Cloning Windows OS to another Disk (SSD, HDD) as a bootable drive

Cloning the Windows operating system has become quite simple thanks to the availability of various user-friendly tools. In this article, we'll walk through the process of cloning Windows OS using WD's Acronis TrueImage software. The SSDs used in this demonstration are a Samsung 860 EVO 250GB SATA M.2 SSD and a WD Blue 2TB SATA M.2 SSD.

A key component in this setup is a SATA M.2 SSD to 2.5-inch SATA adapter. This adapter is essential because SATA M.2 represents an older SSD interface, which has become less common with the rise of NVMe SSDs that use PCIe instead of SATA. The adapter not only makes the SATA M.2 SSD compatible with modern systems by converting it into a standard 2.5-inch form factor, but also ensures it can be used in most desktops and many laptops.

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M.2 SATA & mSATA SSD to 2.5inch SATA3.0 Adapter Converter 

Need a USB to 2.5 inch SATA adapter wire to connect it to the computer via USB port. 

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USB 3.0 to SATA adapter

Step 1: Install the Acronis software (Get the download link from google). Open it. Select TOOLS and then click on 'Clone Disk'

Step 2: Select 'Automatic' clone mode

Step 3: Select the source disk (Samsung 860EVO 250GB, in this case)

Step 4: Select the destination disk to which the OS to be cloned (WD 2TB SSD, in this case)

Step 5: Verify the disks chosen

Step 6: Wait for few hours without disturbing and the clone will be completed successfully. 

Step 8: Once cloning is done, remove the old SSD from the computer and insert the new cloned SSD. Booth the computer and it should work as it was previously. 

Comment if you faced any issue or need any help

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Free Unlimited Cloud Backup for Photos and Videos

Most of the latest smartphones which we own now captures photos / videos at a very high resolution that can occupy more space. Even the videos shot at Full HD eats a lot of space on phone's memory or sd card. No need to say specific about 4K videos!.

So what is the app that gives unlimited free backup space?. Answer is Google Photos

This app gives an option to upload / sync unlimited photos and videos at high resolution. The app just syncs all the photos and videos from your phone to the google server and the synced photos and videos can be accessed from any device, anywhere, via any browser, anytime by hitting photos.google.com
Deleting the photos from the phone will not delete the copy from the google server. 

There are three quotas available as follows,

1. Original quality - Backs up media at Original resolution which counts against the 15 GB google storage space. It allows us to buy more storage if we had crossed the 15 GB limit

2. High quality - Unlimited free backup at High resolution. Photos are compressed to 16 MP, Videos are compressed to high definition

3. Express - Unlimited free backup at Reduced resolution. Photos are compressed to 3 MP, Videos are compressed to standard definition

Some of the useful features of the Google Photos app

1. Acts as a gallery

2. Frees up space

3. Creates smart albums automatically

4. Advanced photo editing

5. Sharing

6. Smart and powerful search

7. Allows to link many phones under same google account and so on...

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Flashify App - Install / Backup / Restore Custom Recoveries, Kernels

There are many ways to flash Custom recoveries as follows,

  > Odin
  > Install zip file from recovery
  > Flashing recovery image through apps like Flashify, GooManager, ROM Installer, etc

Steps to flash recovery using Flashify app. The easiest way.

1. Device should be rooted

2. Download Flashify app from Play Store

3. Open Flashify app and Grant root access

4. Select the 'Recovery image' option under 'Flash' tab

5. A pop up window shows the available recoveries TWRP, CWM and Philz. Select the desired option.

6. A pop up window loads all the versions of the selected recovery based on your phone's model.

TWRP recovery versions

CWM recovery versions

7. Select the latest version or the version you prefer. Downloading of the recovery starts.

8. Go ahead and start the installation once the download is completed

9. Reboot the device. Done!

Kernels and Recoveries can be backed up and restored very easily with just a click

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Backing up contacts in Android phones using Google account

Missing contacts from our phones is very irritating and getting back those lost contacts is even more tiring.

The easiest way to back up your contacts is by using your Google play store's account. i.e., by your gmail account itself.

Go to Settings --> under ACCOUNTS select Google --> Select the Google account 

Touch 'Contacts' to Sync the contacts. If Sync is enabled by default then you don't need to sync manually.

Touching 'Contacts' syncs your contacts

The next time when you change to a new phone or have done a hard reset, just sign-in with the same Google account and it restores all your contacts.

It also gives you the option to backup and restore Apps, Browser data, Google Keep data, etc.

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G Cloud Backup

Wanna backup your contacts, messages, photos, videos and many more? If yes then this is the right app for you.

G Cloud Backup is a cloud based storage system which backs up your important data. Never worry about upgrading to a new phone, if you wanna do hard reset, if you loose your phone, etc. Your precious data can be restored with ease. For a free user the memory given is 1GB and can earn up to 10GB for Free!. Unlimited storage can be gained by spending few pennies.

Root access is not required for anything, so this one is for everyone. The cloud part is Amazon's S3 cloud storage. There is no shortage of options that are provided by G Cloud. 
The app itself is so incredibly simple to use, with a very simple user interface. G Cloud Backup has a pretty extensive feature list.

G Cloud Backup provides facility to back up and restore of the followings,

> Contacts
> Call log
> Messages
> Photos
> Videos
> Music
> Documents
> Calendars
> System Settings
> Browser Data

An important feature of this app is that it stores all the backups made with respect to time(Backs up every version of all files). For example, the app does not overwrite the Contacts back up made today with the one which was made yesterday.

The first tab you are shown upon signing in is the dashboard or home. Next is the scheduled backup, how much of your storage you've used, anything pending and how much has been backed up already. At the bottom are the options for getting extra free storage or upgrading to more storage by paying some money.


The other tab is basically just a list with check boxes. Simple, clean, effective. It's all about backing up to your own choices, you just select what you want from the list. In addition to regular backup things like photos and videos, there are options to back up such information as system settings, browser data.

Contacts backup is useful to have, but it duplicates the contacts that are already restored by your google account. Google account just backs up the contacts that are stored under your Google account but G Cloud backs up the contacts that are stored in phone, sim, multiple google accounts. Pretty nice thing to backup contacts.

The new feature of G Cloud is that it can protect your apps settings, game levels, app customization and more but strictly works only for Rooted devices.  
There is a web version of G Cloud available at http://gcloud.zoolz.com/

Backs up every version of all files

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