The easy way to clone a hard drive or SSD

The easy way to clone a hard drive or SSD | AOMEI Backupper

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6 жыл бұрын

Cloning a hard drive or SSD (solid state drive) can be worrying if you have never done it before, but it Is now incredibly easy to do with todays modern operating systems and easy to use programs. Years ago, it was difficult to clone a hard drive, but today it is so easy that a child could do it. The software used in this video is called AOMEI Backupper, is completely free, although you might have to enter your email address - www.aomeitech.com/aomei-backu...
This is definitely the easiest way of cloning a hard drive.
They have updated the software several times. If you are having problems try an older version.
You need version 4.1.0.0
I have just found this after doing a quick search - bit.ly/3ASzQ8n

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@pb9926 6 жыл бұрын

Great video ! All beyond my brain and IT skills as I'm still stuck in 80's technology 🙂

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@chuckintexas 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent VID !! Short, specific and TO THE POINT ! WELL done bud ! GOOD LUCK and _All_ the VERY BEST to you and yours from Texas - Chuck.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found the video useful, Chuck ;-) Thanks for the comment

@stewartwilkinsonsnr 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, I will be watching it again, then once I have the software I will do a clone of my hard drive as I have several spare drives. Thank you for a great guide to cloning Kind Regards Stewart from Huddersfield 👍

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Stewart. Thanks for the comment

@vijayradhamanavalan4868 3 жыл бұрын

Great video.... Thank you.... I was able to replace SSD on my 5 year old laptop.... it’s blazing fast now..... AOMEI BACKUPPER is a amazing tool and I was able to clone my HDD using the free version.... Hats off to you....

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped Thanks for the comment 👍

@TransistionalMemories100 5 жыл бұрын

I've used this program for quite sometime now and it saves a lot of time from reinstalling all your programs, call it restoring your system the way it was when it worked well the first time. It's especially great for cloning your hard drive to any size hard drive you choose weather it's small or big as long as your total data can fit (but who's going to go to a smaller drive anyway). My experience with this software is most satisfying and I use it with all my systems, it's a life saver and you really won't be dissatisfied with it

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@bieffess 5 жыл бұрын

Really useful video especially in the recommendation of the free AOMEI software which is easy to use and works a treat. Guided by this video, I cloned a 1Tb HDD to a 240Gb SSD with no problems. Of course the data on the 1Tb HDD was less than 240Gb. The result is a lightning fast laptop that was previously a pain to use.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment

@rightlyso8507 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video - and a lifesaver! Very clear instructions made cloning my drives very very easy. Thank you from the States!

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment 👍

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

I’m currently working 10-hour days, 6 days a week on two plant shutdowns. I’ve got a few videos on the computer to edit, but this is an ideal time to get a couple of computer related videos done. I’ve been building/repairing and upgrading computers for almost 20 years and normally it is not difficult as everything is modular. Please like, share and comment on the video as this really helps me out. I hope everyone has a great Sunday 😉

@TheRahsoft 6 жыл бұрын

thank you this video is much appreciated. didn't realise you did pc stuff as well !

@ianmackenzie686 6 жыл бұрын

Ultimate Handyman Hopefully your own job isn't at risk after these shutdowns.

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Some of the first videos I ever made where how to build computers, back then it took me hours to edit the HD footage as I also had to convert the edited footage using third party software, some times it would take 8 hours to encode! Thanks for the comment 👍

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

No, these are planned shutdowns which happen evert 12 months. The two chemical plants where I subcontract run 24/7 - 7 days a week for about 48 weeks of the year. July and August is when all the big jobs are done, which cannot normally be done due to the fact that the plants run most of the time. Thanks for the comment 👍

@drdr73 5 жыл бұрын

pl take rest .....wish you well....health and family is more important....all regards

@spendtimesavemoneydiy 6 жыл бұрын

Not a video I was expecting from this channel but thanks for the tips 👍🏼

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment

@rookiemcm77 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir, I wish you only the best in life to make it easier, as you have just made my life easier... cheers

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad the video helped Thanks for the comment 👍

@Rakoah 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I use carbon copy cloner on my macbook and have been looking for something similar on windows. Alot of the windows backup tools are very confusing but this one seems very simple and straight forward.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is very easy to use. Thanks for the comment 👍

@Samo1228 5 жыл бұрын

Learned something new about hard drive cloning today, thanks for your video.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment

@yngveruneolsen2239 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I installed the freeware Aomei Backupper today and used it to clone my Samsung 128 GB SSD to a KingDian 480 GB SSD and replaced it in my hp laptop.. It works perfect.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment

@abska7563 6 жыл бұрын

Really clear and simple to follow tutorial. Thank you :-)

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment

@r3b0x91 3 жыл бұрын

If it’s asking for a registration code, it’s “AMPR-90QU8-I7537-Q110J” all caps. It took me an hour of scratching my head to find this.

