If it is to a different make/model, I will always do a fresh installation. HOW TO USE MACRIUM REFLECT TO CLONE DRIVE TO SMALLER DRIVE INSTALLįresh installation of Windows usually takes as much time as a "clone to image" stored on USB HDD then restore image to 2nd machine via USB HDD.įor example if I have 10 Dell PC of same model and 10 Dell lappy of same model, I will do fresh install of 1 Dell PC & 1 Dell lappy then ensure they are not on Domain and using generic host name then clone to image to the other 9x. I will not use PC image on lappy or lappy image on PC. To give some context to the situation I'm working with, it's usually not a same model enterprise type clone job, but rather on our repair side of the business, where someone has a machine they want to upgrade to an SSD, or maybe they even bought a new machine and brought in a smaller size ssd they want their old machine cloned to because "they can't afford to lose their precious software" type of situation.
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