Duplicate your boot drive safely.
Duplicate your boot drive safely.
You recently purchased a 1TB NVMe SSD and attempted six times to clone your 120GB NVMe drive, but you haven’t succeeded. You used the included software, which didn’t work, and now are using Macrium Reflect, which functioned but triggered an error code 0xc000000e. With only about 0.5GB free on the boot drive, you can’t install Windows. There might be a need to purchase a Windows USB drive or troubleshoot further.
the simple option is to use an nvme cloning station... the more affordable choice would be pq magic, which installs on a linux system from a usb and clones both nvme drives simultaneously. make sure to uninstall the previous drive before starting. once you see your files back, return to pqmagic and adjust the disk size so c is as large as possible. typically you need to shift the final partition to the end of the drive and then expand it. this process can be handled via the windows installer USB or diskpart. i notice there are methods in windows too, but for me the main reason to do it outside is that system locks down active files and prevents copying them. with virtualization you could create a shadowcopy of the disk and use it for cloning, though this isn't usually supported. also, disable any antivirus software as it might block access to the boot sectors.
So heres the thing, there's only one way to "clone" a drive: new drive --> external usb adapter --> PC clone software --> clone your current drive --> new drive --> shut down PC, remove power plug (Mucho IMPORTANTE!!!) --> remove old drive completely --> install newly "cloned" drive --> boot PC! what you want is a backup, but here's how cloning works anyway, which is much more superior also... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Insert the source device, connect it to the destination port, press the button until cloning begins, and monitor the process until it finishes.
I helped clear out unused storage and wanted to explain the USB installer process in detail, since it's something new for me.