As we know, Microsoft announced that they would no longer provide technical support on Windows XP since April of 2014. As a result, an increasing number of users obsolete this once classical operating system and install advanced versions. But after installation, many users will find system partition runs out of space. Of course, they can extend system partition with free space taken from other partitions, but what if there is no extra free space on other partitions availabe? At this time, the best solution is definitely to clone system disk of Windows to a larger disk. To complete disk clone, users need the help of drive copy software.
How to Download a Piece of Excellent Drive Copy Software
Maybe, users can find a lot of disk clone software from the internet, but most can not be used, for it can not ensure data security. Here, we recommend using MiniTool Drive Copy. There are many reasons for recommending this software. Firstly, it is free for common Windows users. Secondly, it can help clone both partition and disk easily. Thirdly, all data will be protected well. Next, let’s see how to cone system disk of Windows by using this free drive copy software.
Clone System Disk of Windows with MiniTool Drive Copy
To use this software, users need to download it at first. Then, install it on computer according to prompts. Next, run it to open the main interface:
There are 2 functional modules displayed on the main interface. Since users need to clone system disk of Windows, they should choose the functional module “Disk to Disk”. After this operation, all disks will be listed. At this time, select the source disk, target disk (the disk which is used to store the content on source disk), choose copying method, and confirm operations successively. After these operations, all work to clone system partition of Windows is finished thoroughly.
Note: since the disk cloned just now is system disk, users will be prompted to boot system from destination disk (namely the new disk). Please configure computer BIOS settings carefully.