[SOLVED] SSD to NVMe m.2 clone or fresh install

[wfreeman]

Hi, I just got a new Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 1TB

My current set up is using a Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB

I read on Samsung’s site that it’s better to do a clean install of windows opposed to cloning the old one because the registry information is different... it may affect performance or cause compatibility issues?

Is this true? And if so, if I do clone my drive, can I simply reinstall windows after that if I encounter problems?

 

[jay32267]

"Is this true? "
I clone all the time and I never have had an issue regarding that.

"if I do clone my drive, can I simply reinstall windows after that if I encounter problems? "

Yes.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I read on Samsung’s site that it’s better to do a clean install of windows opposed to cloning the old one because the registry information is different... it may affect performance or cause compatibility issues?

If you're changing motherboard, then reinstall is recommended (sometimes unavoidable).
If you're just upgrading from sata SSD to NVME SSD, then it might be possible to achieve with clone.

This actually also depends on OS being used. Windows 7 for example also requires some specific hotfixes and nvme drivers to be installed.

 

[ron2456]

Entirely upto you. If you want your old things and apps and don't want to reinstall everything then clone it or else do a fresh install.

 

[wfreeman]

Thanks for everyones answers. I’ll try cloning and hope for the best.