G+_Lee Donnahoo Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Replacing a hard drive in a relatively laptop with an SSD. Any recommendations on an easy-to-use/free HDD imaging tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Some drives come with a licence for an imaging utility. I think it's Kingston that comes with a licence for Acronis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Wiggins Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Jason Perry? is correct. Also check this Mondays KH, (Back to School 3, don't remember the episode number). They specifically talk about SSDs and imaging. As they said as well, don't scrimp in the brand, stick with Intel, Kingston and Samsung. Also, is also worth noting it's frequently a good idea to start with a clean install when your change HDDs. MS has a media creation tool to create a DVD or USB OS installer, and if you have Windows 10, it will automatically be activated. If you do this, still back up your data, as well as maybe creating a backup image in case of problems. If you have paid software and can't find the keys, Belarc can retrieve them. It's free for home use, and audits your device for updates, keys, and security config. I rather like it. belarc.com - Belarc - System Management For The Internet Age. Software license management, IT asset management, IT security audits and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Keith Mallett Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Steve Gibson recommendes Drive Image http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm Leo did a quick review of these on The Tech Guy 1050 but I have not tried any of them. http://techguylabs.com/episodes/1050/whats-best-drive-image-cloning-app - Deep Freeze by Faronics. - Clonezilla - EaseUS - Drive Snapshot - Macrium - Carbonite Image Backup Personally, I use Acronis Home Edition but it cost $50. However you can make a bootable usb or dvd with it and then backup any system you need. However it has had trouble with RAID0 workstations but that should not be a problem for you. http://www.acronis.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tshepo Moletsane Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 You should try out VEEAM's Free backup and restore application. You can do a bare-metal recovery of your entire system to your new SSD drive. They also have excellent video's on their site to tell you more about this product veeam.com - Free Desktop and Laptop backup - Veeam Endpoint Backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Seth Leedy Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Clonezilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lee Donnahoo Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 FYI- I already have an SSD I plan to use for this procedure and a USB housing for it. I just need the imaging tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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