I just took delivery of this same device and this video was very helpful. I'm going to clone a 1TB HHD to a 2TB SSD and upgrade both of my 500GB SSDs to 1TBs and add a 1TB NvME also, so this device will be getting a workout. I will probably also keep my 500 GB SSDs in it for extra storage.
Is there any difference between EC-CH2B and EC-HD2B other than the USB TYPE A and C? Do they have different hardware inside? Do they both support writing on both HDD? What is the MAXIMUM CAPACITY? 2 x 20 TB or 2 x 10 TB? Or more? Thank you!
I'm currently cloning a 4TB SSD to another 4TB SSD, it's going on 3hrs and isn't even at 25% complete yet, I'm guessing this won't be done until sometime tomorrow. Honestly, I'm kind of wondering if it would have been faster by just dragging and dropping individual files from one drive to another.
About how long would it take to clone a 2TB SSD that's got about 100GB of data on it to a 4TB SSD? Does the target drive need to be formatted before cloning?
I have one of these on order! (Don't even really need it, as I have a pair of Icy Dock 5.25" bays that each accept both 2.5" and 3.5" drives, but, I figured what the heck!)
Sorry if obvious, but can you use this to connect to your pc to create the partitioning and formatting referenced at 8:45, or do you need a separate sata cable/usb connector? Thank you in advance.
Yes. You can do it. You just need software to crate partitions. There are a lot of them in the market. Even Widows itself has a patitioning tool, though limited with options, but it should work.
Hi, years ago I bought a similar sabrent model but I never detect WD brand drives, whatever the model. other brands detect it without drama. Does this model detect the WD brand? I am disappointed with this brand, I will surely go for other brands and I hope I do not have the same drama
I think that this device should support WD hard drives (up to 10 TB) without any problems, though I have never tested it. It would be weird if it didn't support WD. Personally, I prefer Seagate brand (all my disks are made by this company).
@@MICROPROG Thank you, but I mean. I have some external hard drives that I would like to clone in the same way offline with the Sabrent. And I was wondering if there is a way to do this with SATA adapters that I can connect to the Sabrent Drive Docking Station with my USB external hard drives.
I've a Question: if I put 2 Hard Drives in any DockingStation... can I just use them both as an External HD, to view/use/save my new and old files? Thank you
Correct, both of them will be ready to use as any regular external USB Hard Drive (or pendrive) Please keep in mind that this docking station supports Hard drives up to 10TB max.
@@MICROPROG I just bought this, but when I put a hard drive in, connect it to PC and turn it on, the Sabrent doesn't turn on at all. When there is no harddrive and I turn it on, the lights turn on and is connected to PC. What's wrong?
Weird issue. Maybe you have gotten damaged unit. Nevertheless, before you return it, try to do some simple diagnostic steps. - use different hard drive - try to install harddrive in another bay (Maybe one bay is damaged) - try to use different USB cable (very often cables provided with most devices are very low quality) - try to connect the USB cable to different port in your PC (try all parts in your PC) - try to connect the Docking station to different PC - make sure that plug from AC adapter is properly set in the power slot (is not loosed) I hope that it will help you to solve the problem -
Not with cloning function build-in the hub. In this particular scenario, you will have to use HDD cloning software (there are many on the market -> more information you will find on Google)
i want to clone a 149gb HDD into a 500gb SSD drive.. How does cloning handle the extra space.. does it partition it ?? do i need to format the SSD before i start.. Will the cloning process automatically format it before it starts cloning ?? it was pulled from a working computer, an has the operating system on it.. thx for any help.. new subscriber..
Hi 👋. The designation SSD will be automatically wiped out and partitioned by the device as 1:1 copy. Portion structure will be exactly this same as your source HDD 149GB. Remaining free space on your 500GB SSD will be present as un-locaded empty space (you will not be able to use it). In order to have access to remaining 350GB of free space you will have to update partitions on this disk later using some Partition Software (there are many on the market). NOTE: the docking station is not able to clone encrypted partition (if you have any on source HDD 149GB, it will not work later on designation SSD 500GB)
@@MICROPROG i am just not clear on the slots A, and B allocation when in stand alone cloning.. I assume the Hard Drive that you want to copy goes into slot A, and the hard drive that your cloning too, goes in slot B.. It was not clear in manual.. I am so afraid of messing up and erasing my hard drive on accident.. thanks..
