I know this video is over 2 years old now, but I have to mention this for anyone who came to this video to have instruction on cloning their main drive to a new drive. AOMEI no longer allows system clones in the freeware version or the pro trial of their software. You have to purchase the pro version license. Just an FYI.

@FunIsGoingOn

Жыл бұрын

Yesterday I tried it to clone a SSD to a HDD so I can use the SSD in a different PC. And it worked with the Standard version. (both drives MBR)

@RuschFamilyAZ

Жыл бұрын

So for me to be able to clone my hdd to an ssd and then get rid of the HDD entirely, will I need to also install an operating system to the new(never used) SSD or will the O's being copied also? I do not have a windows disc to do so. Is this the difference between disk clone and system clone in AOMEI?

@seasearch

Жыл бұрын

@@RuschFamilyAZ Yes. Disk clone and system clone are different. I tried using disk close to clone the drive my os was on to a new ssd and the program, at least for me, wouldn't even allow me to clone the os.

@RuschFamilyAZ

Жыл бұрын

@@seasearch Bummer, we are trying to clone my son's sluggish HDD to an ssd. This is frustrating to know I bought an SSD and can't even do what we thought we could.

@seasearch

Жыл бұрын

@@RuschFamilyAZ you still can you will just have to pay for the program. It’s not terribly expensive and it does work really good i will say that. I ended up paying for it and had zero problems.

For those of who are late to the party, use Macrium Reflect Free edition to clone your drives as the AOMEI is no longer supporting cloning on the free version. I just completed cloning pcie3 250GB drive to a pcie4 500GB drive in just 13 minutes without any dramas. Cheers

@GL011

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Was going to image the drive and restore with WinPE, then found Macrium Reflect and skipped all that 😂

@MichaelMoore99

Жыл бұрын

They still support cloning in the free version... for MBR disks, but not GPT disks.

@gerydblackmore5484

Жыл бұрын

have always used MR good software. Free version is being stopped in Jan of 2024

@pixvuhobbyzone2814

Жыл бұрын

Can you clone Windows using same SW to micro SD Card?

@mrljgibson

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's also no longer free. About time Microsoft built an OS utility to emigrate installations.

Something kept bringing me back to this video. There's something about your cadence that made me watch this video several times until last week my C drive hit maximum capacity. I ordered the docking station and an SSD drive, downloaded the pirated version of AOMEI Backupper because the free version wouldn't allow cloning and cloning my drive right now at 68%. Thank you so much for the encouragement and all the details. Also, you uploaded the video on my birthday so maybe that was a sign that I kept coming back to it lol. Cheers Mate!

Thank you so much! For a luddite like myself you made this so easy to understand and much less intimidating than many of the previous instructions I looked up. Thank you for explaining what you were doing and why so thoroughly and simply!

When he felt the need to clarify the "Kids Videos" folder 😂

@RaiderOfTheLost

3 жыл бұрын

@Hyi Vittu so could your parents giving you a name like that

@Iucebowel

3 жыл бұрын

@@RaiderOfTheLost friendly fire cadet, secure that weapon!

@mrvk699

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@lordi2009k

3 жыл бұрын

@@RaiderOfTheLost no need to burn that guy he already had it bad to begin with lol

@NorwegianImposter

3 жыл бұрын

Doth protest too much? ;)

Jay’s heart rate when he saw the ‘Kids Videos’ folder 📈📈📈

@joshhibbert2781

3 жыл бұрын

This software is dodgy. Once you pass the paywall, most clones WILL NOT boot properly and they crash randomly due to dx???? Errors

@magneter100

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshhibbert2781 This software is not dodgy. I am an it professional and have used the free version many times and prefer it to the others eg Acronis etc. Now have the paid version. Never found any issues with the free version. Best free software that I have come across. I recommend it.

@joshhibbert2781

3 жыл бұрын

@@magneter100 first 3 backups finished and appeared successful but once trying to use the cloned system as the boot drive, they continually crashed with stop code errors and sudden blue screen hangups. Regular back ups were fine but system clones to move c: drive to an ssd or other drive were very problematic and hard to be confident that they will work

@RealButcher

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahhaa

@larrymoran_THE_CODGER

3 жыл бұрын

@@magneter100 It would be interesting to know why Mr. Hibbert has/had those problems. Of course, there are always variables like "operator error" or the way various computers are set up. In my experience, trying to trouble shoot a computer problem without physically working on the machine. Is like trying to teach someone to fly an airplane, without actually being in the plane with them.😊

Found you doing a search for cloning and can not stop looking at that rig. I have searched your videos, but I can not seem to find the one you mentioned. I just subscribed and thank you for your very helpful information. Now please send me in the direction of that rig.

went from an HDD to an SSD, using this method about a year ago and it worked flawlessly. just recently deleted the old windows of the the HDD. Thank you very much for this video

I tried cloning a hdd to SSD for a friend 1 yr after this video was made and this software company put the cloning ability behind a $50 pay wall.

@buxtech

Жыл бұрын

Yup, I literally just tried it and "free cloning" is gone. BOO!!

