Question Clone new SSD from old

[rexop5]

Hello,just bought adata 1tb nvme.

How to clone my old ssd to new one?(old ssd is crucial mx 500 250gb sata)

adata migration tool just works fine?

thanks for any help.

 

[Lutfij]

If I were you, I'd reinstall the OS after backing up all mission critical data off of the smaller Crucial SSD.

 

[Lafong]

Did you change anything other than the SSD?

If not, you should be able to do it....by cloning or imaging.

Don't know about the ADATA tool. Many here use Macrium.

It's a common procedure. Success rate high but not guaranteed.

 

[techgeek17]

Did you try EaseUS Disk Copy?

 

[USAFRet]

Hello,just bought adata 1tb nvme.

How to clone my old ssd to new one?(old ssd is crucial mx 500 250gb sata)

adata migration tool just works fine?

thanks for any help.

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Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Both drives must be the same partitioning scheme, either MBR or GPT
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Magician (which includes Data Migration), if a Samsung target SSD)
If you are cloning from a SATA drive to PCIe/NVMe, you may need to install the relevant driver for this new NVMe/PCIe drive.
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up

Verify the system boots with ONLY the current "C drive" connected.
If not, we have to fix that first.

Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive

[Ignore this section if using the SDM. It does this automatically]
If you are going from a smaller drive to a larger, by default, the target partition size will be the same as the Source. You probably don't want that
You can manipulate the size of the partitions on the target (larger)drive
Click on "Cloned Partition Properties", and you can specify the resulting partition size, to even include the whole thing
[/end ignore]

Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD. This is not optional.
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD

(swapping cables is irrelevant with NVMe drives, but DO disconnect the old drive for this next part)
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 all partitions on it.
This will probably require the commandline diskpart function, and the clean command.

Ask questions if anything is unclear.
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[Gururu]

Just did my Samsungs this morning (SATA to NVME).
1) Unplug computer
2) Install NVME
3) Disconnect all other SATA/NVME drives
4) Boot up and used Samsung Data migration
5) Shutdown and unplug computer
6) Remove copied SATA
7) Boot up, test some programs
8) Shutdown and unplug computer
9) Connect all other SATA/NVME drives
10) Open BIOS and make the new NVME boot priority #1
11) Save and reboot, test programs
12) Format old SATA if needed

 

[USAFRet]

Just did my Samsungs this morning (SATA to NVME).
1) Unplug computer
2) Install NVME
3) Disconnect all other SATA/NVME drives
4) Boot up and used Samsung Data migration
5) Shutdown and unplug computer
6) Remove copied SATA
7) Boot up, test some programs
8) Shutdown and unplug computer
9) Connect all other SATA/NVME drives
10) Open BIOS and make the new NVME boot priority #1
11) Save and reboot, test programs
12) Format old SATA if needed

You should have done #10 as part of #7.

 

[geofelt]

I would be inclined to use the adata migration tool.
Read the user manual first to understand any restrictions.

Migration tools like the Samsung ssd migration tool are C drive logical movers.
It depends on a logically correct C drive as a source.
A clone utility like Macrium is a bit for bit copy with some options.

Either method should leave the source drive unaltered in case there is a problem.
That said, it would be prudent to have your backup in hand.

 

[USAFRet]

I would be inclined to use the adata migration tool.
Read the user manual first to understand any restrictions.

Migration tools like the Samsung ssd migration tool are C drive logical movers.
It depends on a logically correct C drive as a source.
A clone utility like Macrium is a bit for bit copy with some options.

Either method should leave the source drive unaltered in case there is a problem.
That said, it would be prudent to have your backup in hand.

Unless you choose the 'Forensic' option, Macrium is not a 'bit for bit copy'.

It is little different than the Samsung tool.