Ssd os intall ?

[SamuelMeller]

I am getting a new ssd tomorrow and need to know how to put the os on there so my pc will load up faster and how to transfer games onto it ?

 

[SamuelMeller]

its saying i have insufficient space

Then you need to reduce some more.

im only using 84gb
how do i unselect pictures and videos

There are only a couple of applications that have this functionality.
Samsung Data Migration, and I forget the other one.
And the Samsung only works if you are going to a Samsung drive.

i have only 54gb now and it still doesnt work http://i65.tinypic.com/2rrtl5z.jpg

 

[USAFRet]

hmmm.....
Possibly do a defrag on the original HDD, then try it again.
That's about all I can think of.

 

[SamuelMeller]

hmmm.....
Possibly do a defrag on the original HDD, then try it again.
That's about all I can think of.

defrag ????

 

[USAFRet]

hmmm.....
Possibly do a defrag on the original HDD, then try it again.
That's about all I can think of.

defrag ????

Windows defrag. This function goes through the HDD, and puts all the blocks in (mostly) one contiguous space.

 

[SamuelMeller]

hmmm.....
Possibly do a defrag on the original HDD, then try it again.
That's about all I can think of.

defrag ????

Windows defrag. This function goes through the HDD, and puts all the blocks in (mostly) one contiguous space.

could it be that i have not inistilised/formatted the ssd yet ??

 

[USAFRet]

hmmm.....
Possibly do a defrag on the original HDD, then try it again.
That's about all I can think of.

defrag ????

Windows defrag. This function goes through the HDD, and puts all the blocks in (mostly) one contiguous space.

could it be that i have not inistilised/formatted the ssd yet ??

Maybe the Initialization.
Formatting will happen during the clone operation, so you don't need to worry about that.

 

[SamuelMeller]

hmmm.....
Possibly do a defrag on the original HDD, then try it again.
That's about all I can think of.

defrag ????

Windows defrag. This function goes through the HDD, and puts all the blocks in (mostly) one contiguous space.

could it be that i have not inistilised/formatted the ssd yet ??

Maybe the Initialization.
Formatting will happen during the clone operation, so you don't need to worry about that.

okay shall i stop the defrag and initialize the ssd then try the cloning again ??

 

[USAFRet]

hmmm.....
Possibly do a defrag on the original HDD, then try it again.
That's about all I can think of.

defrag ????

Windows defrag. This function goes through the HDD, and puts all the blocks in (mostly) one contiguous space.

could it be that i have not inistilised/formatted the ssd yet ??

Maybe the Initialization.
Formatting will happen during the clone operation, so you don't need to worry about that.

okay shall i stop the defrag and initialize the ssd then try the cloning again ??

No, let that defrag run. It can't hurt.

 

[SamuelMeller]

hmmm.....
Possibly do a defrag on the original HDD, then try it again.
That's about all I can think of.

defrag ????

Windows defrag. This function goes through the HDD, and puts all the blocks in (mostly) one contiguous space.

could it be that i have not inistilised/formatted the ssd yet ??

Maybe the Initialization.
Formatting will happen during the clone operation, so you don't need to worry about that.

okay shall i stop the defrag and initialize the ssd then try the cloning again ??

No, let that defrag run. It can't hurt.

it looks like its going to take all night

 

[mjslakeridge]

I am not familiar with Macrium Reflect, but is it possible it is trying to clone the unused space as well? In Acronis True Image, there is an option to back up sector by sector which I believe includes unused space.

As for the videos and pictures, can't those be moved to a partition on the C drive that will not be cloned to the SSD? USAF knows more about this than I do, so I don't want to mess you up or lose data, but I think your best bet would be to shrink the partition on C drive after moving videos pictures, documents, etc to a new partition, and then clone the "shrunk" partition.

 

[USAFRet]

I am not familiar with Macrium Reflect, but is it possible it is trying to clone the unused space as well? In Acronis True Image, there is an option to back up sector by sector which I believe includes unused space.

As for the videos and pictures, can't those be moved to a partition on the C drive that will not be cloned to the SSD? USAF knows more about this than I do, so I don't want to mess you up or lose data, but I think your best bet would be to shrink the partition on C drive after moving videos pictures, documents, etc to a new partition, and then clone the "shrunk" partition.

Macrium generally only looks at the actual used space.

As far as shrinking/partitioning and moving data, I was hesitant to suggest that, because that is a whole other level of complexity and possible total loss if things go south.

 

[SamuelMeller]

I am not familiar with Macrium Reflect, but is it possible it is trying to clone the unused space as well? In Acronis True Image, there is an option to back up sector by sector which I believe includes unused space.

As for the videos and pictures, can't those be moved to a partition on the C drive that will not be cloned to the SSD? USAF knows more about this than I do, so I don't want to mess you up or lose data, but I think your best bet would be to shrink the partition on C drive after moving videos pictures, documents, etc to a new partition, and then clone the "shrunk" partition.

Macrium generally only looks at the actual used space.

As far as shrinking/partitioning and moving data, I was hesitant to suggest that, because that is a whole other level of complexity and possible total loss if things go south.

ive defraged and initialized the drive but still cant clone

 

[USAFRet]

I am not familiar with Macrium Reflect, but is it possible it is trying to clone the unused space as well? In Acronis True Image, there is an option to back up sector by sector which I believe includes unused space.

