[header] How to mirror a hard drive [title] Decide if you want to create a mirrored drive on your existing hard drive or on a separate, external drive. [title] Download or purchase the necessary software. [step] There are many inexpensive software solutions that will streamline the process down to just a few clicks. 
Choose a software program that provides a reliable backup and disaster recovery of systems, applications, settings and personal files. [title] If you want to create a mirrored drive on your existing hard drive, you will first need to partition your hard drive.