allowing better data organization and management. They’re supported across various operating systems like Windows, Linux, and macOS, with different types such as primary, extended, logical (in MBR), and GUID Partition Table (GPT) partitions. These partitions, formatted with file systems like NTFS or ext4, aid in storing and accessing data while enabling tasks like dual-boot setups. Partitioning also enhances data protection by isolating system files, potentially streamlining backup and recovery processes.