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So i just bought an SSD and I cloned my ( C: ) drive to the new SSD using EaseUS TODO Backup Free. I disconnected the source ( C: ) drive after the clone was made, but Windows will not boot from the SSD. I already made a repair disc and tried to do the automatic startup repair (this didn't work), and some other things in the repair disc list that didn't do anything either. What do I have to do now? I don't want to reinstal windows and lose all my programs.

I am using windows 10.
 
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To: All you guys (and maybe gals?) who have experienced disk-cloning ("data migration") problems of one sort or another...

I'd like to recommend a disk-cloning program we've been using for years and have absolute faith in. Our chief use of the program is for creating routine, frequent COMPREHENSIVE backups of our systems and of course for that common use of cloning the contents of a user's "old" HDD to a new SSD, which has become very common these days. BTW, I'm not associated with the developer of this program in any way - a question that is frequently put to me because of our strong recommendation for this product.

The program is Casper, and we've been using this program for a fair number of years and which I heartily recommend for...
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Did you enter the BIOS and change the boot up device? The new drive might not be on there, so the computer doesn't even see it in that regard.
 
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First off, as far as I'm aware the reason for it not booting originally from the SSD is that BOOTMGR is missing from the cloned drive or is just not set up for it yet. I recently did this upgrade myself, as in it was at the start of the week because I got the drive for Christmas.

It sounds like you know pretty much what you're doing, but when I did it, I actually didn't use a repair disc but used MediaCreationTool to make a USB memory stick allow me to run repair and start up tools. All I did was clone my whole reduced drive to the SSD and then unplugged the old drive, like you. I then booted from the USB stick and decided to do a clean install to clean up my drive even further and then just reinstall software that was needed onto my SSD.

I would also recommend what Pauly JP has said and just make sure the drive is correctly plugged in, it could be a dodgy connection that got knocked and unplugged but it sounds to me like it was detected by the windows repair disc.

If you have a spare computer you can use the MediaCreationTool as long as you know what version of Windows you're using, i.e. professional, home etc. and whether it is 64-bit or 32-bit. I'm assuming 64.

If you need a link to the download then go here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10


It has instructions beneath the download for how to make installation media which should let you repair the version of windows on your SSD provided the cloning was a success.

I hope this helps and you get your drive working because I have seen a massive performance boost. Good luck.
 
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I am going through the exact same thing right now. I am going from a 160GB intel SSD that is older and am trying to clone it so a 240GB SanDisk SSD. I have tried the tutorials based on the EaseUS TODO backup software and am having the same problem. I tried all options in there as well as tried to clone the drive using parted magic to no avail. I have also tried creating the system repair disc to a usb, but that did not work. (My current SSD with my OS on it is fine). I have tried so much for the past three days I am ready to scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The drive will only boot into a blue screen asking me to attempt a repair or chose another operating system.... Any help would be nice, I am considering purchasing Acronis backup software, but I'd like to avoid spending the money if possible. One question for all you pro's is if I have a system image on another internal hard drive(created in windows) can i use this to restore my OS as it is now, to the new SSD???????? (When i created this system image I made sure there were no other drives connected to it so size should not be an issue.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Happy, I am going to try the macrium reflect and see if that works. Maybe it's slightly more robust.... Im at a loss at this point.
 
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To: All you guys (and maybe gals?) who have experienced disk-cloning ("data migration") problems of one sort or another...

I'd like to recommend a disk-cloning program we've been using for years and have absolute faith in. Our chief use of the program is for creating routine, frequent COMPREHENSIVE backups of our systems and of course for that common use of cloning the contents of a user's "old" HDD to a new SSD, which has become very common these days. BTW, I'm not associated with the developer of this program in any way - a question that is frequently put to me because of our strong recommendation for this product.

The program is Casper, and we've been using this program for a fair 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 particular situation. I would urge you to give it a try. There's really nothing to lose by doing so since even if the disk-cloning operation fails your source drive's data is unaffected.

So if you're so inclined...here are some instructions for doing so...

Before undertaking a disk-cloning (data-migration) operation involving the transfer of data from one's boot drive to another drive it is ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE that the following criteria are met:

A. The current boot (source) drive functions without any problems.
B. The proposed destination disk is non-defective.
C. You would be satisfied with your destination disk essentially containing a bit-for-bit copy of your source drive.
D. The disk-space capacity of the destination drive is sufficiently large enough to contain the total data contents of the source disk.

(If the above criteria are NOT met in your situation, read no further).

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 proposed recipient of the clone - is properly connected in the system. It can either be installed internally in the system (presumably a desktop PC), or externally as a USB device should you be using a laptop/notebook.

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 correct 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 successful disk-cloning operation disconnect (when practicable) the source drive from the system and boot solely to the connected destination drive. As a general proposition it's a good idea (whenever practical) for the newly-cloned drive to be connected to the motherboard's first SATA data connector, usually designated SATA 0 or SATA 1.
Also, check the system's BIOS/UEFI to ensure the cloned drive is now first in boot priority order.

7. If your destination disk was connected as a USB external drive for the disk-cloning operation, boot to it to determine whether it's a bootable drive while connected as a USB external device. Ensure you select the drive from the boot menu during bootup. It may very well be unbootable while connected as a USB external drive (since many systems will balk at booting from a USB device), but most likely it will be bootable when connected internally in the system.

8. Casper will utilize the entire disk-space of the destination drive to contain the data contents from the source drive.

Give it a try and I would appreciate knowing the results, OK?
 
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Thanks Happy!!!!! I have tried this exact process with 4 different programs and finally Macrium is the only one that worked and did so on the first try!!! Imagine that, thank you!!
 
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At least you got everything sorted out then. We just need to wait for the OP's response to see if it worked for them.
 
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First of all thanks for all the comments!
I got it working today. I used a program called: "macrium reflect disk imaging and backup" and made a clone with it.
While selecting wich partition needed to be cloned, I noticed that this time there was the option to select the small 300MB, 100MB & 450MB partitions (that you always have on your boot drive). I think this could've been the problem with the other cloning software, that they did not clone these crucial partitions. Now windows boots from the SSD.

For those people who are still looking for an answer. I used this tutorial to get it working;
https://youtu.be/Jh4uRhWwZT0?t=3m15s

After you made the clone make sure you go into the BIOS, and set the drive you want to boot from as the #1 priority in the boot priority list.
 
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your welcome my friend ;)
 
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