Drive cloning

[Doubl3KiLL]

Simple question, Im not versed in storage as well as other things:

If I clone a drive sector by sector will it literally be a perfect copy? Case in point I want to switch from my current SSD to a new SSD, Id rather not re-install and redo everything.

If I do a sector by sector will it be like nothing ever happened? Still work with everything like nothing changed? etc.

Thanks

 

[dustNbone]

Yes. If you do it correctly. Google Clonezilla.

 

[Poplap]

Yes. If you do it correctly. Google Clonezilla.

this. i have used it and it works perfectly.

 

[Forceman]

You can also download and use Western Digital's clone tool, which is SSD aware and will keep the alignment correct. I assume Clonezilla will also, but the WD tool is very user-friendly.

http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119

 

[Doubl3KiLL]

Cool thanks. I already have access to Acronis so I will go that route.

 

[grandpatzer]

it has to be sector-by-sector?

my impression was that cloning OS disk does not need to be sector-by-sector?