@doom6699

Жыл бұрын

@@buxtech download version 6.3

@Blaq_Phantom

Жыл бұрын

@@doom6699 That still didnt work. I have to try something else

@SNKRHEAD69

Жыл бұрын

@@Blaq_Phantom i found a license activation key online this one worked for me: AMAB-0ELGU-P79T6-F0FN7

@TheSlickmicks

Жыл бұрын

Yup. I am getting the same pay wall. It says, "The size of the partition on the destination disk remains unchanged by default. To add unallocated space to all partitions, click Edit Disk." There is a OK button below. Click that and there's the damn pay wall.

The timing of this video coming out is impeccable.

@charlescrittenden5410

3 жыл бұрын

i was literally struggling with this tday

@innerinquiry

3 жыл бұрын

12 hour late for me but still

@arifhaikal4027

3 жыл бұрын

I literally bought an ssd yesterday and wanted to transfer everything from my old hdd to it lmao

@asimepuse

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss I just bought an ssd for my girlfriends computer

@maxwellgreenfield4117

3 жыл бұрын

NOT FREE THOUGH. ALSO PROBABLY MALAWARE... The uninstall took me to a web browser and you shouldn't have to give your information for a download of a cloning tool.

That was fantastic. Many thanks for taking the time to produce something as informative as this video!

note: Disk clone of the system drive is no longer available on the free version. Even if simply doing the same process as in the video and bypassing 'system clone' and going simply to Disk Clone as shown the app will recognize the GPT partition and force you to upgrade to the paid version. :(

@kevkawm3939

Жыл бұрын

Looks like it's become a Ransomware===> manufacturer lies to you to installed then make you pay or not working. Also on the description, it says the "standard version" is ONLY PARTIAL clone.

@rikmorel4870

Жыл бұрын

I ended up using Macrium Reflect Free. Was able to clone the system drive with absolutely no hassle. They do have other versions which I'll consider should I need to do more and I highly recommend them.

@long._nwen

Жыл бұрын

@@rikmorel4870 how easy was it

@marshalls4094

Жыл бұрын

I even downloaded an older version thinking I could get a clone. NOPE!

@rose95524

Жыл бұрын

@GoldenQueenDiva I used Macrium Reflect Free for the cloning and followed the video for everything else (which isn't much tbh) and it worked great and made a bootable drive for me (went from a hard drive to a smaller ssd)

This video was fantastic! I just did a complete rebuild, went from an SAMSUNG PRO 1TB nve TO A 2TB, took an hour for the clone and 30 seconds to fix the partition. This is the smoothest build I'ver ever gone through. Not a single mess up or hitch. That never happens lol. Even when I opened chrome for the first time it asked if it could restore my pages that I had open just before I cloned. Incredible. Thanks man.

@taunteratwill1787

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's why it's called a clone. 😂

@RR-ho3td

2 жыл бұрын

It's asking me to buy it? Did it ask you to do that too?

@mrlocomotion164

2 жыл бұрын

@@RR-ho3td yeah I’m trying currently and is asking me to buy it. It does not give an option to skip and continue.

@TomCruz54321

6 ай бұрын

This is amazing, it even automatically changed the drive letter to C: and moved the original drive to E:. No need for manual name changing.

"You wouldn't clone a car." Jay: "Watch me do it for free!"

@khaoticpenguin3945

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I would then sell em

@ial01

3 жыл бұрын

I would download a car in heart beat though :D

@tr1gger810

3 жыл бұрын

@@ial01 and then I'll pirate your car and sell it for free all over the internet

@doggzydzy2382

3 жыл бұрын

is that a CREAM reference?

@ial01

3 жыл бұрын

@@doggzydzy2382 old movie anti-piracy messages before the movie actually started. "You wouldn't download a car".

If I'm being completely honest, I had better luck with Samsung Data Migration, fully free and since I had a Samsung SSD I think it definitely helped. Managed to boot up from the SSD successfully which is awesome, so if anyone is looking to do this but is still running into issues with AOMEI or any other cloning software, Samsung Data Migration might be your next best bet

@hrbie_

Жыл бұрын

Tysm

@erfanakhtarjahan7814

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! The Samsung Data Migration option worked for me since I have both Samsung SSDs. Thanks for plugging the comment in there 😊

@GhostlyGG

Жыл бұрын

just got this for xmas (ssd980) so thank you for this

@huskers1278

Жыл бұрын

@HeavenlyGG Just got myself a 2tb 980 Pro like 5 minutes ago!

@davidtriune8028

Жыл бұрын

thanks but only works when cloning to a samsung

Thank you, Jay!! I cloned my Nvme ssd drive to a bigger drive 2 years ago and was going insane trying to figure out why the new drive wouldn’t boot on Windows 10! 2 years later, now I know why! Thanks to you! 👍 I’ll be doing this tomorrow! And finally have my bigger windows 10 drive!

Jay: "Kids Videos... these are videos for my daughters." FBI: "Understandable have a nice day!"