@@kryticaldepth5220 As is noted in the video Slot [A] - Source disk ( a disk with all your files / data ) Slot [B] - Destination disk ( for example, an empty new disk which you just bought ) Conclusion - all data from Diska [A] will be copy to Disk [B]
Can I clone (exact copy) of my C drive to an External Hard Drive Station?. I have 1T hard drive to be transfert to a 1T hard drive as a safe copy? Would like to keep a copy of my C drive, in case that my hard drive brake.....
I have never tried to copy the system disk using it. In theory, it should work... Based on the user manual, this device makes 1:1 copy of the disk. Therefore, all partitions settings and their contents should be copied to another disk.
@@MICROPROG I just saw a video where we see two hard drives (source hard disk and a new hard disk) install on the same box Sabrent, and he press the clone button, and you could see the transfert from 25% to 100%. I guess you have the same button! But before I must format my new disk before doing the transfert!
I think that for Cloning operation purpose, you do not need to format new hard drive. Cloning option, either way will first erase everything on "destination" hard drive and create new partitions. When it comes to secure partitions... there might be a problem with Cloning them. They might not work properly on the new hard drive after Cloning operation.
Sí, puede instalar 2 discos duros (de hasta 10 TB cada uno) en este dispositivo y tener acceso a ellos (de la misma manera que el pendrive) ------------- Yes, you can install 2 Hard Drives (up to 10 TB each) in this device and have an access to them (In the same way as pen drive)
Based on user manual the destination Disk have to be same capacity (or greater) than the source disk - while using offline cloning option. I have never tried to use the destination disk with lower capacity. I guess that device simply won't start the process of cloning when detect this issue.
If this is a brand new SSD / HDD drive (never used) there is a probability that it doesn't have any disk partition created on it. When you connect the drive to PC you will have to use Disk Partition Software (there are many on the market , Free and Paid) in order to create Disk Partition. You can also use options available in Windows for partition creation. After this , the disk will be visible and ready to use. ----- If you you have already partition crated on your Disk, then try to use different USB cable, different USB port in the PC, connect the device to other computer (if it works that sometimethng is not right with your PC)
Unfortunately, I do not know that. I have never chance to test it with PS4 HDD. But logically, HDD is HDD. Whether PS4 or PC, it is still this same device. Therefore, in theory it should work. Nevertheless, before you buy this device for this purpose, I advise you to first look the answer on some PS4 Forums, maybe someone already test it.
@@laz305 Sorry to hear it. 😔 Based on what you wrote, it looks like the original PS hard drive is somehow encrypted to protect copyright. I suggest Install back the original hdd to ps4 and return the USB docking station (if this option is available) . Maybe there is some kind of solution for this, but it will require advanced computer skills and deeper research on PS4 community forums.
Honestly, I do not remember exactly what size they were. It was almost a year since I made this video. I guess that it was 640GB (source) and 1TB (target). But I'm not sure.
If they are brand new disks,, you have to creeate partitions first in order to see then in the system. If they have already created partitions and you still do not see them - check USB cable (maybe use a different one , battery quality) - use different USB 3.1 port in your computer Perhaps thay USB docking station itself has malfunction ( if nothing helps )
It can be a lot of reasons. -Check USB cable (use different one) -Use different USB port -Try to use different Hard drive (maybe something is wrong with this which you try to use) -Try to use it with different computer (perhaps something is not right with your computer) -This device supports only up to 10TB Hard drives (Hard drives with bigger capacity will not work correctly) If nothing helps, then it looks like that docking station is damaged.
