Cloning C drive


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I'm going to clone / copy the 500Gb C drive in my laptop to another internal 2TB drive, so what do I need to do with the new drive after I install it and before i start the cloning process?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 pro
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    Laptop
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    HP Zbook
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8850H CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 842D
    Memory
    32GB
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    Nvidia Quadro P3200
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    Samsung 980 1TB M.2
    Toshiba KXG50ZNV512G M.2
    Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2
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    MX Master 3
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    500MBPS
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I'm going to clone / copy the 500Gb C drive in my laptop to another internal 2TB drive, so what do I need to do with the new drive after I install it and before i start the cloning process?
Nothing.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7773
    CPU
    Intel i7-8550U
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce MX150
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
    Internet Speed
    Fast!

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Zbook
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8850H CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP 842D
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro P3200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 1TB M.2
    Toshiba KXG50ZNV512G M.2
    Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2
    Mouse
    MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500MBPS
    Browser
    Chrome, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows defender
Well, it is kind of a given that drive needs to be initialised. Most come preformatted as NTFS.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0
Well, it is kind of a given that drive needs to be initialised. Most come preformatted as NTFS.
That's strange. I've never had a new HDD or SSD that was preformatted with anything - they have always been 100% unallocated space and Macrium Reflect has always cloned partitions to the new unallocated HDD or SSD without having to do any initialization of the new drive. External USB drives - preformatted yes; but new internal drives, nothing but unallocated space.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 7773
    CPU
    Intel i7-8550U
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce MX150
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
    SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
    Internet Speed
    Fast!
That's strange. I've never had a new HDD or SSD that was preformatted with anything - they have always been 100% unallocated space and Macrium Reflect has always cloned partitions to the new unallocated HDD or SSD without having to do any initialization of the new drive. External USB drives - preformatted yes; but new internal drives, nothing but unallocated space.
Yeah - you are right. I was confusing internal and external drives.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0

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