cookiecop27 :
hello! recently I picked up an Samsung 840 PRO 256GB SSD. before I was using a Kingston 120GB SSD for my OS (Windows 7 Pro). I was wondering if there was any easy way to transfer all of the files from one drive (Kingston 120GB) to another (Samsung 840 PRO). I have a second computer that I could use for this process. I must do the same thing on another computer, but from a 640GB HDD to a Kingston 120GB SSD, however it is only the OS (Windows 10 Home) that I want to transfer. It would be greatly appreciated if you could help me with any of these two things. Thanks
1. You can't move/copy/clone 'only' the OS. All or nothing, mostly.
2. For how to clone to these new drives, the actual used space must be below the size of the new drive.
So, cloning into a 240GB SSD, you need the actual used space to be below 200GB. However you get there.
With the Samsung Data Migration, it allows you to leave off files like Video/Doc/Pics. Other than that, everything else goes.
So, to clone from one drive to the other, this:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install
Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up
It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.
If it works, and it should, all is good.
Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe as necessary.
Delete the original boot partitions, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall
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