{"id":5876,"date":"2023-11-26T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T14:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/?p=5876"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:17:33","slug":"top-hard-drive-cloning-software-for-windows-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/top-hard-drive-cloning-software-for-windows-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Hard Drive Cloning Software for Windows PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As time goes by, our computer hard drive is filled up with all kinds of data. Consequently, our computer gets slower and slower. It is frustrating that the computer costs forty or fifty seconds to boot up while it only costs ten seconds before. What\u2019s more, it drives us crazy when we get stuck on opening an application or editing Word or Excel files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to speed up our computers? Replacing the computer&#8217;s hard drive is the answer. Generally, there are two ways to go.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Get a larger drive, such as replacing 500GB HDD with 1TB HDD, upgrading 256GB SSD to 512GB SSD, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Get a faster drive. For example, we can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubackup.com\/clone\/clone-hard-drive-to-ssd-4348.html?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=anchor&amp;utm_campaign=tagteck&amp;utm_content=anchor-gmy-20220902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clone HDD<\/a> to SSD or replace SATA SSD with NVMe SSD, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking of replacing a computer&#8217;s hard drives, transferring data from the old drive to the new drive is the most important part. To ensure the system is bootable and personal data is intact after hard drive replacement, reliable hard drive cloning software is indispensable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66150426377e4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66150426377e4\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/top-hard-drive-cloning-software-for-windows-pc\/#Best_disk_cloning_software_in_Windows_11_10_8_7\" title=\"Best disk cloning software in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7\">Best disk cloning software in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/top-hard-drive-cloning-software-for-windows-pc\/#%E2%98%85_What_data_will_be_cloned\" title=\"\u2605 What data will be cloned?\">\u2605 What data will be cloned?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/top-hard-drive-cloning-software-for-windows-pc\/#%E2%98%85_What_are_the_cloning_methods\" title=\"\u2605 What are the cloning methods?\">\u2605 What are the cloning methods?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/top-hard-drive-cloning-software-for-windows-pc\/#%E2%98%85_What_disk_types_are_supported\" title=\"\u2605 What disk types are supported?\">\u2605 What disk types are supported?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/top-hard-drive-cloning-software-for-windows-pc\/#Easily_transfer_data_from_HDD_to_SSD\" title=\"Easily transfer data from HDD to SSD\">Easily transfer data from HDD to SSD<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_disk_cloning_software_in_Windows_11_10_8_7\"><\/span><strong>Best disk cloning software in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are searching for specialized yet<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diskpart.com\/windows-10\/disk-cloning-software-windows-10-0310.html?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=anchor&amp;utm_campaign=tagteck&amp;utm_content=anchor-gmy-20220902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> free cloning software for Windows 10<\/a>, AOMEI Backupper Standard Edition is the best choice. It has remarkable clone features to help you transfer data from one hard drive to another.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%98%85_What_data_will_be_cloned\"><\/span><strong>\u2605<\/strong><strong> What data will be cloned?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AOMEI Backupper Standard offers two clone types: <strong>Disk Clone<\/strong> and <strong>Partition Clone<\/strong>. If you use Disk Clone to copy a system disk, everything on the system disk will be copied, including Windows OS, installed applications, and personal files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also use Partition Clone to clone a specific partition like D: drive or E: drive. Partitions of different file systems are supported, such as NTFS, FAT32, FAT16, exFAT, etc.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%98%85_What_are_the_cloning_methods\"><\/span><strong>\u2605<\/strong><strong> What are the cloning methods?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two cloning methods are built into this program: <strong>Intelligent Clone<\/strong> and <strong>Sector-By-Sector Clone<\/strong>. By default, AOMEI Backupper will run Intelligent Clone, which means only the used space of the source disk will be cloned. This method is quite useful when you want to clone a larger drive to a smaller drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to keep the same partition layout on the destination disk, you can choose Sector-By-Sector Clone, which will clone both the used and unused space of the source disk. The precondition of using this feature is the destination disk should have at least the same capacity as the source disk.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%98%85_What_disk_types_are_supported\"><\/span><strong>\u2605<\/strong><strong> What disk types are supported?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AOMEI Backupper allows you to clone various storage devices, including HDDs, SSDs, USB sticks, SD cards, memory cards, and so on. And it supports SATA, mSATA, U.2, M.2, and PCIe interfaces. You don\u2019t need to worry that you are cloning two disks of different interfaces, because the program guarantees you a smooth cloning process.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Easily_transfer_data_from_HDD_to_SSD\"><\/span><strong>Easily transfer data from HDD to SSD<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before you start, please connect the target SSD to your computer and make sure it is recognized by Windows. Then, backup files on the SSD if it is not empty, or you\u2019ll lose your files after cloning. Now follow the guidance below to perform a disk clone:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong>. Download this free drive cloning software and install it on your PC. Load AOMEI Backupper, click <strong>Clone,<\/strong> and select <strong>Disk Clone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5877\" src=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Hard-Drive-Cloning-Software-1.png\" alt=\"Hard Drive Cloning Software\" width=\"554\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Hard-Drive-Cloning-Software-1.png 554w, https:\/\/tagteck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Hard-Drive-Cloning-Software-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong>. When you are at the <strong>Source Disk<\/strong> page, select the old hard <a href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/how-to-sync-google-drive-to-dropbox-with-one-click-2022\/\" class=\"wpil_internal_link\">drive on your computer and click<\/a> <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong>. Select the SSD you just connected at the <strong>Destination Disk<\/strong> page. Then click <strong>Next<\/strong> to continue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 4<\/strong>. To improve the overall performance of the destination SSD, you may check the <strong>SSD Alignment<\/strong> option. Finally, click <strong>Start Clone<\/strong> to begin data migration from the old HDD to the new SSD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 5<\/strong>. The cloning process will run in the background. After the process is completed, click <strong>Finish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After cloning, you can swap the old HDD for the new SSD and boot your computer from the new SSD. You\u2019ll find your computer works like before \u2013 it has the same system settings and applications, and all your files are kept intact. If you\u2019d like to copy SSD to a new SSD in Windows 10, you can follow these instructions as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What\u2019s more pleasing, AOMEI Backupper is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubackup.com\/free-backup-software.html?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=anchor&amp;utm_campaign=tagteck&amp;utm_content=anchor-gmy-20220902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best backup software<\/a> for Windows 11\/10\/8\/7. You can use it to create a system backup image and disk image as per your need. Backing up specific files and folders is also supported. Why not give it a try?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As time goes by, our computer hard drive is filled up with all kinds of data. Consequently, our computer gets slower and slower. It is frustrating that the computer costs forty or fifty seconds to boot up while it only costs ten seconds before. 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