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

😱

@delirioustrance 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that friend :)

@CribzStudio 3 жыл бұрын

I love you man

@David12345678D 5 жыл бұрын

Finally a KZfaqr video where there was no bull shit, straight to the point, and an free software that actually works ......... thank you for the video my friend. we need more people like you.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found the video useful ;-) Thanks for the comment

@ianroughley1933 6 жыл бұрын

I've always used Norton Ghost for cloning but I think I will give this a go.Thx for the vid to remind me to backup my PC :)

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

I used to use Norton Ghost, but this is much easier as it can be run from windows. I'm sure I read that you can still use the computer whilst cloning, but that seems like a bad idea to me. Thanks for the comment

@anjingbabi4468 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video!! I've been looking for a clone software to clone my faulty ssd to a new one. The software works as intended and it's free. Cloned and replaced my ssd without a problem today.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. I'm glad the video helped ;-) Thanks for the comment

@NoirsHardware 4 жыл бұрын

I love the video it is very helpful . I used the same software and i had no issue clone my hard drive to any ssd!!

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@se5830 4 жыл бұрын

Impressive !!!! thank you sooooo much for that !! Smooth and easy explanation .. You are a lifesaver sir , cheers from France

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment 👍

@Theunknowndoodlebop 4 жыл бұрын

I dig the minimalism.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't write the program, I only demonstrated it ;-) Thanks for the comment 👍

@deebee9751 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You sir for that detailed info. I did it wrong and was wondering why it wouldn't boot up. You explained the most critical part which is clone to bigger drive and adjust the size which it will be on C drive only. When I did it wrong it had 2 different C drives on the same disc which confused the OS. Thank you so much. This helped me

@ultimatehandyman 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped Thanks for the comment 👍

@trlavalley9909 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, I've been prepping to swap out a suspect HHD for a few days now; and the more I watch the more confused I get; this was very clear, concise and just about perfect; really cleared some of the cobwebs out of my head.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video has helped ;-) Thanks for the comment

@paulgault8830 6 жыл бұрын

I've built/repaired computer for a while as well and it seems to me that the most likely part of a PC to fail is the hard drive. Re-installing Windows doesn't take too much time but installing the updates, then all your software, then re-configuring it all just how you like it. WOW this takes a seriously, seriously long time. For someone like yourself with a very busy schedule the absolute last thing you need is to spend an afternoon and half an evening getting Windows back up and running. nice video. thanks.

@IIGrayfoxII 6 жыл бұрын

It is why I made a image of my PC. I put that image on a partition, made another partition with clonezilla. Made it so that as a soon as I start clonezilla I can restore the image back to my SSD. Kinda like how OEMs had those recovery partitions.

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Reinstalling windows is not the problem, if you have the install disk. Originally, I was on windows 7 professional and got the free upgrade to windows 10, so getting windows working again would be a big problem for me. Also, the other programs that I use that would cause big problems as many of them were purchased as digital products (with no re-install disks). Re-installing all the programs that I use on a daily basis would take a very long time, even then I'm not sure where the product keys are for most of them. With this program I can set it up, then go and do some filming in the garage or go to work- I don't sit here and wait till the cloning process is finished.Thanks for the comment

@justgivemethetruth 6 жыл бұрын

that's why I hate windows. when i found out how easy this was on a mac the extra cost of a mac is nothing compared the time savings you will get over the life if your machine.

@paulgault8830 6 жыл бұрын

You can still reinstall Windows 10 after the free upgrade from Win7. I'm out at the minute. Will explain in a bit when I'm back home.

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that will be useful, but its the other programs that I use that will cause the biggest problems, which is why I just clone the hard drive. I've been lucky with hard drives/SSD's and never had one fail yet.

