If you want to replace the hard drive/disk with the larger HDD/SSD, it is necessary to consider whether you need to keep the using operating system and software on the new hard drive. The fast time for you to work on the same environment is to do the disk cloning, regardless of the disk-to-disk cloning or partition-to-partition cloning. Here we collect 6 useful cloning tools for Windows 10 users. Keep one of them when you happen to have such issue.
Tool-1: Clonezilla
Clonezilla is the totally free disk cloning software that allows users to backup and restore the disk. It supports a wide range of file system. When you are going to clone the disk, Clonezilla offers you two options: clone/restore a disk/partition using an image or disk-to-disk/partition-to-partition clone/restore. But personally, I think it is difficult to handle this program for the common people. The using interface is not user-friendly although it is free to use.
Tool-2: EaseUS Partition Master
EaseUS Partition Master is the professional disk partitioning software which is compatible with Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP and Server 2019/2016/2012/2008/2003. This tool enables you to clone the whole disk or the selected partition in file-by-file mode. Of course, you can make use of it to migrate the Windows operating system to new HDD/SSD. Besides, you can delete partition, convert it to dynamic, and convert it to GPT and so on.
Tool-3: MiniTool Partition Wizard
MiniTool Partition Wizard is the powerful partition manager for Windows, which enables users to create/resize/format partition. It runs smoothly and stably when you use it to do the disk clone or system migration. With this program, you can convert/clean/check disk to improve the hard drive performance. It is a powerful and complicated tool, which combines of a series of small tools. You can benefit from it to manage your partition.
Tool-4: iSunshare CloneGo
iSunshare CloneGo is the partition-to-partition clone software which only allows you to copy/backup/restore one partition to another partition at a time. You can choose to copy the system/partition whether the Windows runs or not. WinPE option gives you the opportunity to boot computer from USB and conduct the partition without OS. It is an easy-to-use tool with clear using interface and brief function. You can easily copy the Windows OS to another hard drive with this tool.
Tool-5: DiskGenius
DiskGenius is the all-in-one solution that helps you to do the data recovery, partition management, disk/partition backup and restore, and disk performance diagnose. It is fully compatible with all versions of Windows. You can clone all data from one partition to another or from one disk to another at ease. In addition, when you launch this software, you can do more than you image with it.
Tool-6: Acronis True Image
Acronis True Image is the amazing hard drive cloning software that allows you to do the full image backup, active disk cloning, quick recovery/universal restore and more. The most important thing is that it not only compatible with Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Server 2011, but also works on macOS Catalina/Mojave/High Sierra/Sierra and OS X EI Capitan system.
Sum up:
These 6 disk cloning software offers you the flexible choice when you want to transfer the data from one disk to another. They are always designed with other features. When you want to clone only system partition to another disk, you can choose iSunshare CloneGo, which you can grasp it in a short time.
