Transfer HDD to Compact Flash

Total Eclipse · 22 January 2016, 18:00

I'm asking this on behalf of a friend, (but am in the same situation myself). Currently he has an A1200 with a 3.5" HDD inside. As the drive is getting on for 20 years old now, we were discussing replacing it with a CF adaptor. What's the easiest way to transfer all data from the old HDD to the new CF?

I read that WinUAE can read Amiga formatted drives, but does that depend on being able to directly access the drive at low level (in other words, connected directly via IDE), or could I partition the CF using the Amiga, mount the drive in a USB caddy and the CF in a USB reader and then use WinUAE to transfer between them?

Is there a simpler or faster method that could be used instead?

Amiga1992 · 22 January 2016, 18:07

USB caddies and readers will work indeed.

Total Eclipse · 22 January 2016, 19:00

Fantastic, thank you.

fgh · 22 January 2016, 20:06

Connect the hdd to the pc with ide or usb, do not initialize if asked, and i suggest to make an image of the whole drive in the winuae hdd sub menu, and work from the image.

Total Eclipse · 23 January 2016, 09:55

Good idea, thank you.

meynaf · 23 January 2016, 11:02

Alternatively you could use a PCMCIA CF adapter (if you have an A1200, you have the pcmcia port).
I have one such adapter, but i don't know if these things are easy to find nowadays...

rockape · 23 January 2016, 14:41

Hi Total Eclipse

See http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=440

Cost £11.99

Quote

"Features

Transfer large amounts of files and data from a PC/laptop/Mac to your Amiga ¹

Backup files on your Amiga hard disk- transfer them to a PC/laptop/Mac and burn to CD ²

CF Digital Camera photos can be accessed with this versatile adapter.

Installation

Simply plugs into PCMCIA slot on the side of your Amiga and permits your Amiga to read and write to Compact Flash cards.

Supplied with Amiga software on floppy disk and instructions.

Amiga software includes our exclusive EasyADF application a quick and easy tool to make or uncompress ADF and ADZ images. Additionally EasyADF can also uncompress LHA archives.

EasyADF is ideal for creating ADF images for use with Amiga Forever and WinUAE."

I hope this helps

Regards, Michael

aka rockape

22 January 2016, 18:00	#1
Total Eclipse Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atherstone / UK Age: 49 Posts: 161	Transfer HDD to Compact Flash I'm asking this on behalf of a friend, (but am in the same situation myself). Currently he has an A1200 with a 3.5" HDD inside. As the drive is getting on for 20 years old now, we were discussing replacing it with a CF adaptor. What's the easiest way to transfer all data from the old HDD to the new CF? I read that WinUAE can read Amiga formatted drives, but does that depend on being able to directly access the drive at low level (in other words, connected directly via IDE), or could I partition the CF using the Amiga, mount the drive in a USB caddy and the CF in a USB reader and then use WinUAE to transfer between them? Is there a simpler or faster method that could be used instead?

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22 January 2016, 18:07	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	USB caddies and readers will work indeed.

22 January 2016, 19:00	#3
Total Eclipse Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atherstone / UK Age: 49 Posts: 161	Fantastic, thank you.

22 January 2016, 20:06	#4
fgh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 817	Connect the hdd to the pc with ide or usb, do not initialize if asked, and i suggest to make an image of the whole drive in the winuae hdd sub menu, and work from the image.

23 January 2016, 09:55	#5
Total Eclipse Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atherstone / UK Age: 49 Posts: 161	Good idea, thank you.

23 January 2016, 11:02	#6
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,323	Alternatively you could use a PCMCIA CF adapter (if you have an A1200, you have the pcmcia port). I have one such adapter, but i don't know if these things are easy to find nowadays...

23 January 2016, 14:41	#7
rockape Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lincolnshire, England. Age: 75 Posts: 167	Hi Total Eclipse See http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=440 Cost £11.99 Quote "Features Transfer large amounts of files and data from a PC/laptop/Mac to your Amiga ¹ Backup files on your Amiga hard disk- transfer them to a PC/laptop/Mac and burn to CD ² CF Digital Camera photos can be accessed with this versatile adapter. Installation Simply plugs into PCMCIA slot on the side of your Amiga and permits your Amiga to read and write to Compact Flash cards. Supplied with Amiga software on floppy disk and instructions. Amiga software includes our exclusive EasyADF application a quick and easy tool to make or uncompress ADF and ADZ images. Additionally EasyADF can also uncompress LHA archives. EasyADF is ideal for creating ADF images for use with Amiga Forever and WinUAE." I hope this helps Regards, Michael aka rockape

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