Is this Possible? A question about cloning a drive(ssd), to another internal drive(HD)

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
S

schmidtb26

Commendable
Dec 6, 2016
106
0
1,710
So in my system I have one Sandisk 960 gb SSD as my primary.

Then I have a 1TB Seagate 7200 rpm HDD as extra storage and my secondary drive.

I have some concerns about this Sandisk dying prematurely as I seem to have read many a review of people stating this drive fails prematurely. I have ready many reviews on multiple SSD's on multiple websites and this Sandisk one has an alarmingly high number of consumers stating that their drive, or DRIVE(S) WHEN THEY HAVE PURCHASED MULTIPLES OF THIS PARTICULAR DRIVE, have died prematurely. Totally bricked, sometimes without even the telltale signs of a failing drive!!

In order to get ahead of the game, I would like to know if
A) I can clone the files, ( OS and all program and game files) to the internal HDD
B) I can boot straight from this HDD as if it were my everyday boot drive if my SDD were to one day kick the bucket
 
Solution
A
First of all, you should be clear about the desirability of creating & maintaining COMPREHENSIVE backups of your system. Never mind about this or that report you've come across about your present SanDisk SSD becoming defective - or as you put it - "dying prematurely".

It makes no difference - no difference whatsoever - whether your system drive (or for that matter any other secondary drive in your system that contains data) is a SanDisk or a Samsung or ANY OTHER make or model, as to whether you should clone the contents of that disk to another disk as a comprehensive backup strategy.

You should do this as a matter of routine. PERIOD. Capiche?

And it's equally good practice to continually clone the contents of your system drive (and...
Sort by date Sort by votes
S

steven_15

Honorable
May 10, 2012
102
0
10,690
Honestly if it's that high a risk you should refund it and get ahead of the game by buying something more reliable (and then follow corroded's advice anyways as it's a good safety net). If not, just do what he says with the caveat cloning clones everything, meaning your other drive will be offline because it has the same signature.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
S

schmidtb26

Commendable
Dec 6, 2016
106
0
1,710
Yea I think I'm going to take a chance and hope that it stays ok for a few years.

But if not I will be prepared. So pretty much what your saying is I get the software to clone. Then I perform the clone but then remove the cloned drive from the system and leave to the side??

Or can I leave it in the same case plugged in with no issues??

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
S

steven_15

Honorable
May 10, 2012
102
0
10,690
You can only have one cloned drive on at a time because they will have the same signature. They can both be connected but since the other one will be turned off you can't do anything with it.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

ArtPog

Admirable
Sep 17, 2014
2,951
3
8,965
First of all, you should be clear about the desirability of creating & maintaining COMPREHENSIVE backups of your system. Never mind about this or that report you've come across about your present SanDisk SSD becoming defective - or as you put it - "dying prematurely".

It makes no difference - no difference whatsoever - whether your system drive (or for that matter any other secondary drive in your system that contains data) is a SanDisk or a Samsung or ANY OTHER make or model, as to whether you should clone the contents of that disk to another disk as a comprehensive backup strategy.

You should do this as a matter of routine. PERIOD. Capiche?

And it's equally good practice to continually clone the contents of your system drive (and hopefully any other drive in your system) from time-to-time so as to maintain reasonably up-to-date COMPREHENSIVE backups of your system.

So if & when the time comes when your day-to-day drive(s) become defective or the system becomes so corrupt that it's dysfunctional, you'll have at hand a COMPREHENSIVE backup of your system because you had the foresight to clone the contents of your drive(s) from time-to-time.

And you'll be able to return your system to a functional state in no time at all because you have at hand a clone of your system's drive.

I assume, like most PC users, you're interested in a freely-available disk-cloning ("data migration") program. There are quite a few available. You can do a Google search for more information. Many of the disk manufacturers (SanDisk may be among them) have such programs available. Some of the more popular ones are the Easeus Todo program that's been recommended and the Macrium Reflect program.

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom