How to Clone HDD to SSD Different Sizes

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00:28 Part 1. Can You Clone Hard Drives of Different Sizes
01:06 Part 2. Best Disk Cloning Software Free Download
02:03 Part 3. What to Do Before Cloning Disks of Different Sizes
02:21 Part 4. How to Clone HDD to SSD with Different Sizes

Hi everyone, welcome back to EaseUS channel. In today's video, we will discuss how to clone HDD to SSD with different sizes.

Part 1. Can You Clone Hard Drive of Different Sizes

SSD has significant advantages over HDDs in terms of read and write speeds. Therefore, many computer users would like to replace HDDs with SSDs for better performance. The best way to replace an HDD with an SSD is to clone it.

But, can you clone two different size hard drives? The answer is definitely yes. You can clone hard drives with different sizes, for example, cloning a 250GB HDD to a 500GB SSD or cloning 1TB SSD to 500GB HDD.

Part 2. Best HDD to SSD Cloning Software Free Download

Whether you want to clone a larger hard drive to a smaller one or clone a smaller hard drive to a larger one, you must use a third-party cloning program. This is because Windows doesn't provide such a cloning tool.

EaseUS Disk Copy, a dedicated disk cloning program, is well-suited for cloning an HDD to an SSD or an SSD to an HDD of different sizes. With EaseUS Disk Copy, you can:

● Upgrade HDD to SSD without reinstalling Windows.
● Clone a hard drive with bad sectors.
● Migrate Windows from one hard drive to another.

In addition to Disk Mode, it also contains the Partition Mode option to clone partitions from HDD to SSD. That is to say, if your target SSD is smaller than your HDD, you can clone specific partitions to your SSD. You can go to the EaseUS Disk Copy homepage to download and install it.

Part 3. What to Do Before Cloning Hard Drive of Different Sizes

Before cloning HDD to SSD with different sizes, here are some tips you need to know:

● Remember to back up data on the HDD and the target disk if it is not new.
● Prepare a USB-to-SATA cable to connect the SSD to computer.

Part 4. How to Clone HDD to SSD with Different Sizes

Now, let's clone HDD to SSD with different sizes using EaseUS disk cloning software:

● Step 1. Connect the SSD to your computer and ensure it can be detected by your Windows.
● Step 2. Launch Ease us Disk Copy, click Disk Mode and select the HDD as the target disk, then click Next.
● Step 3. Select the SSD as the destination disk and click Next.
● Step 4. Manage the disk layout by choosing "autofit the disk", "copy as the source", or "edit disk layout" , then click Proceed.
● Step 5. A warning message will pop up; click Continue to start the disk clone.

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