Tried it again.... same issue as last time "failed to open disk or partition". Does the same thing on three different machines: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, and Windows 11. Waste of time......

Sorry there are so reports of problems recorded here I feel its too risky to take a chance trying it out, I'm sure it does work for some but it should work for all unless exclusions are stipulated.

I installed with no issue BUT still got the same error many others are getting Failed to open partition or disk". I went ahead and 'Activated' with no issue but cannot select a source.

This is a 'first' time installing this program, so cannot "remove the older version" as there never was one..

I tried uninstalling it, even with your DoYourClone uninstaller, but still have the same result..

Will wait for DoYourData programmer(s) to offer a resolution before removing it off my system.

Win 10 v20H2, SSD C and 1TB D HDD

Took a look at Do Your Clone as an alternative to Macrium Reflect Free for USB sticks -- they added support for USB sticks in version 8, but the free version is still on v. 7. And it seems to work for me, though there's no option to save a disk image to use as a backup -- the only destinations provided are the other attached disks or drives.

Do Your Clone uses [I assume older, from 2018] files and drivers from EaseUS -- running the app without installing it, and so without the 2 drivers, EuDskCp.sys & EuEumDk.sys, meant getting the "Failed to open..." message others are reporting. Running setup added the 2 drivers and everything seems to work fine.

Besides adding the two drivers, everything else is contained in the program's folder, which comes in at just over 80MB, with I assume a little bit of bloat as not everything in the set of EaseUS files appears to be used, e.g. VssFreeze-XP.exe, since others have have commented that it won't work in XP. Those drivers have the biggest impact on the registry, though it did cause a rewrite of the Component hive, if you don't like all that registry churn -- stuff happens, and in this case with a recorded 300K+ new registry entries from rewriting that hive, there's a slight bit more chance for something to go wrong.

Because of the 2 drivers Do Your Clone won't run portably or from a bootable USB stick, e.g. one with WinPE, but in situations where you'd need a bootable USB stick, e.g. cloning a disk to a laptop hard disk, restoring a backup with Macrium Reflect has always worked fine.

Do note that when you're cloning one disk/partition to another and both hard disks or partitions are attached internally, you can run into unintended side effects. Windows assigns each partition a unique GUID, and you can't have the same one twice, which is what happens when you clone a disk/partition. As long as it doesn't contain Windows or the Windows boot partition the fix afterward is as easy bringing a disk/partition back online in Computer Management -> Disk Management, which causes Windows to issue a new GUID. If Windows &/or the boot partition is involved you *may* have to change the boot drive order in the BIOS &/or edit the BCD [boot files]. Some image backup software will *try* to fix things for you, but if you're doing something like moving your Windows install to another disk, you'll want to check to see which internal drive you're booting from, and which disk you're running Windows from. It's entirely possible to for example add an SSD, clone the Windows install from your old hard drive, and wind up still booting to and using the original installation rather than the new copy on the SSD.

Same problem as everyone else. uninstalled. You would think the authors of this program would try to help out here. We can't all be wrong!

Can't figure out those who want something free,and you can see its not healthy for your own good AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. move on you drecks.

my drive has tpm hardware in place on the motherboard, plus I have added a boot password to decrypt the drive. will this clone an encrypted drive?

I downloaded and installed this program (without disabling Windows Security) two months ago from another giveaway site and use it as a backup tool for my SSD system disk to an old hard disk via an USB 3.1 docking station every week. The program installed without any problem and can not be easier to use. I've tested the clone a few times and it's all OK. Cannot understand that so many people have problems at installation but despite that, I recommend DoYourClone as a keeper . On other computers, I also have Aomei, Easeus and AweClone. They all do the job perfectly, so the choice is dictated by giveaway opportunities...

This program does not work.
See comments here:
https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/doyourclone-for-windows-2-6
I have the same problem. "Failed to open partition or disk" error message.
No old version to uninstall, it's not the firewall or antivirus or anything else stopping it from working.
Uninstalled.

P.S. Make sure you set a system restore point before running this program if by some miracle it actually works for you.

Thanks any way to the GAOTD team.

its asking me for a licence number to activate my download

If you have installed old versions, don’t need to activate it again.
If you can’t activate it: turn off VPN, and try again.
If can’t load disk: Try to completely uninstall the old version, and then reinstall it. You also can check if the software is blocked by Windows defender.

50% OFF special offer for free lifetime update license: https://www.doyourdata.com/special-offer/index.html

Thanks for this software. I checked the website, but cannot determine if this software can be installed on a USB and used as a portable tool. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Downloaded and installed fine, registration was easy. I too ran into the message "Failed to open partition or disk" at program startup. I then went into the program proper, clicked on selecting a source disk. It pops up a grayed out window. So I can't select a drive to clone. I tried selecting a destination drive and that was a no go either. I did get to test out successfully that my OS still allows me to uninstall programs properly.

"DoYourClone for Windows is one of the best disk cloning software" is stated yet doing a search for 'the best' never found this product listed. This is free, and I appreciate that, but the self grandiosing found in many of the giveaways should be less. Good products never need to say they are good and allow others to say it.

Can not be licensed!

https://i.postimg.cc/Ls37f0Gc/Screenshot-2021-09-20-133352.png

Downloaded using 'setup'. Installed.
Copied and pasted in the key, get message that key already used or my internet is not connected.

I don't have any old version of the software; Windows defender did not block the software; all antivirus software was temporarily disabled; however, I got the error 'Failed to open partition or disk.' Thus, I did twice uninstall/ re-install the DoYourClone for Windows 2.6 that I download from GOTD with no success.

Any solution at this point?

"Failed to open partition or disk" - I cant select the partition source, because the software doesn't see any partitions (the list is empty) . I have windows 10 and 2 SSD disks.

I received the dreaded "Failed to open partition or disk" error. The suggestions in the read me file are useless. Nice try but unfortunately a failure. Uninstalled via reboot using Shadow Defender.

Contrary to what is stated on GAOTD, the program does not work on XP (error message: "This program requires Windows NT version 5.1 Service Pack 4 or later"). I checked the developer's page, which confirms that it requires Vista and above.
Nice to see a program though which is delivered so simply here, with a straightforward direct download of the setup of only 22MB, no wrapper, and the serial number included.

When I open the program a sign comes up "Failed to open partition or disk". What is the solution to this problem?

I've been waiting for this to come to GOTD. This works flawlessly on all my drives, thank you for this free addition today.

Is this a portable version to override o.s.?