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5 reasons to clone your OS drive instead of doing a fresh install

I recently switched my OS drive to a new, larger SSD so that I would stop running out of space every time a Windows 11 update came around. I had to weigh up the benefits of doing a fresh install or ...
Ars Technica

How to clone Bootable Windows HDD / SSD to new or larger HDD / NVMe SSD For Free - Easy Step by Step Tutorial

Greetings everyone. Due to recent bloom of AI models, I was getting out of space with my 1 TB SanDisk Ultra M.2 NVMe 3D So I have purchased a 2 TB Kingston NV2 M.2 NVMe SSD and cloned my C drive into ...
The Droid Guy

Donemax Disk Clone 2.1 Review – Best Data Backup Software

Donemax Disk Clone 2.1 is a powerful and user-friendly disk cloning software designed to simplify the process of duplicating your hard drive, ensuring the safety and integrity of your data. This ...
PC World

Transfer C drive to new SSD in Windows without reinstalling

Is it possible to copy only C drive to SSD? “I’m working to upgrade the primary HDD to a 2TB SSD for my HP desktop. I have a decent amount of software (Windows, Office, Photoshop, Steam / Xbox games, ...
Ars Technica

Cloning SSD from a booted OS - is skipping open files an issue?

If the cloning software can't access a file because another process has already applied a lock on it, it won't be able to copy it. This typically happens with things like the swapfile, which doesn't ...