Cloning HDD to SSD 20+ Hours?

[The Fist]

Hi guys, I recently purchased a 1TB Samsung Evo 850 and started the process of cloning my existing 1TB HDD to the SSD. Is 21 hours a normal amount of time? I'm using a USB to Sata cable and am getting a transfer rate of about 6mb/s? Is that a normal amount of time. I would like to point out I'm not very technical so answer me as if I were a child/monkey. Thanks.

 

[iceblitzed]

at first the process is slow but for me it was x2 that rate

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Welcome to the community, The Fist!

If you have the Windows Installation disk/usb, I strongly recommend performing a fresh install instead! Cloning/migrating is the next best thing for installing a new boot device and it's usually used when people don't have their Windows installations.
So if you do, better unplug the HDD and simply perform a clean install on the SSD.
However, if that is not an option, having in mind the capacity of the drives and the data that needs to be cloned, it can even take longer as @iceblitzed mentioned.
What cloning/migrating software are you using? Maybe you should try with a different one? Here's a thread with several suggestions: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1848564/hdd-cloning-software.html

Good luck! Keep us posted!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[The Fist]

Hmmm, well that is unfortunate. I am already halfway through after letting it run over night. I'm currently using the software that came with the Samsung SSD. I figure I'll wait for now since I really dont have a clue where my installation CD would be unfortunately. Thanks for the response. I was just wondering since Ive seen people post transfers of 150mb/s. Thanks!

 

[ArtPog]

Hmmm, well that is unfortunate. I am already halfway through after letting it run over night. I'm currently using the software that came with the Samsung SSD. I figure I'll wait for now since I really dont have a clue where my installation CD would be unfortunately. Thanks for the response. I was just wondering since Ive seen people post transfers of 150mb/s. Thanks!

21+ hours to clone your Samsung SSD might be a normal amount of time to complete the operation if you were performing disk-cloning on Uranus or Pluto perhaps. Otherwise it's absolutely unacceptable. Something is definitely wrong.

The crucial question for you to answer is whether your source disk that's being cloned (I presume it's your current boot drive) is completely functional and performs problem-free. Can you confirm that?

The Samsung Data Migration Program is a very nice piece of software. We've used it about a dozen times with various systems and have experienced no problems with that program. It's simple to use and straightforward in design. So there's no reason it shouldn't work for you assuming that your answer to the above question is "Yes!".

By all means terminate the present disk-cloning operation and start over. You probably don't need this but here's a step-by-step guide to using the DMP...

Before you begin ensure that the only drives that are connected in the system are the source & destination drives, i.e., your HDD & SSD. Uninstall any other storage devices such as a flash drive, USB external HDD (assuming this device doesn't contain the destination disk), etc.

1. Access the Data Migration program and click Start.

2. The Source Disk (your HDD) and the Target Disk (your SSD) will be identified.

3. Click Start.

4. Click Yes when the confirmation message appears.

5. The disk-cloning process will begin. It can be a lengthy process depending upon the amount of data that's being cloned. Since you will be cloning a 1 TB disk it will take some time. But I can't imagine it should take much more than an hour and most likely a lot less than that. Unless, of course, something else is awry here.

6. When the cloning process has successfully completed a message will appear to that effect.

7. Click Quit, then Shut Down.

8. After the system has been shut down disconnect the HDD from the system and boot to the SSD. Assuming all is well ensure that your new SSD boot drive is connected to the first SATA connector on the motherboard which will be designated either SATA 0 or SATA 1. The HDD can now be connected to any following SATA connector or as a USB external HDD if you have that in mind.

I JUST REALIZED THAT YOU INDICATED THAT YOU'RE USING ONE OF THOSE SATA-TO-USB ADAPTERS TO EFFECT THE DISK-CLONING. I WONDER IF THAT'S THE PROBLEM. WE'VE FOUND THOSE DEVICES TO BE FREQUENTLY DEFECTIVE AND ERRATIC IN OPERATION IF THEY WORK AT ALL. WE NO LONGER USE THEM. IF WE HAVE NEED FOR A USB DEVICE WE USE A USB ENCLOSURE CONTAINING ONE OF OUR HDDs. DO YOU HAVE ONE YOU CAN USE?