Can't clone GPT SSD to GPT SSD because of add

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• aiArtisan

  October 2023 edited October 2023

  Aomei Backupper is one of the best backup suites, well worth paying about $35 for. If you do not want to pay that, you can use BU free to create a backup image .ADI, then restore the image to your destination disk. Uninstall BU free to be offered 50% off MSRP price. BU free version does not directly clone GPT disks, or MBR system disks, it only clones MBR data disks.
  

  Backupper WinPE USB:
  Add custom drivers, such as NVMe, if necessary. Does not work with some monitors.
  https://www.ubackup.com/help/create-bootable-disk.html
   
  Partition Assistant WinPE USB:
  Add custom drivers, such as NVMe, if necessary.
  https://www.diskpart.com/help/make-bootable-cd-wizard.html
  
  Aomei WinPE 2.0 Builder USB:
  Partition Assistant, Backupper, Recuva, 7zip, OSF Mount, CPU-Z, Bootice, diskmgmt.msc. Does not support any additional drivers, such as some internal NVMe disks.
  https://www.ubackup.com/pe-builder.html
  

  Free tools not from Aomei:

  Ventoy - Best Multiboot USB Creator
  https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html
  
  Hirens Boot PE - live USB tool suite
  https://www.hirensbootcd.org
  160 utilities, old BU 6.5.1, PA 9.2.1. Put custom drivers, such as NVMe drivers, into the “CustomDrivers” folder. Hirens is not recommended in combination with Ventoy USB.
  

  Clonezilla - non-GUI cloning
  https://clonezilla.org/downloads.php
  If the source disk has Bad Sectors, use Expert Mode > "-rescue" option to continue cloning all readable sectors
  
  
  
• DMBC

  October 2023

  so its not free to do this
  
  
• chrisj

  October 2023

  Earlier free versions of BU did allow cloning of MBR system disks, but AOMEI have removed this ability from later versions - presumably to "encourage" people to buy the paid version which, as Aiartisan says, is quite good value