Cloning software - SATA HDD to M.2 NVMe

[seedubya]

Can anyone recommend software or a methodology that's pretty reliable for this use case?
We're getting more of these as we've started marketing and they can be painful.

 

[Metanis]

I've been pretty happy with Macrium Reflect Free although I actually bought 4 Home licenses for my own internal use.

 

[britechguy]

I'd also be looking at what the manufacturers of those M.2 NVMe drives have available on their respective support pages, and consider building up a collection of manufacturer specific tools. I have to believe that, eventually, this will be unnecessary, but for now . . .

 

[Fred Claus]

Second vote for Macrium Refect.

 

[NETWizz]

You can easily use the built-in tool. Click "Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" this is from Windows 11 below, but it works on Windows 10 too.



At that point, just make a Windows bootable USB. Select your language layout here.

Next click repair

I do not remember the specifics, but there is an option to do a System Image Recovery, and you can drop the image down.

 

[britechguy]

Backup and Restore (Windows 7)

Microsoft Announcement of Deprecated Features, including SIB [Backup and Restore (Windows 7), V1709]

This utility has never been nearly as good as third-party options, and Microsoft directly states that third-party options should be used instead. I'm still waiting for the day when this finally gets pulled from an upcoming build. To my mind it's ridiculous to deprecate something yet keep it in Windows, unchanged and unmaintained, for years.

They fired the warning shot 4 years ago. Other alternatives are what Microsoft specifically directs you to use.

 

[NETWizz]

Yeah... That said, it still works and comes with the box. I have used it a few times without issue.

 

[frase]

Aye Macrium to the senate, it allows SSD trim as well. And one can selectively "drag" the partitions to new drive.

 

[taysr]

I purchased a technician license of aoemi backupper about 6 years ago, I use that often and have had really good results.
When I was working corporate IT we mainly utilised storagecraft products.

 

[jogold]

Aye Macrium to the senate, it allows SSD trim as well. And one can selectively "drag" the partitions to new drive.

Using the drag option you can also move to a smaller SSD.
Keep the hidden system partitions the same but shrink the C drive (before you start the clone).
Works like magic and doesn't mess up the disk configuration.

 

[Sky-Knight]

This is why I sell WD devices... They all have an Acronis license that does this lifting.

 

[Rigo]

This is why I sell WD devices... They all have an Acronis license that does this lifting.

I second that.
Micron as well for the same reason