August 7, 2020

How to Clone USB to Another USB in Windows 10/8/7


“I have an old SanDisk 4G USB flash drive which stores all memories of my school life. Now I want to clone them to a larger Kingston 64GB USB flash drive as I’m afraid that the old USB would not work in the future. Is there any way to finish the USB data migration? Thanks!”

There is no doubt that it is convenient to store the data in USB flash drive or USB hard disk. You can carry it to anywhere, for business, for presentation, for a speech and etc. And in order to avoid the data loss, you need to make a backup of the files in the USB drive. No matter you want to clone the USB data to the larger USB drive, to USB portable hard disk, or SSD, you can get two ways to clone the USB to another USB in Windows 10/8/7.

clone USB to USB in Windows


Way 1: Clone the USB with Copy-and-paste Operation

The copy and paste operation is the most common way when you want to transfer the USB data. For the entire USB data, you can also copy the data and then paste on another USB. First of all, you need to make the two USB drive connected to the Windows computer.

Option 1: Open Computer (In Windows 10, click This PC), and you can find all devices connected to the computer. Right-click the USB device you want to clone and then choose the Copy option. Afterward, you can right-click the target USB device and select the Paste option. Finally, the files in the source USB will be copied to another USB.

copy USB to another USB


Option 2: Access the source USB drive and press Ctrl + A to choose all folders and files. Then press Ctrl +C to copy all selected data. In no time, you can access another larger USB drive and then press Ctrl + V to paste all copied data to the target USB. In the end, you just need to wait for the data migration ends.

copying USB files to another USB


Way 2: Clone USB Drive in Windows Using iSunshare CloneGo

iSunshare CloneGo is the effective disk cloning software that you can make good use to clone the USB data. It is safe to clone USB data to a larger USB without data loss by using this software. You are offered the free trial version.

How to Copy USB to USB in iSunshare CloneGo: 

You can utilize the Copy feature of iSunshare CloneGo to duplicate the USB data to another USB flash drive. But you will lose the data in the target USB as it will help you to format it.

Step 1: Launch the program and select Copy. At the same time, you can view all volumes detected by the software.

Step 2: Select the USB you want to copy as the source partition and another USB as the target partition.

copy USB to another USB using iSunshare CloneGo


Step 3: After that, you can click the Start button and confirm the format operation. The program will start the data cloning immediately.

start USB copying

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