How to Clone Encrypted Hard Drive to SSD/HDD

Which Program Supports Cloning Encrypted Hard Drive

"Does anyone know which disk cloning software fully supports cloning the encrypted hard drive? I got two computers, and the memory of one now needs upgrading to a larger size HDD, while the other I'm thinking to replace it with a Solid State Drive. I use TrueCrypt and BitLocker by the way."

To keep data secure and prevent privacy leaks, many businesses are getting used to applying Windows encryption features or some third-party drive encryption software to encrypt the hard drive, giving anyone else no access to the disk data unless he/she knows the hardware code or encryption password.

When it comes to cloning a hard drive that is encrypted/locked, people encounter many obstacles, like the encrypted hard drive being recognized as an unknown hard drive. If they want to clone the encrypted hard drive without a password, they may use the sector-by-sector clone software to make this work. But it's better to unencrypt your hard drive in advance to make sure that the cloned data can be used.

However, they don't know what software is the best to clone a hard drive to SSD or HDD, and some of those who cloned the encrypted hard drive successfully cannot boot from the target drive, which is also encrypted as the source disk. In a word, they failed to clone the encrypted hard drive in various scenarios.

EaseUS Disk Copy Guide: Sector-by-sector Clone Encrypted Hard Drive to HDD/SSD

When you fail to clone the encrypted hard drive, no matter what cloning program you were using, it's time to switch to EaseUS Disk Copy, which allows sector-by-sector clone for any encrypted hard drive to SSD or HDD with a larger capacity.

By using EaseUS Disk Copy to clone an encrypted hard drive, the target disk will technically be in an encryption state, just the same as the source disk. You can try either clone an encrypted hard drive directly or decrypt/unlock the source disk before cloning. In this case, the target disk won't require an encryption password.

Step 1: Download, install and run EaseUS Disk Copy on your PC.

Click "Disk Mode" and select the hard drive that you want to copy or clone. Click "Next" to continue.

Step 2: Select the destination disk.

Note: The destination disk should be at least the same big or even larger than the source disk if you want to copy or clone the source hard disk.

Step 3: Check and edit the disk layout.

If your destination disk is an SSD drive, do remember to Check the option if the target is SSD.

Step 4: Click "OK" to confirm if the program asks to erase data on the destination disk.

Step 5: Click "Proceed" to start the hard drive cloning process.