Macrium 7 Fails cloning SSD to standard HDD

Hi there
Have been unable to clone an SSD to a larger HDD (have an older computer I want to install the HDD in).

Macrium 7 Free fails



Linux DD clones the disk OK so it's not the hardware !!!!!

Cheers
jimbo

I just make a disk backup, then "restore" to where ever.
I've never used clone.

If you just want the OS... then make a backup of that, and restore it to the new drive.

Ghot said:

I just make a disk backup, then "restore" to where ever.
I've never used clone.

If you just want the OS... then make a backup of that, and restore it to the new drive.

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Hi there
Do-able bit it's a faffle -- you then need another device (you can't restore an image from the same device that is being restored). Obviously for what I just wanted to do was just to copy / clone the wretched Disk !!!! My point though was not that I couldn't complete that task one way or another but that a piece of software wasn't working properly !!! (There wasn't enough spare space to create the image on the "C" disk itself so I really would need another device if using imaging rather than cloning in this case).

Here's the DD console at approx 50% complete - it takes longer than macrium but it works. Macriium failed at approx 15% the way through the task.



I might have a go with another test using V8 trial !!! and see what happens.

But for those who know Linux I've never had DD fail on cloning - although it can take longer (usually does) unless there really is something wrong with the hardware !!!!. It's also a fuss messing around with 2 computers and 2 different OS'es to do this -- in the past I've been able to clone from SSD->HDD and the other way around without any problems using Macrium V7 on W10..

Cheers
jimbo

I take it you’ve done the usual - disable anti virus software, run chkdsk etc?
Have you tried cloning from the Macrium recovery media?
Try sfc & DISM In case of file problem/s.

Bastet said:

I take it you’ve done the usual - disable anti virus software, run chkdsk etc?
Have you tried cloning from the Macrium recovery media?
Try sfc & DISM In case of file problem/s.

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Thanks
I've created the clone via DD and installed in target machine -- all working OK now. I'll test with the same SSD and another HDD later with the V8 Free trial. Most people don't normally clone from SSD->HDD but I've got a reasonable 2TB HDD and the SSD was a 512GB one so that was the logic of using that -- the extra space on the HDD will be used for video recordings, downloads of SKY/NETFLIX type programs etc where disk HDD speed isn't of first order of importance (assuming disks reasonably OK in ist place).

Cheers
jimbo

Glad to hear all is now working well.

Macrium V8 working OK as well

Same computer, same set of HDD and SSD combo.

Cheers
jimbo