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Hi,

I have a dedicated laptop set up as a DLNA music server around the house, with a separate drive hooked up to it with all the music on it. I would like to add 1 or 2 backup drives incase one fails so that I don't lose my entire music library. What's a good, free drive cloning software for Windows? I don't need anything fancy, just a basic "clone drive A to drive B and 2am" type of program.

 

Thanks,

-Chris

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Microsoft SyncToy

Macrium Reflect

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I've used Macrium Reflect to clone Windows 8.1 from a 40GB SSD to a 120GB SSD with no issues. I also cloned the data from my 1TB hard drive to my new 3TB hard drive using Macrium Reflect with, again, no issues. 

I'd recommend using that software.

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Microsoft SyncToy

Macrium Reflect

 

I've used Macrium Reflect to clone Windows 8.1 from a 40GB SSD to a 120GB SSD with no issues. I also cloned the data from my 1TB hard drive to my new 3TB hard drive using Macrium Reflect with, again, no issues. 

I'd recommend using that software.

Which reminds me, I need to update my sig...

 

Alright, I'll try Reflect and then SyncToy if that doesn't work. Thanks.

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Try Clonezilla or EaseUS todo backup.

 

Clonezilla is the other free offline software that stands out to me. Although it can be complicated upon first use it is a very good program and probably the most popular offline free drive imaging application. 
 
EaseUS todo backup is my personal favorite of the bunch, it allows you do perform a lot of tasks at once. 
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