@lordi2009k

3 жыл бұрын

yh thats the sort of reason he felt like he needed to clarifie what that folder was to many dumb asses would have gone thing the wrong thing otherwise

@brady6819

3 жыл бұрын

On 4/20 btw

@Journetta

3 жыл бұрын

Kids videos... there's nothign wrong with that that's like Nursey ryme videos or something, Now if it was like "Videos of Kids" then maybe.. but even then it's probs just his kids... on their first birthday or some shit.. like...

@akhilleusuggo

3 жыл бұрын

@My Seventy what are you talking about ? Are you OK ? You had problems with your dad ? xD

@akhilleusuggo

3 жыл бұрын

@My Seventy I'm sorry , but we're not all like you . What ever happens on your mind , is not what happens on everybody's mind . I recommend you to go to a psychologist before you commit a crime and destroy the future of someone . Good luck on your life , I'm out of here .

Jay, Phil, and Nick...you three have spoiled us this month with all these wonderful videos! Thanks guys. I appreciate it.

@5izzy557

3 жыл бұрын

Spoiled? They are a business making money. You have spoiled them with your viewership if anything.

@5izzy557

3 жыл бұрын

@Trump-4- Prison Wow, you must have been really lacklustre. I'm glad you have had success.

@JACKSPARROW-iy7rw

2 жыл бұрын

He has spoiled us so much, i just want to see u trumbone him

@carymatthubbard

2 жыл бұрын

This Method is no Longer free on the Basic package and is locked on the Pro Status package. Trying to help people save some time & this was the top comment so hopefully, some will find it.

@miko8572

2 жыл бұрын

@@carymatthubbard tnx

Thanks, jay. I hope you are getting well your information is Greatly appreciated

THAT was a superb video! Been watching for a while and am buying components for a Christmas new build for my 13 year old son. This will help a lot, thank you.

Macrium Reflect Free is also very good for cloning/backup up.

@Duder_abides

3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention you can clone drives WAY faster with Macrium.

@adamharris-batt6333

3 жыл бұрын

hmm I used it last week and both my drives got messed up

@SamiKing888

3 жыл бұрын

It's mush faster with Macrium, 200 GB in 10 minutes ( 2 sata ssds ).

@Punisher971

3 жыл бұрын

I can also recommend to look at Software from EaseUS ... they have an identical Portfolio, it is also featuring free versions of backupper and partioner, which is sufficent for most operations and have regulary updates for their Software.

Jay is like a dad to all of us in the fact that he goes deep into explaining and put in extra work to spit game 💯 subbed for life

@LUckybones25

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay for the great content. 👍🏼👍🏼

@ActuallyAwesomeName

Жыл бұрын

Spit game? Jesus

@chrisbullock6477

11 ай бұрын

I'm 43 so not sure how much of a percentage of his subs are under 23 years old?

Excellent video, did all that. Works like a charm, thanks. Bought me a Samsung QVO 870 1TB SSD at a sale ($90). First run to clone failed because i selected “SSD Alignment” (option can also be selected to optimize the performance if the destination is an SSD) because they advised it highly. Took up to 80% (4 hours) when it came up with a Failed Error (Not enough space). I did it again without it and still used sector by sector transfer and all my partitions on the 1TB Drive were perfectly cloned, including the three Windows partitions. Swapped the Drives and at first boot all great. Good speed improvements and a lot more snappy. Spending up to $40 for one time use is a bummer, but you get a lot of backup options. Thanks again showing us this feature, it made a change for the better for me.

Thanks, JZ. I bought a larger SSD some time ago and had absolutely no idea of how or what software to use to clone my old D: drive to the new. There's tons of stuff on KZread, but the first one even suggested software that installed malware that Defender couldn't fix!! How's that? I've had to re-install Windows. But managed to migrate using your suggestion. I should have checked your stuff first because I believe that you're a trusted source of information by many and your instructions make it so easy to follow. Thanks again!

I know I won't be using this anytime soon-- but boy when I need it I can always count on Jay to tell me every detail. I would trust this dude to fix anything.

@thewelder3538

2 жыл бұрын

If you trust Jay implicitly, then you're a bit of an idiot. He tinkers with hardware, but when it comes to software he doesn't know very much. Firstly, cloning a running Windows installation is not a straight-forward process because of in-use files. Secondly, you do NOT get an unused partition if you clone onto a larger HD. Unused space is NOT the same a partition or even close. So, by all means, trust Jay, but since this kind of stuff is my job, I know that's he's taking crap and way out of his depth.

@Inuuu

2 жыл бұрын

GUYS JUST REGISTER WITH THIS PRO CODE "AMPR-8YFUT-H6819-778MV" FOR FREE (go on next then say use licenscode in the bottom left and copy paste it)

@dylanirt3905

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewelder3538 no one cares

@thewelder3538

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylanirt3905 So true, but that's always the case that stupid people are oblivious to the fact that they're stupid.

@Eunostos

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewelder3538 'this is my job' doesn't make you seem more credible than the man proven to have skill and ethics. Sorry, random self-declared expert~

Jay:- You need to be patient. Me who has downloaded 1gb movie files back in 2G days during daytime:- not a problem at all

@frankiemadrid9030

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I know right!!!

@kenweller2032

3 жыл бұрын

HaHa!! I remember Napster on dial-up, and oh, how about Hotline servers?

