Can You Transfer An OS
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- Jul 2, 2006
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You can clone it, but if you HD is full of games and things and bigger than the SSD, then you can't clone it. And you can't only transfer the OS. You should a windows disc or key to be able to reinstall it if want to use the SSD for the OS and keep the HD for games and storage.
I would reinstall the OS on with only your new SSD plugged in (if you're using Windows and have already installed it on this machine with your HDD, it should validate itself automatically). Then plug in your HDD and you'll have access to all your old files (although you'll likely have to reinstall programs).
You'll still have Windows installed on the HDD as well, so if it were me I'd copy over anything from the HDD you want to keep and then format the HDD to get a clean slate, and then copy stuff back onto it as you want.
You'll still have Windows installed on the HDD as well, so if it were me I'd copy over anything from the HDD you want to keep and then format the HDD to get a clean slate, and then copy stuff back onto it as you want.
- Mar 16, 2013
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You're really not making this easy.
1. If you have not used it, there is nothing to 'transfer'. Just install things on the new SSD when you get it.
2. If you have used it...installed the "OS and a couple of games" (your words)....that is a different story.
So...Simple question from me, and simple answer from you:
Yes or no...is there anything at all installed on the HDD?
Yes or no
Or, #3...
You have the HDD, but have not yet installed anything on it. However, you will do that before the SSD arrives.
And you wish to transfer things from the HDD to the yet to be bought SSD.
Im am sorry for the confusion here: The hard drive has nothing on it yet. Pretty soon I will get the OS and a couple of other downloads (Including 1 or 2 game(s).) on it. In a couple of months I will get a SSD. I want to transfer the OS and a couple of files for a game and a couple of games from that HHD to the new SSD. Is that possible.
- Mar 16, 2013
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OK...assuming you are buying a 250GB SSD in the near future, and assuming that your total used space does not exceed 200GB before then....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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