disk cloning with a bitlocker twist

[@Andre-nx5xl]

this is actually the best video I've seen about the subject. Thank you! :)

[@tizio54]

Very useful video ... but how do I reclaim the additional space on my new drive?

[@computerrepairswithrob6282]

Normally you would go into Disk Management and delete/extend partitions there. Failing that, there are a number of programs out there that will delete/move/extend etc. partitions.

[@tizio54]

@@computerrepairswithrob6282 thanks for this info. The Lazesoft disk-cloning software worked perfectly. Unfortunately my (Dell) laptop failed to boot properly with the newly cloned M.2 NVMe 2TB drive, after doing a sector-by-sector clone from a 1TB MVMe drive. Any suggestions?

[@computerrepairswithrob6282]

@@tizio54 I ran into that issue and then when I updated my Lazesoft version, it worked fine. I believe Lazesoft has free updates.

[@tizio54]

@@computerrepairswithrob6282 but I downloaded Lazesoft yesterday (for the first time) so I assume it was the latest version. I could try Macrium Reflect, as some KZbinrs recommend. Or I could decrypt my drive/disable bitlocker as you showed in another video, before cloning. I'm not sure what the general impact will be on my laptop if I disable bitlocker encryption.

[@computerrepairswithrob6282]

@@tizio54 Curious that it's not booting with the latest version of Lazesoft. I don't think there is any impact on the laptop in general, by disabling bitlocker encryption; at least there was none when I did it. As far as I know, it just affects the storage drive.