@mdkitty7439

3 жыл бұрын

Waiiit, before you download a 1gb stuff just took 2 days ?! Man,back in the day in my country , I downloaded 1gb game took me 1 month to downloaded it :/

@danrazART

3 жыл бұрын

Legends! I remember clicking on a picture to open and going to the kitchen to make coffee while it is opening! 😂 Dial up networking was a beast. Now, everything works on a blink! Can't make decent coffee now!

@anuragkat66

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

If you aren't afraid of a little command line, you can also download a Linux live USB image and burn it to flash drive, boot from it, and use dd to copy your Windows install to new drive. Just another free option I thought I'd mention. Great video!

The " Two Cents" analogy pales in comparison to it's real value ! True knowledge, is Priceless ! So, Thanks for sharing !!

Looks pretty good. Personally I'm a big fan of todo backup. It can do some pretty crazy stuff besides the usual ssd upgrades and backups (system transfers with automatic mbr->uefi conversion for example)

3:14 Jay: "You can't just clone a drive" Also Jay: *"so anyway i started cloning"*

@cp37373

3 жыл бұрын

3:18 try again

@HonestAuntyElle

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shpoony it's a reference to always sunny

Thanks Jay. I know this is an older video, but it was really useful for me in cloning a bunch of PC's from spinning HDD's to SSD's. One thing I'd say to anyone following this is that if you have the ability, then definitley connect your new/destination SSD via SATA and do the clone from there rather than a USB hub as I've found it MUCH quicker (less than an hour doe 500GB drive) than in the video using a USB type hub (I have one, too). Once the clone is done, I simpy detach the old HDD and plug in the new SSD to the same port as the previous drive on the Motherboard (I'm not even sure that's necessary, but I guess it's minor OCD or something).

@mohamedsabry9975

Жыл бұрын

bro, did the windows also cloned and worked with option clone disk ?

@MichaelHowarthUK

Жыл бұрын

Yes it did.

@mohamedsabry9975

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot bro 🤝

I am a fan of macrium reflect myself.

@bepbep7418

3 жыл бұрын

I find Reflect easier to use

@shejmus

3 жыл бұрын

my man

@spaceboundrhino3246

3 жыл бұрын

I went from a 1tb drive to an 8tb drive and I used macrum reflect to clone the drive and it booted up perfectly. Paired up with optane perfectly too, so that’s my recommendation as well

@KevinIrish

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I've done it twice now. Once from a 1TB HDD to 1TB SSD, then again from that 1TB SSD to a 500GB M.2. Getting it cloned to the smaller drive was a little more difficult, but I eventually figured it out and everything works perfectly. Now the HDD and SSD are mainly photo/video back up space.

@nmdelrio

3 жыл бұрын

Macrium Reflect all the way.

I'll soon be needing to do this. I really appreciate this fam.

Yes I did have to subscribe. Also when he said much faster for NVMe. I wasn't expecting it to be a bit less then 10mins. Man that's quick.

Thank you so very very much Jay for sharing such an informational video and making this seem so easy that I feel confident enough to give it a shot ! Blessings and good vibes your way 🙏🏻😇

@art3mis37

Жыл бұрын

How'd it go?

@InzideExploration

Жыл бұрын

@@art3mis37 Was not free anymore for me to clone...

This is literally what I woke up to do today. What perfect time Jay! Thanks so much!

If you are having trouble with the paywall, make sure to initialize your new drive in the same format as your old drive. My old HDD was GPT while my freshly installed SSD was MBR (you can see these details in AOMEI as well). Using "create and format hard disk partitions," I was able to initialize my new SSD as GPT to avoid the paywall. (Converting and cloning a GPT drive to an MBR drive was only in the pro version). There are still other locked functions like expanding partition sizes to fill up bigger drives than the original disk, but luckily I did not have to deal with that in my case and I was able to use AOMEI with no other problems.

@rat2128

2 жыл бұрын

Both of my drives are in GPT but I still got the paywall

@alfredosaus1545

2 жыл бұрын

@@rat2128 what version are you using? And what feature does it say is locked?

@jamesclements3463

2 жыл бұрын

@@alfredosaus1545 it looks like gpt to gpt is also paywalled

@retroa-go-go6888

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesclements3463 Yep, same here, I tried using the "free 30 day pro trial" and it's still paywalled, it won't let me clone GPT -> GPT. Complete waste of time and I'm not going to use it more than once really, so I'm not paying $40 for a 1 year licence, that's like half the price of the SSD!

Need to upgrade my 1TB SSD NVMe to a larger drive (2TB) drive. Been a long time since I did anything like this so needed a refresher. Software looks easy enough to use and free is always good too. Well done sir and thanks for making the video.

Watching this about 1 year later and holy shit such a life savior, thank you!

You can actually adjust the partition sizes in the "edit partition" option on the bottom before you click start/finish

@VeritasEtAequitas

2 жыл бұрын

Won't let me do this without buying a higher package.

@thebamplayer

Жыл бұрын

@@VeritasEtAequitas Just use Macrium Reflect, it can expand the partition in the free version.

