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    cloning NEW SSD more issues!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by josh higgins, Mar 18, 2021.

  1. josh higgins

    josh higgins Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi, i am trying to install an SSD into my lenovo ideapad 100-15iby, at first i wanted to start fresh and put windows 7 on it but gave up on that in the end (see other thread lol) now i am just trying to clone my old HDD onto it using AOMEI cloning software. it all seemed to be going ok but the it comes up with ERROR 34 - FAILURE TO WRITE SECTOR (WITH BAD SECTORS) please help me someone im loosing the will to live all i wanted to do was try and speed my laptop up a bit :( btw its a brand new samsung 860 EVO SSD (500gb)
     
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    Try Macrium Reflect...
     
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    heres a screen shot if that helps ??
     

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    sorry posted that before i saw your reply thankyou :)
     
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    i have no idea why but AOMEI clone worked on the second try :/ i was half way through when i posted for help and bizarly it has made it all the way through :) no fingers crossed it boots up ok haha
     
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    I use HDClone since... I can't even remember, it's version 4 and still works perfectly for both HDDs and SSDs.

    Other software I tried somehow failed to make perfect clones, HDClone works great.
     
    jotm, Mar 23, 2021
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    I use EaseUs ToDo Backup - The free version works great for cloning a running Windows 10 PC to another SSD, for upgrades.
     
    thewizzard1, Mar 23, 2021
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    I use Acronis 2017 image and it works fine for SSD/HDD and NVMe drives that was why I got this version because it could detect and write to NVMe drives. And I run it off a USB drive to do this process. This is the paid version so you get what you pay for as well.
     
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    No need to pay.

     
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