Have you imagined the situation where the disk installed Windows, programs, and other important data gets corrupted suddenly? That’s would be a terrible thing, right? Therefore, it is very necessary to create a copy for our current boot disk. But how?
For me, I would like to make use of a third party program, because it can save me much time, and the disk clone software MiniTool Partition Wizard is the one I have used for several years, which works well till now. More importantly, it’s a freeware. But note: it’s free for Windows home users only (like Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10). For server support, you need to purchase it.
Then, some users would ask me how MiniTool Partition Wizard attracts me. Or in other words, they want to know what outstanding features the program has compared with similar programs. Generally, there are 4 reasons: freeware, easy to use, safe to operate, and offers a lot of functions, not limited to copy disk. To see what functions the program provides, please see Feature List of Partition Wizard.
Well, how can we create a copy for our current boot disk with MiniTool Partition Wizard? Please see the following demonstration.
Step 1: download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Step 2: select the boot disk that will be copied and choose the function “Copy Disk”.
Step 3: select the disk that will hold contents of the boot disk and click “Next”.
Step 4: choose a copying method and click “Next”.
Step 5: read a pop-up note and click “Finish”.
Step 6: click “Apply” button on the top left corner to make all changes performed. Tip: you will be asked to restart computer during this step, because Windows installed on this disk is running. Please do by following instructions.
Now, we have created a copy for our current boot disk. If you have such a need, just try using MiniTool Partition Wizard to do it.