So I have an Asus Rog Strix GL702VS - AH73 laptop with a 126GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. I'm using the SSD for boot (windows 10) and programs, and the HDD for files.
I recently bought a Samsung 970 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD. I'd like to replace my current one with this one. Only problem, my specific model of laptop only has one M.2 slot according to Asus.
So I bought one of those housing cases for my SSD so that it can be plugged in via USB. I know that Samsung has their own cloning software, however I've been told that it doesn't work when you plug in the SSD via USB. (I can either do 3.1 or C if that makes any difference) So I've been looking for a different program to use. Only problem is that I've never done this before, and am unaware of which programs are legitimate and which are stuffed with malware.
My questions are these:
~Stardust.
I recently bought a Samsung 970 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD. I'd like to replace my current one with this one. Only problem, my specific model of laptop only has one M.2 slot according to Asus.
So I bought one of those housing cases for my SSD so that it can be plugged in via USB. I know that Samsung has their own cloning software, however I've been told that it doesn't work when you plug in the SSD via USB. (I can either do 3.1 or C if that makes any difference) So I've been looking for a different program to use. Only problem is that I've never done this before, and am unaware of which programs are legitimate and which are stuffed with malware.
My questions are these:
- Which cloning program(s) would you recommend that have an easy to use interface?
- What other tips could you give me to make this process as smooth as possible? My plan is to clone the SSD, install, and then reboot. So I'm assuming that I won't have to mess with any of the boot options in the Bios.
~Stardust.