HDD to SSD Cloning Trouble: What do I do now?

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I am currently attempting to clone my 500GB 5400rpm hard drive to a 1TB crucial MX300 2.5 inch SSD however I have run into some trouble.

Method (What I did anyway):
1. Downloaded and installed AOEMI Backupper

2. Ran the program and attempted to clone my GPT Hard drive to my blank MBR SSD

3. Program said I had to either limit the clone to 3 partitions or change the SSD format to GPT so that I could clone all partitions. The program suggested by Aoemi was the Aoemi partition assistant software.

4. I downloaded that and ran it.

5. I had a little look at that before finding out that the windows disk manager could be used to do this.

6. Changed the SSDs' format to GPT.

7. Attempted to run Aoemi Backupper again.

8. It ran but stopped at the very start and came up with a (according to the internet) non existant error that had no meaning whatsoever.

9. I then decided to look at the SSD and see what had been done to it.

10. It showed a partition had been made:
FAT32(LBA)Primary 51.2mb/500.00mb

11. After this I decided to use a different program called macrium reflect.

12. Prepared a system restore point.

13. I prepared the clone but as I was about to carry it out I noticed that the HDD had that partition as well.

14. Try to see if it was possible to delete the data through the windows disk manager, couldn't find a way.

15. Decided not to risk it and ask the internet instead.

TL;DR What do I do now?????????
 
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Try this disk-cloning program (Casper) that we have been using for a number of years and which I heartily recommend for its ease of use, general effectiveness, and speed.

Although the program is a commercial one costing $49.99 there is a Trial Edition available which you could use and hopefully it will be successful as it relates to your situation so I would urge you to give it a try.

Here are some instructions for using the program...

1. Download/install the Casper Trial Edition 10 (v10.0.6044) disk-cloning program from: https://www.fssdev.com/products/casper/trial/

2. Before undertaking the disk-cloning operation close all open programs. (Generally you need not disable your anti-virus program). Ensure your destination drive - the...
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ArtPog

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It's quite unclear (at least to me) precisely where things stand at this moment.

1. I take it your present boot drive - the 500 GB HDD - has been GPT-partitioned. Is that correct?

2. Does your present boot drive boot & function without any problems? It's perfectly fine?

3. Are you working with a laptop/notebook or a desktop PC?

4. How did you connect the 1 TB SSD during the disk-cloning operation?

5. How is that boot drive partitioned? What is the OS? What Is the TOTAL data contained on that drive?

6. What's the status of the 1 TB SSD? Does it currently contain any data originating from those failed disk-cloning attempts?

7. Is it your preference that both drives be GPT-partitioned?
 
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1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Alienware Alpha i3 model http://www.dell.com/uk/p/alienware-alpha-r2-desktop/pd.aspx?ST=alienware%20alpha%20i3&dgc=ST&cid=41141&lid=1069630&acd=239715600820560&ven1=sSm53hBjO&ven2=e
4. SATA to USB 3.0
5. OS windows 8.1 5 partitions (I've put the max capacities at the end not how much data they have in them okay?), OS (C: ) 456.29GB WINRETOOLS (X: ) 750mb, PBR Image (Y: ) 8.06GB, DIAGS FAT32 (LBA) Primary 40mb, ESP (D: ) FAT32 (LBA) Primary 500mb AT max capacity the drive holds 465.76GB and it currently has ROUGHLY 13GB space wise.
6. Yes it contains some system partition called ESP (D: ) FAT32 (LBA) Primary 51.2/500mb
 
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ArtPog

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Try this disk-cloning program (Casper) that we have been using for a number of years and which I heartily recommend for its ease of use, general effectiveness, and speed.

Although the program is a commercial one costing $49.99 there is a Trial Edition available which you could use and hopefully it will be successful as it relates to your situation so I would urge you to give it a try.

Here are some instructions for using the program...

1. Download/install the Casper Trial Edition 10 (v10.0.6044) disk-cloning program from: https://www.fssdev.com/products/casper/trial/

2. Before undertaking the disk-cloning operation close all open programs. (Generally you need not disable your anti-virus program). Ensure your destination drive - the 1 TB SSD proposed recipient of the clone - is properly connected in the system as a USB external drive. I take it you're using one of those USB-to-SATA cables for the connection. I'm not a particular fan of those devices since in the past we've run into too many defective or erratic operating devices of that ilk. I much prefer a USB external enclosure or "docking station" to house an external SSD or HDD. But I'm aware many users use this cable device for its presumed convenience and modest cost and seem quite satisfied with its performance.

3. Click "Add drive" and a window open listing the destination drive. Ensure that's the correct drive you desire as the recipient of the clone (just in case other multiple drives are connected). Click on that disk's listing and then "Yes" on the confirmation message that follows.

4. Click on "Back up now" (after again assuring that it's the right drive you desire to receive the cloned contents of the source disk).

5. Casper will begin the disk-cloning operation running in the background. If you want to view the progress of the disk-cloning operation click on the Casper icon visible on the Taskbar or in the Notification area of the Taskbar.

6. Following the (hopefully!) successful disk-cloning operation disconnect (when practicable) the 500 GB HDD source drive from the system and connect the newly-cloned SSD (preferably) to the motherboard's first SATA data connector, usually designated SATA 0 or SATA 1.

7. Boot to the newly-cloned disk where (if practicable) it's the only drive connected at that time. During the boot check the system's BIOS/UEFI to ensure the cloned drive is now first in boot priority order.

8. Casper will utilize the entire disk-space of the destination drive to contain the total data contents from the source drive. It will proportionally create partitions based on the current distribution size of the partitions that were created on the source disk. (The commercial version of Casper does not have this limitation; with that version the user has the option to manipulate the size of created partitions on the destination drive during the disk-cloning operation as long as the size of the user-created partition is sufficient to contain the data contents from the source drive's partition).

Give it a try and let us know the results, OK?
 
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