Mirror transfer everything from one HDD to another

ferry

I think my current hard drive is about to die an i have a second (and larger)one that I would like to directly use to mirror failing one literally transfer (clone) everything over from one to another.
Both are sata drives and i would like to be able to just boot from the new one straight away.
Can anyone suggest software that will allow me to do this easily please as i am a novice to this please?

Thanks as usual

Browntoa

if Seagate or maxstor drive then


http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/downloads/discwizard/

Browntoa

or


http://www.howtogeek.com/199068/how-to-upgrade-your-existing-hard-drive-in-under-an-hour/

GunJack

Macrium Reflect (free) will do this, easy-peasy

ferry

thanks guys i'll let you know how i get on

ferry

Hi Again, gonna try this tomorrow - does it matter if I am actually using a Linux OS nit Windows for the above suggested programs?

GunJack

ferry wrote: »

Hi Again, gonna try this tomorrow - does it matter if I am actually using a Linux OS nit Windows for the above suggested programs?

Macrium runs from a bootCD that you create with the downloaded ISO file, so no, it shouldn't matter, it's self-contained

pogofish

I'd go with Macrium as well - in fact I've just replaced a dying HDD (yes, Seagate) in exactly this way - and imaged my other discs just in case!

Some of the other imaging software I've tried in the past has had a problem with differing sized discs but never Macrium.

esuhl

Macrium worked for me in the past too.

I did have a problem with different-sized disks initially, until I realised that I had to put the new (larger) one in the machine, with the smaller one attached via USB.

henm2

For jobs like that I have had good success over the years with Clonezilla. Guide to it here http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/free_imaging_software.html