macrium reflect free clone to smaller drive

If the drive has been formatted/initialised or if it has been used, then it will have existing partitions. If the new SSD is not there, check it has been plugged in, check connections. Now you have to select the target drive, the new SSD where you are cloning the drive to.Ĭlick on “Select a disk to clone to” link and a list of available drives should appear.

If it is the correct drive, then click the link highlighted in the red box The top drive should be the original hard drive you want to clone. Once the download starts there will be a progress screen. You want to make sure you are installing the free edition. The install should be called ReflectDLHF but later editions could have a different name. The “free” version has everything we need to clone a drive. The 30 day trial version is good but it stops working after the trial period. To start: search for “Macrium Free Reflect”. If you need help, please contact our office. Macrium is not as user friendly but extremely powerful. If Acronis did not clone properly, then Macrium is the software we recommend as an alternative.

If you are cloning to a non Crucial SSD such as Samsung, you can not use the free Acronis software and we recommend Macrium. How to clone your Crucial SSD with Acronis.How To Upgrade Your Mac Mini with an SSD.How To Upgrade Your Macbook Air with an SSD.How To Upgrade Your Macbook Pro with an SSD.

Macrium reflect free clone to smaller drive