How to Migrate System/Data/Programs from One Hard Drive to Another

• Migrate Data with Hard Drive Clone Software
• Transfer Data with Hard Drive Imaging Software
• Bonus Tip: How to Make a Disk/Partition Backup

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Most of the time, computer users consider migrating hard drive for the reasons that:

• The old hard drive is too small to store the increasing data, and you need to transfer them to a bigger one.
• You purchased a new hard drive that is bigger and faster than the current one, and you want to move programs and data to the new one.
• When recognizing computer, you have to do data migration to use precious space rationally.

If the data you want to migrate is not too big, there is no need to turn to professional software. Just select the target files, copy and paste them to transfer your data to another hard drive.

But if the data takes up too much space and contains system files or applications, things become not so simple. You might need to individually install each application again. How to avoid this big trouble? Professionalhard drive migration softwareis necessary!

There are two methods to help you realize data and system migration, you never need to reinstall the operating system or any applications.

Part 1. Migrate Data with Hard Drive Clone Software

Disk cloning means migrating your system to a new hard drive. The cloning process includes transferring all data in the hard drive as well as the information that enables users to boot the operating system. The original operating system will run normally in the new hard drive, and all the personal settings and applications will be kept safely.

For inexperienced users, it is better to pick updisk cloning softwareto migrate data. Because it would save a lot of time and energy, and it would be much safer. Among all of the data migration software on the market, we recommend you chooseEaseUS Todo Backup.

• Its cloning feature makes it easy for you to migrate the system to a new disk and upgrade your current system.
• It can copy your system drive to an SSD/HDD, orclone your HDD to an SSDwithout reinstalling Windows.
• It can also help you to back up and restore the computer data with simple clicks.

Now download EaseUS Todo Backup and follow the detailed guide below to see how to clone hard drive on Windows.

Part 2. Hard Drive Data Imaging Software

Another method is to rely on the hard drive imaging software. It creates an exact image of your hard drive, which can be restored to the new hard drive. This kind of software will also ensure the normal use of the operating system and applications. It is not only a data and system migrating tool but also an efficient backup solution.

EaseUS Todo PCTrans Freeis a free PC migration software to migrate data (including music, pictures, documents, videos, etc) and applications from one PC to another, from Windows XP to Windows Vista/7/8/8.1, from 32-bit OS to 64-bit OS.

Tutorial guide:How to transfer data from one hard drive to another

Bonus Tip: How to Make a Disk/Partition Backup

After migrating data to your new hard drive, another issue you should pay attention to is data safety. Many people would make a scheduled backup for their mobile phones, but they hardly do it on their computers. For most of the users, data stored on the computer is safe enough, so it's unnecessary to back up content on the computer.

Actually, the data on the computer is also in danger of losing. There can be virus attacks, computer breakdowns, and file deletion, which all could lead to data loss. In this case, we recommend you back up your disk or partition to protect your data. EaseUS Todo Backup can also help you with it, here are the detailed steps:

Step 1.Start with selecting the backup contents.

Step 2.有四个备份类别、文件、磁盘操作系统,and Mail, clickDisk.

Step 3.It is available to back up a whole disk or a certain partition. Choose the one you need and click OK.

Step 4.Select the destination where you want to save the backup.

Step 5.For disk/partition backup, you can choose to save the backup to local drive or to NAS.

Step 6.After the backup process is completed, your task will be displayed at the left. Right-click any one of the task, you can further manage your backup such as recover it, create incremental backup, etc.

People Also Ask

1. Is it better to clone or image a hard drive?

Both cloning and imaging create an exact record of your hard drive. That includes all the files on the drives along with the master boot record.

• Disk imaging creates a large compressed file of your drive. You can then restore this file to bring your drive back to life.
• Disk cloning creates an exact, uncompressed replica of your drive. If a hard drive fails, you can remove it and replace it with the cloned drive.

In conclusion, cloning can get you up and running quickly, but it is not as flexible as imaging.