Jan 2021: I get all four blue indicators when quickly pressing the clone button. Trying to clone a 3.5 HDD (smaller than target) to an unpartitioned SSD target. Four blue, no HDD spinning. Oh well, trying the "with pc" option and a USB cable. :/
👍 I mostly use it as comfortable SATA to USB adapter. I have a couple of internal SATA Hard Drives as a backup storage. This device let me easy and quickly connect them with PC
This video is not about how to set up a new hard drive (this is a different topic). This video is about Sabrent USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Docking Station. If you want to know how to set a partition and how to format hard drive, search this information on google or UA-cam.
LOL >> "fr0103 gmailcom" probably would like to have also included in this video a full instruction of how to assemble computer. Well... Without computer, there is no way to use this device. Hahahaha
@@maciejbosak2565 Try acting like a serious adult (unless you're a snotty, ignorant 13-year old kid to begin with) and don't mock people when they're trying to inform and provide honest feedback to the video author. You communicate like a child.
This is non-commercial video. Everything what was needed is explained. It was pointless to include a different topic in this video and making it significantly longer. There are a lot of types of partions, a lot of tools which can be use to create them, a lot of configurations (depends what someone what to do with harddrive ). As I mentioned, this topic is widely and detailed explained on Google or other videos available on UA-cam.
Cloned my 250g hard drive and ended up with a exact copy to a new 1TB drive. Results: Converted my 1TB disk to 250G. Problem is my 1TB is only 250g space. I can’t undo this even on disk utility. Can erase, resize, can’t remove, this is joke of a cloner.
Well... this is exactly how the hard disk cloning function is designed. It performs 1:1 copy (including partition structures and size). It works as it was designed ( see the manual from this device for details). When it comes to reparationing your 1tb hard drive, I suggest to use a dedicated partition software for this kind of operations (the newest version of it). Even though I very rare use cloning function - For me this function works exactly as is described in the manual. So I were not surprised here or disappointed.
@@MICROPROG thanks for clearing that up. Managed to fix the issue and erase it, now I know this is only a copy machine or two disk doc. Works good for those two purposes.
I just took delivery of this same device and this video was very helpful. I'm going to clone a 1TB HHD to a 2TB SSD and upgrade both of my 500GB SSDs to 1TBs and add a 1TB NvME also, so this device will be getting a workout. I will probably also keep my 500 GB SSDs in it for extra storage.
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Information that is worth gold. A few moments ago I already bought mine. Thank you! 😊 👍
You are welcome 👍
I'm happy that you found my video useful.
One thing that it does not mention is that if the destination drive needs to be formated.
@@LookOutForNumberOne Just yesterday I used it again to clone [for the second time a normal hard drive] and I didn't have to do anything 🤔
What a great video, the pace is awesome. Very good
Thank you 👍
Is there any difference between EC-CH2B and EC-HD2B other than the USB TYPE A and C? Do they have different hardware inside? Do they both support writing on both HDD?
What is the MAXIMUM CAPACITY? 2 x 20 TB or 2 x 10 TB? Or more?
Thank you!
I'm currently cloning a 4TB SSD to another 4TB SSD, it's going on 3hrs and isn't even at 25% complete yet, I'm guessing this won't be done until sometime tomorrow. Honestly, I'm kind of wondering if it would have been faster by just dragging and dropping individual files from one drive to another.
Excellent video - thanks. Mine's arriving today
Thank you.
I'm happy that you like the video 👍😁
About how long would it take to clone a 2TB SSD that's got about 100GB of data on it to a 4TB SSD? Does the target drive need to be formatted before cloning?
excellent !!!
Great tutorial, better than Sabrent’s own site.
Thank you. 👍
I'm happy that you like the video
I have one of these on order! (Don't even really need it, as I have a pair of Icy Dock 5.25" bays that each accept both 2.5" and 3.5" drives, but, I figured what the heck!)
Sorry if obvious, but can you use this to connect to your pc to create the partitioning and formatting referenced at 8:45, or do you need a separate sata cable/usb connector? Thank you in advance.
Yes. You can do it.
