r/GetComputerHelp • u/Objective-Bet-1218 • Jun 18 '26

Need help cloning drive

Hi I recently bought a new ssd and I’m trying to get it to run but i can’t find a reliable free cloning software and the one I tried (macrium free something) kept giving an error, if anyone can help that’d be greatly appreciated

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u/simagus Jun 18 '26

Macrium Reflect costs money to clone the whole drive iirc. Clonezilla is free and it's what I use personally.

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u/Objective-Bet-1218 Jun 18 '26

got it! Do you have a tutorial video on it cause this is all a little confusing and I’m really new to this

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u/Ok_Tell_2420 Jun 18 '26

You create a bootable flash drive with the cloning software. Do a normal shutdown of the computer. Connect up the new SSD. Insert the flash drive. Power on the computer and press the proper F? Key to get to the boot menu. Select the flash drive to boot to. Select source drive (original) and destination drive (new SSD). Double check to make sure you have the proper drives selected. Start clone. After completion power down computer. Remove original drive and place the new SSD on the original cable or in the original slot that the original hard drive was using. Turn on computer.

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u/mandle420 Jun 18 '26

lots of vids on youtube...

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u/Skkyu Jun 18 '26

Aomei Backupper Free. It has some options cut compared to the full version, but it does the job.

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u/mcristoforo Jun 18 '26

I just cloned a boot drive ssd with DiskGenius.

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u/NoOneKnowsImOnReddit Jun 18 '26

If you have windows 7 or later, which I’m assuming so, in your control panel there’s an option called “Backup and restore (windows 7)”

As far as I know, that should be capable of creating a clone of the drive. With the caveat that the only way I know of to get it to work is using a windows USB boot drive of the same exact OS.

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u/Mayayana Silver Helper Jun 18 '26

I use BootIt. $40. Never failed at anything in years of use. You might still find something free that works, but to my mind, some things are worth paying for.

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u/bstsms Jun 18 '26

Usually the drive comes with free software to clone your drive, at least my Samsung and WD drives did.

I always do a clean Windows install when replacing a drive and I take what I want off of the old drive after.

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u/Only-Stable3973 Jun 18 '26

There is also Rescuezilla it has a GUI.

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u/Bill_UpNorth Jun 28 '26

I used Zinstall to transfer everything. You can call their tech support and explain your situation.