However, since Acronis True Image 2018, you can clone directly without a bootable media. For Acronis True Image 2017 or earlier, the cloning should be done from Acronis bootable media. Since Windows doesn’t offer any built-in tools for disk clone, users can only use some third-party programs like Acronis True Image.Īcronis True Image is an integrated application that enables you to clone basic drives (both MBR and GPT) to other drives, even if the target drive is of a different capacity. It is a good idea to clone hard drive to an SSD, whether you want to upgrade to a larger drive or get a better performance.
