Once I connect my drive to it, how do I clone it?
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Assuming that you want to copy folders / files to or from one HD to another attached to the cable, use the "copy" command or the file browser.If you are using Linux, you may need to mount the USB connected drive and use the "cp" command or file browser. A hard drive connected to a USB connecto via SATA or IDE connector acts like a USB memory device. I copied about 11K files recently from an old XP computer HD - worked fine.
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If you just want to copy files to another disk you can drag and drop from one disk to another. If you want to "clone" an existing hard drive so it can be use to replace the old hard drive, you need cloning software. You may be able to find a free trial version by Googling "Free Cloning software"
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You need to plug them both in to your computer. Then use either explorer or finder to transfer the data. I recommend you copy the files and then paste them to the other hard drive. once they have been copied delete the originals.
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You can certainly copy it. I do not use automated backup routines (except for C: drive) so cannot comment on these.
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You should be able to download and use the free software "Seagate DiscWizard" from the Seagate website. I know you can usually clone data from a current hard drive to a new hard drive as long as the new hard drive is larger than the current hard drive.
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instructions say no. however I would try something in desperation. change the 300gb drive to allocate less than 250gb, maybe that will work. I hope so because I will be trying the same thing at some point. otherwise use free cloning software (with a recovery disk). btw, this device is the only way I have found to clone a "dynamic" disk easily. Thank you HP for that nightmare.
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yes you can choose to clone a partition or the complete drive as far as i remember both options were valid , i chose to copy a partition not the drive it self.
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Oh you also will need an external drive enclosure for the SDD drive to CLONE . see here @ amazon type in search "EXTERNAL DRIVE ENCLOSURE" Approx. $6
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It creates an image of the drive you are copying from. It can not transfer just the OS.
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Here is what I had to do. Format the SSD, so it will be recognized as a drive with a new drive letter. Don' forget, cloning will bring over your present operating system as well, so upgrade it first, if you want a new one.Both Samsung and Seagate have included software. Be sure only to use USB 2.0. bE ADVISED IF YOU HAVE A FAIRLY NEW MB, CONTACT THE MB Co. which SATA CONNECTIONS (PORTS) TO USE. SOME ARE TOO SLOW.
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U can use a cloning software... I use Acronis backup... or if u r doing a clean install u will need ur original disks and take out ur old drive and put that one in and run the install of ur OS
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A handy guide. http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid+state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows
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Yes you could, what you need to know....... The drive inside is a std length (~2"/50mm) long w/ the M2 interface. If you are going to clone the original drive you will need to get a M2 to SATA adapter to make it easy.
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Yes I did. if it don't work, download easeus data partition and partition data before you clone. I went from 1tb HDD to 512 ssd with no problems
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I use "AOMEI Partition Assistant Home Edition 5.1" which is free. I've cloned several drives, XP and 7, never any problems.
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When I used the software that came with the SSD, it only copied the data. You can set up a second partition with a partition program after your done.
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If you are using a Mac, you can use a program called SUPERDUPER, silly name, but it works incredibly well! You will need an external SATA to USB adapter so you can power and connect the drive to a USB port on your existing computer. Be mindful that the exact duplication process takes a while, my 320Gig drive took about 8 hours to copy to my 1TB!
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Just drag and drop the file from the original location directly into the folder of the drive created when the unit is plugged in.