@bocephushere 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative. I believe I can do this with your helpful video. Thank you for posting this. My new computer came with a very small SSD. The drive has the OS (Windows 10 Home) and I've installed a few programs. It is now half full. I would like to replace it eventually with a larger SSD.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

This should work fine for doing that ;-) Thanks for the comment 👍🏼

@AndreFouche 6 жыл бұрын

Terrific! Did not know that you also did computers. well done and thanks!

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comments

@r.d.1991 6 жыл бұрын

Another great video. A man of many talents! ;)

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment ;-)

@ToshYusaf 6 жыл бұрын

I've done a fair number of these - Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10 The one free program that does them all is AOMEI Partition Assistant - I've used others and had a few failures (failure to copy) but AOMEI hasn't failed yet. You've obviously found the same program works for you. There is an option in Partition Assistant to make a bootable USB stick - if you use that option, you don't even need to install the program on the source machine. Just boot off the USB, and attach the SSD with a USB to SATA cable to clone to. Like all your videos - thanks.

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info 👍🏼

@fvrrljr 5 жыл бұрын

USB? me like the sound of that. aomei finally let me down. not it's fault cause the hard drive was somehow done so that no partition tool would work. i tried just for learning sakes and STUBBORNNESS! i know when to do whats easier. Cloned said HD and then Formatted it to eraseverything on that. worked like a charm, was ready to take sledge hammer to it. can you say ANGER ISSUES !!!!! LOL

@getl0st 5 жыл бұрын

I've only had AOMEI fail once doing a clone which I did manage t get to work using another program.........

@stephenquarles1547 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very clear steps. This very useful!

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Equatis 5 жыл бұрын

Your video helped me out a lot. Thank you.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped ;-) Thanks for the comment

@jibeeguy 5 жыл бұрын

great vid will do this coz i bricked my last pc thanks for sharing just subscribed cheers

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and the sub ;-)

@thenorthforty1032 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your help man, great tutorial.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment 👍

@alaintorres6878 5 жыл бұрын

Finally I have the job done with this software (AOMEI Backupper). Paid $45 and they give you a license to clone twice. I have my new ssd running with every app I had on my old HDD. with this software you are going to be able to clone only the C partition. My old C partition was 1TB with only 250 gb used, my new ssd have 500 gb. Not problem at all.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment

@timepear 2 жыл бұрын

A proper and competent tutorial.

@ultimatehandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@danielfennock3707 3 жыл бұрын

It worked perfectly with aomei backupper, cheer!

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it worked for you ;-) Thanks for the comment 👍

@preciseestimatingltd2579 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks UltimateHandyman, we were looking between Acronis True Image, Paragon Hard Disk Manager 17 & Aoemi. Aoemi seems underrated in our humble opinion & we think this may be the choice to go with. Your review is helping steer us towards Aoemi.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I have only ever used this program recently, years ago I used to use Norton Ghost, but this is easy to use and free- and has always worked for me. Thanks for the comment 👍

@preciseestimatingltd2579 5 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatehandyman Thanks, obviously nothing to do with you but we may have been premature in our praises of Aoemi. We're currently unable to backup partitions showing error code 33 meaning bad sectors (disks have been verified as having no bad sectors via MiniPartition Tool & chkdsk). Seems Aoemi has a few of these www.backup-utility.com/help/technical-faq.html?ab so watch out. Thanks again for the tutorial though, it is very well explained & concise.

@xdername93 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you Thank you thank you Thank you thank you Thank you thank you!! I've been struggling about 3 hours to clone my hdd to pc.. Thanks for the app you recommended!

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment 👍

@jmitsch44827 4 жыл бұрын

Very useful info, thank you.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment 👍

@pierrecastillo6064 3 жыл бұрын

nice bro! thanks and God bless! all love to you!

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@bustergundo516 4 жыл бұрын

I'll have to test this out.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

I hope it works for you ;-) Thanks for the comment 👍

@bustergundo516 4 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatehandyman I'll report back when possible.

@agghell224 5 жыл бұрын

It works fine. You are the best !!

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment ;-)

@yorekukindim5857 4 жыл бұрын

good tutorial... I need to try it.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

Please do!

@sandraoregon3911 5 жыл бұрын

COOL! I downloaded the free trial version, followed your instructions and cloned my internal smaller HDD to external larger HDD, swapped them out and everthing WORKED ! THANKS ! NOW...... I have to work on two externals one bad HDD that keeps giving me errors and unable to clone. It's the original HDD that gave out before I could clone it and I don't want to have to drag and drop all my files. Stay tumed.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you got it to work Thanks for the comment 👍

@TheReaL35 5 жыл бұрын

Used this twice in 6 months. I should be allowed to give a 2nd thumbs up. Thanks much

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped ;-) Thanks for the comment 👍

@lazylad9064 6 жыл бұрын

Good video a bit technical for some of us but still very useful to learn. Enjoy your 10 hour shifts/6 days.👍👍😵. Just keep thinking how richer you'll be at the end of the month😀😀😀.

