The best free program to clone a ssd

Macrium will do it. You can set the size of each target partition. You may need to select them one at a time instead of all at once.

You can also extend the partition when you get into Windows using disk management.
 
Used Macrium Reflect 100's of times here :)

CrisisWolf said:
Just to high jack.

Cloned using Macrium Reflect. I did all the BIOS and about to remove the old SDD (120GB) but noticed the new SDD (512GB) has been cloned as a 120GB leaving the rest of the space unpartitioned. I don't want 'another' partition I want to clone but show as full 512gb (or whatever is left over). Had a look thought the settings for Macrium Reflect but can't see a setting to do this? Help.
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Just leave as is, as long as you have the partition. Boot to windows and use Disk Manager to extend the 120gb Partition to 512gb.
 
Annoyingly I can't extend as the clone is the same as the original - a System Reserved, the NTFS Primary and then a 540mb which Disk Management is calling a Recovery Partition then the Unallocated space. Disk Manager doesn't allow extends unless it is next to the unallocated.
 
CrisisWolf said:
Annoyingly I can't extend as the clone is the same as the original - a System Reserved, the NTFS Primary and then a 540mb which Disk Management is calling a Recovery Partition then the Unallocated space. Disk Manager doesn't allow extends unless it is next to the unallocated.
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Does it let you remove the Recovery Partition?
 
I find that nearly all software has it's issues and the best bet is to have a few apps on hand. The drive manufacturer usually has one, and of course there are a number of free apps lik ehte one already mentioned - Acronis.
 
I had an issue trying to clone my M2 drive.In the end I found out that the cause of my problems was I had created a MBR on the drive. When I changed that to GPT it all went smoothly using Macrium Reflect free edition.
 
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