Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 1, s/n S59VNMFN906057N, rev RVT04B6QDisk 1, the E drive, labeled Samsung SSD.
What specific model drive is that?
A Samsung solid state drive?
And what, exactly, is on it?
OK then...an actual SSD.Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 1, s/n S59VNMFN906057N, rev RVT04B6Q
Both drives have program and data, photos, and other files.OK then...an actual SSD.
A potential good candidate for a clone operation.
Again ... what, exactly is on this drive?
And also, the D drive, the 1TB HDD.
OK.Both drives have program and data, photos, and other files.
Looking at the programs, yes, I can uninstall on the E: and reinstall on the D: drive. I assume I can install some of those programs on an external too?OK.
Now we, actually you, have a problem.
If it were only 'data', this would be easy.
But the current OS has references to Programs being on the D and E drives.
This is not easy to simply undo, or clone.
Are you willing and able to reinstall whatever Programs live on the E drive, the Samsung SSD?
Slow down a bit.Looking at the programs, yes, I can uninstall on the E: and reinstall on the D: drive. I assume I can install some of those programs on an external too?
And Uninstall the applications.I'll start that now. Delete all data, leave the apps.
That is what we are in the process of doing.Your Samsung drive is a SSD. Can you move its data to a different drive?
Nope, I was providing the link to the software that Samsung provide. Nothing more.That is what we are in the process of doing.
Here, you're asking him to jump to Step 8, ignoring Steps 2-7.
With his current config, there are a lot of things that need to be done before we get to the 'what software to use' stage.Nope, I was providing the link to the software that Samsung provide. Nothing more.
And Uninstall the applications.
This will, hopefully, remove references of those applications from the Registry.
Moved everything off E: onto external drive. Here's a link to Disk managementDisk mgt One possible issue, my Desktop icon keeps popping up in the E even though I have moved it to External drive .And Uninstall the applications.
This will, hopefully, remove references of those applications from the Registry.
What do you mean by the 'Desktop' on the E drive?Moved everything off E: onto external drive. Here's a link to Disk managementDisk mgt One possible issue, my Desktop icon keeps popping up in the E even though I have moved it to External drive .
I mean Desktop (holding desktop app icons and other data) folder on the E: drive. I transferred it to the External drive. I don't know how it was directed to the E drive. There is no Desktop on the C drive.What do you mean by the 'Desktop' on the E drive?
Have you, in the past, redirected that Desktop folder to the E drive?
As a test....
Power off
Physically disconnect the E drive.
Power up
Does everything work OK?
Yes. Physically opening the case and disconnect that drive.I mean Desktop (holding desktop app icons and other data) folder on the E: drive. I transferred it to the External drive. I don't know how it was directed to the E drive. There is no Desktop on the C drive.
I cannot disconnect the E drive without opening the computer. Is that what you mean?
Disconnected E. Yes, everything seems to be working fine. No desktop or app icons but I can start programs via Start menu or clicking a file.OK, will do.
OK....we can proceed.Disconnected E. Yes, everything seems to be working fine. No desktop or app icons but I can start programs via Start menu or clicking a file.
OK, thanks. I'll read this a few times and plan it out in advance. Will advise soon. Probably a few questions too.OK....we can proceed.
Not quite sure what is going on with your Desktop, as you state you made no changes to that location.
But...to clone from the current C drive to the 1TB Samsung.
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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 Magician (which includes 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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OKOK, thanks. I'll read this a few times and plan it out in advance. Will advise soon. Probably a few questions too.