This worked perfectly for me. Cloned my 500GB SSD to 1TB NVMe. Then used the partition assistant to adjust partitions and erase the SSD. Was easy and quick for me.

@billjamal4764

2 жыл бұрын

I was just wondering if I would be able to do this. If this works you just saved someone dying over fixing their ssd for weeks

@bossyduck

2 жыл бұрын

can you put link for what adapter you used

@iyendeezont

2 жыл бұрын

can you atleast help others out? Link the adapter you used, instead of being selfish and staying quiet when people clearly need help

@billjamal4764

2 жыл бұрын

@@iyendeezont I was gonna respond to help butt your comment was so entitled you'll never know

@iyendeezont

2 жыл бұрын

@@billjamal4764 you wasn’t gonna respond to help, stop lying man

Tried to clone disk from one SSD to another larger SSD but the free version does not support it anymore from the comments I'm reading. It kept prompting me to pay for the pro version. Its $40 USD for a year, no other options of than lifetime which is around $70 USD. I paid for it and its working fine, there are other ways by using a flash drive to move an OS over to another hard drive but it doesn't partition anything and you'll have to do it manually. I just wanted it for convenience sake lol

@sherwinbigueras8552

Жыл бұрын

DL the standard version, not the PRO.

@stuartjephcott7628

Жыл бұрын

I had the same, So purchased it and it works great. Also i was concerned about my drive letter but when booting from the new volume it automatically assigns the C:drive to the new volume. :)

@monstamoo7360

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, this is great info!

@DaceLmao

Жыл бұрын

@@stuartjephcott7628 do you have to go in the bios and change it to the new ssd to boot windows or its does it automaticly?

@stuartjephcott7628

Жыл бұрын

@@DaceLmao I changed the boot order and when I logged i to windows it had assigned the new drive to C:

The Best tutorial to learn how to make a windows clone disk properly Thank you sir. You've helped me a lot

this is a very useful tool i think no matter from its function or compatibility, Jayz is so right.

I know 99% of everything that you are explaining - just here for the tool. But man - how well you explain! I couldn't have done it even close to that. Kudos!

Thank you so much for jump cutting into the bios menu. People looking up how to do stuff never need instructions. You should be a teacher

Two reasons why people might be running into a pay wall instead of being able to go through the steps in this video. 1. During installation you clicked on "Better Choice: Try AOMEI Backupper Pro For Free" instead of choosing "Skip" and installing the Standard Version. 2. If you did install the Standard free version, you clicked on "Clone System" instead of "Clone Disk." In this video Jay tells us to click on Clone Disk. I was able to go through the cloning process as shown exactly in this video twice already, once yesterday (12/9/2022) and once today, without running into a pay wall at all.

@wiselylost1192

Жыл бұрын

I followed your directions and the video directions and I'm still blocked by a paywall. I even used a seperate Aomei disc cloning software. I have no idea how you managed to get around it

@galloe

Жыл бұрын

@@wiselylost1192 It's weird, reading the comments I'm not the only one who's been able to clone a drive successfully. It seems some people are blocked and others are not, and I have no idea why. I do agree with some comments that Macrium seems to be easier, if not more less of a hassle than AOMEI. Worse case scenario you can download an older version. Another video mentions that version 6.3 was the last release without a pay wall.

@galloe

Жыл бұрын

@@wiselylost1192 Just a question though, by "instructions" did you mean what I said in this comment?? These weren't instructions, my comment is pointing out what you're NOT supposed to do.

@TotalDbag24

Жыл бұрын

@@galloe Couldn't you just create a system image on the new drive with windows own software and then "repair" it during the windows install?

@galloe

Жыл бұрын

@@TotalDbag24 Well, if the the new drive is blank, your options are to either use it as storage, clone an existing drive into it, or do a fresh install. If you create an image you would need the space to save that image, and the new drive would already need to have Windows in it so you can run the restore utility using that image. It's definitely doable, it's just extra steps and more time.

Thanks, Jay. Finally a decent description which got me through the whole process and really worked.

Had a 5 year old HDD start clicking - panic bought a new larger HDD and used the freeware AOMEI products listed here to successfully clone the HDD before it died. Much appreciated Jay!

@Cleisthenes607

2 жыл бұрын

You should really clone to an SSD. I just did it from an HDD and the speed gain is amazing. For example, photos would constantly crash now I can load all my photos in seconds in the photos app without crashes. A three hour virus scan took about 15 mins.

Came across this today. This will really come in handy when I upgrade to PCIE Gen 5! Thanks!

If your unable to boot from your "cloned" drive, your cloned drive is probably missing boot files: -create windows installation media via usb drive -boot from the usb drive -go to troubleshoot > advanced options > command prompt -run "bcdboot c:\windows" (assuming your cloned drive is your c: drive) This will create the boot files necessary to boot up windows from your cloned drive. ...your welcome....glad it works👍🏾

EDIT 11/8/21: Apparently, the below advice no longer works on later versions that restrict GPT to GPT transfers. Oh well. EDIT 6/9/22: DON'T USE THIS SOFTWARE! THE FREE RIDE IS OVER. USE SOMETHING ELSE NOW. ORIGINAL POST: IF YOU GET THE PROMPT TO PAY ON THE FREE VERSION: Go into disk management and initialize your new disk first. Make sure to match it to the same disk type as your source disk (MBR or GPT). When you re-run AOMEI it will let you past the paywall. Apparently it's a premium feature to clone to a different disk type, but if they match it goes right through.

