It's easy to use, is free, and has a Clone option.
Windows 10 does not have a key ,it’s like a Parasite on your motherboard ,if your motherboard goes so does Windows 10 ,LOL
pfl
I have done 6 computers with EaseUS. All have worked well. Free version must have SSD size equal to or greater than original HDD I believe
I have done 6 computers with EaseUS. All have worked well. Free version must have SSD size equal to or greater than original HDD I believe
Is your existing system hard drive an SSD drive?
Cloning a Windows system SATA drive to another SATA drive or cloning a system SSD drive to another SSD drive is not that difficult. But it is my understanding that cloning a Windows system SATA hard drive to an SSD drive is much more difficult.
As my laptop HDs are always encrypted I use the Linux ‘DD’ tool (sector-by-sector copy) which can easily be run using ‘Ubuntu Live’:
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/clone-encrypted-hard-drive-57682.html
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You could do a fresh install on the SSD and get a sata to usb Hard Drive Adapter Cable and move your data to the SSD after
clonezilla is pretty good, but you need to be tech savvy to use it.
The last two I’ve done have been Samsung EVO SSDs. Their downloadable Data Migration Tool did the job perfectly. Cloning is the way to go if your new drive will permit that.
I have a hardware cloning device that I got off ebay. It has two sata ports one for source one for target. The only restriction is that the target drive has to be larger than the source drive. It works for mac and pc and hasn’t failed me yet in fifty uses at least.
I use Macrium Reflect Free home edition for my Win7 laptop and desktop. [I still use ver.5.]
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree
Free for home use. It creates an image using VSS and then the image can be restored to new drive by booting the PC with the Emergency Rescue CD you create with Macrium.
It boots using a Linux type boot CD and restore is as easy as creating the image.
I use it for weekly backups and it has saved my bacon numerous times when a hard drive dies.
FWIW, I have used Acronis TrueImage software (around $30) for the last 7 years with great success.
$30 across 7 years at one backup/image per month is 35 cents per backup/image.
I assume there's good free software out there, but 35 cents a month is less than I've spent on nearly anything else in my life.
I have a much more fundamental and universal need :
How can anyone install or reinstall essential (already purchased) software these days on Windows laptops and desktops that no longer have DVD drives???
I don't buy "cloud" subscription software, and never will!!
Macrium Reflect or Easeus Todo. Either will get the job done. I have used them many, many times. Never had a software failure.
Be careful during the software install to bypass the PUP* questions.
*PUP - Probably Unwanted Program.
Ditto for #14 post-
The last couple of Dells upgraded I purchased Samsung 850 EVO mSATA. Samsung provided a software tool to transfer the image - think is was available for download.
Suggest you check with the product and see if it includes software - you might not need it.
After you install Windows 10. You do not need to enter a key. Just click a button to activate. Microsoft stores the details of your pc on their server.
Start button> Settings.
Click on Update & Security.
Click on Activation.