I need to clone a system disk from an M.2. Can this be done?  Thanks!

I've never done a Clone operation, but Clone operations are a function of Reflect.

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dbminter - 10 September 2023 1:18 AM

I've never done a Clone operation, but Clone operations are a function of Reflect.

Ok, thanks! I just can't seem to find where it is located.

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Suchafan - 10 September 2023 3:35 AM

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dbminter - 10 September 2023 1:18 AM

I've never done a Clone operation, but Clone operations are a function of Reflect.

Ok, thanks! I just can't seem to find where it is located.

On the Local Disks tab, click "Clone this disk..."

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Suchafan - 10 September 2023 3:35 AM

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dbminter - 10 September 2023 1:18 AM

I've never done a Clone operation, but Clone operations are a function of Reflect.

Ok, thanks! I just can't seem to find where it is located.

The UserGuide/Knowledge Base has this starter article that talks about cloning. 
The alternative to clone is to restore the backup of the source drive to the new drive.  Some folks on this forum think this is safer to do.  YMMV/


L.W. (Dan) Danz, Overland Park KS
Reflect v8.1.7638+ on Windows 11 Home 23H2 22631.2715+  

As I said, I've never done a Clone.  I prefer to have a backup available made previously and then restore that backup.  But, that's just my preference.

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Dypsis - 10 September 2023 6:04 AM

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Suchafan - 10 September 2023 3:35 AM

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dbminter - 10 September 2023 1:18 AM

I've never done a Clone operation, but Clone operations are a function of Reflect.

Ok, thanks! I just can't seem to find where it is located.

On the Local Disks tab, click "Clone this disk..."

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Dypsis - 10 September 2023 6:04 AM

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Suchafan - 10 September 2023 3:35 AM

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dbminter - 10 September 2023 1:18 AM

I've never done a Clone operation, but Clone operations are a function of Reflect.

Ok, thanks! I just can't seem to find where it is located.

On the Local Disks tab, click "Clone this disk..."

Thanks Dypsis for your image and Dan for your knowledge base info! I'm going to have to dive a bit deeper into the knowledge base. I'm using a NVME ENCLOSURE plugged into a USB 3 port to clone to but it does not show up as being a partition or drive in Reflect's "Select a disk to clone to" window. It is listed as a device drive with my other local disks under "This PC" but Reflect doesn't see it evidently. Thanks so much for your help. Advanced Options doesn't help either.I'll have to read up and dig deeper.

Hi @Suchafan, 

If reflect has already been launched and then you plug the drive in, you will need to refresh the local disks page.

Providing screenshots of disk management and reflect would help me and others help you with this issue.

Kind Regards

Joe A

Macrium Support Team

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Joe Allen - 11 September 2023 10:31 AM

Hi @Suchafan, 

If reflect has already been launched and then you plug the drive in, you will need to refresh the local disks page.

Providing screenshots of disk management and reflect would help me and others help you with this issue.

Thanks, Joe!
I am able to find the M.2 drive in Reflect but realized that the M.2 capacity is insufficient for my backup needs. So, I'm scraping the project for now. Do you know if Macrium will ever decide to include partition editing in Reflect? I currently use Windows Disk Management for simple partitioning and formatting at the moment (which is a pain...haha!)
Again, I appreciate your help!
 

Reflect does include simple partition management.  For example you can resize a partition. What features are you looking for?