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I keep thinking about how much tax I'll pay 😀 Thanks for the comment

@rickvan102 3 жыл бұрын

AOMEI Backupper website says the free version will clone a small SSD to a larger SSD. The free version will not do that. It just makes a small partition on the larger SSD. We call that bate and switch. I spent several days working on this and found “MACRIUM REFLECT 7” free version is way more capable than AOMEI Backupper. MACRIUM REFLECT 7 Got that job done. AOMEI Backupper is a waste of time. Highly recommend MACRIUM REFLECT 7 and it's free. So there.

@shawnmrfixitlee6478 6 жыл бұрын

I to like to repair computers ! Great share .. Thanks man..

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment 👍

@chmoduk 4 жыл бұрын

I tend to backup daily so although this is an excellent method it's a bit cumbersome for regular backups. I use rsync to backup daily over a secure connection then my backup is always current. For Windows the excellent delta copy is brilliant for this, but the whole drive clone is great for replacing an hard drive and you can expand the file system if the new drive is larger.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@livingsoul-notacorporateen7248 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@96Delta 3 жыл бұрын

Great video but I'm struggling to find the wire harness you used. Can you post a link to where that can be obtained? Thanks!

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

They sell them on Amazon, there are some that also supply power, which you will need for 3.5 inch drives. 2.5 inch hard drives do not need the power option- fave.co/3272LpT

@OMAR-rv6hi 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@Petertronic 6 жыл бұрын

Incredibly useful video, thanks. I used to use Acronis True Image for cloning disks when I was building PC's a few years ago, worked great, but it has become overpriced now.

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@RDJSec88 2 жыл бұрын

Find key, net offline, paste key, activated. Save yourself the price tag works fine.

@frankm7793 2 жыл бұрын

well explained thanks

@ultimatehandyman 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@mikechapman7015 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial. I had tried Macrium Reflect: but that wouldn't get past 2%. AOMEI Backupper worked just fine. I now have a back-up Bootable disk - fab'.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped ;-) Thanks for the comment

@georgemickel6608 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, liked and subbed ✅

@ultimatehandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@Utkarsh_A 5 жыл бұрын

Would I follow the same procedure for when I'm upgrading my SSD from a 120GB to 480GB SSD ?

@aldo.brustenghi 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for vid. I tried this but had issues at the end when it gave an error and stated NTFS file format is not yet supported. Have you seen this or know why?

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, sorry. You could try checking out the support section at Aeomi- www.aomeitech.com/support.html Thanks for the comment 👍

@djh2168 5 жыл бұрын

Great video and I have saved this video.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment

@cdcookuk 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent FREE Software :-)

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's very useful ;-) Thanks for the comment

@immanuellagura5236 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment ;-)

@christiancaridad6816 3 жыл бұрын

this means i cant use this app to clone hdd to ssd?thanks

@2getcell2 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, you saved me time and money, Very helpful and detailed more than enough on every single scenario possible, AOMEI Backupper -authonticated by PNY- works with smaller or bigger ssd destination as soon as enough space available for source-data , please note NOT all cloning software does that.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped ;-) Thanks for the comment

@toufikzouaid7767 3 жыл бұрын

thenk you for the video, can we use the cloned hdd in another computer other than the one that contains the original hdd?

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

No, a lot of the software will start asking for verification codes, as it will think the software has been counterfeited. Thanks for the comment

@stephenlmckeown1439 6 жыл бұрын

Nice one ☝️

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@Tarawa1943 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment

@84wildstyle 2 жыл бұрын

If the drive is a brand new do I need to go through the formatting step before cloning or I can go straight to the cloning step? Thanks!

@ultimatehandyman 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I would format it, although you might not necessarily need to do it 👍

@ImportRace Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ultimatehandyman Жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@Steve-lu8oj 5 жыл бұрын

thumbs up great video.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@ryantalbot750 3 жыл бұрын

if anyone is struggling with the more recent software because you must purchase it just search up AOMEI old software and you should find a website that has all of the versions listed pick the one from 2017 and install that and do what he says in the video works perfectly and completely free.

