

Not 100% - any blocks that are not readable cannot be copied. > If you clone a failing HDD you will make an exact copy of your HDD. Please click the purple/white "Thumbs Up" icon for every response that is helpful.Īlso, please click "Accept As Solution" for the best response. Or, did the SSD that you just purchased come with its own "disk-cloning" software?Įither way, run the "disk-cloning" software to make a copy of your current disk-drive.īoot from the SSD, and your programs and personal files will be available. Note that the free software does *NOT* require that the manufacturer's disk-drive be either the "source" or "target" disk-drive it just requires that this disk-drive be present. The WESTERN DIGITAL version requires that a WESTERN DIGITAL disk is connected. The software is "free", but the SEAGATE version requires that a SEAGATE disk is connected. If so, there is free "disk-cloning" software from each manufacturer's web-site, to make an exact, block-for-block, copy of that disk-drive onto a new disk-drive. Is the current disk-drive a SEAGATE or a WESTERN DIGITAL product?
