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I've read the manual on the XXCLONE web site. There are so many variable factors and quirks, that the thought of trying it is daunting. After reading it, I'm still not convinced that it will approximate what SD! does on the Mac. It says that a second INTERNAL hard drive will probably do well, but an external drive (USB or Firewire) is problematic due to Microsoft's piracy prevention methods. Moreover, I tried to get them to answer one prepurchase question via email and was greeted by a disclaimer that they may not answer the question due to a shortage of manpower. There are enough red flags there that I'm not going to bite. If what they say about Microsoft is true, perhaps no program can do a bootable clone on an external drive. Input from folks with experience in this area would be welcome. I have a Dell Dimension XPS that needs a bootable backup, but have no idea of whether that is possible.
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