Question C: drive conversion

[jem113a]

my C: drive is 2TB but has less than 200gb of data, how can I convert it to a 500gb ssd drive

 

[hotaru.hino]

You can use Disk Management to try and shrink the partition, barring that, some third party tool like EaseUS Partition Master or MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Otherwise there's no real point in doing this if you're not going to do something like installing another OS on your computer that a VM can't fit your requirements.

 

[geofelt]

Why do you want to do this?
If your current C drive is a HDD, then it makes sense to convert to a ssd.
Most will do this by cloning the HDD and the key requirement is that the target ssd can hold the used contents of the source C drive.
Samsung does this via a C drive copy utility.
Instructions and app here:

Tool & Software Download | Samsung Semiconductor Global

Download various software related to your product, including Samsung Magician, designed for use with Samsung's memory products, and find related information.

semiconductor.samsung.com

Other brands may also have utilities as well as the macrium reflect utility.

 

[jem113a]

Thank You geofelt your suggestion of using the Samsung software was perfectly right ON!!!
It's probably the easiest software I ever used. I scanned the instructions a bit, but I tell you I probably could have ran it without any instructions.
So now I have a 500gb ssd drive as my C: drive and it's unbelievably fast now and it only cost 40 bucks!!!!!!!

Thanks again,
jem113a

 

[geofelt]