Getting Windows 8 on new SSD?

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alexbouckley

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So I just got a new SSD, and I can't figure out how to get my files onto it. I'm using a laptop that came with Windows 8, so I don't have an install disk. Any suggestions? I also bought an external hard drive if that helps.
 
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unless you have another hdd bay in your laptop this is the way.external hdd enclosures are as cheap as $15 cdn.once you have your new drive in the enclosure and hooked via usb to your laptop use a free cloning program such as acronis true image or macrium reflect to make a copy of your old drive on the new one.then install the new drive into your laptop.you can then use the old hdd in the enclosure as a backup,cloning your ssd to it when you have new data to save.
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alexbouckley

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Don't have an external enclosure... I just spent $60 on the external hard drive and I don't want to go waste money on anything else. Any other methods?
 
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unless you have another hdd bay in your laptop this is the way.external hdd enclosures are as cheap as $15 cdn.once you have your new drive in the enclosure and hooked via usb to your laptop use a free cloning program such as acronis true image or macrium reflect to make a copy of your old drive on the new one.then install the new drive into your laptop.you can then use the old hdd in the enclosure as a backup,cloning your ssd to it when you have new data to save.
 
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typezstg

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2 things I can think of:

1.) If you want your computer exactly the same:
- Buy/borrow enclosure
- Buy/borrow SATA to USB bridge ($7) (like this: http://www.amazon.com/Patuoxun-Converter-Adapter-Cable-Drive/dp/B008ASF5MC/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1394747819&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=sata+to+usb)

- Connect your SSD to enclosure/USB bridge and use free cloning software you can find online (Clonix, etc.) and clone your drive


2.) If you don't mind a clean installation and copying your files over
- Copy what you want saved onto your external from your HDD
- Make a bootable USB drive with windows 8 (it pretends like its a install disk) or make a CD by downloading a windows 8 ISO file and install new copy of windows
- Then copying your files back over from the external
 
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