(Live or “on the fly” disk cloning allows one to use Windows while it is being cloned.)īelow are instructions on how to clone from a SATA SSD to a NVMe SSD using Macrium Reflect Free. We’ll also handle cloning from a smaller to larger capacity drive and repairing the new drive so it can boot up successfully. Note: The instructions should also work for cloning to and from non-SSD drives. I recommend disabling BitLocker before cloning the drive.

In the past, when booting from a cloned BitLocker-enabled drive, BitLocker would require me to manually input the recovery key because the drive signature had changed. I had to do this every time I booted the computer. The problem was finally solved after I disabled and then re-enabled BitLocker. To disable BitLocker, run “Manage BitLocker”, select the main “C:” drive, and click “Turn off BitLocker”.

Browse to the Macrium Reflect web page.

Toward the bottom, under “Backup at Home”, click on the “Download Free” link in the “Reflect 8 Free” section.

Check the “I need a personal free license” option and enter your email address.

You will get an email from Macrium containing the download link.

Paste that link into the browser to download the Macrium Reflect Download Agent (“ReflectDLHF.exe”).

Run the download agent and click on the “Download” button to download Macrium Reflect Free.

(I downloaded a file named “v_reflect_setup_free_圆4.exe”).

The download agent should execute the downloaded setup file automatically.

(If it doesn’t, you can run the setup file manually.)

Once the installation completes, you should see a “Macrium Reflect” shortcut on the desktop.

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