cloning to a bigger ssd

[marcello2010]

I want to clone my ssd (PNY) to a samsung ssd 850. So I installed their magician software but it doesn't support my ssd .
Now I see that I have a recovery partition onmy ssd (447 MB). How it came there I don't remember.
Can i get rid off this partition without causing problems ?
Another good program for cloning ?

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[USAFRet]

I want to clone my ssd (PNY) to a samsung ssd 850. So I installed their magician software but it doesn't support my ssd .
Now I see that I have a recovery partition onmy ssd (447 MB). How it came there I don't remember.
Can i get rid off this partition without causing problems ?
Another good program for cloning ?

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1. Cloning to a Samsung drive, the Samsung Data Migration tool will absolutely work.
2. No, you can't delete that partition


For a successful clone operation, do 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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[elbert]

This program should make short work of the cloning operation.
http://www.backup-utility.com/free-backup-software.html

There are 2 ways you use this.. Disk Backup and Restore but i would suggest Disk Clone..

Disk Clone would copy everything exactly from 1 disk to another but the backup and restore option is better if you have a secondary storage.

How to clone with both drives connected.
1: Install the software.. its free.
2: Use Disk Clone to copy Disk 1 to Disk 2.

Once all is done either remove the old drive or change settings in your BIOS to use your new drive as primary boot.

I would also suggest a backup of your OS to helps with accidents in the future. You should be able to backup to your HD.

 

[marcello2010]

I want to clone my ssd (PNY) to a samsung ssd 850. So I installed their magician software but it doesn't support my ssd .
Now I see that I have a recovery partition onmy ssd (447 MB). How it came there I don't remember.
Can i get rid off this partition without causing problems ?
Another good program for cloning ?

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1. Cloning to a Samsung drive, the Samsung Data Migration tool will absolutely work.
2. No, you can't delete that partition


For a successful clone operation, do this.
-----------------------------
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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I run the program and it says .no support ( for the resource ssd

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[USAFRet]

Your pics are too small to read.

Which program, specifically?


That would seem to be the Samsung Magician. Which will not interact with your PNY drive.
Samsung Data Migration will. Or the above linked Macrium Reflect.

 

[marcello2010]

My bad ! I see the difference now ! Silly me, I'll download Data migration now !!
thnx

 

[USAFRet]

My bad ! I see the difference now ! Silly me, I'll download Data migration now !!
thnx

Follow the above steps exactly, and you'll be fine.

 

[marcello2010]

But still I read in the manual ; if you have instant pc recovery software installed on your system this software may not function properly.
Do they mean something like AMOE backupper ? I think the third partition comes from that program !

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[USAFRet]

But still I read in the manual ; if you have instant pc recovery software installed on your system this software may not function properly.
Do they mean something like AMOEI backupper ? I think the third partition comes from that program !

Uninstall that AOMEI thing.
Do the steps above.

 

[marcello2010]

I hope this will be the last last question.
I'm using Intel desktop chipset sata ahci controller . Will this work with samsung ssd or do i have to look for other drivers ?

 

[USAFRet]

I hope this will be the last last question.
I'm using Intel desktop chipset sata ahci controller . Will this work with samsung ssd or do i have to look for other drivers ?

That will work just fine.

 

[marcello2010]

cloned the ssd with data migration program from Samsung .
Changed the new ssd with the old one. Rebooted and gone ....
not the smallest problem !!!

thnx for the support !