Cloning Your Windows 10 Drive with Macrium Reflect: A Step-by-Step Guide

When it comes to cloning your Windows 10 drive, you have several options available to you. With Macrium Reflect, you can create a bootable copy of your source drive with the state it was in at the time the clone took place. This is a useful option if you are upgrading to a larger drive and want to ensure that all of your data and settings are preserved.

To get started with cloning your Windows 10 drive using Macrium Reflect, follow these steps:

1. Open Macrium Reflect and select the 'Create Backups' tab.

2. Select 'Local Disks' from the drop-down menu.

3. In the Local Disks window, you will see a list of all the disks that are attached to your system locally. You can select any disk that you want to clone by clicking on it in the list.

Once you have selected the disk that you want to clone, you can choose which partitions you want to include in the clone. You can do this by dragging and dropping the partitions from the source disk to the destination disk, or by selecting 'Copy Partitions' and then choosing whether you want to copy the partitions exactly as they are, or whether you want to resize them to fit the target disk.

Another option is to select individual partitions and drag them from the source disk to the destination disk. This gives you the freedom to reposition and edit partitions without making any changes permanently.

If you want to delete all of the partitions on the destination disk, you can do so by selecting 'Erase Disk'. However, please note that this will delete all data on the destination disk, so be sure to back up any important files before proceeding.

Once you have selected your desired options and clicked 'Clone', Macrium Reflect will create a bootable copy of your source drive with the state it was in at the time the clone took place. This can be useful if you are upgrading to a larger drive and want to ensure that all of your data and settings are preserved.

It is important to note that Windows cannot boot using a USB connected drive, so if you plan on cloning your drive to a USB connected drive, you will need to remove the drive from the USB caddy and connect it internally in order to boot from the cloned drive.

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