[SOLVED] Windows 11 from one SSD to another

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LeviTech

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Sep 27, 2021
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Hi all.
I've got my windows 11 in a SSD and I bought another one that I want to make it the principal disk drive of the computer.
There's a way to install Windows on this new drive from the actual windows instalation so after that I can format the old ssd?

Regards,
João Pinto
 
Solution
As mentioned above, specific procedures...

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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...