You just need software to crate partitions.
There are a lot of them in the market.
Even Widows itself has a patitioning tool, though limited with options, but it should work.
The transfer is from A to B I am assuming? I just did mine hopefully I didn’t mess up.
Yup.
A - source
B - destination
and it also clones the Windows 10 operating system?
Excellent video.. extremely helpful
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Hi, years ago I bought a similar sabrent model but I never detect WD brand drives, whatever the model. other brands detect it without drama. Does this model detect the WD brand? I am disappointed with this brand, I will surely go for other brands and I hope I do not have the same drama
I think that this device should support WD hard drives (up to 10 TB) without any problems, though I have never tested it.
It would be weird if it didn't support WD.
Personally, I prefer Seagate brand (all my disks are made by this company).
Do you think that with some SATA to USB adapters I can clone external drives offline? 🤔
Yes, but You will need a proper software for cloning hard-drives.
Adapters itself just provide a one of ways to connect hard-drive with computer.
@@MICROPROG Thank you, but I mean. I have some external hard drives that I would like to clone in the same way offline with the Sabrent. And I was wondering if there is a way to do this with SATA adapters that I can connect to the Sabrent Drive Docking Station with my USB external hard drives.
@@SalamanderFangskin hard to say, I have never tried this way. It might work in theory.
@@MICROPROG Thank you. 😊👍 I wish I could try.
I've a Question: if I put 2 Hard Drives in any DockingStation... can I just use them both as an External HD, to view/use/save my new and old files?
Thank you
Correct, both of them will be ready to use as any regular external USB Hard Drive (or pendrive)
Please keep in mind that this docking station supports Hard drives up to 10TB max.
@@MICROPROG I just bought this, but when I put a hard drive in, connect it to PC and turn it on, the Sabrent doesn't turn on at all. When there is no harddrive and I turn it on, the lights turn on and is connected to PC. What's wrong?
Weird issue.
Maybe you have gotten damaged unit.
Nevertheless, before you return it, try to do some simple diagnostic steps.
- use different hard drive
- try to install harddrive in another bay (Maybe one bay is damaged)
- try to use different USB cable (very often cables provided with most devices are very low quality)
- try to connect the USB cable to different port in your PC (try all parts in your PC)
- try to connect the Docking station to different PC
- make sure that plug from AC adapter is properly set in the power slot (is not loosed)
I hope that it will help you to solve the problem
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@@MICROPROG Thank you for quick response. Maybe I will try to call tech support later. They are closed now.
@@ChineseSe7en you are welcome.
I hope that you will solve the problem
does this thing show the stats of the hard drives SMART reading over usb?
Can i clone an external hd hooked via laptop to a hard drive that is docked in this ?
Not with cloning function build-in the hub.
In this particular scenario, you will have to use HDD cloning software (there are many on the market -> more information you will find on Google)
i want to clone a 149gb HDD into a 500gb SSD drive.. How does cloning handle the extra space.. does it partition it ?? do i need to format the SSD before i start.. Will the cloning process automatically format it before it starts cloning ?? it was pulled from a working computer, an has the operating system on it.. thx for any help.. new subscriber..
Hi 👋. The designation SSD will be automatically wiped out and partitioned by the device as 1:1 copy. Portion structure will be exactly this same as your source HDD 149GB.
Remaining free space on your 500GB SSD will be present as un-locaded empty space (you will not be able to use it). In order to have access to remaining 350GB of free space you will have to update partitions on this disk later using some Partition Software (there are many on the market).
NOTE: the docking station is not able to clone encrypted partition (if you have any on source HDD 149GB, it will not work later on designation SSD 500GB)
@@MICROPROG thank you for replying !!
@@MICROPROG i am just not clear on the slots A, and B allocation when in stand alone cloning.. I assume the Hard Drive that you want to copy goes into slot A, and the hard drive that your cloning too, goes in slot B.. It was not clear in manual.. I am so afraid of messing up and erasing my hard drive on accident.. thanks..
