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Guide: Clone Bootable SD Card to Another One in 3 Steps
Get the best SD card clone software - AOMEI Backupper to clone bootable SD card to another in Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7 easily. Free download it to get started!
By Ivy Updated on October 10, 2024
SD cards are widely used on tablets, digital cameras, smartphones, music players, PlayStations, Raspberry Pi computers, and so on, and vulnerable to any damage they receive, such as virus infection, human error, violent striking, device failure, etc.
So an increasing number of users want to clone an SD card to another one, which is not very difficult. But what if you want to clone bootable SD card? It will include boot files necessary for a system.
It will help if you have reliable SD card clone software as Windows does not. Scroll down 👇 to learn more.
Your Best SD Card Clone Software in Windows
AOMEI Backupper Professional is one of the best SD card copier that will help you clone bootable SD card to another one or other storage devices in 3 easy steps. With its powerful Disk Clone features, you are allowed to:
AOMEI Backupper- Apply to: standard SD card, SDXC, SDHC, micro/mini SD card, xD picture, CF card; clone SD card to a larger one or smaller one, clone SD card with multiple partitions, if it has, bootable clone SD card to another one.
- Intelligent clone (default) an SD card, or sector by sector.
- Clone SD card to larger SD card without unallocated space left.
- Support all brands of SD cards, such as Samsung, Raspberry PI, SanDisk, Toshiba, Kingston, Sony, etc.
- Compatible with NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, and ReFS file systems.
- In addition, its Disk Backup feature helps schedule backup bootable SD card.
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100% SecureHow to Clone Bootable SD Card Step by Step
To clone bootable SD card to another one, you need to make some preparations as follows:
- Prepare a new SD card or other storage devices and connect both of them to Windows 11,10, 8, and 7.
- Prepare two SD card readers to connect them for cloning.
- Backup files before cloning if your target SD card still has data on it.
- Free download this user-friendly and easy-to-use cloning software (safe and clean).
P.S. This software only supports Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, XP, and Vista. For server users, try AOMEI Backupper Server.
Then, follow the steps below to clone bootable SD card to another one.
Step 1. Select a cloning method.
Install and run AOMEI Backupper Professional. Click "Clone" and then "Disk Clone".
Step 2. Select the two SD cards.
This software will display all the available storage devices. Select the bootable SD card and then another one or other devices (e.g. flash drive, internal disk, external disk,) you want.
Step 3. Clone a bootable SD card.
On the summary page, preview the operation and click “Start Clone” to clone bootable SD card in Windows 11, 10, 8, or 7.
If your new SD card is larger, click "Edit Partitions" and select "Add unused space to all partitions" or "Manually adjust partition size"to avoid cloned drive unallocated space left. It also helps convert disk types, from MBR to GPT or GPT to MBR, and be sure your card is bootable
You still can use this software to clone disk with command prompt. You need to boot into the recovery environment and then go to Tools > Windows shell command.
Bootable SD Card vs. USB Drive
Secure Digital (SD) cards and USB flash drives are both great removable storage for transferring and storing small amounts of data. They use non-volatile memory to store files. But which is better for bootable device, SD card or USB drive? The following aspects should be taken into consideration.
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Transfer rate. In general, a USB 3.0 flash drive is much faster than a Classic 10 SD card in reading and writing speed. However, a Classic 10 SD card possibly has the same performance as a USB 2.0 flash drive.
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Device capacity. You’ll get greater capacity on SD card device than a USB flash drive when you spend the same money.
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Universal compatibility: A bootable USB drive can be used on any device via a USB port while an SD card requires a card reader, compatible slot, and host device for use.
Anyway, you can create either one depending on the situation. SD cards are common for users to create bootable devices on PlayStations or Raspberry Pi computers while USB drives are more for booting Windows, Linux, or Mac systems or creating a portable version of them.
Conclusion
To clone bootable SD card to another SD card, AOMEI Backupper Professional would definitely help you out within 3 steps only. Other than cloning bootable SD card, you could also clone bootable USB drive, clone hard drive to SSD, clone SSD to HDD in Windows 10, etc.
Meanwhile, it is a reliable backup and restore software that provides a robust backup solution protecting your computer and operating system. Why not download this software to have a try?
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