Hi guys,
I’m planning to lend my old laptop which is running Windows 7 to my younger sister, and all necessary programs have been installed. My question is what free backup tool you guys often use to clone the OS and all installed programs. I ask this question because I know in the near future I will get laptop back, and she will absolutely muck it up. I have searched the net and found many different tools which can complete this task, but I really do not know which one to choose. Is there any good idea?
Free Backup Tool Recommend
Indeed, a lot of cloning programs can be found from the internet, but most are not applicable. Some are quite expensive and some have functional defects. Here, the free clone tool MiniTool Drive Copy is recommended. It is able to clone a single partition as well as image the whole disk without bringing any damage to data. Moreover, if users use it to clone a system partition or system disk, there will be no need to reinstall Windows, because the Windows copy can boot and be used normally. Next, we will show users how to backup system disk with the recommended program.
Clone Disk with MiniTool Drive Copy
Step 1: launch the free backup tool to get the window below:
Step 2: choose the module “Disk to Disk” to clone a system disk since “Partition to Partition” only backups a single partition.
Step 3: select the disk which will be cloned and click “Next>”.
Step 4: choose the disk that will save content on source disk and click “Next>”.
Step 5: choose a copying method and click “Next>” to get a note.
Step 6: read the note carefully which will show users how to boot from the target disk, and then click “Finish”.
Step 7: click “Yes” to start copying disk.
Now, free clone tool MiniTool Drive Copy cloned system disk successfully. For detailed steps to clone system partition, see Backup System Free. Nevertheless, the very free backup tool can not be used on Windows server since it is specially developed for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. To clone disk or partition on server, please purchase MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition.