Question Did I botch the SSD cloning?

[kourades26]

Hello everyone. I got my new SSD today and I wanted to clone my existing SSD to this one without removing it after that. I used clonezilla.
My existing SSD was a Samsung 850 256GB and the new one is a WD SN850X 1TB.

After finishing the cloning, I thought that somehow the new ssd will automatically be renamed "C" but that wasn't the case and apparently my old SSD is now "offline". Is there any way I can fix this without removing the old ssd?

I guess I could go to cmd and clean the one that is offline (after i activate it of course) but I just want the new one to be named "C".

 

[helpstar]

have a look at the c drive, it is your new drive. you just have to extend the unallocated space so 1tb can be used

 

[SkyNetRising]

After finishing the cloning, I thought that somehow the new ssd will automatically be renamed "C" but that wasn't the case

Partition C: is located on 1TB drive. So - it's on your new drive.

and apparently my old SSD is now "offline". Is there any way I can fix this without removing the old ssd?
I guess I could go to cmd and clean the one that is offline (after i activate it of course) but I just want the new one to be named "C".

Yes.
You online Disk 0 and then clean it.

And DO NOT try to extend C: partition. That will cause OS drive to convert to dynamic disk.
You absolutely do not want that.

To extend C: partition, unallocated space has to be right next to it. EFI partition and recovery partitions are in the way.
You'd have to move those two small partitions to opposite end of unallocated space.
Minitool partition wizard free can do that.

 

[USAFRet]

Another option is to redo the clone, with a tool that lets you manipulate the resulting partition sizes.

And for this: "without removing it after that" - That is not an optional step.
At the very least, it verifies the system is actually booting from the new drive all by itself.

 

[USAFRet]

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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 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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[kourades26]

OK then, I removed the old SSD, PC booted with UEFI with no problems at all. Now I get this:

I was gonna try and "Merge" the unallocated space with the C: drive but I was scared with what @SkyNetRising said, I'm gonna download the program and try it his way.

If all goes well, I will reinstall the old ssd and format it.

EDIT: I suppose I right click on "C", then Extend and select the unallocated space, correct?

 

[USAFRet]

OK then, I removed the old SSD, PC booted with UEFI with no problems at all. Now I get this:

I was gonna try and "Merge" the unallocated space with the C: drive but I was scared with what @SkyNetRising said, I'm gonna download the program and try it his way.

If all goes well, I will reinstall the old ssd and format it.

You cannot directly merge that unallocated space with the C partition.
To do that in Disk Management, the two partitions MUST be adjacent, and the unallocated to the right.

As SkyNetRising indicated, you can use a 3rd party tool for this.

 

[kourades26]

You cannot directly merge that unallocated space with the C partition.
To do that in Disk Management, the two partitions MUST be adjacent, and the unallocated to the right.

As SkyNetRising indicated, you can use a 3rd party tool for this.

I tried the "extend" way I posted in my edit and it worked (I hope).

Before:

After:

 

[USAFRet]

I tried the "extend" way I posted in my edit and it worked (I hope).

It appears to have worked.
What tool did you use for this?

 

[kourades26]

It appears to have worked.
What tool did you use for this?

Mini tool partition wizard free

 

[MWink64]

Since I didn't see this addressed, I'll mention that the reason the old drive appears offline is probably because the tool used to clone it did an exact clone, without changing any of the IDs. That creates a conflict and prevents both from being accessible at the same time. Some cloning tools change the IDs on the new drive, preventing this problem. I think Macrium Reflect does this. It also could have addressed the partition layout issue that's preventing extending the C drive.