A technician is tasked with replacing an older 500GB mechanical storage device in a laptop with a newer 500GB state-of-the-art storage unit. Which approach is the most effective for transferring the system and user data while ensuring operability and data integrity on the new device?
Migrate the system data over a local network from the old storage to the new storage.
Execute an automated backup of the existing drive and restore onto the new storage.
Copy files directly through the operating system's file manager to the new storage.
Employ cloning software to duplicate the existing drive's contents to the new storage.