[SOLVED] Upgrading boot drive from SSD to M.2

[CMO45]

I'm trying to give my boot drive more speed and more space. What would be the best way to upgrade to a M.2 and be able to keep all of my documents? I've heard cloning, and I've heard just installing the M.2, configuring it as the primary boot drive, and installing windows.

ps. I've looked through the forums and haven't found an exact answer. Sorry for posting something that may look repetitive.

 

[Barty1884]

Either/Or could work.

I'll always advocate a clean install on the new drive, then migrate files/documents to it and, only once you're sure you've backed everything up, formatting the (now) secondary drive.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3567655/clean-installation-windows.html

 

[USAFRet]

I'm trying to give my boot drive more speed and more space. What would be the best way to upgrade to a M.2 and be able to keep all of my documents? I've heard cloning, and I've heard just installing the M.2, configuring it as the primary boot drive, and installing windows.

ps. I've looked through the forums and haven't found an exact answer. Sorry for posting something that may look repetitive.

What motherboard?
Which specific drives?
How much space is consumed on your current C drive?