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After clone completed the external drive which the clone was sent to disappeared

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After creating a new clone image for the first time which was directed to an external drive, the drive disappeared from My Computer. I can see the drive in Device Manager, but do not see it in My Computer.

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You need to disconnect the external drive, reboot the machine then, attach the cloned drive after PC boots completely.  The drive disappearing is normal as having 2 drives with identical drive signatures will cause a signature collision and result in BSOD.

Make certain to disconnect the external drive, DO NOT just reboot or you will experience the signature collision and BSOD.