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@rickvan102 3 жыл бұрын

He is a salesman for AOMEI Backupper. You want to put in a larger SSD you need to pay for that.

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

Oh dear, I see someone has been triggered because the FREE software does not do what someone wants it to do 😂

@choudhurymahmud5852 3 жыл бұрын

It did work a few months with my case before as stated by Ultimate Handyman. But it didn't work today. I believe the AOMEI Backupperhas changed its business strategy. I do not think it is Ultimate Handyman faults.

@NBeev1 5 жыл бұрын

I like this video. But for me the best way to ensure a successful clone without any errors would be to create a bootable usb media within AOMEI, and clone it "offline". this way the drive is not active and no background programs are running i.e. putting additional read/writes to the drive as it is being cloned. But this is a useful method for people who are new to system backups.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment ;-)

@luciodelgado 3 жыл бұрын

Question? How many times must you clone the hard drive because of severals updates on different software's, when it come to the lifespan of the same computer.

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

It depends how critical your data is. It's always a good idea to have a backup drive in the computer, but I often make a fully working clone every 12 months to ensure I always have a fully working backup. Thanks for the comment 👍

@ce28503 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment

@billow1675 4 жыл бұрын

Very Nice thank you

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment 👍

@BitsOfTruth 3 жыл бұрын

I was told I could not clone from a HDD that you booted from, and that a separate boot drive was needed to boot the PC from while you cloned the C disk. Does this vary from clone software applications? Thanks.

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it depends which software you use. Years ago I used to use Norton ghost, which was more of a DOS based program. It used to be impossible to clone from the hard drive that has your operating system on, as you were using that drive to run the software, but now you can run the software and clone from the same drive, with some programs. Thanks for the comment

@padangamuak 4 жыл бұрын

Sir.. Can it backup also recovery partition in old harddsik.. And use it later in new harddisk?

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about that, sorry. You could always ask the AEOMI support (there is a link on their website) Thanks for the comment 👍

@chetanghadge3075 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks sir.... love from india...

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thanks for the comment

@ianmackenzie686 6 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial and great seeing you again. Cheers! 🍺

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Ian 👍

@buckmajor 4 жыл бұрын

How does cloning work? Do you need the same size space as the original HDD ie. 500gb HDD, and 500gb SSD?

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

You can clone to a larger drive or the same size drive - but never a smaller one Thanks for the comment 👍

@mastergoku9325 5 жыл бұрын

My original hard drive is 1Tb but i am trying to clone the original HDD to a 500 ssd . Both the drives are MBR partitioned .When i try to select the original hdd on the newer inferface of the software i only get the option to select the whole 1 tb hdd. Now If i clone my HDD to the ssd will i have any data loss?

@VagranT999 3 жыл бұрын

Only if you have the 1tb with more than 500gb used, at least leave 550gb free on the 1tb HDD to fully clone it into the SSD (back up the rest of the data in another HDD). Then you won't have data loss.

@MRALLETT 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for making the video,everything worked fine,and it was free

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

You have no idea how much this comment means to me. I've had several people recently saying they downloaded the program and "it's no longer free"! I was going to delete the program from my computer and download the latest version, to see if it was still free! You have saved me a job there 👍

@jaseb2223 3 жыл бұрын

Just found this video and noticed its age! Do you know if this software is still running and uts reliability? Great video im hoping its still your cloning software to go to? I was just about to buy Acronis but cant seem to find out if i need the partition software as well, their tech support puts me through to the user manual which isnt clear. But i do like the look and simplicity of your video. Regards

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure, it is a while since I last used it. A few people have said that you need to pay for it now, but some people have also said that you do not (providing you follow the instructions in the video) It's a free download, so I would download it and see, if you have to buy it- perhaps you can find a better alternative, but you have nothing to lose. Best of luck with it ;-)

@pieteropdam8954 2 жыл бұрын

Sh.....T you must pay for cloning a disk ,nobody want that

@superbrighteye 2 жыл бұрын

version aomei backupper i have (6 months ago downloaded i believe) you can only do/that works in the very last step the first same partition copy choice the other 2 options adjusting the empty space and the sector thing etc they put in the pro version (also at the end you have click away a commercial popup for paid version )

@ultimatehandyman 2 жыл бұрын

There is a link in the comments and the description to the older version Thanks for the comment 👍

@superbrighteye 2 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatehandyman okidoki thanks

@winstonchin5500 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, but does it register/activate the cloned hard drive windows lic? Thx

@ultimatehandyman 2 жыл бұрын

You can only use the cloned hard drive in the same computer, or it will flag up the copy of windows as being counterfeit, once it connects to the internet!

