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Swapping out an ssd

  • 23-01-2020 01:48PM
    #1
    eeepaulo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,465 ✭✭✭


    I'm going to swap out a small ssd, it's only 60gb, just want to put in a bigger one.

    Is it possible to just create an image, will windows 10 pro play nicely with being put on a new ssd.

    Previously I've used ghost/true image, most recently macrium reflect, that was a good few years ago. Is creating a windows image the best way to proceed these days?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    deafroadrunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭deafroadrunner


    eeepaulo wrote: »
    I'm going to swap out a small ssd, it's only 60gb, just want to put in a bigger one.

    Is it possible to just create an image, will windows 10 pro play nicely with being put on a new ssd.

    Previously I've used ghost/true image, most recently macrium reflect, that was a good few years ago. Is creating a windows image the best way to proceed these days?


    Thanks

    Personally speaking I'd start off with a fresh install of windows and transfer any documents or files you have.


  • #3
    TheBoyConor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,283 ✭✭✭TheBoyConor


    You can clone the old SSD onto the new one.

    I did this when i changed from a HDD to and Samsung 970 SSD. The leaflet with the SSD gave instructions to download their cloning app, I cannot remember the name, and then you use that and it clones your drive. There are a lot of cloning apps out there.

    Worked perfectly fine.

    I think there may even be a method of cloning the disk within Windows itself. There is a mirror disk option. That might clone it.


  • #4
    Str4ngeBr3w
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭Str4ngeBr3w


    I did this tonight myself, I used two freeware programs. Macrium Reflect that You previously mentioned and then EaseUs Partition Master to expand the cloned partition size after the swap.

    22 minutes well spent.


  • #5
    eeepaulo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,465 ✭✭✭eeepaulo


    I ended up using macrium reflect myself, was just worried about it asking me to activate windows, or there may have been a better way.

    Went fine, nothing bad happened. Connected new ssd on a different SATA cable, cloned ssd, powered down, connected new ssd on previous ssd SATA cable (tidier), booted, all good.

    Didn't even need to use partition master (although I have previously, great program) windows resized it too, Disk management.


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