To me this seems quite straightforward.
When you upgraded your clients machine originally you cloned the spinning rust onto the SSD..
You then used the SDD for x Years.
I see no reason why you cannot reverse the process, clone the SSD back to the old drive, then re partition back to its full size and put the original disk back in the laptop complete with all of the new data.
Just make sure you clone it the right way (Ive wiped a few drives by doing it the wrong way!), make a backup first.. Maybe two
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Previously on "Client laptop dilemma - roll back hard drive upgrade?"
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostYet you never like any of my posts! Our bromance is suffering.
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostHave you asked your accountant? And what about IR35?
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostWhy don't you hand it all back and invoice them for the new SSD and time to install.
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Why don't you hand it all back and invoice them for the new SSD and time to install.
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Not decided yet. No immediate rush. One moment I'm tempted to copy the SSD partition back to the HDD and at other times tempted to leave as is and hand the HDD back with all the other kit.
Probably depends how bored I get as to whether I fancy messing around with getting the HDD back up to date nearer the time.
Those seem to be the two options so may just end up tossing a coin.
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jsut be honest and tell them you upgraded the hard drive - give them both and ask for your SSD back after they've taken a copy of everything and wiped it.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostIt's the Ship of Theseus all over again: Captain Metaphysics and the Ship of Theseus - Existential Comics
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Originally posted by Intel View PostI wonder at what point does client kit become BYOD when you upgrade it constantly....
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostSorry didn't have time to read the whole thread. You can image the SSD back to the HDD to a partition of the same size. That resize the partition on the HDD back to full size.
P.S. I've also modded a client laptop
BYOD here tho - no worries!
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Sorry didn't have time to read the whole thread. You can image the SSD back to the HDD to a partition of the same size. That resize the partition on the HDD back to full size.
P.S. I've also modded a client laptop
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostIn certain businesses that would be a breach of corporate protocols and get you marched off site PDQ.
Though I understand it's not actually be a laughing matter.
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Yes the partition backup/restore process is how I originally transferred it all from the HDD to SDD, but figure doing it the other way around is likely to leave a marker on the HDD (so not 100% as they gave it to me so proof of tampering) akin to how putting engine maps on a car to boost the performance leaves markers that can be spotted if looked for.
Though as the move to SSD caused the W7 enterprise licence to automatically re-activate, they may already have a marker if it activated via their server and not directly with M$. Not sure how that works, but had no come back so far.
Just putting the existing HDD back rather than overwriting it with the current SSD content may be safest option if I went down the road of replacing the SSD with the HDD. It wouldn't even trigger another licence re-activation afaik.
I don't need to make a hasty decision as d-day (decision day) is still a few weeks away.
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Originally posted by Uncle Albert View PostThere are plenty of disk cloning tools around. Why not just use something like CloneZilla to clone the SSD back onto the old HDD? That way you keep your SSD and they get everything back as if you'd never done the upgrade.
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There are plenty of disk cloning tools around. Why not just use something like CloneZilla to clone the SSD back onto the old HDD? That way you keep your SSD and they get everything back as if you'd never done the upgrade.
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