Windows 10: Can I clone windows on another hard drive and then put that hard drive into a new computer?

Discus and support Can I clone windows on another hard drive and then put that hard drive into a new computer? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a computer right now. I put a new ssd in it. I cloned the stuff on my old hard drive into the ssd. If I later take out that ssd to a new... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by OggeDogge Lito [:, Apr 20, 2023.

  1. OGGEDOGGE LITO [:
    OggeDogge Lito [: Win User

    Can I clone windows on another hard drive and then put that hard drive into a new computer?


    I have a computer right now. I put a new ssd in it. I cloned the stuff on my old hard drive into the ssd. If I later take out that ssd to a new computer that I'm building right now. Can I keep the windows on both computers or do I have to reinstall it on the new computer with another license. If I need to reinstall it with a new license will that delete the other stuff on the ssd? Or will I keep all the stuff just with a new windows on it.I have retail version of windows 10 if that helps.Oskar

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    OggeDogge Lito [:, Apr 20, 2023
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  2. SANHIME
    Sanhime Win User

    Cloning from 1TB to 2TB hard drive

    Whats a good free imaging/cloning program? I have a 1TB hard drive with Win7 and I want to seamlessly migrate my stuff to a 2TB hard drive. Any suggestions?
     
    Sanhime, Apr 20, 2023
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  3. PAPER PLANE-4567
    Paper Plane-4567 Win User
    Migrating to a new Hard Drive?

    Things get easier when you use disk clone. To do this, follow the steps below:

    1. Connect the new drive to your computer. Make sure that it can be detected by your PC.

    2. Clone the old drive to the new drive. Many third party software can help you complete this task. If you know very little about them, you can turn to the full guide about

    how to clone a hard drive    .

    3. Change boot order in BIOS or replace the old hard drive to boot from the cloned drive.
     
    Paper Plane-4567, Apr 20, 2023
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  4. EBOLAMONKEY3
    ebolamonkey3 Win User

    Can I clone windows on another hard drive and then put that hard drive into a new computer?

    Swapping hard drives

    Hey guys I have a PC that's running on Windows XP on hard drive 1. I have my other PC's system (running on Windows 7) cloned on hard drive 2. Can I just plug in the Windows 7 hard drive, boot from there, and back up the data on the XP hard drive? I'll have a new key for the cloned drive (since it's going into a different computer) and probably reformat the XP hard drive after I back everything up, but that'd be ok.

    Just want to know if I can do this instead of backing up the XP drive on a portable HDD first, and then put in the windows 7 drive and run off of that.
     
    ebolamonkey3, Apr 20, 2023
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