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As is noted in the video
Slot [A] - Source disk ( a disk with all your files / data )
Slot [B] - Destination disk ( for example, an empty new disk which you just bought )
Conclusion - all data from Diska [A] will be copy to Disk [B]
@@MICROPROG thanks.. I should have paid better attention..
Can I clone (exact copy) of my C drive to an External Hard Drive Station?. I have 1T hard drive to be transfert to a 1T hard drive as a safe copy?
Would like to keep a copy of my C drive, in case that my hard drive brake.....
I have never tried to copy the system disk using it.
In theory, it should work...
Based on the user manual, this device makes 1:1 copy of the disk.
Therefore, all partitions settings and their contents should be copied to another disk.
@@MICROPROG I just saw a video where we see two hard drives (source hard disk and a new hard disk) install on the same box Sabrent, and he press the clone button, and you could see the transfert from 25% to 100%. I guess you have the same button!
But before I must format my new disk before doing the transfert!
I think that for Cloning operation purpose, you do not need to format new hard drive.
Cloning option, either way will first erase everything on "destination" hard drive and create new partitions.
When it comes to secure partitions... there might be a problem with Cloning them. They might not work properly on the new hard drive after Cloning operation.
Tengo 2 discos duros de 3.5 con datos. Si utilizo este dispositivo, puedo conectarlos al PC y ver su contenido y utilizarlos como si fuesen pen drive?
Sí, puede instalar 2 discos duros (de hasta 10 TB cada uno) en este dispositivo y tener acceso a ellos (de la misma manera que el pendrive)
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Yes, you can install 2 Hard Drives (up to 10 TB each) in this device and have an access to them (In the same way as pen drive)
@@MICROPROG muy amable. Thanks bro
@@bondiolauy9067 you are welcome 👍
is there a prolem if the new disk has less capacity storage?
Based on user manual the destination Disk have to be same capacity (or greater) than the source disk - while using offline cloning option.
I have never tried to use the destination disk with lower capacity.
I guess that device simply won't start the process of cloning when detect this issue.
how long does cloning take?
Does this allow you to clone the hard drive without connecting it to a computer?
Yes.
It is offline cloning device (no computer needed) for this purpose.
I bought the single port but question I plug in an ssd and I can hear it connect to the pc but doesn't show.
If this is a brand new SSD / HDD drive (never used) there is a probability that it doesn't have any disk partition created on it.
When you connect the drive to PC you will have to use Disk Partition Software (there are many on the market , Free and Paid) in order to create Disk Partition. You can also use options available in Windows for partition creation.
After this , the disk will be visible and ready to use.
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If you you have already partition crated on your Disk, then try to use different USB cable, different USB port in the PC, connect the device to other computer (if it works that sometimethng is not right with your PC)
@@MICROPROG it's a used drive apparently the partitician was deleted off of it. So I need to figure how to get the partition on it
It is not complicated. There are a lot of videos on UA-cam which shows how to do it.
@@MICROPROG thank you so much for your help. Excellent video
@@2thecurve you are welcome
I'm happy that you like the video 👍
Do you know if this will work (clone) a PS4 hard drive?
Unfortunately, I do not know that.
I have never chance to test it with PS4 HDD.
But logically, HDD is HDD. Whether PS4 or PC, it is still this same device. Therefore, in theory it should work.
Nevertheless, before you buy this device for this purpose, I advise you to first look the answer on some PS4 Forums, maybe someone already test it.
@@MICROPROG FML it doesn’t work. It loaded to the Logo and then black screen. Not even ask to install a firmware or warning screen. Just black screen
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Sorry to hear it. 😔
Based on what you wrote, it looks like the original PS hard drive is somehow encrypted to protect copyright.
I suggest Install back the original hdd to ps4 and return the USB docking station (if this option is available) .
Maybe there is some kind of solution for this, but it will require advanced computer skills and deeper research on PS4 community forums.
What size were both the source and target hard drives used in the cloning demonstration?
Honestly, I do not remember exactly what size they were. It was almost a year since I made this video.
