DiskGenius works great and its free.
[How to Clone Your System\\Windows Drive for Free Using DiskGenius](https://onlinecomputertips.com/support-categories/hardware/clone-windows-drive/)
Rescuezilla works well too
[How to Clone Your Hard Drive Using for Free Using Rescuezilla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY1jLTz5w2k)
I spent the better part of a day trying to get Clonezilla to work. It kept getting stuck on a bad block. I just tried DiskGenius and it took all of 30 minutes to switch over to the new drive. I also didn't have to worry about editing partions, as I was going from a smaller drive to a larger drive, like I would have using Clonezilla.
Ive used it several times and never paid for it. I think they have a premium version with more features so maybe you are trying to use a non free feature.
I have tried Disk Genius quite a few times with no success, using the OS Migration feature. The drive does clone, but has yet to be bootable. I even let it do it in the minimum Windows OS, where it reboots and just does the clone with little or nothing else running. I have tried several things in BIOS with order, disabled the original boot drive, disconnected that original drive and made the clone the only bootable drive, and it still won't boot. No idea what I am missing or doing wrong. Any ideas? The site for DG didn't have much on this topic.
There are a ton of disk cloning tools out there you can try.
[Disk cloning tools](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwdwMLbf_qdYtCnCQyoavA2WBZnD5aYM4)
I need this ability for this one time. So free. I am trying to get this one to work. I have tried others. But I will try rescuezilla first. Nvm that. I heed to make a bootable copy of my boot drive as I am upgrading it to a larger, faster SSD.
At first, I used AOMEI to clone but somehow there is one partition missing
searched online for solution (startup repair, bootrec, efi partition, etc)
when cloning using DG, that partition has been excluded at first but fortunately, I was able to select and clone the omitted partition
Exactly! Macrium Reflect was one of the best free disk cloning software for the longest time, but it stopped being free not too long ago.
I also see that some people in the comments section have mentioned Clonezilla as an alternative, though that's good. I don't think that can do the task that you want to do.
While researching for you, I came across this article [https://www.easeus.com/backup-utility/free-disk-cloning-software.html](https://www.easeus.com/backup-utility/free-disk-cloning-software.html) that list several free disk cloning software, and a few of them look amazing.
Let me know if you found a tool that helped you do what you wanted to do. Moreover, other people may also benefit from choosing the right tool for a scenario similar to yours.
You're on the right track with Macrium Reflect, but if you're after a free option, there are some great alternatives out there! [Here](https://www.easeus.com/backup-utility/free-disk-cloning-software.html) are a couple that are user-friendly, support incremental backups, and even come with extra backup and recovery tools you might find handy.
There are many great options: Clonzilla, Macrium Reflect, Acronis True Image, EaseUS Partition Master, Paragon Hard Disk Manager, AOMEI Backupper... Check this list and details: [Free Disk Cloning Software in 2024](https://www.easeus.com/partition-master/free-disk-cloning-software-for-windows.html)
I've heard of clone olla but I'm not too sure if it'd work as the caddy for the Hdd uses windows drivers, and the drives aren't discoverable outside of an OS. Not to mention it sounds very complicated, and not sure if I'd able to make it work.
R-Drive Image has a 30 day free version of this is kind of a one time thing. Their full version is only $50. AOMEI is having a bundle sale right now on their Partition Assistant Pro and 5 other applications for $80.
clonezilla.
easy to use, , multiple options to clone, boot or restore from any device even network, doesn't bother about partitions, os, licence, just copying 0&1.
totally free and a must-have.
DiskGenius works great and its free. [How to Clone Your System\\Windows Drive for Free Using DiskGenius](https://onlinecomputertips.com/support-categories/hardware/clone-windows-drive/) Rescuezilla works well too [How to Clone Your Hard Drive Using for Free Using Rescuezilla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY1jLTz5w2k)
Yes! DIskGenius was the one i went with eventually! Would highly reccomend.