@MD-ot3nl

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tip! I had gave up and was in the process of looking for an new software. This tip fixed me up, though. Preesh!!!!

@erraddict

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very helpful, I ran in to this issue as well

@jasonpw

3 жыл бұрын

Worked for me - nice one Trent.

@eleegen

3 жыл бұрын

I had this problem as well but thanks to you I found out what it was

@hammockmonk

3 жыл бұрын

I still can't get past the paywall *scratches head*. Am I doing something wrong? I formatted the new SSD, same NTFS format as the source, and restarted AOMEI, but in the cloning process I can't get past the upgrade screen, after choosing the source and destination disks.

I think it's important that you guys who do these videos try and get across to the uninitiated the benefits of spending a little extra cash to purchase an extra drive and have it there just in case. I've been cloning my drives for years (I go back to the early days of Ghost) and it's always a comfort to know that if my drive goes bad I can just pop the other (cloned) drive in and be back up and running in no time. It's an easy way of dealing with a nasty virus too. I usually re-clone the drive if I install new software or make any major changes to the setup. That way both drives have the same software and configurations.

@JamieR

2 жыл бұрын

Literally 20-60 minutes with SSD ~ NVME transfers to be back up and running, or just boot directly from the drive and begin working if necessary. I've been doing it for years myself and it's saved me from so much grief.

@celticlofts

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamieR : Yep - It's a pity not more people do it. I can do a complete clone in about 19 to 22 minutes as I keep most of my data stuff on the network drives. Another thing I generally do is create a restore point before I install applications.

@wobble108

6 ай бұрын

Yes I do this because if your drive packs up just put the cloned drive in.

@robertroe1956

5 ай бұрын

I agree. IMO much better than making traditional backups

Excellent tutorial my man! Sub'd! Crystal clear, straightforward, and I feel as if you touch on every key point but in a very concise and effective way that doesn't overload/overwhelm. Kudos to you my friend. At this point I've now watched several tutorial videos on this topic, but yours takes the cake and will be the one I follow when I do my upgrade. Thanks for putting this together.

Thank you for this tip, it was very useful for me, especially because I don't want always to format my PC and I need to keep the things running. Well, thank you!

IMPORTANT: AOMEI no longer offers the ability to clone a drive for free. it's now a premium feature that you have to pay 45$ for. I reccoment Macrium Reflect (free version) it's a similar process.

@jtburgess7226

2 жыл бұрын

I think Jay needs to edit the video because this is no longer valid under the free moniker!

Even in 2021 still a great tutorial. Only have to use the version of this video (6.3, December 2020) and it works!

I know nothing about HDD cloning this is the first video that I watch and I got tons of useful information. I got an old D drive which I need to replace that contain important work related files and steam games. will give it a go and I will let you guys know if it work. wish me luck guys

Used this to clone to a larger drive, followed the instructions and was successful. Links are good as far as I can tell, programs did their thing and I removed them right after, also deleted the AOMEI program data and app data. 10/10 works as advertised.

Just the vid i needed ! right on time im getting my pc tomorrow thanx jay xD

@timbersrcadventures

3 жыл бұрын

Bra I just tried it and sadly it doesn’t work

@impy1980

3 жыл бұрын

Clean install! Do it properly, you don't want all the random old system files, temp files, old unused registry entries, and other residual files being copied. Plus it'll be way quicker to clean install Windows, and reinstall all the programs you use.

@wittyfleek3323

3 жыл бұрын

@@impy1980 Agree! I always do a fresh install

Without even going through the steps to clone a drive I already feel 99.99% confident this is the best way of going about doing this. I am not one to normally comment on vids of any kind but I would like to say this particular video spelled everything out perfectly and was super easy to understand from start to finish. Now wish me luck as I tackle this small project....thanks Jay for the info!

@OriginalMergatroid

Жыл бұрын

How can you say this is the best way if you have never done it? That's like me commenting on the best way to do brain surgery.

@Thorocious

Жыл бұрын

I agree with what the other guy said... and having said this you can't actually clone it for free anymore anyway - you HAVE to pay to use this software for anything, even the trial version.

@OriginalMergatroid

Жыл бұрын

@@Thorocious I am not sure which software you are referring to, but just a couple of days ago I used Backupper for free, and yesterday I used Reflect for free.

@Thorocious

Жыл бұрын

@@OriginalMergatroid reflect worked for me. But try backupper now, trial or the free version.. You can't do anything useful with it

@OriginalMergatroid

Жыл бұрын

@@Thorocious That sucks. I have a version that is a year or two old. Still works great.

