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I've "cloned" a drive to SSD and now I can't boot from the SSD. If I pop the original HDD back in the laptop, it boots fine. The laptop has only one SATA port, so to clone the drive, I installed the master and recipient drives in my desktop. I'm using Easus Partition Manger.

Results from research:

  • there were no failures during the cloning
  • when transplanted back into the laptop, the boot order is set correctly in the BIOS
  • this is not quite the same problem as Elsewhere Or Here, where those users seem to have multiple drive bays in the systems they're cloning
  • I note a "Migrate OS" button", but that will only allow me to migrate the OS from which I'm presently booted. This is no good, since I don't want to boot my desktop from the donor laptop drive.
  • I've tried booting from the Windows 10 install DVD and it is unable to automatically fix the problem
  • I've tried fixing the MBR and it told me it worked, but it still don't boot.

Any suggestions, please?

KDM
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    How did you clone? – harrymc Jan 02 '21 at 21:09
  • The whole drive. Using the clone function. – KDM Jan 04 '21 at 08:10
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    Which cloning product? What exact function and parameters? – harrymc Jan 04 '21 at 08:21
  • Per original post, Easus Partition Master and "Clone". Nothing other than default settings. Entire drive selected. – KDM Jan 04 '21 at 23:27
  • Basically, it looks like Easus "Clone" is a misnomer. It has neglected to clone the fact that the disk is bootable. I solved this by using Macrium Reflect. Its clone option does exactly what it says on the tin. – KDM Jan 04 '21 at 23:29

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I speculate that there are many definitions of "clone" and Easus' definition simply does not align with mine.

This was solved by instead using Macrium Reflect's "Clone" function. It worked perfectly.

(Disclaimer: Other disk copy products do exist and may serve equally well.)

KDM
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  • 'Macrium Reflect's "Clone" function' +1. This is what I always do (4 times so far). Always works. Sometimes I just select a recent Macrium Reflect backup image I have made and restore it to the new drive. – Michael Harvey Jan 05 '21 at 07:00
  • It seems that EaseUS reserves bootable cloning for [EaseUS Disk Copy](https://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/home-edition/), which is a commercial product. Shame on them. – harrymc Jan 05 '21 at 07:20
  • I reckon so. That should be more evident from their "documentation". I've not cloned a disk in maybe 20 years, and things have certainly changed. Back in the day, we spoke of a "sector copy" which was bit-for-bit. – KDM Jan 05 '21 at 08:37