Question Samsung 970 evo M.2 to 980 pro M.2 clone problems using Samsung Magician.

[Big_Fire]

As i stated in my title magician starts normally then stops at 3 secs saying: "The data migration function has been interrupted for an unknown reason."
Info: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Carbon WiFi, 32 gigs of memory, 5800x. Basically going from a 1TB to 2TB
the c drive WAS full, but I pulled a lot of "stuff" off onto other drives 415 GB swap but nothing is working and this should be simple using their own program. Tried contacting Samsung thurs sent them all relevant info including screenshots they requested...nada. Oh it is Windows 10 and the bios is updated.
Also I am aware that th MB 4.0 is on M.2 #1, so I will have to switch the 970 and 980...so after clone (if I ever get it to work) or before cloning.

 

[CountMike]

As i stated in my title magician starts normally then stops at 3 secs saying: "The data migration function has been interrupted for an unknown reason."
Info: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Carbon WiFi, 32 gigs of memory, 5800x. Basically going from a 1TB to 2TB
the c drive WAS full, but I pulled a lot of "stuff" off onto other drives 415 GB swap but nothing is working and this should be simple using their own program. Tried contacting Samsung thurs sent them all relevant info including screenshots they requested...nada. Oh it is Windows 10 and the bios is updated.
Also I am aware that th MB 4.0 is on M.2 #1, so I will have to switch the 970 and 980...so after clone (if I ever get it to work) or before cloning.

There are many programs for cloning . Macrium Reflect as one of best. It can adjust partition on the fly.

 

[Big_Fire]

There are many programs for cloning . Macrium Reflect as one of best. It can adjust partition on the fly.

Thank you. I am just confused as to why samsungs own cloning program does not work on 2 samsung ssds. This is frustrating as I do not know if there is something wrong with the ssd or not.

 

[USAFRet]

Thank you. I am just confused as to why samsungs own cloning program does not work on 2 samsung ssds. This is frustrating as I do not know if there is something wrong with the ssd or not.

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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
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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 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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[mmmaaaaa]

Fixed by disabling the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) in the BIOS! I can use now the latest version 7.2.0.930 with windows 11