How to clone dual boot drive to SSD
"I'm planning on replacing my laptop's HDD with a 256GB SSD, but I have a dual-boot (12.04 and Windows 7) setup and I'd like to be able to directly migrate Ubuntu over without having to reinstall and lose all of my settings. Is there any software to help?"
Which software can clone dual boot hard drive
Finding a reliable way to clone dual boot hard drive? This page offers you Qiling Backup, a powerful and easy-to-use disk cloning software to help.
Overview of dual boot drive clone
Recently, many users are planning to clone HDD to SSD. It would be an easy job. But for users who have set up a dual boot on their PC, it is not the case. Many users are not sure whether the cloned SSD is an exact copy of the old hard drive with dual boot.
Will both operating systems be cloned to SSD
If you have the same concern, now, you will no longer worry about it. When you clone a hard drive using Qiling cloning software, all the data on it will be transferred to the destination disk. There is no real difference between a single boot, and multiboot. In other words, it will clone both operating systems to the SSD.
To clone dual boot hard drive to SSD, follow these steps:
Step 1. Open Qiling Backup and go to the "Disk/Partition clone" feature.
Step 2. Select the whole disk that has your dual OS, and click Next.
Step 3. Choose the target partition or hard disk that you want to save the dual OS.
Step 4. Preview the disk layout to confirm the settings of the source and destination disk. Click Proceed to execute dual OS clone.
Do remember to tick Optimize for SSD under Advanced options if the destination disk is an SSD.
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