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<blockquote data-quote="Malleable" data-source="post: 1004538" data-attributes="member: 90907"><p>What software did you create the clone image with?&nbsp; Just me, but on my personal computer I use Bitlocker on all my drives (internal/external) and Macrium Reflect free so cloning is just for getting back up in emergencies as Macrium in the past muddied my Bitlocker partitions picture.&nbsp; If your ssd drive proves functional you probably can open the entire clone image and access it like a File Explorer directory to recover all your data.&nbsp; I&#039;m old school and Windows slowly grows with needless junk on your hard drive like a low budget 1960s science fiction movie creature.&nbsp; A clean OS/programs reinstall with todays internet speeds and Windows speed improvements takes me about 4 hours instead of a day and a half like it used to.&nbsp; This way you eliminate carryover problems.&nbsp; For worst case scenarios if you can&#039;t access your clone image to recover your personal data files you may be able to clone the ssd drive then boot to a Linux Live CD and recover what you need that way.&nbsp; It&#039;s a simple process.&nbsp; When it works.&nbsp; You can also format a hard drive this way and, if my memory serves me correctly, Windows will prompt you to initialize it upon install or you can initialize it on another computer either internally or on something like a Sabrent hard drive docking station.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Malleable, post: 1004538, member: 90907"] What software did you create the clone image with? Just me, but on my personal computer I use Bitlocker on all my drives (internal/external) and Macrium Reflect free so cloning is just for getting back up in emergencies as Macrium in the past muddied my Bitlocker partitions picture. If your ssd drive proves functional you probably can open the entire clone image and access it like a File Explorer directory to recover all your data. I'm old school and Windows slowly grows with needless junk on your hard drive like a low budget 1960s science fiction movie creature. A clean OS/programs reinstall with todays internet speeds and Windows speed improvements takes me about 4 hours instead of a day and a half like it used to. This way you eliminate carryover problems. For worst case scenarios if you can't access your clone image to recover your personal data files you may be able to clone the ssd drive then boot to a Linux Live CD and recover what you need that way. It's a simple process. When it works. You can also format a hard drive this way and, if my memory serves me correctly, Windows will prompt you to initialize it upon install or you can initialize it on another computer either internally or on something like a Sabrent hard drive docking station. [/QUOTE]

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