Yes, you can clone hard drive with different sector sizes.

Typically, a hard disk is included with your computer. However, as more files are uploaded and programs are installed, your drive may become full, and computer performance will start to suffer. If so, you might want to replace the hard disk because it is not the same size as the old one. And then it could cause various problems during the cloning procedure.

The SSD is often smaller than HDD in most cases, and because HDD takes up much more space than SSD, it might not be possible to shrink the disk to match the smaller SSD's size. The operating system, boot partition(s), system files, drivers, etc., must all be present for the system to boot. It makes no difference if the program you choose allows you to copy just the hard drive's utilized sectors rather than all of them.

Cloning hard drives is a well-liked method to increase performance, replace an outdated hard disk, or create a backup copy. As long as you use dependable cloning software to assist you with the cloning procedure, you can clone a large HDD to a smaller SSD, such as from 1TB to 500GB, or clone a hard drive to a larger disk, such as from 500GB to 1TB.

A dependable disk cloning program, such as Qiling Disk Copy, can assist you in cloning disks of various sizes in Windows 7/8/10/11 and ensure that you can boot from it after cloning to both larger and smaller drives.

Qiling Disk Copy is a practical cloning utility with powerful cloning functions. It lets you clone HDD to SSD and clone HDD to SSD. Besides, it enables you to clone a hard drive sector by sector, thus helping you clone a hard disk with different sector sizes.

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