As for the videos and pictures, can't those be moved to a partition on the C drive that will not be cloned to the SSD? USAF knows more about this than I do, so I don't want to mess you up or lose data, but I think your best bet would be to shrink the partition on C drive after moving videos pictures, documents, etc to a new partition, and then clone the "shrunk" partition.

Macrium generally only looks at the actual used space.

As far as shrinking/partitioning and moving data, I was hesitant to suggest that, because that is a whole other level of complexity and possible total loss if things go south.

ive defraged and initialized the drive but still cant clone

In the Macrium window, click on "Advanced Options"
Verify that "Perform an Intelligent Sector Copy" is selected.
This specifically refers to cloning to a partition that is smaller than the source partition.

"Intelligent sector copy
Copy only file system sectors/clusters that are in use. This reduces the time to create the clone as unused file system clusters are not copied."

 

[mjslakeridge]

[/quotemsg]

As far as shrinking/partitioning and moving data, I was hesitant to suggest that, because that is a whole other level of complexity and possible total loss if things go south.[/quotemsg]

Good point, since it appears that this data is not backed up anywhere else and the OP does not appear to have an external drive to back up to prior to partitioning and shrinking.

Samuel: Is your computer on a home network where you could temporarily copy the videos and pictures to another computer's storage?

 

[SamuelMeller]

As far as shrinking/partitioning and moving data, I was hesitant to suggest that, because that is a whole other level of complexity and possible total loss if things go south.[/quotemsg]

Good point, since it appears that this data is not backed up anywhere else and the OP does not appear to have an external drive to back up to prior to partitioning and shrinking.

Samuel: Is your computer on a home network where you could temporarily copy the videos and pictures to another computer's storage?
[/quotemsg]

yes it its a home computer

 

[mjslakeridge]

No, what I was asking is this computer part of a HOME NETWORK where you could back up (copy/paste) the videos and pictures to another computer on the home network.

If you click on the "start" icon, then "this pc" icon, under "desktop", do you see "network"? If you can expand "network", you should see the other computers on the network (provided they are turned on).

 

[SamuelMeller]

No, what I was asking is this computer part of a HOME NETWORK where you could back up (copy/paste) the videos and pictures to another computer on the home network.

If you click on the "start" icon, then "this pc" icon, under "desktop", do you see "network"? If you can expand "network", you should see the other computers on the network (provided they are turned on).

no its not i am currently trying another programme for the cloning i will get back to you to let you know if it was succesful

 

[SamuelMeller]

I am not familiar with Macrium Reflect, but is it possible it is trying to clone the unused space as well? In Acronis True Image, there is an option to back up sector by sector which I believe includes unused space.

As for the videos and pictures, can't those be moved to a partition on the C drive that will not be cloned to the SSD? USAF knows more about this than I do, so I don't want to mess you up or lose data, but I think your best bet would be to shrink the partition on C drive after moving videos pictures, documents, etc to a new partition, and then clone the "shrunk" partition.

Macrium generally only looks at the actual used space.

As far as shrinking/partitioning and moving data, I was hesitant to suggest that, because that is a whole other level of complexity and possible total loss if things go south.

ive defraged and initialized the drive but still cant clone

In the Macrium window, click on "Advanced Options"
Verify that "Perform an Intelligent Sector Copy" is selected.
This specifically refers to cloning to a partition that is smaller than the source partition.

"Intelligent sector copy
Copy only file system sectors/clusters that are in use. This reduces the time to create the clone as unused file system clusters are not copied."

i have cloned my drive but i cant boot my pc off the ssd only when i plug my hdd in

 

[USAFRet]

You copied ALL partitions?
And before powering up the first time after the clone, disconnected the old HDD?

Which application did you use for this?

 

[SamuelMeller]

You copied ALL partitions?
And before powering up the first time after the clone, disconnected the old HDD?

Which application did you use for this?

yes i did that and this 'aomei'

 

[USAFRet]

You copied ALL partitions?
And before powering up the first time after the clone, disconnected the old HDD?

Which application did you use for this?

yes i did that and this 'aomei'

'Aomei Backupper' ?
No idea...never used that one.

 

[SamuelMeller]

You copied ALL partitions?
And before powering up the first time after the clone, disconnected the old HDD?

Which application did you use for this?

yes i did that and this 'aomei'

'Aomei Backupper' ?
No idea...never used that one.

yes alot of people have used it on channels i watch on youtube how do i fix the issue ?

 

[SamuelMeller]

You copied ALL partitions?
And before powering up the first time after the clone, disconnected the old HDD?

Which application did you use for this?

yes i did that and this 'aomei'

'Aomei Backupper' ?
No idea...never used that one.

or should i factory reset my pc to give me a fresh start becasue ive removed nearly everything

 

[USAFRet]

Since you are pretty much down to a bare install...I would start over with a true clean, bare, install.

That will work absolutely 100%. (Assuming the new SSD is fully functional)

Disconnect ALL drives except for the SSD.
Install on that drive.

Before you do this, obtain and save to a USB any drivers you may need. Primarily, the driver for the motherboard LAN adapter.

 

[SamuelMeller]

Since you are pretty much down to a bare install...I would start over with a true clean, bare, install.

That will work absolutely 100%. (Assuming the new SSD is fully functional)

Disconnect ALL drives except for the SSD.
Install on that drive.

Before you do this, obtain and save to a USB any drivers you may need. Primarily, the driver for the motherboard LAN adapter.

i cant unplug hdd because i cant do anything when i unplug it i will have to factory rest the pc and unplug it half way through