How Long Does It Take to Clone a 250GB Hard Drive?
I store my backups on a 250GB hard drive. How long would I transfer 250GB of data to a larger external hard drive? Is there a better way to complete this task? If so, could you kindly explain how?
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Jerry· Answered on Nov 21, 2023
The time it takes to clone a hard drive depends on the data size and cloning speed. For instance, cloning a drive with 250 GB of data will take slightly under 45 minutes at a constant 100 Mb/s speed. However, the cloning process would take twice as long - nearly 1.5 hours - if the same 250 GB device was copied at 50 Mb/s.
Other elements, such as the USB cable, hardware condition, cloning tool, disk type, bad sectors, etc., will also influence the time of the cloning process and the transfer speed.
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Giving you a specific answer to the time it will take to clone a 250GB hard drive will be difficult because your drive could be quicker or slower.
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