Drive Cloning & Imaging

SSD and HDD cloning and imaging explained and demonstrated using Macrium Reflect 7 Free Edition. Note that all cloning and imaging software should be used with great care and is downloaded, installed and used at your own risk.

The free cloning and imaging software that I refer to in the video is available from the following links. Please note that these links are provided in good faith and that I have no association with any of these organizations:

EaseUs ToDo Backup Free:

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[robhuanout]

Just cloned my grandmothers 60Gb HDD to a 120Gb SSD using this video as a tutorial. I also upgraded her RAM from a measly 512mb to whopping (all things considered) 4gb! With her being a woman in her 70's I felt this was the best option instead of giving her a fresh install that could possibly be quite daunting for her. Cheers Chris!

[TXNLaurenMcN]

I love it that I found this tutorial; it's definitely going to come in handy. For those, like myself, who might be in a hurry...
Cloning instructions: 05:53
Imaging instructions: 13:53

[stevenmacdonald]

This is how kids in the UK were taught computing in the late 80's. I apologise for laughing at first, I'm 46, but I felt like I was 7yrs old again. It works though!!! So easy to learn. Now I'm hooked. Guilty pleasures are always the best

[johnc]

This channel is so great and straightforward without alot of drama like most pc videos.

[stevenolin]

I’ve been using Macrium Reflect Free for years, but I learned a lot from the part of the video on partition expansion. It’s always been an afterthought for me, and I end up flailing around with partitioning software, which ruins an otherwise satisfying experience. Thanks for informing me that Reflect already includes the necessary tool and how to use it.

[SinkillD]

I really enjoyed this tutorial primarily because multiple software options were shown. Many tutorial videos of this genre feel like they're trying to secretly sell you a piece of software about halfway through the video.

[elviraeloramilosic]

You did it again Chris!
Just few days ago I was entertaining myself with cloning, imaging, backing up...
0:01 hit like!
10:14 Wallace and Gromit tea time!
19:06. Basking in satisfying aw feeling after another great EC video!

[intillzah]

Did a clone of my HD for my main laptop, using the instructions provided. It worked flawlessly... I love your channel, you explain things in a manner that a novice or a intermediate user can easily understand. I am more of an ancient amateur instead of a young professional..

Keep up the outstanding

[arthurdanielles]

Aug 2020 Time for me to upgrade my hard drive to SSD and a quick refresh on the process for cloning it.. Your program used I found worked effortlessly once downloaded and installed. Took me about 1 hour and after unplugging the old drive, the new one booted fast and easy. Great vid and if you are thinking of upgrading all I can say is watch this and go for it! 👍

[morten]

bought a USB to Sata connection today because of your video. been trying to move around my 3 existing SSDs and my new M.2 SSD and transfer data from my 3-in-use HDDs (ignoring the 10 backups i have laying around) on my 3 laptops. it is a pain in the a** to having to open them up, install SSD + 1 HDD in the laptops, pray to god it will boot up as it should, and transfer files from there. Im lucky my Asus got a space for an extra HDD in the cd-rom tray (at least they used that space for something useful when they removed the blueray tray) but still too much work just for basic transfers.

Your videos are always very educational and not filled with "exciting" and "cool" edits. Information > entertainment. Hands down the best educational computer related channel on this platform; and you are not a corporate shill like so many are, you are user-experience driven, not corporate profit driven. I truly appreciate that

[jhovadroc]

To my surprise the first time I watched a video of his on different types of storage and RAM, I understood it right away. After that, all videos I would see come up on youtube when I was searching for information, his channel would be among the top to show up. I really like how he explains and demonstrates topics and tutorials.


Thanks, Chris.👍

[grahamgove]

An Englishman through and through. Gotta have a nice cup of tea to complete a job! Another excellent explanation and great quality video Christopher.

[izyaanlatif]

Your videos are the most informative and explanatory. Others make videos which are good but yours are perfectly timed which allows for people not only to follow your videos but also to gain an understanding of the many concepts behind computing. You remind me of one of my teachers, it's like being in school again which is a brilliant thing.

[edgenet]

I think Chris is a real pro, very easy to follow and keeps it simple for the rest of us. I think I will give it a try. Thanks Chris. Re your hair cut I guess the Beatles are still your favourite music group.

[msjaxp]

Why when I am watching your videos I feel relaxed and comfy

[LordTedric]

I realise this video is nearly 2 years old now but I've just used this guide to upgrade and clone a 250GB Samsung SSD to a 1TB Samsung SSD using Macrium Reflect. easy cloning and installed in the computer in about 30 mins. Great tutorial. Keep it up.

[thomasottvideos]

Hey, Chris:

As always, thank you for keeping me one step ahead of my ignorance.

Levity aside, your show is pure excellence.

I retired 18 years from the technology world, and your show allows me to keep-in-touch with technology and feel less "out to pasture."

With kind regards,
T.
Phoenix, AZ USA

[mcmcd]

I just wanted to say thank you very much. I have never tried cloning a hard drive before. I followed your clear instructions and, much to my amazement, it worked. I look forward to learning more from your videos. Thanks again.

[niallwood]

Regardless of the video topic, I always find myself watching right through every video and always learning something

[frankfiamingo]

Well done! It bears emphasizing that it takes patience to create a recovery drive. It takes quite a bit of time for the tool to gather up everything it needs and you may think that it has gone rogue. It probably hasn't. It really does take that long. Then again when writing the USB it can take quite a long time. Don't bail on it. It is worth having. Another way to go is to use a "free for personal use" version of Macrium Reflect. You may find this tool has additional options (such as disk cloning) that can be extremely handy - such as converting your system from an older mechanical hard drive to a faster, more modern SSD drive. Thanks for the tutorial.