Cloning win10 vs bootable media +/-'s
I'm a rookie and just upgraded to 2019 and would like to know the +/-'s of cloning from within windows10 or from a bootable acronis CD. Besides creating the CD is there any other files I should add and if so which ones. Moving 2tb HD to 2tb SSD
thanks


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I have the purchased version of 2019. New SSD is empty!
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Running the Clone tool from within the installed Windows True Image application is considered a LIVE clone meaning that your Windows system disk is online during the process.
I have had good success with this. It avoids the pitfalls of using the boot media in regards to booting that media correctly and the sizing of partitions which seems to be problem for some users.
If you run the tool LIVE and select Auto for the clone mode things should work out as you expect.
Having said that it is wise to create a full disk backup of your current Windows disk so that if something by chance does go wrong you will have that to fall back on.
One thing I caution on is connecting the target drive to the PC (in your case the SSD). The connection should be a self powered device such as a powered USB to SATA adapter. Relying on the power from a USB port can be problematic as a drop in voltage can cause unwanted results.
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I have successfully used live cloning from within ATI 2018 of system drive, without reboot.
As always, abundant caution suggests creating a backup immediately before doing the clone.
Ian
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Been doing some pre testing...
Created boot CD with ATI and tested and can boot to ATI menu.
Will this be a good to do this way?
1- backup to external USB HD
2. power down and install SSD after removing C: HD
3- boot to CD
4- Restore to new virgin SSD
BTW, I also have 2nd HD(D:) which I presume shouldn't be an issue since I'm only replacing (C:)
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Yes, that would be proper procedure.
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