Samsung Migration Tool

EpIckFa1LJoN

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A few months ago I purchased a Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD. I really love it and have been using it as my C: drive since. I had 0 issues using the migration tool moving my then C: drive (a cheap $35 Seagate 500GB HDD) to the SSD. I have since been using my HDD as my F: drive to store some less important games on.

I did really want to get a faster drive for my more heavily used programs and get rid of the HDD which is insanely slow when playing some newer games and driving me insane because I am used to the fast 850. However today I got in my 960 Pro 1TB M.2 SSD and again installed it, used the migration tool to move all the content of my 850 C: drive onto it and make it my new C: drive.

But now I have run into the issue. I tried to use the migration tool again on my 850 to move all the data from the Seagate HDD, to the 850 so all my games would be on the fast SSD. However the migration tool would not let me change the source disk (defaulted to the new 960 for whatever reason) and since the tool only works on Samsung only gives the 850 as the destination disk.

I even tried reformatting the 850 to clear it but the tool won't let me change the source disk. Does anyone know how I can fix this?

I cannot disable the 960 because it is my boot file, and I have about 350 GB worth of games on the HDD that I really just want migrated to the 850 so I don't have to go through and download each one again and waste probably 3 days doing so.

Any help will be appreciated.

Also if it matters:
The 960 is the current C: drive
The System reserve for the 960 is the E:
The Seagate HDD is still the F: drive
The "Data" for the 850 is G:
and the 850 itself is the H: drive
 
Solution
Yes, you quickly discovered that "limitation" of the SDM program. It has some other limitations as well but it's a fine program for disk-to-disk cloning of one's current boot disk to a Samsung SSD and we generally do recommend the program to users for that basic task.

Anyway, if you want to give the disk-cloning operation another shot...

Try the AOMEI Backupper program available from: http://www.backup-utility.com/disk-clone-software.html

While it's not our usual d-c program (we use a commercial program - Casper - that costs $49.99 chiefly for frequent comprehensive backups of our systems), we've used the AOMEI program a number of times recently and were quite impressed with its simplicity & effectiveness.

It should do the job you...

EpIckFa1LJoN

Admirable
I found the problem with the Migration Tool

Under the "Limitations" policy it only works on drives that the OS is installed on (Stupid)

So how can I move all my games from the HDD to the SSD without needing the OS installed on one?
 

EpIckFa1LJoN

Admirable
Tried to update this yesterday but the site was down or something.

Anyways the reflect program didnt work, none of my executable programs worked so I reformated and started downloading them from scratch. It's all good at least i'm halfway done, lol.

I'm also only 9.5 TBW out of 300 so it didnt do too much
 
Yes, you quickly discovered that "limitation" of the SDM program. It has some other limitations as well but it's a fine program for disk-to-disk cloning of one's current boot disk to a Samsung SSD and we generally do recommend the program to users for that basic task.

Anyway, if you want to give the disk-cloning operation another shot...

Try the AOMEI Backupper program available from: http://www.backup-utility.com/disk-clone-software.html

While it's not our usual d-c program (we use a commercial program - Casper - that costs $49.99 chiefly for frequent comprehensive backups of our systems), we've used the AOMEI program a number of times recently and were quite impressed with its simplicity & effectiveness.

It should do the job you want. You can install the program on your Samsung 960 SSD current boot drive and select the Seagate HDD as the source drive and the Samsung 850 SSD as the destination disk and undertake the d-c operation.

If you do decide to give the AOMEI program a try let us know how it all turns out, OK?
 
Solution

EpIckFa1LJoN

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I might try Reflect again when I get my next drive which will be another 850 Pro but 1TB, I love Samsung drives they are fantastic, I actually set Userbenchmark's record for fastest 960 Pro last night benchmarking it so I am very happy (even at just over half capacity. I don't know why Reflect didn't work but I also no longer have the HDD in my system. So there is no issue with that anymore, I am simply reinstalling all the data (which was basically half my Steam Library) that was lost from the HDD and installing it to the 850. I am almost done so I am not too worried about it.

If for whatever reason reflect doesn't work next time (which I see no reason it shouldnt on a completely fresh disk) I will definitely try out the other program. Thank You.
 

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