Freeware Bootable Disk Cloning?

Velvis

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Is there a freeware program to clone an existing Windows 10 system to a new larger hard drive to replace the old hard drive?

Seems like a lot of the free versions dont support making bootable system drives.
 
couldn't resist: Linux live CD with dd/ddrescue
But, with this, it is a multiple step process in order to resize the partitions.

What I don't understand is, if we are all professionals here who bill for our services, why is anyone looking for free software when most paid programs for such task is still pretty cheap?
 
What I don't understand is, if we are all professionals here who bill for our services, why is anyone looking for free software when most paid programs for such task is still pretty cheap?
What I don't understand is the idea that having money is a good enough reason to spend it. If the commercial tool is better, and enough better to make it worth the cost, by all means buy it. But when the free tool is as good as or better than the paid tool, why not use it instead of spending money for no benefit?
 
But, with this, it is a multiple step process in order to resize the partitions.

What I don't understand is, if we are all professionals here who bill for our services, why is anyone looking for free software when most paid programs for such task is still pretty cheap?

Everyone has their own motivations, including how they run their business. The OSS movement is actually just another example of something that dates back a very long time. As in David and Goliath, sticking it to the man so to speak. This is why Richard Stallman founded The GNU Project which is the start of the OSS era so to speak.

While I do use OSS in my business it's limited. Years ago I used to spin Linux SMB servers for customers but it's a different world today. Now all I have is file servers using FTP and ownCloud just for myself. I decided that using paid solutions makes much more sense for my customers. As well as for me and my profitability.
 
HDDSUperClone.
It is a bit more complicated for those who look for simple GUI interface, but it is great. Not sure if it can handle "smart cloning" from HDD to SSD and sector alignment issue.
http://www.sdcomputingservice.com/hddlivecd

Otherwise, please label the drives with source and destination and drop them off at our office in Dedham. Can provide a one time free clone service for you since we are neighbors.
https://www.datarecoveryguru.com/contact/
 
From the OFSClone website:

Issue: OSFClone may be unable to boot on some UEFI enabled computer systems.

Solution: User may need to go into their BIOS and switch the Boot Mode from Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) to Compatibility Support Mode (CSM) on their system.

To be clear, this is a warning about the OFSClone OS itself not the OS OFSClone would be cloning, it cannot boot with secure boot enabled, which is pretty normal. Only Windows can boot with that enabled usually. So you turn it off, clone your stuff, and turn it back on again. It's a dance... we all should be pretty used to it by now.

I use Clonezilla a lot. Resizing partitions isn't that big a deal because most OS's can do it themselves without a reboot while the thing is running. But it would be nice to have it all done in one shot. And more complex partitioning setups can be a pain. Lately I've been using Acronis a bit, because all WD drives are licensed for it, can get it free off WD's website.
 
I really like Clonezilla but don't use it anymore as it won't clone down. Everything I do today is taking the ridiculously large OEM drives and cloning them down to a reasonable sized SSD.
 
Clonezilla has been UEFI-capable for a couple of years or more. Use the 64-bit Ubuntu-based version (of Clonezilla Live) and sit out that dance. ;)

It's a world better, but doesn't work in all cases. But most of the time that's because I'm working on an early UEFI and those things almost never work correctly. I haven't run into too many issues post generation-5 Intels.
 
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