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Hello World,
This is my first Question in Tom's Hardware. Hope anyone will help me.

I am planning to upgrade my 250GB SDD with a New 1TB SSD. In my Laptop there is two hard disk. One SSD (250GB m.2 Model) and HDD (1 TB).
So, is that possible to migrate my Win10 OS from SSD (250BG) to HDD and back to the New SSD(1 TB).
Is there any problem? Please give me a solution.

My Laptop Details :

PROCESSOR
  • Processor : Intel Core i7
  • Generation : 9th Gen
  • Cache : 12 MB
  • Core : Hexa Core
  • Model : 9750H
  • Brand : NVIDIA
  • Series : Core i7
  • Speed : 2.6 GHz
  • Boost upto : 4.5 GHz
GRAPHICS
  • GPU : NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650
MEMORY
  • Ram : 32 GB
  • Solid State Drive : 256 GB (m.2)
  • HDD - 1TB (5200 RPM)
  • RAM Slots : 2
  • RAM Bus Speed : 2666 MHz
GENERAL
  • Model : G531GT-AL018T
  • OS : Windows 10 Home
  • Series : ROG Strix G
  • Weight : 2.4 kg
  • Utility : Gaming, Performance
  • Device Type : Netbook
  • Dimensions : 275 x 360 x 25.8 mm

Thanks in Advance.
 
it required additional cable or something ?
for connecting the new ssd to laptop ?
Yes,if you will migrate your OS But if you Don't have a cable for it then No..
You Can Just:
1.Make A System Image of Your OS and save it to your HDD
2.Create A Bootable Win10 Stick
3.Dismount,Remove your Old then Insert Your New SSD
4.Boot From The Bootable Win10 Stick
(If You Have Legacy,No need to edit these Settings,But If You have UEFI,Do This:
In Rufus,Select "GPT" as the Partition Scheme and
"UEFI NON-CSM" as the Target System..
You Do not need to enable "CSM Support" After This)
5.Select Repair Your Computer > Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > System Image Recovery
6.Wait For It To Start
7.Select The System Image You Made Earlier, Then Select Finish
8.Wait For it to Finish

But May I Ask If you have Have A Bios or UEFI and if Your UEFI has CSM Support?

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You can write old SSD image to HDD using Macrium Reflect Free;
then replace SSD;
then boot from Macrium Reflect rescue disk and
restore image from HDD to new SSD.

No additional cables necessary.

Edit. Ok windows system image also works for this.