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I did a disk image from an 2TB SSD and then restored the disk image to a 1TB SSD but when I compared the two SSD they have different size of Used space. Should both SSD have the same size of Used space? Am I missing something?

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Depending of software used it might skip som files e.g. pagefile, hiberfil, systemrestore …
 

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Larger cluster size on larger disc?
 

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jimhow4545 said:
I did a disk image from an 2TB SSD and then restored the disk image to a 1TB SSD but when I compared the two SSD they have different size of Used space. Should both SSD have the same size of Used space? Am I missing something?
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Jorgen E said:
Depending of software used it might skip som files e.g. pagefile, hiberfil, systemrestore …
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Probably this. Macrium Reflect certainly does, others are very likely to do so too.

Reflect deliberately excludes from its image pagefile.sys, swapfile.sys, hiberfil.sys, and all restore points (these are kept in System Volume Information).
 

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    My SYSTEM EIGHT is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e (5th gen) type 20LN, Celeron N4120, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, a supported device for Windows 11. Currently running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds as native boot vhdx.
mngerhold said:
Larger cluster size on larger disc?
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I've looked at a couple of my drives, the default cluster size for NTFS is the same on my 1TB and 2TB drives.
 

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    I've now clean installed 25H2 and used Garlin's scripts to update Secure Boot to CA 2023 and revoke the PCA 2011 certificates. It's new role is to test secure boot issues.

    Info for 2021-2026:
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

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    Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.
    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
  • My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR was a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e (1st gen) type 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device. This has now been sold. It has been replaced by my System Eight.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, 1920x1080 touchscreen, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine. As its new home has an existing digital licence for Pro I've been able to upgrade the migrated OS from Home to Pro.

    My SYSTEM EIGHT is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e (5th gen) type 20LN, Celeron N4120, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, a supported device for Windows 11. Currently running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds as native boot vhdx.
Jorgen E said:
Depending of software used it might skip som files e.g. pagefile, hiberfil, systemrestore …
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I used Haselo Backup Suite free version. Does it matter if the software skip some of these files?
 

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Bree said:
Probably this. Macrium Reflect certainly does, others are very likely to do so too.

Reflect deliberately excludes from its image pagefile.sys, swapfile.sys, hiberfil.sys, and all restore points (these are kept in System Volume Information).
Click to expand...
So it really doesn’t matter if these softwares skip these files?
 

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Wind 11 Pro 24H2 (Dev Channel)/23H2Beta (offl...2 Intel Xeon 5680120 GbMSI(Nvidia) GeForce GTX 970
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120 Gb
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Dell S2719DGF
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1440 (155Hz)
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Samsung 2TB 870 (24H2 Device)
Samsung 1TB 860 (23H2 Beta)
PSU
Dell 1100W
Antivirus
Premium Malwarebyte, AdwCleaner (Malwarebyte)

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Wind 11 Pro 24H2 (Dev Channel)/23H2Beta (offl...2 Intel Xeon 5680120 GbMSI(Nvidia) GeForce GTX 970
OS
Wind 11 Pro 24H2 (Dev Channel)/23H2Beta (offline)
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PC/Desktop
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DELL T7500
CPU
2 Intel Xeon 5680
Memory
120 Gb
Graphics Card(s)
MSI(Nvidia) GeForce GTX 970
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2719DGF
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1440 (155Hz)
Hard Drives
Samsung 2TB 870 (24H2 Device)
Samsung 1TB 860 (23H2 Beta)
PSU
Dell 1100W
Antivirus
Premium Malwarebyte, AdwCleaner (Malwarebyte)
jimhow4545 said:
So it really doesn’t matter if these softwares skip these files?
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No, those files will be recreated upon using the system again. Your pagefile is temporary space on the hard drive for things that need to be removed from RAM when your RAM is fully utilized. The hiberfil file is memory information that is dumped to your drive when you hibernate the machine so that it can wake up from hibernation and put you right back where you were.

I never use hibernation, so I immediately get rid of that file by running powercfg -h off . Therefore, this file isn't taking up space on my drive.
 

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