HDD Cloning

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HI there

I am looking to copy/clone/ghost my current hard drive which has all my files and windows 7 operating system on.


Having new done this before I have a few questions.


What is the best software to use for this (don’t mind paying if it means its easier/more stable)

Also how does it work? Once I have clones this hard drive to another can I just plug that hard drive in to my other PC (which is running Win 10) and just boot from the newly cloned drive? What about all the drivers/chipset ect from the clones drive. Is that an issue?
 
Great thanks for your help.

SO cloning this PC which has outlook/emails files ect would still be accessible on the other PC?
Last question- sorry.
There is also and large folder stored on a separate drive on a network. What would be the best method of copying that?
 
basically I would like to copy my work PC and a network drive from work so I have a copy of it at home...i dunno...say in case I got head hunted by a competitor;)
 
There is also and large folder stored on a separate drive on a network. What would be the best method of copying that?

If it's a network drive, then you don't need to 'copy' it per se, as the files are stored elsewhere. All you'd need to do is mount the path again. Although if you're cloning, then these settings may go with the cloned image.
 
basically I would like to copy my work PC and a network drive from work so I have a copy of it at home...i dunno...say in case I got head hunted by a competitor;)

Be very very careful here. If any of that content is IP and confidential, you could find yourself sued for a lot of money by taking those files elsewhere.

I would be very surprised if any company would allow this for legitimate purposes. Heck our annual security trainings always go over the "no-no" to copying files from your work laptop to a personal computer.
 
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