Which Free Software Can I Use to Clone Windows OS to Another Hard Drive?
I bought a new computer without an operating system, so I want to transfer my Windows OS from my old computer to it. Which free software can I use to clone Windows OS to another hard drive? Thanks in advance!
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Jerry· Answered on May 10, 2023
There are some free cloning software you can use to clone your Windows OS to another hard drive, such as Clonezilla. But when you use Clonezilla to clone your Windows to another drive, Windows may not accept the copy as authentic, and sometimes, you may encounter the Clonezilla failed to clone bad sectors error.
In addition, free cloning software is not as fully equipped as you expected. Among many cloning tools available on the market, most of them are paid to use for more advanced features and functions. Therefore, you can try to use some more advanced and frequently-used cloning software, such as EaseUS Disk Copy.
EaseUS Disk Copy is a practical cloning tool for Windows 11/10/8/7. It can help you install Windows 7 on NVMe SSD and clone your Windows system, disk, and partition. And it allows you to migrate your OS from HDD to SSD.
In addition, it has sector-by-sector clone technology, which enables you to clone a hard disk with bad sectors. It can also help you solve the cloned hard drive showing the wrong size error.
Steps to clone your Windows to another drive:
Step 1. To start cloning an entire disk to another, select this drive as the source disk under "Disk Mode" and click "Next".
Step 2. Select another disk as the destination disk.
Step 3. Check the disk layout of the two drives. You should manage the disk layout of the destination drive by choosing "Autofit the disk", "Copy as the source", or "Edit disk layout".
Step 4. Click "Proceed" to execute the task.
Since Windows has no built-in cloning tool, you have to use professional cloning software, such as EaseUS Disk Copy, to help clone your OS to another drive.
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