When an old hard disk (especially the disk which saves OS) does not have enough space to save more files, many users choose to upgrade it to larger disks, which is indeed a wise choice. Nevertheless, users have to solve the problem how to migrate all needed files from source disk to new disk. Unquestionably the best way is to image the entire hard disk, but most users cannot find a good solution since they are inexperienced. Well then, how to clone the entire hard disk to new disk in an easy way? Here, we suggest using the free drive copy software MiniTool Drive Copy.
Reasons for Recommending MiniTool Drive Copy
Firstly, it is free for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 users to use.
Secondly, Windows copied to new disk will be bootable and other installed programs can be used as usual.
Thirdly, detailed wizards are given to show users specific steps so that almost all users can operate it with ease.
At last, data security can be ensured even if sudden errors like power-outage emerge.
How to Clone Entire Hard Disk with MiniTool Drive Copy
First of all, users need to launch the free drive copy software to get its starting interface shown below:
Then, choose “Disk to Disk” module to backup the entire hard disk.
Next, select the source disk and new disk respectively, and each operation ends with clicking “Next>” button. After that, users need to choose a copying method to construct the layout for new disk, and then click “Next>” to get a boot note:
Please read this note and click “Finish”.
At last, click “Yes” to apply all changes. Note: if users clone the current system disk, they need to restart computer, which is for data protection.
Now the problem how to clone the entire hard disk has been solved by the free drive clone software MiniTool Drive Copy. For more help on disk copy, please see Copy Disk.