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How Do I Clone My OS to SSD for Free

I'm planning to replace my old HDD with a new SSD. But I don't want to spend time reinstalling the OS and reset my personal configuration. It's so time-consuming. Is there any way I can clone my OS from my old drive to the SSD for free? Thanks in advance!

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Oliver· Answered on May 10, 2024

Cloning OS from one drive to another requires a professional disk cloning tool. Thus, you can use EaseUS Partition Master Free to clone your Windows OS.

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It offers a free feature that allows you to clone the OS and other data to SSD, and then you can configure your PC to boot from it. Here are the steps:

Stage 1. Clone Windows OS to SSD

Step 1. Connect the SSD to your computer and open EaseUS Partition Master.

Step 2. Initialize the SSD if necessary. Make sure the Disk Partition Style of SSD is the same as HDD.

Step 3. In EaseUS Partition Master, go to the Disk Clone tab and choose the free "Clone Partition" feature.

Step 4. Select your system partition and then set a destination drive on your SSD to hold the OS.

Step 5. Confirm the disk layout and start the process.

Stage 2. Set the SSD as Boot Drive

Step 1. Restart your PC and press "F12", "F2", "F8", "Esc", or "Del" to access BIOS.

Step 2. Find the boot menu and give the cloned SSD the boot priority.

Step 3. Save and exit.

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