Clone a Windows THINKPAD HD to new SSD

[chipchen]

Friend has a Lenovo Thinkpad with regular HD and wants to upgrade to SSD. I do this all day long with Macs, but not that familiar with the Windows side of things.

It's running Windows 7, what's the best way to transfer all her data or clone the entire HD? Is there a Carbon Copy Cloner equivalent in the Windows world?

 

[DeltaMac]

I've used B&R free - http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/index.html

 

[chipchen]

Thanks, I'll check it out! Couple questions:

Does this just backup for you? Or will it clone the whole drive? Do I still need to do a fresh Windows install on the new drive?

 

[DeltaMac]

Thanks, I'll check it out! Couple questions:

Does this just backup for you? Or will it clone the whole drive? Do I still need to do a fresh Windows install on the new drive?

Yes, it's backup software
Yes, It will clone one hard drive to another (why it's called a clone, I suspect)
Um, no, unless you want to do a reinstall...

 

[chipchen]

Wondering if anyone else has any other suggestions? Would love to get a few different options.

 

[z31fanatic]

The easiest and quickest for cloning in Windows in my experience is the Macrium Reflect free.

http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx

I have done many HDD to SSD clones and it has never failed me. Extremely easy to use too. Highly recommend if all you need is cloning a drive.