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I run uBlock, which works just fine - it even tells you how many ads it blocked on a page, so you can decide "greedy b*st*rds" or not. Decent sites get whitelisted. High ad count don't - and probably don't get visited again since they normally care more about ads than content...
CP is whitelisted.
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OriginalGriff wrote: I run uBlock, which works just fine
The tiny Linux VM I have running Pi-Hole is set as the gateway for the machines on my network and it, in turn, then talks to my router. So, every machine on my LAN, including tablets, phones, my Xbox, etc all benefit from it.
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The sound of a hard drive having issues. chkdsk says there's no errors found, but I know the drive is at least 10 years old. Time to migrate to an SSD.
Can anyone recommend a drive migration tool? This is a laptop, so it will have to be done via USB, since there's no additional drive port onboard.
Keep Calm and Carry On
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I believe some drive I bought in the past came with a version of Acronis. Damned if I could remember who the manufacturer was, but I can at least tell you for sure it's not Seagate.
I don't remember whether CloneZilla has an option to migrate data over onto an existing partition. Obviously if you do a straight copy of a partition, you'll probably end up with a partition that's smaller than the newer drive's capacity. Which means you'll need yet another tool to resize the partition (because to this day Windows still can't do it...)
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I guess that the reason you are looking for a "migration tool" is that you hope to move all the system files, the Registry (assuming that you are in the Windows world) etc. etc. "as is".
Old disks are messy. Lots of crap on them. I choose a different approach: Use the opportunity to clean up. I assume that all your user files are kept separate from the system files and can easily be moved to a large USB stick in a single copy operation (or a small handful). Making an installation DVD or USB stick is straightforward. Install Windows from scratch on the new disk, for a cleaned-up, debris free installation, and copy back your user files from that memory stick.
I have a directory on an external disk with installers for all the software I have obtained, and a utility for reading a list of which installers to run. Those installers requiring user interaction for supplying e.g. license keys are run first; those that can install unattended is done while I take a lunch break.
If you have planned for this way of working (e.g. by keeping your user files separate, maintaining an external disk with all installers, having an up-to-date Windows installation medium available) is a much better solution than carrying all the mess and debris over to the new disk using a migration tool.
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I do the same, but manually re-installing software.
But I have the "archive" software folder and the "ToInstall" software folder. When reinstalling I copy the "toInstall" locally, start installing and each software done, get deleted and go to the next.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I have a two HDD laptop and was switching the boot drive to SSD. I think it came with Acronis - but one thing that was very interesting: I had to put the empty drive into the laptop and duplicate the original sitting in an external HDD dock.
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And here I thought R2-D2 was posting a message!
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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k5054 wrote: Time to migrate to an SSD
Dude... the time to migrate to SSD was ten years ago. 
Jeremy Falcon
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10 years old? 
The good news is that there is no UEFI. If the drive is a SATA spinner, PM me and I can ship you a disk cloner for the cost of shipping.
Seriously folks, 4 years max.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I use the free version of Macrium and bought a cheap(£8) USB to SATA cable from Amazon, so that I can apply the image to an SSD fairly easily.
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― Christopher Hitchens
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Should you not use "beef stew" as your password because it's not Stroganoff?
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Well - it will probably end up as hash, anyway.
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I imagine you'll get chili response to that one, but I wouldn't steak my life in it.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
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It took me two full minutes to figure this one out. Now my brain is tired. I have to take a quick nap because I am old. 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
modified 1-Jul-20 12:22pm.
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Cp-Coder wrote: because I am old
Life... it'll kill ya.
Jeremy Falcon
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Yup! In the end it is 100% fatal. 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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I hate 'em all with a burning passion.
One thing I've learned a long time ago is that if you're not using them regularly, the ink will dry and/or the head will get gummed up.
Last year, I replaced the cartridges in mine (prematurely, I thought at the time - if I print 10 items a year it's been a busy year). A few weeks ago I had to print another sheet, and I fully expected the ink to be a problem because I hadn't used the printer since. I was right. Replaced the whole set again and everything was good.
That was barely 3 weeks ago. Tried to print something again yesterday, and it refused to do anything. Its display just showed an error code, and googling for it basically amounted to "box up the printer and send it back to the manufacturer". Some people were suggesting basic things, like power-cycling and taking out the cartridges and re-seating them, which I must've done at least 30 times last evening before giving up. This error code came up long before Windows could even talk to the printer, so it wasn't a software problem on the system I was trying to print from.
I just tried it again just now for sh*t and giggles. Worked great, as if nothing had ever happened. So why was it such a struggle yesterday?
The only reason I still have an ink-jet printer at all is that this one (Canon MX922) can print on the surface of CDs (which is what I was trying to do). I'm otherwise all laser - I have a black-and-white and a color one. Never had any problem with either one of those, and they're both well over 10 years old. I've never even replaced the toner in either one of them. I had been warned toner can turn into clumps, but that still hasn't been a problem.
Does anyone know of a color laser printer than can print on the surface of a CD? If there's (a reasonably priced) one out there, I'll be done with inkjet printers once and for all...and I'll be going full Office Space on the inkjet.
(I'm assuming they exist...the printable CDs I've purchased all say inkjet-printable however. So I'm not sure if that's a thing...?)
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I have never seen one, and I doubt they exist - CD / DVDs are rated to less than 100oC and the fuser temperature in a laser is a heady 400oC+ so it's more likely the plastic CD / DVD coating will melt and wreck the printer than you'll get a usable print.
There are CD / DVD labels available though: CD Labels | L7676-100 | Avery[^]
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I just checked ... They are made of Polycarbonate[^] with an aluminum layer, and the glass temp for polycarbonate is 147oC.
I really, really wouldn't feed a CD or DVD into a laser printer!
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modified 30-Jun-20 10:50am.
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I figured heat would probably be a problem, so it's nice to see actual numbers. I guess I can scratch that one from the list.
As for CD labels...I've done the experiment years ago and I wasn't particularly pleased with the results. But when my current printer next presents a problem that really can't be solved...I think I'll settle for those.
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Please don't scratch it from the list. Try it and post pix!
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I had the same problem with my Cannon so I ended up tossing it.
Real programmers use butterflies
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But, yes - bin the inkjet, get a laser. I really wish I'd done it years ago.
With the inkjet, every first print took half and hour or more to get the heads working. The laser? I plug it in, print, unplug. It just works, first time, every time. Heck, I'm still on the small toner cartridges they ship with it, though Yellow is getting low and a bought a full size jobbie for when it finally goes. But that was early December, and it still doesn't need it!
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