This option can help to clone partitions and volumes directly to other places. It can clone the system drive to another drive with OS and applications installed.
CBackup provides the ability to clone a single partition rather than the whole disk. For example, the (C:) partition could be cloned to (D:) on the same drive, or the (E:) partition could be cloned to another disk.
This feature is useful if you would like to just clone one partition instead of the whole disk to another path.
Partition cloning has various practical applications in different scenarios. Here are some common use cases for partition cloning:
Hard Drive Upgrade: When you want to upgrade an old hard drive to a larger capacity or faster drive, partition cloning is a convenient method. You can clone all the data and partition structure from the old drive to the new one, eliminating the need for reinstalling the operating system and applications.
Data Migration: Partition cloning is a fast and efficient way to transfer data from one hard drive or partition to another. This is useful for computer replacement, data backup, or transferring data between different systems.
Experimentation and Testing: In software development and system administration, partition cloning can be used to create identical test environments. You can set up a baseline system, clone it into multiple test environments, and perform various experiments, testing, and debugging.
1. In the left tab page, select the Clone option, and then select Partition Clone.
2. Select the source partition or volume you want to clone and click Next.
3. Select an appropriate unallocated space or an existing partition on the desired disk as the destination partition, and click Next.
Tips: The destination partition or volume will be formatted, and all existing data will be overwritten! Backup important files beforehand.
4. Preview the information detailing your source and destination selections. On the wizard page, set desired advanced settings as follows:
5. Finally, click Start Clone. Wait for the process to complete and then click OK. A partition clone can take several hours, depending on the size of the source partition.
Notes:
A partition clone might take several hours, depending on the size of the source partitions.
The source partition cannot be selected as a destination partition.
Any important data contained on the destination partition must be backed up first before the cloning operation begins, or the data will be lost.
If the destination partition is locked by other programs and/or applications, then Backupper will request the computer to restart to execute the partition clone operation in "Restart Mode".
For encrypted partitions or non-NTFS/FAT32 partitions, Backupper will use sector-by-sector clone mode by default.
Partition Clone can only clone a dynamic volume from a dynamic disk to a basic disk.
Besides Partition Clone, you can also use it to clone a hard drive to a larger drive, migrate Windows 10 to M.2 SSD, clone a hard drive to SSD, clone HDD to SSD via USB cable, clone Windows 10 to NVMe SSD, etc.
Partition cloning holds significant importance in data management, system maintenance, and emergency recovery. It provides a convenient, fast, and reliable method for data backup, system migration, and experimentation, enhancing our capabilities for data protection and system management.
Q: Why does the cloned drive become "RAW" after a disk clone?
A: Please verify if your source drive is BitLocker-encrypted. In this case, you can just try disk clone again and check if the destination drive becomes normal. Or, you can decrypt BitLocker encryption and then retry the disk clone.
If the problem still persists, please contact the CBackup Support Team and attach the log folder under the installation directory of the software so that we can further analyze the problem and help you find solutions.