Clone Hard Drive and Disk Partitions

Hard disk cloning can’t be performed by simple copying of all files and folders and pasting them to another location. To clone hard drive you need to exploit a sector-based HDD copying which operates independently from the file system. File system queries don’t provide a way to clone boot disk or clone partition with a file system incompatible with the active one, that’s why the task requires the use of a disk clone software.

Handy Backup allows cloning hard drives through creation of a hard disk image backup. The procedure of restoration of the drive image to another hard drive initiates sector-by-sector reproducing of all original contents including boot information, operating system, and other data that can’t be copied as files. For more detailed description, refer to hard disk cloning features.

Why Clone Hard Drive

With Handy Backup you can quickly and effectively clone computer HDD or any separate partition. Here are some of the main purposes for which this may be done:

• Full hard drive backup. Keeping a hard disk clone is the fastest way to get back to work after major breakdowns, such as system crashes or hardware failures. Simply connect the clone HDD, restore recently created or modified files (which can be backed up via common files-based backup method) – and you will return to the same system state as it’s been before the disaster.


• Clone hard disk to transfer the system to another HDD. Hard drive cloning is a perfect solution when you want to upgrade your hard disk to a larger one, or contrariwise move the system to a smaller one and free the old HDD for different needs. It allows you to easily duplicate all PC data without having to install the OS and software and to copy files to the new disk.


• Clone system to set up multiple identical computers. Unlike most other disk clone utilities, Handy Backup allows you to schedule hard drive cloning. Being performed on a regular basis, this allows restoring computers to a “master” state which is free of malfunctioning, inappropriate software or content. This capability is of great usefulness for educational institutes, Internet cafes, and other similar organizations.

To clone hard drive or partition with Handy Backup, you need to create an image backup, and then restore backup to a different location. Keep in mind that this operation must be done very carefully, because mistakes in configuration (e.g. wrong destination) may result in loss of a large amount of data.

For a complete guide on cloning partitions or entire hard drives with Handy Backup, refer to the User Manual.

Hard drive cloning is easy and accurate with Handy Backup!