How to Free Clone HDD to SSD on Windows 10 (Easy & Safe)

Are you looking for a way to free clone HDD to SSD? In this article, we will offer you practical disk cloning software and a comprehensive tutorial for you to clone your hard drive.

Nowadays, many users choose SSD as the disk for storage rather than HDD. Some are planning to upgrade their HDD to SSD for a faster read and write speed and thus improve the PC experience. If you are one of them, continue reading this article from EaseUS to learn how to clone HDD to SSD for free.

Free Hard Drive Partition Cloning Software

To clone HDD to SSD for free, you can use EaseUS Partition Master as it provides a free feature that allows you to clone all partitions from HDD to SSD.

There are two options to clone HDD to SSD. One is to clone the HDD along with the Windows OS. The other is to clone only the partitions that used to store personal data and programs. In the next section, we will offer a detailed guide to free clone HDD to SSD.

How to Free Clone HDD to SSD

Before proceeding with the cloning operation, there are several prerequisites that need to be met.

• Ensure the SSD storage capacity is larger than the data size you plan to clone.
• Ensure the SSD disk partition style is the same as HDD. (You can use EaseUS Partition Master to view the info of disks and convert GPT to MBR or vice versa if needed.)
• Back up the SSD if there is important data on it.

Now, connect the SSD to your computer using a SATA cable and a power cable, and follow the steps below to perform the cloning operation.

Step 1. Select "Clone" from the left menu. Click "Clone Partition" and "Next".

Step 2. Select the source partition and click "Next".

Step 3. Choose your the target partition and click "Next "to continue.

• If you clone partition to the existing partition, you should transfer or back up data before cloning to prevent it being overwritten.
• Check warning message and confirm "Yes".

Step 4. Click Start and wait for the clone to complete.

You can check how to clone partition or system reserved partition on this video tutorial.

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What To Do After Cloning HDD to SSD

If you cloned the system drive (usually the C drive) to SSD and plan to boot your PC from the SSD, follow the extra steps below to change the boot drive.

Step 1. Restart your PC, and press "F2", "F8", "F11" or "Del" to access the BIOS.

Step 2. In the boot tab, set the cloned SSD as the boot drive.

Step 3. Save the changes and exit.

If you SSD capacity is larger than the cloned data size, there might be unallocated space left on the disk. You can use it to increase C drive space or add it to other partitions on your SSD, or check the article below to explorer more options.

🚩Read also: Here's What to Do With Unallocated Space on SSD After Cloning

If you encounter any issues after cloning the HDD to SSD, here are some links that might be able to help you.

Conclusion

This article covers a powerful and easy-to-use disk cloning tool and a tutorial on cloning HDD to SSD for free. In addition, there are some extra guide on what to do after the cloning operation. If you want to clone the whole disk directly instead of doing it partition by partition, EaseUS Partition Master Professional offers such features.