HDD RAW Copy Tool: Upgrade Disk, Copy Disk, Recover Disk

When you consider investing a new HDD/SSD, let EaseUS raw HDD copy tool copy all data and OS from the old drive to the new one. Besides, when you badly want to recover important data from a bad hard drive that can no longer work properly, let EaseUS raw HDD copy tool safely migrate data on all hard drive sectors to a new one.

• Product name: EaseUS Disk Copy
• Highlighted product features: sector-level copy/clone (raw copy)
• Purposes: hard disk or partition copy/duplication/clone/replacement; sector by sector data recovery on bad sectors
• Supported OS: Windows
• Supported devices: IDE HDD, SSD, USB HDD, SCSI HDD, SATA HDD, Firewire (IEEE 1394) HDD, etc.

Overview of HDD RAW Copy Tool

The character "Raw" makes the way of copying/cloning a hard drive slightly different.

A disk copy utility with Raw feature works in this way:

It initiates a sector-by-sector copy of all areas of the hard drive, including the partition table MBR/GPT, boot records, all partitions including blank space as well. In a word, you use a RAW copy tool only when you want to keep an exact duplicate of a hard drive.

When is the HDD RAW copy tool a must-have

• For some forensic purposes

Support a complete electronic evidence discovery on a certain hard drive by copying it all, even the hidden data areas you won't see on a computer.

• For damaged hard drive recovery

Make a copy of a damaged hard drive and perform data recovery on the copy. EaseUS Disk Copy ignores bad sectors when copying. you can save plenty of time waiting on bad sectors copying with some average disk copy software.

• For ultimate backup

Backup not only files on it but also its file system, partitions allocation and disk space to a new drive for future use.

Of cause, a RAW copy tool also comes to 100% satisfy the common demands for replacing an old hard drive with a new one without losing data or reinstalling the operating system. It's really a simple, powerful, dedicated, and user-friendly disk copy software. Everyone could easily handle the disk copy job with it!

Video Tutorial: Create RAW Copy - Upgrade Disk on Windows 10/8/7

For a direct guide, watch this video. You'll learn how to create a raw copy of your disk, and upgrade disk on Windows 10/8/7 with ease:

How to Create a RAW Copy of an HDD or SSD

Step-by-Step Guide:

Step 1. Prepare New Drive

• Backup data: If the target drive contains data, back it up before cloning because cloning will wipe all data on the target disk.
• Connect the disk to your PC: For desktops or laptops with more than one slot, install it internally. For laptops with only one slot, use an external disk enclosure or a SATA-to-USB adapter to connect the disk externally to the PC.

Step 2. Run Disk Cloning Software

• Download, install, and open EaseUS Disk Copy.
• Choose Disk Mode.

Step 3. Select Source and Target Drives

• Select the old disk as the source.
• Select the new disk as the destination.
• Check whether enabling the "Preview partition layout" box for the advanced feature.

Note: Adjust disk layout if necessary.

• Select "Autofit the disk" to make full use of the larger capacity on the destination disk.
• Select "Copy as the source" to use "Sector-by-sector copy" feature.
• Select "Edit disk layout" to manually resize the disk layout on destination drive.

Step 4. Start Cloning

• Confirm the warning message (data on the destination drive will be erased) and start cloning.
• Wait for the cloning process to be complete.