XXClone ( XXClone from ) can create a bootable clone of your drive.ĮaseUS Disk Copy allows you to create a bootable DVD or USB utility disk, which you can use to start up the computer. Seagate offers a free download of Diskwizard also an adaptation of Acronis software, with an instuctional video and User Manual PDF (English)Īcronis TrueImage – this is a commercial program, and is our go-to tool for drive cloning and it includes backup and restore tools for continuing use.ĮaseUS ToDo backup, which is available in a variety of versions, (EaseUS ToDo links from ) and is an easy solution to maintaing backups of your files. See Section 15 of the User Manual PDF file for transferring a system automatically. Western Digital provides a free version of Acronis True Image here.

The first place to look for cloning software is the manufacturer of your new hard drive. The original source drive must be in the USB enclosure. Note: to clone a bootable Windows drive the target drive must be installed internally on the SATA bus. To clone the C: drive to another drive, you’ll need either to install it internally in the machine (if it is a desktop) connected to an available SATA connection, or if it is a laptop or a machine without room for a second SATA drive internally, use a USB / SATA drive enclosure or a technician’s USB / SATA adapter cable. For this solution, we are assuming that you have a bootable Windows 7 installation on your working C: drive, and that you want to put a newer/faster/larger drive in as a new C: drive with the same Windows and programs.

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