[SSD Clone] Download Samsung M.2 SSD Clone Software - Qiling  

[SSD Clone] Download Samsung M.2 SSD Clone Software


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Clone Samsung M.2 SSD with Samsung Data Migration
Samsung Clone Software Alternative - Qiling Disk Copy

Overview of Samsung Clone Software

Samsung provides its device management software to help its users clone their hard drives data. Moreover, these software programs are reliable since they are officially made by Samsung company.

Two of the standard Samsung Clone software are Samsung Magician and Samsung Data Migration. The benefit of these programs is that they come in-built with your Samsung M.2 SSD and do not require any external installation.

You can download Samsung Magician and Samsung Data Migration from Samsung's official website. These two device management software allow you to optimize your Samsung SSDs, monitor their health, data protection, management and clone your existing drives.

Clone Samsung M.2 SSD with Samsung Clone Software

Samsung Data Migration (SDM) is the official Samsung disk cloning software. It can help you to clone your Samsung M.2 SSD. Below you will see our step-by-step guide that will help you to clone Samsung M.2 SSD using Samsung Data Migration software.

Step 1. Download Samsung Data Migration software from its official website, and install it on your computer.

Step 2. Connect the new HDD/SDD with the computer where you wish to clone your Samsung M.2 SSD drive.

Connect to computer and launch Samsung Data Migration

Step 3. Select your Target Drive where you wish to clone your Samsung M.2 SSD drive.

Samsung Data Migration tool will automatically detect all the attached HDDs/SSDs with your computer. It will make your drive with the operating system installed as the source drive. All you have to do is to select the Target drive.

Step 4. Select your Samsung M.2 SSD volumes that you wish to clone.

By default, SDM will only select your C drive. If you have multiple volumes for your current SSD, then you have to choose all of them.

Select the volume you want to clone

Step 5. Once you have selected the Source and Target drive, just hit the Start button to begin the cloning process.

Start cloning

Samsung Data Migration is a simple tool that makes the cloning process simple. However, it has some limitations. It works with only a limited number of models of Samsung hard disks. You also need a device with an OS for SDM to detect it. Otherwise, you can't clone it.

Due to these limitations, you might face some problems. However, you have nothing to worry about. All these limitations can be overcome using an alternative method that is discussed in the next part.

Samsung Clone Software Alternative - Qiling Disk Copy

The worst thing about Samsung clone software is that it does not support cross-brand HDDs/SSDs cloning. So you can not clone unless both your drives are from Samsung and supported by their disk management tool.

Qiling Disk Copy

Qiling Disk Copy is a one-in-all solution for all the limitations of Samsung's cloning software. It supports all brands of SSDs/HDDs for cloning. Also, it supports cloning MBR to GPT and GPT to MBR.

Download Qiling Disk Copy from the button below, and follow the below steps to use Qiling Disk Copy to clone your Samsung M.2 SSD drive:

Step 1: In "Tools and utilities" page, select the HDD that you want to clone.

select the hard drive that you want to clone

Step 2: Select the SSD as your destination.

select the SSD

Step 3: Edit the disk layout and then click "Proceed" to continue.

As the destination is an SSD, you are suggested to tick "Check the option if the target is SSD".

check the diak layout

A warning message tells you that the data on the SSD will be erased. Click "OK" to continue if you do not have important data on the destination disk.

Step 4: Wait for the process to complete.

Move OS to Another Drive Without Reinstalling Windows

This article shows how to transfer OS to a new hard drive with reliable clone software - Qiling Disk Copy, reducing the installing time and saving your troubles.

Transfer OS

Conclusion

Samsung provides its disk management utility software such as Samsung Magician and Samsung Data Migration. These two are simple tools that can help you Clone Samsung M.2 SSD.

However, Samsung Data Migration has limitations. It won't allow you to do cross-brands HDDs/SSDs cloning. Also, Samsung's own disk utility software is supported by their limited storage drives product.

The best alternative to Samsung clone software is Qiling Disk Copy. It comes with a user-friendly interface and minimal steps to perform disk cloning. Also, it supports cross-brand drives cloning, MBR to GPT support, and GPT to MBR support.

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