Best application for cloning drives?

Energize · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:31

I have used applications like Acronis true image in the past to backup data however it does not support encrypted drives. I was wondering what software other people use for cloning encrypted drives where all the space shows up as unallocated in Windows disk manager?

b00merang69 · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:39

AOMEI Partition Assistant and/or AOMEI Backupper Not sure how much you can do with the FREE versions.

Zefan · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:48

I'm pretty sure I've done this in Macrium Reflect before, give it a look.

EssexBoy · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:50

EaseUS Partition Master not sure it does encrypted though

b00merang69 · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:54

FYI there was something by MS week or so ago about built in SSD encryption and not to use it instead use software based Bitlocker.

"This change arrived in Windows 10’s KB4516071 update, released on September 24, 2019"

https://www.howtogeek.com/442114/windows-10s-bitlocker-encryption-no-longer-trusts-your-ssd/

Energize · 5 Oct 2019 at 21:13

b00merang69 said:
FYI there was something by MS week or so ago about built in SSD encryption and not to use it instead use software based Bitlocker.

"This change arrived in Windows 10’s KB4516071 update, released on September 24, 2019"

https://www.howtogeek.com/442114/windows-10s-bitlocker-encryption-no-longer-trusts-your-ssd/

I don't use built in encryption, I use Veracrypt because it offers better encryption algorithms.

It's sort of serendipitous that you posted this because in another thread people were berating me for using software encryption on my SSD...

Rannoch · 5 Oct 2019 at 21:19

Macrium

Energize · 5 Oct 2019 at 22:02

I've just downloaded the Macrium free version and it shows the disk but it won't let me select it?

Energize · 6 Oct 2019 at 20:51

b00merang69 said:
AOMEI Partition Assistant and/or AOMEI Backupper Not sure how much you can do with the FREE versions.

Thanks dude, the partition assistant free version was able to clone my encrypted disk, lifesaver!