Moving OS from large HDD to small SSD

ItsRapidDave · Nov 17, 2013

Ok, so I recently bought a 128GB SSD, it is ready for use and I can move files between the two drives, would it be possible to just move the Windows 7 files over to the SSD and then delete them from the HDD, I'm not majorly advanced in the software of computers but it seems theoretically possible. but I'm not sure?

lonewolf7 · Nov 17, 2013

If you are asking about moving OS(Win7) from HDD to SSD then its not possible. You can clone the OS from HDD to SSD but I don't recommend it. OS always needs to be installed, and not transferred. Cloning is kind of transferring. And if you are new to this then you can have some trouble with it too. So the easiest way is to install OS with a bootable media (DVD/USB).

If you are asking about moving data's( my doc, my music, etc) then its quite possible.

giantbucket · Nov 17, 2013

you may need to first separate the data and OS on your main HDD, like onto separate partitions. then you'd need to spend hours resizing the OS partition until you get it down to be smaller than the SSD. then you'd do a Win7 system-image-backup, make a recovery disk, reboot into the recovery disk, load your motherboard's SATA drivers, and then restore the image from the HDD to the SSD. the hardest part will be separating the OS from the data and 'cleaning up' and resizing the OS partition to a reasonable size.

or you can try a program like Acronis. i've never used it, but heard that it's smart enough to extract just the OS and shove it onto a new drive and make the new drive bootable. i would hope that it can do it without affecting the OS that's on the HDD so that if things don't go according to plan, you can reboot and continue to use the HDD just as before. and then spend untold hours doing a fresh install of Win7 onto the SSD.

Search

Moving OS from large HDD to small SSD

ItsRapidDave

Distinguished

lonewolf7

Splendid

giantbucket

Dignified

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page