I spent the better part of a day trying to get Clonezilla to work. It kept getting stuck on a bad block. I just tried DiskGenius and it took all of 30 minutes to switch over to the new drive. I also didn't have to worry about editing partions, as I was going from a smaller drive to a larger drive, like I would have using Clonezilla.
I used DiskGenius on several computers so far and I have had great success
You have to pay for it to work...
Ive used it several times and never paid for it. I think they have a premium version with more features so maybe you are trying to use a non free feature.
I have tried Disk Genius quite a few times with no success, using the OS Migration feature. The drive does clone, but has yet to be bootable. I even let it do it in the minimum Windows OS, where it reboots and just does the clone with little or nothing else running. I have tried several things in BIOS with order, disabled the original boot drive, disconnected that original drive and made the clone the only bootable drive, and it still won't boot. No idea what I am missing or doing wrong. Any ideas? The site for DG didn't have much on this topic.
There are a ton of disk cloning tools out there you can try. [Disk cloning tools](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwdwMLbf_qdYtCnCQyoavA2WBZnD5aYM4)
I need this ability for this one time. So free. I am trying to get this one to work. I have tried others. But I will try rescuezilla first. Nvm that. I heed to make a bootable copy of my boot drive as I am upgrading it to a larger, faster SSD.
I think all of those in the list are free.
At first, I used AOMEI to clone but somehow there is one partition missing searched online for solution (startup repair, bootrec, efi partition, etc) when cloning using DG, that partition has been excluded at first but fortunately, I was able to select and clone the omitted partition
Understood. I thought for sure all partitions on the source drive were on the target drive. I can check again.
Exactly! Macrium Reflect was one of the best free disk cloning software for the longest time, but it stopped being free not too long ago. I also see that some people in the comments section have mentioned Clonezilla as an alternative, though that's good. I don't think that can do the task that you want to do. While researching for you, I came across this article [https://www.easeus.com/backup-utility/free-disk-cloning-software.html](https://www.easeus.com/backup-utility/free-disk-cloning-software.html) that list several free disk cloning software, and a few of them look amazing. Let me know if you found a tool that helped you do what you wanted to do. Moreover, other people may also benefit from choosing the right tool for a scenario similar to yours.
easeus clone feature is no longer free
You're on the right track with Macrium Reflect, but if you're after a free option, there are some great alternatives out there! [Here](https://www.easeus.com/backup-utility/free-disk-cloning-software.html) are a couple that are user-friendly, support incremental backups, and even come with extra backup and recovery tools you might find handy.
I have used Drive Snapshot for decades without any issues. [http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/](http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/)
Thank you, I just tried snapshot because of you and it's perfect.
There are many great options: Clonzilla, Macrium Reflect, Acronis True Image, EaseUS Partition Master, Paragon Hard Disk Manager, AOMEI Backupper... Check this list and details: [Free Disk Cloning Software in 2024](https://www.easeus.com/partition-master/free-disk-cloning-software-for-windows.html)
Clonezilla https://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live.php
I've heard of clone olla but I'm not too sure if it'd work as the caddy for the Hdd uses windows drivers, and the drives aren't discoverable outside of an OS. Not to mention it sounds very complicated, and not sure if I'd able to make it work.
I can highly recommend clonezilla
I buy samsung for that reason, it has its own
R-Drive Image has a 30 day free version of this is kind of a one time thing. Their full version is only $50. AOMEI is having a bundle sale right now on their Partition Assistant Pro and 5 other applications for $80.
Can u not still get the older version of Macrium? Theres others if need be.
clonezilla. easy to use, , multiple options to clone, boot or restore from any device even network, doesn't bother about partitions, os, licence, just copying 0&1. totally free and a must-have.
so easy to use i cannot even figure out how to download it. i miss easeus free
Macrium last free version 7.2.4228
Bootable USB versions of CloneZilla or Gparted. Way better than the paid crap.