How-to guides
How-to guides for technicians
Answers to the questions technicians ask in the workshop, with the commands to type and the pitfalls to avoid. Each guide is useful with or without MBI Clone.
Cloning
See the Cloning page →-
Convert MBR to GPT while cloning to a new SSD
6 min read Convert an MBR disk to GPT without losing data: Microsoft’s MBR2GPT method, or switching to GPT while cloning to a new SSD. Windows commands Workshop case -
PC won’t boot after cloning
4 min read No bootable device, black screen, back to the BIOS or blue screen after cloning a disk to an SSD: the causes one by one, and how to fix them. Windows commands -
Clone a BitLocker-encrypted disk
4 min read Clone a BitLocker-encrypted Windows to an SSD: keep the encryption or copy unencrypted, the recovery key and the first boot. Windows commands -
Extend C: when the recovery partition is in the way
3 min read “Extend Volume” greyed out after cloning to a larger disk: move the Windows recovery partition, with Microsoft’s commands. Windows commands
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