@patrickf6120 5 жыл бұрын

Hi. Great tutorial! I was wondering is it possible to clone just windows 10 onto a smaller SSD than the HDD I want to clone? The source HDD is 1TB and the SSD is 120GB. Cheers.

@ultimatehandyman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about that, sorry. You could always ask AEOMI support

@lotharpeters5985 4 жыл бұрын

Whether I clone offline via ISO or online: Are the cloned HDD bootable ?????

@grandad486 4 жыл бұрын

could you repeat the same procedure foe a dual boot (windows 7 & 10) system please?

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

No, sorry. I don't have a dual boot system, I upgraded to windows 10 from 7 about two years back. Thanks for the comment 👍

@humayuntariq3530 4 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to clone the let's say hdd 500gb os to a hhd 4tb which already have data on it and have free space. With out losing any data.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think that is possible, but I could be wrong! Thanks for the comment

@waulau8 4 жыл бұрын

After cloning , can i plug it onto the DVD cable ? Must necessary be the hard drive cable ? Thanks

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

You'll need to plug it into the HDD cable (probably SATA), or it won't boot correctly. Thanks for the comment 👍

@megabaneen8057 Жыл бұрын

Best and easiest software / tutorial for cloning. If you using a new drive you have to go into disk management and make sure Windows detects it or can see new drive. After the cloning process is complete and if Windows does not vote then you have to change the boot order by going into the BIOS and selecting your new drive remember that is only if the computer or laptop does not boot.

@ultimatehandyman Жыл бұрын

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@Graid 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! This made me sure this software could do what I wanted to do and let me know what to look out for, and it worked well to clone the system drive onto another SSD. I can confirm for anyone coming to this video and wondering, that the free version still has this functionality to clone a disc. Don't accidentally install the free trial of the pro version, just use the free standard version.

@ultimatehandyman 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video helped, thanks for the info about the free version and Pro version. Thanks for the comment 👍

@K.mersch 3 жыл бұрын

So if I clone my C Drive which is a 256gb SSD to a M.2 Drive 1TB do I need to use the Partitions? Because the destination drive is bigger than the source?

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

I covered that here- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJ-mZpOI0pOoiqM.html

@michaelshortsc Жыл бұрын

Hi I’ve cloned my hdd to ssd today and it won’t boot I’ve changed it in the bios any idea please

@Dave0551 4 жыл бұрын

I’m looking to do the same thing, but move everything from sata ssd to m.2 nvme., but I want to erase everything from my current ssd and use it for storage and nvme for boot. Will that damage any of the files that I cloned?

@ericmccoach8085 3 жыл бұрын

Trying to do the same thing now any update would be great

@ApophaticCartesian8 3 жыл бұрын

I used AOMEI about a year ago and cloned a flash drive with no problems. Now I'm trying AOMEI to clone another flash drive to another. It starts the transfer process and loads to 10% relatively quickly and then just hangs up there continuing to load with no progress. I checked to see if the destination drive functions properly by itself, and it does. I also checked for any malware and there is none? Any clue what might be the problem?

@ultimatehandyman 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what the problem could be, sorry. I guess you could try asking their support? Thanks for the comment 👍

@li_B4shar_il Жыл бұрын

will an older version of this program work with windows 11 disk cloning? I'm really desperate to know thanks in advance.

@ultimatehandyman Жыл бұрын

Not sure about that, I’ve used it plenty of times with windows 10 though.

@rajkumarsingh8970 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks,👍❤️

@ultimatehandyman 2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

@Jayrod64 2 жыл бұрын

I used to use a 2 TB Western Digital Blue HDD, but I've since upgraded to a Western Blue 2 TB NVME SSD. Never looked back since then, because in Windows 10, an SSD makes the whole system a lot faster and snappier.

@ultimatehandyman 2 жыл бұрын

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@AndreFouche 6 жыл бұрын

Hi - what cable would I need if I want to swop/clone my Laptop Drive to a SSD drive? Many thanks!

@ultimatehandyman 6 жыл бұрын

A USB to SATA cable should work- fave.co/2AZMeck