[SOLVED] How do i move my OS from HDD to my SSD?

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I just want to move my OS from my HDD to my new SSD. I know there are programs to move files over, but I don't know if they move all files over or specific files. Any help would be appreciated. The SSD is Samsung 860 Evo.
 
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CoffeeStoreGuy said:
I can do that . What would I need to do in order to migrate?
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For the new Samsung, you'd be using the Samsung Data Migration tool.

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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
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
If you are cloning from a SATA drive to PCIe/NVMe, 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
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C...
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USAFRet said:
Well, thats a problem...;)

Can't squeeze 1.8TB into a 1TB space.
A migration into a 1TB drive requires that the actual consumed space be below 800GB.

And you can't split it up.
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Could I possibly reinstall the OS? Or move a bunch of files on to another hard drive, and then migrate? The main chunk of storage consumed is just games, if I got rid of those would I be able to do it? If I just uninstalled all the games temporarily and moved all my photos, and videos to the second hard drive could I migrate my OS then?
 
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CoffeeStoreGuy said:
Could I possibly reinstall the OS? Or move a bunch of files on to another hard drive, and then migrate? The main chunk of storage consumed is just games, if I got rid of those would I be able to do it? If I just uninstalled all the games temporarily and moved all my photos, and videos to the second hard drive could I migrate my OS then?
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If you can get the actual consumed space to below 800GB, then we can go into the migration thing.
 
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CoffeeStoreGuy said:
I can do that . What would I need to do in order to migrate?
Click to expand...
For the new Samsung, you'd be using the Samsung Data Migration tool.

-----------------------------
Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
-----------------------------
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)
If you are cloning from a SATA drive to PCIe/NVMe, 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
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive

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Ignore this part if using the Samsung Data Migration tool
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 specifiy the resulting partition size, to even include the whole thing
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Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD. This is not optional.
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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USAFRet said:
For the new Samsung, you'd be using the Samsung Data Migration tool.

-----------------------------
Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
-----------------------------
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)
If you are cloning from a SATA drive to PCIe/NVMe, 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
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive

-----------------------
Ignore this part if using the Samsung Data Migration tool
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 specifiy the resulting partition size, to even include the whole thing
-----------------------

Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD. This is not optional.
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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Can I possibly skip the last part, because I watch jayztwocents video on cloning the drive, and I never saw him do this, but he could cut out him swapping the cable. I think he just made it boot of it, and didn't make it his primary drive.

View: https://youtu.be/jZBDluCITmE
 
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CoffeeStoreGuy said:
Can I possibly skip the last part, because I watch jayztwocents video on cloning the drive, and I never saw him do this, but he could cut out him swapping the cable. I think he just made it boot of it, and didn't make it his primary drive.
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No.
Power off, physically disconnect the old drive, and power up with only the new drive.

Or, you can follow TwoCents, and watch it fail.
 
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