will this program clone copy from old hdd to brand new hard drive completely windows and all?
579489
Yes, I have done that. I installed the new hard drive in the second drive location in the computer box. Then all you have to do is run the clone process. After that completed I moved the drive C: cable to the new drive and removed the old drive from the box. I recommend saving the old drive in case of a failure in the new drive (it happened to me).
1202114
Yes. It worked for me. My hard drive was wiped and I purchased this program. There is one catch. The info was stored and named "Recovered Files" . So, you'll have to rename each item again and then delete the duplicate recovered file. Time consuming but well worth it. A good project when you're watching some random tv show.
1551814
The cloning software makes an identical copy of your old hard drive. If Windows 7, or Office, or anything else worked before you installed the SSD, it will operate perfectly afterwards. The "computer" does not see anything different. Just clone your hard drive which has Windows installed. And when it is finished, install the SSD. Then, button up your computer and it will boot up without your needing to do anything.Good luckJohn
1997055
Yes your system supports this drive. It does not come with any software for copying your old drive. You have a older PC, is it worth putting money into it?
2234622
NO. It doesn't do anything to the existing drive. It only images (copies) the contents of the old drive to a new drive (that you have to purchase seperately). Zvika
2094243
I have no idea but I am sure it will clone to a smaller drive. My machines are Windows 7.
888980
Yes, you can MAKE a bootable CD, but for cloning only, why would you want to? If you only want to clone a hard drive, rather pay for a backup program, you can just get a cloning program. Also, if you ever want to replace one or more files, it is much easier and faster to restore those only from a backup set.
534923
Mine did not come with cloning software. You can go to seagate's site and download their program called disk wizard I think. I used that to clone my seagate hybrid drive to the 600.
2103565
Yes. Just make sure the old drive is SATA. Remember to format it to windows file system NTSF if using windows.
2153141
I do believe you can. I'm a Mac user so I use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my drives and it worked with that. I do use PCs as well, and there are several cloning programs that can do the same thing, I just can't remember them as I'm here at work. I did use one of them to clone my desktop drive to an SSD drive and it worked perfectly.
1551816
No the cloning software does not "install" anything but rather makes an exact (image) copy of the old hard drive contents. If you had Windows 7, MS Ofc and others with codes then you will have them after the cloning. Think of the cloning software as a duplication piece of software. Another example of how the cloning software functions is the same as making and exact copy of a DVD or CD and just to another hard drive (SSD in this case).
1501846
Yes as said before, but you will need software to use the extra 250GB. The straight clone is just a copy of the original 250GB and the new drive thinks it's only a 250GB drive. The software will let you allocate the remaining for an alternate drive or a continuation of the same drive. I used EaseUS Partition Master and it worked fine.
421022
It's not that simple, but yes. Suggest you google this question in your browser: "how to transfer data from one external hard drive to another".
1126786
Absolutely. Use Carbon Copy Cloner and that will work great. However, I would just take the old HDD and stick it in a drawer as a backup drive, get another SSD and use it as external super fast storage.
216695
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
552064
Yes, but you can only copy from the internal HD to it. All program recording is to the internal HD none to the external HD. From time to time you must copy internal to external then erase the internal to maintain space for program recording.
771236
I'd recommend using MiniTool Partition Wizard. It's free! You can download it at such reputable download cites as C-NET's Download.com (http://download.cnet.com/windows/) The software has a copy Disk "button" that will duplicate your files onto a new hard disk. It is pretty simple to use and has worked for me, (using many of it's assorted features), for years. (Win. XP, Vista, 7 & 8.)