Best SSD and Hard Drive Cloning Software

AOMEI Backupper Use Case Scenarios

Situations where AOMEI Backupper can help you

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  Migrate OS

  You may want to migrate your Windows 10 from a traditional, spinning hard disk to a solid-state drive (SSD) so that your computer will boot up faster, programs will launch immediately, and games won't take so long to load. System clone enables you to migrate only OS from HDD to SSD or another HDD without reinstalling Windows and programs, fully bootable and exactly like the original.

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  Upgrade Small Disk

  Disk with small capacity will limit application installations and data storage. Cloning a smaller disk to a larger one gets enough disk space for your applications and data. Besides, it allows you to automatically add the spare space to existing partitions or manually adjust partition size during cloning.

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  Clone Larger Disk to Smaller

  Normally a SSD is smaller than HDD. Then, is it possible to clone a larger hard disk to a smaller SSD? The answer is Yes, you still can accomplish larger to smaller disk cloning as long as the used space on the source hard disk is equal to or less than the storage capacity of target SSD.

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  Replace Old Disk

  If your computer experiences unusually hot, freezes frequently, and makes clicking or grinding noises, all of them are the signs of hard drive failure. You had better to backup data and replace the old disk before it completely crashes. Cloning old disk to a new one enables you to transfer Windows installation and data safely and easily.

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  Clone All Manufacturers' Disk

  There are many popular disk brands in the market, like Samsung, Intel, Toshiba, SanDisk, Crucial, WD, and Kingston. No matter which disk brand you are using, you can clone your disk effortlessly. Besides, you are able to transfer data between two disks of different brands, such as clone Samsung disk to PNY and clone SanDisk drive to WD.

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  Clone SATA/M.2/PCIe SSD

  Different computers come with different disk interfaces. When upgrading hard drive in your computer, you must make sure what types of disks are compatible with your device. Common disk interfaces include SATA, mSATA, U.2, M.2, and PCIe. You can clone SATA HDD to M.2 SSD, clone SATA HDD to NVMe SSD, or clone M.2 SSD to M.2 SSD, etc.