Question Cloning SSD and clone integrity

[eco_bach]

Cloning my boot drive NVMe SSD to an external NVMe SSD via USB.
(Using a NVMe enclosure)
Since this process will take a few hours I would like to continue working off my boot drive during the clone operation.
As long as I’m not copying huge files to from my boot drive, just launching applications, will this in any way affect the integrity of the clone?

 

[USAFRet]

Why cloning to an external drive?
What is the goal of this clone operation?

What drives?
How much data?
What clone tool?

 

[geofelt]

I would not do it.
Start the process this evening, go to bed and check it out in the morning.
Opening an app will still write stuff with unknown consequences.

 

[USAFRet]

Unless you have very large drives with a LOT of data, cloning should not take "a few hours".

I recovered a Macrium Image from my NAS to a replacement drive. (basically the same as a clone)
605GB data, from the NAS HDD, across a standard gigabit LAN, into a new SATA III SSD.....90 minutes start to finish.

 

[Bob.B]

Cloning my boot drive NVMe SSD to an external NVMe SSD via USB.
(Using a NVMe enclosure)
Since this process will take a few hours I would like to continue working off my boot drive during the clone operation.
As long as I’m not copying huge files to from my boot drive, just launching applications, will this in any way affect the integrity of the clone?

If you were told the clone would be fine do you really want to risk it?

When I clone I don't touch anything until the clone is done.

 

[stuff and nonesense]

Start clone, watch a movie… not on the pc, have a beer, sleep… do anything other than touch the pc till it is finished.

 

[eco_bach]

Thanks for the feedback!