looking for a simple hardrive cloning software?

GameBruhColor

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Can anyone point me to a good free hardrive cloning software? I have my o.s and simple programs on a separate drive and I don't need them cloned it's my other drive that's running out of space.

Im buying a more spacious hardrive to replace the old one. The drive that I want to replace has various games on it from steam, origin, uplay ect. It also has a few music projects and videos on it.
Im running windows 10 64 bit, the hardrives are 3.5 or standard desktop size, I have the steam, origin and uplay programs on the other drive but the games are installed to the drive that I want to replace.
Feel free to link me video tutorials I'm a strong visual learner and replies also help thanks.
 

USAFRet

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Do it just like this:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe as necessary.
Delete the original boot partitions, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall
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