This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD Select ALL the partitions on the existing C driveĭisconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration) Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSDĭownload and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)ĭisconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD Specific steps for a successful clone operation:

Thank you in advance! įor the C drive migration, everything goes. OS on Samsung 840 1TB EVO- (looking to Mirror/migrate to 860 EGO 2TB)Ĭurrent backup drive WD 2TB (looking at moving to WD 6TB)Īny Questions or Clarifications, please ask and I can post them!Īny thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. To be clear, only the backup drive will increase above 2TB, but will be my first venture into UEFI/GPT hard drives for the Backup drive. My hard drives are getting full so considering migrating OS HHD from 1TB SSD to 2TB SSD, and for my backup drive moving from WB Black 2TB to 6TB Black. My big question is will there be a problem moving my Windows OS from a Samsung 840 EVO 1TB to a 860 EVO 2TB? I understand Samsung as great migration software: but does it work if you are migrating the OS HDD!!? Having built my PC in 2014, I am giving it a few more years by upgrading bits: but as this one involves the OS HDD, I thought I would ask for any pre-warnings/ advice/ gotchas before I start. adding a 6TB WD drive (first time with GDP/UEFI) Moving an OS from Samsung SSD 1TB to 2TB and/or:

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