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#312156 21-Mar-2024 13:44
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Any suggestions for a free utility to clone a Windows 10 laptop hard drive onto a larger capacity drive? I looked at Easus Todo but it was only free to download, not to use :-(





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  #3209144 21-Mar-2024 13:48
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Macrium Reflect Free ?

 

 





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  #3209152 21-Mar-2024 13:56
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xpd:

 

Macrium Reflect Free ?

 

 

 

 

Thanks, will check.





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  #3209153 21-Mar-2024 13:56
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peejayw:

 

xpd:

 

Macrium Reflect Free ?

 

 

 

 

Thanks, will check.

 

 

Thanks for the suggestions.





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  #3209154 21-Mar-2024 13:57
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  #3209155 21-Mar-2024 13:57
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I use Macrium all the time. Highly recommend.

 

 





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  #3209196 21-Mar-2024 15:42
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I seem to remember Samsung having a really good free tool for cloning when I upgraded the SSD in our PC to a new one.  That may possibly require the new drive being a Samsung unit though.


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  #3209198 21-Mar-2024 15:47
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Not a Samsung drive.




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  #3209246 21-Mar-2024 15:51
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Clonezilla is not the most user friendly but is free and will do what you are after.





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  #3209249 21-Mar-2024 15:57
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Andib:

Clonezilla is not the most user friendly but is free and will do what you are after.


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  #3209251 21-Mar-2024 16:09
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HDClone Free edition

 

https://www.miray.de/download/hdclone.html

 

 

 

 





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  #3209263 21-Mar-2024 16:58
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xpd:

 

Macrium Reflect Free ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think it is free anymore as of January 2024.


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  #3209366 21-Mar-2024 18:07
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mattwnz:

 

xpd:

 

Macrium Reflect Free ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think it is free anymore as of January 2024.

 

 

 

 

The installer is still available at MajorGeeks (refer to the notes on that page): https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/macrium_reflect_free_edition.html


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  #3210261 24-Mar-2024 17:24
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I clone a lot of drives, usually to move to SSD. Gave up on Easus Todo as it didn't cope well with differing sized drives.

 

Now use Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home Edition.

 

Can cope with different sized drives, expand to fit, generates different disk ID so you can run old and new drives in same PC.

 

Also allows just cloning selected partitions.

 

Only issue I have found is if you tick the automatically shut down when finished box when cloning SSD, it sometimes shut down before its finished.


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  #3210281 24-Mar-2024 18:39
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I always just use the built-in windows tools, it’s all from the command line though. There’s technically no need to use other tools, although they may make the process simpler.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/capture-and-apply-an-image?view=windows-11

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