Migrate OS hdd to ssd
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notherdude
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Windows old is a copy of your older windows install, a backup of windows from a previous upgrade or transfer, it's probably useless to you so long as the current install is working fine.
orlbuckeye
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I've never used that software but you need to do is do an image not a backup. The difference is backups can't copy files the OS opens when it boots. Imaging software loads before the OS so the system files aren't open. I use Acronis Tru Image and I just get a USB drive enclosure and put the target drive in the case. Then I tell Acronis to copy the image and then the drive in the enclosure is a complete duplicate of the HD. I just swap out the drive and boot up using the SSD.
I used Paragon's automatic migrate program ("Migrate OS to SSD" to do. Makes a complete copy of you C: drive and will shrink it if necessary too. Sets up everything, can even leave the old C: drive in, make it a different drive letter, and format and use it if you want.
Hi there. I'm in the process of attempting to clone my old HDD to a new SSD using Paragon Migrate OS to SSD.. Just wondering, before I go fully ahead with it.. When should you or should you not check the box for "create new EFI boot entry for destination drive???
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