I guess that it was 640GB (source) and 1TB (target). But I'm not sure.
I can't get mine to show up at all. I have a WD 8 TB and Seagate 6TB. Neither one shows up
If they are brand new disks,, you have to creeate partitions first in order to see then in the system.
If they have already created partitions and you still do not see them
- check USB cable (maybe use a different one , battery quality)
- use different USB 3.1 port in your computer
Perhaps thay USB docking station itself has malfunction ( if nothing helps )
@@MICROPROG will check bro, thanks a ton. Instant subscriber!
@@clavd8932 👍 you are welcome.
Hope that it will help you
You have to be able to see anything first to even format thing never worked for me
plugged in, power on no lights come on at al, drives aren't detected
It can be a lot of reasons.
-Check USB cable (use different one)
-Use different USB port
-Try to use different Hard drive (maybe something is wrong with this which you try to use)
-Try to use it with different computer (perhaps something is not right with your computer)
-This device supports only up to 10TB Hard drives (Hard drives with bigger capacity will not work correctly)
If nothing helps, then it looks like that docking station is damaged.
@@MICROPROG i finally figured it out, the plug isn't correctly polarized, I had it plugged in backwards
Can you use this to download steam games?
Hard to say, I have never tried it
It work as regular USB hard drive when it is connected to PC
Jan 2021: I get all four blue indicators when quickly pressing the clone button. Trying to clone a 3.5 HDD (smaller than target) to an unpartitioned SSD target. Four blue, no HDD spinning. Oh well, trying the "with pc" option and a USB cable. :/
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I mostly use it as comfortable SATA to USB adapter. I have a couple of internal SATA Hard Drives as a backup storage. This device let me easy and quickly connect them with PC
Did you resolve this issue? I’m having similarly issue
This video assumes one or both drives are formatted, allocated and online (when mine are not). No explanation of these processes.
This video is not about how to set up a new hard drive (this is a different topic).
This video is about Sabrent USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Docking Station.
If you want to know how to set a partition and how to format hard drive, search this information on google or UA-cam.
LOL >> "fr0103 gmailcom" probably would like to have also included in this video a full instruction of how to assemble computer.
Well... Without computer, there is no way to use this device.
Hahahaha
@@maciejbosak2565 Try acting like a serious adult (unless you're a snotty, ignorant 13-year old kid to begin with) and don't mock people when they're trying to inform and provide honest feedback to the video author. You communicate like a child.
fr0103 gmailcom you are so funny but Dont cry anymore please🥴
This is non-commercial video.
Everything what was needed is explained. It was pointless to include a different topic in this video and making it significantly longer.
There are a lot of types of partions, a lot of tools which can be use to create them, a lot of configurations (depends what someone what to do with harddrive ).
As I mentioned, this topic is widely and detailed explained on Google or other videos available on UA-cam.
Cloned my 250g hard drive and ended up with a exact copy to a new 1TB drive. Results: Converted my 1TB disk to 250G. Problem is my 1TB is only 250g space. I can’t undo this even on disk utility. Can erase, resize, can’t remove, this is joke of a cloner.
Well... this is exactly how the hard disk cloning function is designed. It performs 1:1 copy (including partition structures and size). It works as it was designed ( see the manual from this device for details).
When it comes to reparationing your 1tb hard drive, I suggest to use a dedicated partition software for this kind of operations (the newest version of it).
Even though I very rare use cloning function - For me this function works exactly as is described in the manual. So I were not surprised here or disappointed.
@@MICROPROG thanks for clearing that up. Managed to fix the issue and erase it, now I know this is only a copy machine or two disk doc. Works good for those two purposes.
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That is an enormous and hideous wall wart. Someone get Sabrent on the phone.
Offline cloning at 11:22
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Cat got your tongue?
Yes. Unfortunately.
NARRATE YOUR DAMN VIDEO!
I will do it on Tuesday.
I have to do grocery shopping and do errands first.
It is going to snow tomorrow so I have to by BBQ Grill