What is the best HDD cloning software? And how to use it.

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I want to upgrade my hard drive and I am not sure how to do it. Atm I am installing EaseUS Todo Backup Free. I am perplexed as to how you can clone a drive while using it... I am not sure of the steps to make a boot able clone.
 
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Windows 7 and up feature 'shadow copy' technology which lets you copy a file even if its use.

If you weren't clear on how to clone your old drive to the new one here is guide using Todo backup
http://www.todo-backup.com/support/tutorial/clone-hard-drive.htm

Also the manufacturer of your new drive also has a *Free* clone utility
Seagate diskwizard: http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/discwizard/
diskwizard cloning guide: http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/201991en

Wd TrueImage: http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119
TrueImage english manual: http://support.wdc.com/download/notes/atiwduserguide/ATIH2013WD_userguide_en.pdf

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Windows 7 and up feature 'shadow copy' technology which lets you copy a file even if its use.

If you weren't clear on how to clone your old drive to the new one here is guide using Todo backup
http://www.todo-backup.com/support/tutorial/clone-hard-drive.htm

Also the manufacturer of your new drive also has a *Free* clone utility
Seagate diskwizard: http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/discwizard/
diskwizard cloning guide: http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/201991en

Wd TrueImage: http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119
TrueImage english manual: http://support.wdc.com/download/notes/atiwduserguide/ATIH2013WD_userguide_en.pdf
 
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