EASY WAY TO Migrate Windows to Another Drive, FOR FREE! Boot Media with Rescuezilla

Migrating/Moving Windows from one drive to another can be a super complicated process if you read articles online or watch some videos. Today we are going to make the process as easy as possible using a bootable tool called Rescuezilla.

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║ TIMESTAMPS ║
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:16 - My Last Video
00:01:52 - What is Rescuezilla?
00:02:28 - Preperation
00:04:07 - Drives I'm Using
00:05:13 - Shut Down Windows
00:05:52 - Booting into Rescuezilla
00:07:08 - Larger to Smaller drive - Shrink Partition
00:09:52 - Why Is It Moving My Whole C: Drive?
00:11:26 - Cloning The Drive
00:12:43 - Expanding & Moving The Partition
00:14:54 - Remove Old Drive
00:16:02 - Check Our Work
00:17:09 - System Partition Letters
00:17:29 - Wipe Old Drive
00:17:49 - Closing Thoughts

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[_Caddac]

If you've tried using software like AOMEI or MiniTool and then tried this method with Rescuezilla, which do you think was easier? Hope I was able to help either way :)

[BeltAzzgming]

After trying 3 different software’s and at least a dozen YouTube videos 😭😭 I found this one and it’s 100% working and a breeze to use .. thank you brother

[kiyo]

This is exactly what I needed I just purchased a new SSD and had been putting off installing it in my system because it all seemed so complicated. Thank you so much!

[BgT]

This worked great for installing an SSD in my parent's old desktop, I appreciate that Rescuezilla is open source too!

[christophercharba]

Not sure if I screwed something up, but I tried this a couple days ago and it went terribly wrong. During the cloning process it failed and I lost the ability to boot the computer entirely. It went into repair mode and I wasn't able to get it up and running so had to reinstall Windows. Not the biggest deal but reminder to ALWAYS SAVE A BACK UP!

[copic]

Was having ton of trouble with complicated softwares and others blocked by paywalls. This video with rescue ills made my life 10x easier, thanks!!

[wadevarner]

After dealing with a family Dell laptop that hates most boot USBs, I found that Crucial and a few other brands provide software to clone any drive for free if the software detects a drive from that brand on the computer. I was able to clone the OS to a new NVMe drive by having a crucial SSD in a SATA dock (that Crucial drive is for my tower).

In the future, I'll pick the the brand with cloning software over a slightly cheaper competitor. (Crucial was the brand that saved me this week).

[zakwanafieq]

Definitely perfect timing for me also.
Follow this method exactly as guided to migrate my :C drive from older smaller SSD to new bigger NVMe.
Works like a charm. Thanks man 😁

[bibel]

I couldnt figure it out why my new drive isnt working properly. Thanks to your video I unplugged old system drive and it worked. Thanks!

[DfuseBloodshotREAL]

It actually worked. I tried using the freeware that other videos used, but it just wouldn’t work for me, but this video was quick and easy. I don’t usually leave comments on videos, but after searching forever for a way to clone my drive, your video is the only method that worked. Thank you! ❤

[howlingwolf]

Thank you so much for this video. I was pulling my hair out with everything else I tried, but this was brilliant and worked for me. Thanks again.

[jdpizarro]

I keep using Minitool 10 and migrate flawlessly! Thanks a bunch!

[Not.Gekhoe]

Can’t thank you enough for this made the process so easy !!

[yanluisfermin]

There is no way it was that easy... thank you for showing this, I'll have this OS saved on my VentoryOS usb.
Now I have to figure out a way to move the windows manager from my third SSD to the nvme.

[Viiking]

Perfect video! I verified if all was ok before putting my HDD back on and it was all good, but when I put it back in it went wrong. The pc wouldn't boot anymore so I had to download a Microsoft file to change the boot code but now all is fine. Thanks for this video!

[LittlewelshguyTech]

Thank you so much for this video. I was struggling to migrate my OS to a new SSD and you’ve helped make that process simple and stress free! Thanks again.

[ExoticMfRon]

Youre a damn legend. Im not so tech savy but even i was able to follow along by how you explained things. Well put together and excuted!

[renzalwyvern]

Yo, this helped a ton! I used it to scoot windows over to an SSD from a hard drive.

[vsicurella]

Best Windows drive clone tutorial! 🙌 Only thing missing is some troubleshooting, which I get is hard if you don't run into problems :P
Upon booting Rescuezilla I was getting a "SGX disabled by BIOS" error, followed by another error that quickly disappeared and just stalled on a black screen. I was able to change the setting for SGX in my BIOS and tried again, and I got the same error, but then it actually worked as expected strangely enough. However, I read that SGX is primarily something for watching 4k blueray and has some security flaws so it's best to disable it again if you don't need it after finishing the data transfer.

[kinsmanifesto]

i literally found your other video today and am migrating now!