How to Clone USB Drive to Another on Windows 11/10 [Easy]

EaseUS free cloning software allows you to clone USB drive in simple steps. It is the best solution to backup bootable USB drive or USB drive with multiple partitions.

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• Why Need to Clone USB Drive Rather Than Copy the Files
• What to Prepare Before USB Cloning
• How to Clone USB Drive with EaseUS Disk Cloning Software

"I have a bootable USB drive with Windows 10 on it. I want to copy it to another USB drive. I plan to simply copy and paste the files over. But my friends tell me that it won't work, and I have to create an image of the bootable USB drive and restore it to another drive. How can I do it? What's the fastest and easiest way to clone USB drive to another?"

Why Need to Clone USB Drive Rather Than Copy the Files

Usually, when it comes to USB drive backup, users are thinking of manually copying the files from the USB drive to the computer or to another USB flash drive. And you can copy them back whenever you want to restore them to the USB drive. It is an efficient way if you just want to keep those personal files and documents on the USB drive.

But if you want to back up your bootable USB drive, this method is not workable. Copy-and-paste or drag-and-drop doesn't copy the drive's master boot record, and partition tables, which are hidden files. Besides, if you need to copy files from a single non-bootable USB drive to multiple units with an identical capacity, cloning USB may be your quickest solution.

Then, how to clone a USB drive or even clone a USB to USB? You should clone the USB with reliable disk cloning software - EaseUS Disk Copy to create an exact copy of its contents, including the master boot record (MBR), slack space, partitions, and any unused space. 

What to Prepare Before USB Cloning

Before cloning a USB drive, ensure you're fully prepared to avoid errors and data loss.

• Check USB Capacity: Make sure the target USB has equal or larger storage than the source drive to fit all data.
• Back Up Important Data: Cloning will overwrite existing files, so back up data from both USB drives.
• Use Quality USB Drives: Choose reliable brands to avoid data corruption or cloning failures.
• Confirm Partition Style (MBR/GPT): Ensure both USB drives use a compatible partition table for your system.
• Get Reliable Cloning Software: Download and install trusted tools to ensure a smooth cloning process.
• Secure USB Connections: Connect both drives properly and confirm they are recognized before cloning.

How to Clone USB Drive with EaseUS Disk Cloning Software

With all the preparation work done, now you can start cloning USB with EaseUS Disk Copy, whether it is a normal USB flash drive, or a bootable USB disk. EaseUS Disk Copy is a capable disk cloning software that you can rely on to clone a USB drive or clone a hard drive to a USB flash drive. Working on Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7, the program is extremely helpful to duplicate bootable USB drives and other types of disks, including HDDs and SSDs.

It only requires several simple clicks to finish the USB cloning process

🧩Step Guide to Clone USB to USB with a Few Clicks

Step 1. To start copying/cloning a USB drive disk to another, launch EaseUS Disk Copy, click "Select a source disk" under the "Disk Mode" option.

Step 2. Choose the source USB stick, and click "Select" to continue.

Step 3. Click the "Select a target disk" option to choose the target USB stick, tehn click "Start".

Step 4. Check the disk layout of the USB disk. You can manage the disk layout of the destination disk by selecting "Autofit the disk", "Copy as the source" or "Edit disk layout". 

• "Autofit the disk" makes some changes by default on the destination disk layout so that it can work at its best status.
• "Copy as the source"does not change anything on destination disk and the layout is the same as source disk.
• "Edit disk layout" allows you to manually resize/move partition layout on this destination disk.

Step 5. Click "Proceed", a message now appears, warning you that data will be lost while cloning. Please confirm this message by clicking "Continue".

Now, you can wait for the task to be executed. You can check how long it will take according to the progress bar. After cloning, you'llk get an exact copy of your source disk.

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🎥Video Tutorial: How to Copy a USB Flash Drive to Another

• 0:17 - When you need to copy USB flash drive to another
• 0:50 - What to prepare before copying USB to another
• 2:02 - How to copy USB flash drive with EaseUS Disk Copy

To Sum Up

In conclusion, if you want to move the Windows OS from a USB to another drive or USB, cloning a USB drive is the best choice. With several clicks, you can easily and quickly clone a USB drive to another USB drive in Windows 11/10/8/7 with the help of EaseUS Disk Copy

It has more advanced features, such as migrate Windows 10 to SSD using the System Transfer function, sector-by-sector cloning, cloning hard rive with bad sectors, etc. If you have any problem with cloning the USB drive, you can contact our tech support team via email support@todo-backup.com, and we will reply to you as soon as possible.

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Clone USB Drive Frequently Asked Questions

If you have more problems on how to clone a USB drive like displayed below, you can see the brief guides here.

1. How do I clone a USB flash drive?

All these jobs can be easily finished with a USB backup tool - EaseUS Disk Copy.

• Connect your USB flash drive to your PC/laptop.
• Launch and EaseUS Disk Copy on your PC and click "Disk Mode" on the home screen. Then choose the USB as the source disk.
• Choose another hard drive or USB as the target disk, and click Next.
• Click "Proceed" to start clone USB stick to USB now. When the process finishes, you can unplug the USB flash drive. All the data on the source USB flash drive will appear on the target USB flash drive once been restored.

2. Can I copy bootable USB to another?

You can't just copy and paste a bootable flash drive to another. You can't copy the master boot record or partition tables. Instead, you can easily achieve the goal by cloning. You can clone a bootable USB drive to another with the best disk cloning software, like EaseUS Todo Backup.

3. How do I transfer photos from USB to USB?

The quickest way to transfer a lot of photos from USB to USB is by cloning a USB drive. Steps to clone USB drive to transfer files with EaseUS cloning software:

• Plug both USB flash drives into your computer. Start the EaseUS disk/partition cloning tool.
• Choose USB disk 1 as the source disk and click "Next". Choose USB disk 2 (with an equal size or larger size than disk 1) as the destination disk and click "Next".
• Preview the disk layout and click "Proceed" to begin to clone USB and transfer photos from USB to USB.