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If i put Windows 7 onto a SSD and make an image of it can i then put that image onto another hard drive if that SSD fails?

 

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Yes, there is not a problem with doing that.

 

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not that i dont trust the poster abouv i would just like verification from another person if they know if its possible, thanks to the person about and who ever else posts

 

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Here is some reference.

 

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What jiggamanjb said.

 

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aaawew said:

not that i dont trust the poster abouv i would just like verification from another person if they know if its possible, thanks to the person about and who ever else posts

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I'm not sure why you would question him, but he is right. I did this when I used drives in a RAID. I used a single drive with Windows installed as a "restore" drive and would image it to the RAID array for quick reinstalls. Different use, same concept.