Wrong target disk? Upgrade box!
Hi,
I want to clone my laptop to a WD My Passport external HD 1 TB. Before doing that I formatted the HD (NFTS). The HD shows in my Windows Explorer as E: My Passport. I opened AOMEI Backupper > clone disk and then I see the image as presented in the annexe. Ichose disk 0 to be cloned. The targe disk should be E: My passport but I cannot click that. The only option is GPT, which has the volue of E: 1 TB. So it coulld be the same. I clicked to continue but then an ugrade box appears and there is no way to get around it.
To be honoust I was very much surprised by that because it was not expected from AOMEI.
Any suggestions for my two problems are very much appreciated.
KR, Leo
Comments
Cloning is used when you want to replace your drive with a NEW drive. Backup imaging is what you do to keep an image of your drive in the event of failure so it can be restored to a new one.
You can read about what each function does and how to use it in the help section of Aomei.. https://www.backup-utility.com/help/
There are many free and paid for versions of backup software. Generally, the paid versions will always provide more functions but whether you need them is up to you. If you just want to make a disk or system backup when you make major changes to the drive and are willing to delete the older image manually, the free version is fine. You also have the ability to backup selected files or folders with the free version. You can do this on a more regular basis if you are concerned with losing newer files. Again, there are many backup programs available that give you a gazillion functions. Whether you need them is up to you. The free version of Aomei is generally recommended for it's simple interface and ease of use for the casual PC user.
If you only have a C partition on your drive you can use a SYSTEM or DISK backup. If you have other partitions, like D or E on that drive you want a DISK backup to image those partitions as well. File backups only image either folders or files and will not restore a computer but will keep a backup of those items only.
I don't want to sound condescending but you really need to read or reread the help sections of Aomei. I can only repeat what it says there. It really does a nice job of explaining what each function does and how to use them. I know it can be confusing but the HELP pages really do help answer the questions you've been asking and give you pictures of how to perform each task. But come back here if you can't figure something out. Someone will try to assist you.