Cloning OS from HHD to SSD

[triplestack92]

I have a 2TB with about 1.7TB of it full, i want to convert my OS to my new 500GB SSD but when i use Minitool partition tool, it says the drive is tooi small, and i am selecting the option for just the OS to be cloned?

 

[kanewolf]

Unless you have a 400GB "C" partition and a 1600GB "D" on that drive you can't clone to your SSD. If you have a 2TB partition you can't do it. If you get the used size down below 450GB you might be able to.

 

[triplestack92]

Unless you have a 400GB "C" partition and a 1600GB "D" on that drive you can't clone to your SSD. If you have a 2TB partition you can't do it. If you get the used size down below 450GB you might be able to.

so the 2tb hdd now says 1.35tb out of 1.81tb free, Do i have have to get this to 1.55 free or does the hidden 0.2TB count as part of it?

 

[kanewolf]

You are close with 1.35 free. SSDs really want 10% free so that means you want about 50GB free when you are done. The .2TB is mostly due to the definition of megabytes of 1,000,000 vs 1024*1024 etc.

 

[USAFRet]

Going into a 500GB SSD, the total consumed space (C partition) needs to be below 400GB. Maybe 450.
Most cloning tools will throw an error, or not even start the process.

But if you're at that level, then the SSD is effectively "full", after the clone operation.

Once you get sufficient size on your current C...these steps exactly.

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
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
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the 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 450MB Recovery Partition, 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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[triplestack92]

Okay so i have set it up, and so far so good, however on "This PC" there is now 4 drives? One being which im assuming is my new ssd C:, one being my old HDD D:, however there is two more being Windows RE tools E: and System F: (Which it does not allow me to have access to) ALSO on the hdd and ssd are both drive suppose to have identical folders or have i screwed something up?

 

[USAFRet]

Okay so i have set it up, and so far so good, however on "This PC" there is now 4 drives? One being which im assuming is my new ssd C:, one being my old HDD D:, however there is two more being Windows RE tools E: and System F: (Which it does not allow me to have access to) ALSO on the hdd and ssd are both drive suppose to have identical folders or have i screwed something up?

1. At the end of the cloning process, did you physically disconnect the old drive, and then boot up from the new drive by itself?

2. What specific software did you use?

3. Please post a screencap of your Disk Management window.

4. The old drive is supposed to have the 'same folders'. That's what you did with the clone operation.
Cloning does not automagically delete off the old drive, nor should it.
It is now up to you to delete all partitions on that old drive.
But only after we've verified this actually works from the new drive by itself.

 

[triplestack92]

Okay so i have set it up, and so far so good, however on "This PC" there is now 4 drives? One being which im assuming is my new ssd C:, one being my old HDD D:, however there is two more being Windows RE tools E: and System F: (Which it does not allow me to have access to) ALSO on the hdd and ssd are both drive suppose to have identical folders or have i screwed something up?

1. At the end of the cloning process, did you physically disconnect the old drive, and then boot up from the new drive by itself?

2. What specific software did you use?

3. Please post a screencap of your Disk Management window.

4. The old drive is supposed to have the 'same folders'. That's what you did with the clone operation.
Cloning does not automagically delete off the old drive, nor should it.
It is now up to you to delete all partitions on that old drive.
But only after we've verified this actually works from the new drive by itself.

I did disconnect the old drive, booted it, got on, shut the pc down, reconnected HDD, i used Minitool Partition Wizard.
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[triplestack92]

i want windows to run on the SSD with a few applications, but the download folder along with all downloads i make to go onto the harddrive

 

[USAFRet]

1. I meant Disk Management, not Windows Explorer.

2. As long as it actually runs from the SSD on its own, you're fine.
You need to delete ALL the partitions on the old HDD.
Go into Disk Management to do this.

3. OS and applications on the SSD, other things on the old drive. No problem.
Win 7 & 8: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1834397/ssd-redirecting-static-files.html
Win 8.1 & 10: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html


Steam games:
Steam games location
In the steam client:
Steam
Settings
Downloads
Steam Library Folders
Add library folder

 

[triplestack92]

1. I meant Disk Management, not Windows Explorer.

2. As long as it actually runs from the SSD on its own, you're fine.
You need to delete ALL the partitions on the old HDD.
Go into Disk Management to do this.

3. OS and applications on the SSD, other things on the old drive. No problem.
Win 7 & 8: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1834397/ssd-redirecting-static-files.html
Win 8.1 & 10: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html


Steam games:
Steam games location
In the steam client:
Steam
Settings
Downloads
Steam Library Folders
Add library folder

I did search for disk managerment, i couldnt find it, sorry, its probably something rly simple, how do i find it?

 

[triplestack92]

USAFRet do you think i could add you on something for ease of contact?

 

[triplestack92]

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Disk Manager ^^

 

[USAFRet]

I did search for disk managerment, i couldnt find it, sorry, its probably something rly simple, how do i find it?

WIN+S
search for Computer Management
Right click, and Run as Administrator

Disk Management will be on the left, under Storage.

 

[triplestack92]

I did search for disk managerment, i couldnt find it, sorry, its probably something rly simple, how do i find it?

WIN+S
search for Computer Management
Right click, and Run as Administrator

Disk Management will be on the left, under Storage.

I did find it, i sent the picture above

 

[USAFRet]

So, assuming the system boots properly from the SSD by itself....delete all the partitions on the old HDD.

Right click each partition, DELETE.
Eventually you have one large blank space.
Format, and give it a drive letter.
Use as desired.