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No, cloning a hard drive is not the same as mirroring backup a hard drive.
Hard disk cloning means cloning all partitions, files, and other data of a hard disk to another disk. When cloning a system disk, it also includes the necessary boot partition and system files required to start the operating system.
Mirror backup is a normal copy of the selected folders and files at a given instant in time from one location to another. In a mirror backup, every file and directory in the source location is replicated in the destination location, making the two locations identical in terms of data.
If you are looking for a way to clone a hard drive, AOMEI Backupper is a great choice. It is an easy and renowned disk clone tool to make a full copy of your hard drive. It allows you to clone HDD to SSD/HDD or clone larger SSD to smaller SSD. It runs in an intelligent mode by default to copy only used sectors, skipping unused and logically bad sectors.
Clone HDD to smaller/larger SSD, clone an entire disk or a specific partition without interrupting your work.
♦ Tip: The free version of AOMEI Backupper only supports cloning data disk. If you want to clone a system disk or clone the entire Windows system, you can try the Pro version.
1Run AOMEI Backupper, select Clone, and choose Disk Clone.
2Choose a hard drive as the source, and select another disk as the destination.
3To replace hard drive with an SSD, it is suggested to tick SSD Alignment to improve SSD performance and prolong SSD lifespan. Then, hit Start Clone.
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