Late to the party but thanks Jay for basically showing me any and everything I need to build a PC and set everything up

Awesome! Currently using this to clone my smaller drive I use for my steam library to a bigger faster drive! Thanks Jay! ^_^

Thank you so much for this video! I just bought a 4TB and will be cloning my 2TB C drive (yes, I am still using regular HDDs) and was wondering how to clone it. It will be the first time cloning a drive, so I am happy you showed the whole process for us. If all goes well, I have an 8TB external HDD of movies that I need to clone onto a 12TB external. I don't have any techie friends, so google and youtube are my 'friends'. Cheers!

@bccabernet

2 жыл бұрын

@@iiiiajaxiiii - I have considered that. I just have too much stuff to fit onto a small ssd (

10:00 smaller to larger drive 11:10 test booting from the other drive to test if os and programs work the same

@gromash

2 жыл бұрын

@dorminnimrod4422

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand so if I get a SSD that’s 1TB I can buy another SSD that is like 256 GB and clone it to be 1TB for a second PC I have? I just heard about cloning HDD and SSD a few minutes ago. Anyone got a quick explanation of what cloning is for?

@6thHokageJuan

2 жыл бұрын

@@dorminnimrod4422 just transfers the data it doesn't magically add more memory to the drive my guy

@justincider8892

2 жыл бұрын

@@dorminnimrod4422No. If you have a 1tb drive and clone it onto a 256gb drive it does not increase the size of the drive. What would happen in that scenario is the data would be cloned exactly as is. If you had the 1tb drive filled with 200gbs of data the cloning process would write all 200gbs of data to the 256 drive and you would have 56 left. However, if the 1tb drive had 500gbs of data on it the cloning software would scan the 256 drive and detect that the drive isn't large enough to hold all the data and the process would quit.

@dorminnimrod4422

2 жыл бұрын

@@justincider8892 ah well explained dude. Thank you

Imagine JayzTwoCents , I need this video after 2 years you made it. :)

Its been 3yrs and im still rewatching this

Your camera man did a great job. You did very good at explaining everything on a simplistic level. I first thought you were going to be a bit too technical. It was also very easy to download and it was actually FREE! Thanks so much. Keep the videos coming.

Thanks for this Vid Jayz! With this i was able to clone my old system from a hdd to a new nvme SSD in under 2 hours.

Thanks Jay, exactly what I needed! main drive is about to burst, so upgrading :)

Aomei can be a bit slow and sometimes the free editions vary in what they do but the system is solid. Macrium free is faster and reliable but will sometimes omit a whole boot partition if it is any way corrupted. I wonder why you used a dock when a USB to SATA cable is okay for a simple clone. Great work as usual.

Now, for the next 10 years, we want to see this done with open source software like clonezilla 🤪🤣

@mattdowling7261

3 жыл бұрын

I also use Clonezilla. I highly recommend it.

@wcrow2130

3 жыл бұрын

yep and gparted will edit the partitions too.

@Markane.

3 жыл бұрын

Macrium Reflect, free, easy, works flawlessly, been using it for years now.

@mikgus

3 жыл бұрын

@Horus Panters If you have basic computer knowledge it should be easy.

@TeddehSpaghetti

3 жыл бұрын

Right? I was sure he'd at least use Gparted but I guess this is for the end-user Winda's simps? I guess FOSS can be kind of hands-onsy sometimes and people don't want to deal with it.

The amount of time and agony that could’ve been avoided if this had been posted a month ago...

@sombrero4316

3 жыл бұрын

you didn't realize it's possible to copy a drive?

@burnsyd17

3 жыл бұрын

There's literally HUNDREDS of web sites that explain this process.

@SchoolforHackers

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but you never know what you don’t know.

@sombrero4316

3 жыл бұрын

@@SchoolforHackers as an intelligent being, it is not difficult to make some assumptions. They send cloning instructions with some ssd's ffs...

@angeleocorrodead

3 жыл бұрын

@@sombrero4316 as an intelligent being, it is not difficult to make some assumptions. Not everyone got those ssd's ffs...

I love the AOEMI products and have used Backupper to clone a partition with my music files. I go back to the days of Norton Ghost and loved that program for cloning. Nowadays I use Acronis for all my cloning needs. I clone my C partition fairly regularly in case something happens. Acronis has saved my butt a few times. The data on my C partition is about 115GB so it doesn't take as long. For me Acronis is well worth the price. Thanks for the video! And yes, cloning onto another drive may cause you to need to reactivate some apps

Very good. This video is EXACTLY what I wanted to know.

Thanks for making a video about this jay

Hey just want to say I followed your steps and I successfully clone my window 10 and I plan to make a backup for it because I will try windows 11 recently, and aomei is awesome!

@kingk5987

Жыл бұрын

does this work with windows 11?

make sure to change ur new ssd/ hard drive to GPT in disk management (format same as the disk u wanna clone from), I used 6.3 AOMEI and it's working.

Just for FYI: The software mentioned in this video The Aomei Backupper doesn't provide the system and boot disk cloning feature in the free version. The website or the software doesn't tell you that. When you install and try to clone the disk, it will just keep prompting you pay up the moolah! Very sneaky practice by a garbage company.

@der_erdmann

5 ай бұрын

can confirm this. @JayzTwoCents pls put this in the description or something

Such a great help! Hope you are well.

