

That solution has defects such as the hardware being used couldn't detect structures of HDD and thus the cloning requires the two drives should have same geometries. Additional requirements such as recovering lost data from target drive instead of the one being cloned.ĭisk clone may date back to the time before Windows 95 was introduced when computer makers copied data with hardware e.g.

This task is not as simple as it appears, as some content is typically not available for "copy and paste" operation. Unlike simple file copying, cloning disk covers copying hidden file or folders, file directory, in-use files, hidden partitions or even all sectors.

In general, this process is done by copying files directly from one disk to another, then the target disk will hold same content as the original one, thus it can be done for backup purpose, or restoring lost or damaged files. Cloning hard drive is the course of copying all content from one hard drive to another with the help of software or hardware.
