To run it to clone a hard drive, a Clonezilla bootable USB drive is very necessary.
What is the drive?
With this drive, you wont need a CD/DVD or connection to use Clonezilla.
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If you install Clonezilla, how to use this cloning software to clone HDD to SSD in Windows 11/10?
Refer to this post to know step-by-step guide.
Step 3: Download Rufus and double-press the installer to launch it, then choose the USB flash drive.

Step 4: choose the Clonezilla ISO you have downloaded and Rufus will automatically configure all the prefs.
Then, clickSTARTto begin burning the ISO file to your drive.
For more details, refer to this guide How to Use Clonezilla in Windows 10?

Is a Clonezilla Alternative.
Then, you may wonder if there is an easier way for the cloning task.
MiniTool ShadowMaker offers a simple cloning solution.

Now, get it for a trial.
Step 2: UnderTools, clickClone Disk.
Step 3: choose the source drive and target drive, then start the cloning.
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Rescuezilla and Clonezilla are disk imaging & cloning software.
This post will introduce info on Rescuezilla vs Clonezilla & an alternative.