About restoring to different computer
I used the trial version and saved a clone to an external hard drive. I may want to restore it to a different computer. That feature is not available on the trial version. I have just purchased the Pro version. Do I have to run another back up using the Pro version to restore it to another computer>
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I have not yet created the bootable media so will wait until the Pro version shows up Friday (according to Amazon).
I am replacing the keyboard in my wife's laptop and if I fubar it, I will get her another laptop and restore her stuff to it. Hopefully that won't be necessary.
You don't need a bootable CD to use a clone. You just remove the old drive and replace with the clone. What you will have is a system running and looking like the original drive AT THE TIME YOU DID THE CLONE. The PRO version of restoring to a different PC will have no effect on this operation as you are just replacing one drive with another. Putting the clone in another PC may or may not work. Windows 10 is a very hardy program and most likely when you first boot the clone in a new PC, it will look for drivers needed and install them itself. BUT, this does not always work.
A saved backup IMAGE can be RESTORED to another PC by using the bootable CD made with the PRO version and you'll have a PC running and looking like the PC you had when you made the image.
A system image made with The Windows "Create System Image function" is what I have used in the past when restoring everything on the same computer, but it can't be used to install an image on another computer.
When I read the AOMEI manual the clone function seemed like the right one to use, but if not I will use another function. Many thanks for your guidance.
Thanks