NTI Echo | Version 6 via Download | Disk Cloning & Migration Software | Make an exact copy of HDD or SSD with Dynamic Resizing | Lifetime License (Not 1-Year Subscription)

I have been using my 2011 Acer Ultrabook S3 for the last 8 years and quite happy with it. However, lately one of the keys became sticky and sometimes performed “ghost typing” on its own. I decided to get a new notebook PC. I purchased a new Dell Inspiron 13 with 1TB SSD. I have all my Windows 10, programs, work and personal files in the Acer Ultrabook S3, and want to transfer everything in the hard disk to the new Dell Inspiron 13’s SSD. I searched around and found this hard disk cloning software NTI Echo 2019 with a reasonable price. As a matter of fact, it’s the cheapest I could find for hard disk cloning software. Purchased a copy from Amazon. Took out the SSD from the Dell notebook, used a USB to SATA cable to connect the SSD to the Acer Ultrabook. Installed the NTI Echo 2019 to the Acer. It notified me there is an update, so I downloaded and installed the update. The installation was easy and straightforward. Ran the program, selected the Acer Ultrabook hard disk as the source, selected the SSD as the target, then started cloning. The program rebooted the Acer Ultrabook and started the cloning progress. It completed and reported that cloning was successful. Put back the SSD in the Dell Inspiron 13 and powered on. It booted up to Windows 10 without any problem. I checked the Device Manager and found that there were some missing device drivers—that’s reasonable since the new Dell has hardware different from the original Acer. So I ran Windows Update on the new Dell notebook. After the update, all missing drivers were found and installed. After using for several days now, I found no issues with the Dell Inspiron 13. All my programs, work and personal files work just like in the Acer Ultrabook, only much faster! In conclusion, I found NTI Echo 2019 an excellent piece of software, it’s straightforward, works as promised and has zero issues. Strongly recommended!

The software installed as expected and the cloning process started as it was intended to. I've cloned drives in the past using other software that I no longer have access too with no issue. I watched a video of the steps that the software was going to take just to be sure I wasnt surprised by anything. NTI Echo boots into a Linux Environment to begin the clone process which the video stated, no biggy. This is where the problem started though... I selected the option to "Begin cloning process" and then, nothing. No indication of progress, no leading text aside from a setup value and size value, no response. I let this sit for an hour just to be sure i wasnt missing anything even though a progress bar was meant to be displayed according to the NTI Corp video on the software. There's zero over the phone support, the only option is to email support and wait. The only action I could take at this point was to reset and try again. Now every time I boot, my system defaults to the linux environment and even selecting the abort option puts me back in that limited text black screen. I can't boot in to safe mode at all either. I tried unplugging the os drive and reinstalling windows on the new SSD I was going to clone to, it too boots into the linux environment. What was meant to be $20 and an hour of watching the software work may now cost me a whole lot more. TLDR; The software may have shot my original os drive and there doesnt seem to be a way to roll it back. Avoid it.

I attempted transfers of 2 separate boot disks. The first computer's newly transferred disk didn't run at all. The second computer's disk operated, but the computer ran very slowly. For both attempts, the software announced that the transfers were completed successfully. Transfer operation was straightforward with directions that were easy to follow, but it's all for naught, if the new disks don't work.

The task of closing the contents of your computer’s hard drive (whether it is mechanical or SSD) is ridiculously simple, or at least it should be. But the handful of companies who we have turned to for many years as our go-to software brands have done everything in their power to confuse and obfuscate the simple into arduous tasks with unnecessary rules, restrictions and fluff. One if the major names we all think of, in an incredible lapse of common sense, even suddenly decided to change their product name and turn it into a subscription. Who could ever need to pay a yearly ransom for a task that most people do only once or twice ever in their lifetimes? And another has the supremely poorly advised gotcha, that most customers don’t find out until it is too late, that they can only clone ONCE and then game over. Needless to say I needed an alternative to those formerly great products and found this for a one-time purchase price lower than any other major brand. IS THIS FOR REAL My first impression was to question the legitimacy of this software, it sounded too good to be true. Their general appearance comes across as a couple of guys operating out of a rented van, what I got reminded me of the way I used to buy software years ago. They are hypersensitive about some of the misguided reviews, as well they should be, some come across as plants from nefarious competitors. Even the product itself has little notes taped inside and dire warnings to follow the instructions exactly and never use the letter O. USING IT Installation happened without a hitch on a five year old Win 10 computer. The things I had been warned about like that I had to register it online first didn’t happen. When I opened the app it was ready to go with the most obvious source and destination pre-chosen and a couple of easy to understand choices that even a novice could understand. I made my choice and it started to run WITH a progress status bar (despite what some naysayers claimed that I was just left with a blank screen to stare at). Their interface is clean and contemporary and I knew what it was doing every minute including an accurate time to completion, which by the way did not take all day - I transferred about 500GB from my source disk (the entire contents) in less than a half hour. RESULTS In the final analysis the results are what counts. Once the process was done it instructed me what to do next and makes the logical move of shutting the computer down so you can do that safely. I removed the old boot drive, swapped locations with the new 2TB hard drive and powered up. The cloned drive booted perfectly and every app and file was an exact replica. Absolutely no surprises. YES NO MAYBE Having a career in the computer industry and having built, repaired and used nearly every genre of PC I say I can’t understand why anyone would buy any other software than this one. And to be clear I did buy it with my own money, and also bought its two major competitor’s products the same way. Unless you clone drives for a living, in which case you wouldn’t be looking at this product, this is the way it’s supposed to be. Keeping in mind that five stars equals a product that is the best of the best, that’s what I give Echo 5.

Tal como lo indica la descripción, es una gran herramienta.