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Replacing PC: Clone disk or backup?

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I currently have True Image 2020 and have a MS Surface laptop that I need to replace. I will be replacing it with the exact same laptop - three is nothing wrong with the laptop - it's only a month old, but MS is now offering a discount on the laptop and told me the only way I can get the discount is by returning and repurchasing. I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone can help with: 1. What is the best way for me to setup my replacement laptop, i.e., should I restore it from an Acronis backup or should I create a "Clone disk" and restore it that way? 2. What is the difference between a fully backup and a cloned disk and when would you use one vs the other? 3. I have a single license stand alone version for True Image 2020 - will I need to "transfer" the license to my new PC and if so how do I do that?

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Because you must return the laptop to get a new one your only option will be to restore a backup of your existing PC to the new one.  Make sure that you create a Full disk backup of the old machine before you send it back to an external disk preferably.

When you get the new PC, boot it with the Recovery Media and restore the backup to the new PC.

Richard, in addition to the advice given by Enchantech, please ensure that the new Surface is activated for Windows 10 before you restore your backup from the old computer to it - this will help you avoid activation issues due to changed hardware.

I would also recommend making a full backup of the new Surface before doing the restore even if this is a 'just in case' backup!

See KB 62744: Acronis True Image 2020 (Windows): "You've exceeded the maximum number of activations for this serial number" - for moving your license to the new computer.