[SOLVED] Do i need to use a software to clone my HDD?

[Birojuice]

I am currently using my 1TB hdd as a secondary drive to store games and such, and i just upgraded it and bought a 2TB MX5000 SSD. I was wondering if i needed a software like Macrium reflect or if i could just copy and paste in the file explorer. Both drives are working properly.

 

[USAFRet]

I am currently using my 1TB hdd as a secondary drive to store games and such, and i just upgraded it and bought a 2TB MX5000 SSD. I was wondering if i needed a software like Macrium reflect or if i could just copy and paste in the file explorer. Both drives are working properly.

For a secondary drive, cloning is not required, but makes it a bit easier.

But, the new drive has to end up with the same drive letter as the old, and have the exact same file/folder set up.

 

[David3290321]

A good cloning application is AOMEI Partition Assistant , it takes forever but it works well. After cloning I would optimize the drive using Glary Utilities.

 

[Alabalcho]

You might need clonning if your second drive has multi-partitions, and one of these partitions is yse to boot your system.

But, the new drive has to end up with the same drive letter as the old, and have the exact same file/folder set up

Disk Management can be used to change drive letters.

 

[USAFRet]

You might need clonning if your second drive has multi-partitions, and one of these partitions is yse to boot your system.

Disk Management can be used to change drive letters.

Yes, I didn't state otherwise.