Importance of System Disk Copy

Hard disk plays an important role in the computer hardware. It is the massive storage device in the computer, storing operating system and valuable data. Any software/hardware damage to the hard disk may result in boot failure or data loss.

As hard disk is of great significance to the computer and user, to make a system copy is quite essential to prevent data loss due to various reasons. By copying system disk properly, users will also be able to benefit from a pain-free system migration.

However, making a system copy sounds to be a tough thing to inexperienced users. What should users do to backup system disk properly?

How to Copy System Disk

To use tools will definitely make the work of cloning system disk much easier. Here, MiniTool Partition Wizard, which is an easy-to-use partition magic software including system disk backup feature, is highly recommended to meet users’ needs.

With the help of MiniTool Partition Wizard, to copy system disk has never been much easier.

Install MiniTool Partition Wizard, launch it and get its main interface.

Select the system disk with a single click on the disk icon to mark it the source disk.

Select just one of the following methods to proceed to system disk imaging operation:

1. Choose “Copy” from right click menu of the disk icon. 2. Click “Copy Disk” from left action panel. 3. Click “Copy” icon in the tool bar. 4. Choose “Copy” in the drop-down list of “Disk” in the menu bar.

Select a target disk to store the source disk, and then click "Next". Then, click “Yes” in the warning window which tells users that all the original data on the target disk will be destroyed.

Users are entitled to choose three ways of disk copy as they want. In this demonstration, “Copy partitions without resize” is randomly selected. Then, click “Next” to continue. Keep the explanation words in mind and click “Finish”; users are brought back to the main interface.

Click “Apply” to validate the changes. Then, wait for its process. After a while, the software would ask for a reboot. Reboot to continue its remaining system disk copy operations. Afterwards, users have finished making a system disk copy. However, don’t forget to set in the BIOS if users want system boot from the target disk.

From the instructions above, users can see how easy and efficient to use MiniTool Partition Wizard to copy system disk.