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In some case, you might need to clone Windows XP to SSD for certain reasons. But do you know how to do this job? Please don't worry even if you have no idea about how to do it! Here we will introduce you powerful cloning software for Windows XP - EaseUS Todo Backup to do you a favor. The program works well to clone Windows XP. You can use it to clone system or hard drive to a new and bigger HDD or SSD in Windows XP without reinstalling applications or transfer all data from one hard drive to another.
Video Tutorial:
3 Simple Steps to Clone Windows XP to SSD or HDD
- Tip
- If you are trying to clone a Windows system to a new HDD or SSD disk, empty the disk in advance. One more thing that you can do is to convert your HDD/SSD disk to MBR or GPT - exact the same as your current system disk, which will allow you to effortlessly boot system after cloning Windows system.
Let's see how to clone your current Windows OS to a new HDD/SSD without reinstallation Windows OS now:
Step 1. Connect the new HDD/SSD to your PC
Step 2. Run EaseUS Todo Backup to start system cloning
Select "System Clone" on the left tool panel by clicking the icon at the left top corner.
Step 3. Choose the destination disk - HDD/SSD to save Windows system
Choose the new HDD or SSD as your target disk for saving the cloned Windows system.
Then click "Proceed" to start cloning Windows system to HDD/SSD now.
After this, insert your new HDD or SSD into your computer and reboot PC, change the boot order to set computer boot from new HDD/SSD with cloned Windows 10 system:
- Restart PC and press F2 or F8 to enter BIOS settings.
- In the Boot option, select new HDD/SSD as the new boot drive and save all the changes.
- Exit BIOS and restart the computer, you should be able to see the Windows system running on your new disk without any problems.
After cloning Windows XP, if you want to use new HDD or SSD to replace the Windows XP system drive, please shut down the computer and replace Windows XP drive with new cloned HDD or SSD.
Besides clone feature, EaseUS Todo Backup also provides you the comprehensive backup & recovery features to protect your OS and data with four backup types: full backup, incremental backup, differential backup, and schedule backup.
Tips: EaseUS Todo Backup with recover to dissimilar hardware can copy your present system to new hardware without reinstallation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Why choose EaseUS Todo Backup?
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"The easiest way to protect your data and system files." —techradar
"EaseUS Todo Backup Free is one of the most popular free data backup applications available. This software offers a myriad of features and is extremely user-friendly. It provides a full system backup, meaning you can back up your entire operating system." —TopTenReviews
"EaseUS ToDo Backup Home is a great backup program, well suited to the home and SMB space." —PCWorld
- What is the difference between Clone and Backup? In what cases should I use Clone?
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Clone will copy one disk to another or one partition to another (unallocated space is also supported). Usually, this option is used to upgrade the current disk by creating an identical copy. Backup will generate a .PBD image file containing the selected files or system that can be restored from the .PBD image if needed.
- What is the difference between System Backup and Disk Backup?
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System Backup will auto-select the system boot related partition(s) as the backup source to make sure the system image can be restored properly. Disk/Partition Backup will allow you to manually select a whole disk or speficy a certain partition as the backup source. You will get the same backup result as System Backup if you manually select the system and boot partitions with the Disk/Partition Backup option.
- As a computer newbie, what features should I use to protect my computer?
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You can use System Backup to back up the system and boot partitions, use Disk/Partition backup to back up the data partition and add plans to run an automatic backup. If you use the computer frequently or have software that may cause boot failure of the computer, we would suggest you back up the computer every 1 to 2 days. For other situations, you can backup the computer once a week. In addition, you can schedule File Backup to back up the files which are changed frequently.
- What kind of storage service should I use to save my backup images?
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EaseUS Todo Backup can save backup images to internal disks, external disks, network drives, or free cloud(Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive) and CD/DVD. It is suggested to save the images to the internal/external/network drives to save time as those kinds of disks have a better read-write speed. It is suggested NOT to save the image on the source disk, because once the disk is damaged, all the files on the disk will become unavailable and you will be unable to restore the image.
- As a company network administrator, what features should I use to protect our internal computers?
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It is recommended that you use the SQL Backup feature to back up your company's SQL server and Exchange Backup feature to back up the Exchange server. In addition, you can execute System Backup to back up the system and boot partitions on every computer and set a plan to execute the backup once a day or twice a week to ensure that the computer can be restored timely when it has boot issues. File Backup feature can be used to back up important user data. If there are a large quantity of computers, you can purchase EaseUS Backup Center to manage the backups on the client computers centrally.
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About EaseUS Todo Backup
Be it a file, system, partition, or disk, EaseUS Todo Backup will help you back up or clone the item and provide you with multiple backup plans.