Solved Question about cloning HD ?

[maryeleek]

I am going to attempt to clone my HD to a SS, both drives are 1 TB.

I have Macrium Reflect Pro and the cable I purchased came with EZ Gig software. I don't know if there is a difference between the two software packages but both claim to be able to clone a drive.

My question is: if I start the cloning process at bedtime, will it be OK if it finishes and sits for a while?

Or should I attempt it beginning early morning and hope it finishes before bed time? I've never cloned a drive and assume there will be steps to take to close the software, once the cloning is finished.

I've no idea how long it will take but suspect it will be several hours as I've got 620 gigs of data to clone and I'll be using a USB2 port.

Advice appreciated.

MEL

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

That's the way I clone drives. I start it before going to bed and wrap things up in the morning (or after one of my nocturnal nature breaks). Macrium Reflect can idle after finishing or even be set to sleep, hibernate, or shut down the computer once it finishes.

 

[strollin]

No problem, once the cloning operation completes the software will sit waiting patiently for your next command.

 

[maryeleek]

My sincere thanks for the helpful replies. These forums and those who take time to participate are absolutely the best!

MEL

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

No worries; we'll just send you a bill at the end of the month.