u/Cute_Information_315 — reddlx

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[Weekly Discussion-1] What do you mainly use disk cloning for?

Welcome to this week's community discussion thread.

Disk cloning gets recommended here all the time, but people seem to use it for very different reasons.

Some common ones we see mentioned in the community:

upgrading from HDD to SSD
moving Windows to a larger drive
replacing failing disks
full system backup/recovery
migrating data without reinstalling everything
cloning USB drives or SD cards
cloning PC to PC

What's your main reason for using cloning software?

Feel free to share:

Your typical use case
How often do you clone drives
What software has worked best for you
Any cloning disasters or lessons learned along the way

New users/questions are welcome as always.

reddit.com

u/Cute_Information_315 — 5 days ago

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Kingston shipped 100 million A400 SSDs and SATA still refuses to die

100 million Kingston A400 SSDs shipped since 2017. SATA isn't dead — it's just not flashy. For millions of people, this cheap drive turned an old, sluggish PC into a usable machine for years more. To some degree, they are lifesavers for old PCs. While everyone chases NVMe speed, the real upgrade story is still SATA breathing life into aging hardware.

nerds.xyz

u/Cute_Information_315 — 11 days ago

▲ 1 r/datastorage

Microsoft's April security update (KB5083769) for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 is causing third-party backup tools like Acronis, Macrium, NinjaOne, and UrBackup to fail. The issue stems from a service timeout within the Volume Shadow Copy Service.

u/Cute_Information_315 — 15 days ago

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Micron has launched the world's highest capacity commercially available SSD, the 245 TB Micron 6600 ION. Built for AI and cloud workloads, it uses G9 QLC NAND to deliver superior storage density, operational efficiency, and significantly lower power consumption.

u/Cute_Information_315 — 15 days ago