I use Macrium as that can resize partitions and do the clone

WOW! Even with the version difference, this video showed me enough to feel confident enough to do it myself. The drive I was dupping was the root C:\ so Aomie rebotted into PT mode and copied the drive with no extra boot disks kludging about my nerd pit. Once the 300 gigs were cloned (took about 40 mins) from HDD to NVMe ir spammed into boot order and selected my new C drive - so perfect I was not sure it worked. After some system searvhing and my handy Drives manager widget, I knew with confidence that the NVMe was not only new, but bmy boot up went from a snails pace to checkered flag on race day. Thanks Jay!!!!!

Glad i watched this last dec, i was going to replace my laptop spinny drive with a sata ssd, was going to do a clean install but could not get it to boot from the USB, decided to come back to this vid, and clone instead, worked perfectly and now my 8 year old toshiba laptop has some new snappyness to it!!!!! this is my side comp to watch vids on and browse internet while working from my work computer, this thing SHALL NEVER DIE!!!!! worth the 37 dollar ssd upgrade.

Great Video, always learning something new and different. Can you tell me what PC case you have on the desk?

wow, just as i start thinking about doing this, Jay uploads a guide 😭

nearly 6 months later and i find myself using this tutorial again, still just as helpful, even if i did buy the software itself to get the job done. luckily i saw that someone else had mentioned that you can get it half price when you go to uninstall it :)

@jitterrypokery1526

2 жыл бұрын

There are free codes online

@dennymoore3923

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky I just tried it and it dont work for free so I said he'll with it ill keep looking

@jitterrypokery1526

2 жыл бұрын

@@dennymoore3923 find the online codes

You rock ! man, you explain everything like even a kid can do this thing without a slight problem ❤❤❤❤, I like the thing that you explained- it's basically saying - Hey make sure, this is how you wanted cause anything on that drive, when the process is complete, will be gone. 😊

I just finished replacing the 2.5" spinny hard drive in a laptop with a larger-capacity SSD. I tried to clone the hard drive to the SSD with Acronis True Image (recommended by the SSD manufacturer), but it kept failing at the very end of the cloning of the C: partition. Then I tried AOMEI Backupper, and discovered that *its* *disk-clone* *feature* *isn't* *free* *anymore.* Then I tried Macrium Reflect, and it nailed it. It took me a little while to find Macrium Reflect's disk-clone function, but once I found it the process was cake. After replacing the hard drive with the SSD, I used AOMEI Partition Assistant to assign the unused space to the C: partition. The entire process of running Macrium Reflect, doing the drive swap and running AOMEI Partition Assistant took about 4.5 hours.

You literally have PERFECT timing! Thank you!

@Platinum_Tugboat

3 жыл бұрын

Same for me lol.

@chriss.7772

3 жыл бұрын

Switching to an M.2 SSD eh? Same here haha. Stuff is cheap right now.

@michaellooks8397

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriss.7772 You know it, haha!

@tomschuurmans894

3 жыл бұрын

You shouldnt use this application, use Macrium Reflect Free. I use it all the time as Laptop / PC servicer.

I use mostly seagate drives(old habit I picked up at a company I worked for) so the seagate disk wizard is free to use. If you're using at least one seagate drive I would highly recommend it, it takes care of all the partitioning issue.

@Cu_Ty_Pro

2 жыл бұрын

seagate dis wizard can clone windows too?

This is by far the best drive clone tutorial.

@alexp7191

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Too bad the devs decided to make the clone option available for Pro version only! Moneyyy!!!

Would love to see an updated video on backups and cloning.

Yo, i just bought an nvme ssd and was searching for a tool.

@acquacow

3 жыл бұрын

EaseUS

@Journetta

3 жыл бұрын

reinstall if u dont care bout ur install.. like if there's nothing on it that can't be redownloaded imo.. considering u have to wait loke 4 hours for this cloning process.. anyway, Depending on how old ur installnis.. it can make windows feel fresh and less cluttered

@DuBstep115

3 жыл бұрын

@@Journetta I copied my windows from samsung 960 evo to 980 evo with samsung data migration tool and it took like 30 mins to copy 400gb.

@SeMake

3 жыл бұрын

@@Journetta nah i don't want to download my 80GB games again with my slow internet.

@jameslaine2472

3 жыл бұрын

Check the drive manufacturer's website; most have cloning or migration software available for free.

Finally a channel I can trust with this info

I'm the same age as you guys and so appreciate - and respect - this conversation.

this was really helpful! thank you so much. i appreciate it! 😀👏

this aomei tool is really enough for me because my disks are mbr so it is nice

i literally did this today, could’ve done with this

@L39T

3 жыл бұрын

Cool

@hunterbowman4207

3 жыл бұрын

I did it yesterday lol

@trbr6705

3 жыл бұрын

I just did yesterday!

@oid__

3 жыл бұрын

same here bro lmao

@TheKillian413

3 жыл бұрын

jpnewpic88.men

Thank you very much, for the detailed explanation and tutorial! :)

To add to the update about AOMEI, some ssd manufacturers have their own software. Samsung's "Data Migration" worked flawlessly for me and was 100% free. I was upgrading from a sata hhd to a 980 pro nvme. Took about 48 mins total and just worked.