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Upgrading from a traditional hard drive to an SSD.

Upgrading from a traditional hard drive to an SSD.

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Exteur38
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08-16-2025, 09:07 AM
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He’s been using the SSD for six months and wants to move his whole installation there without losing everything. We’re looking for a way to clone the current setup onto the new drive, avoiding a full reinstall. Is there a reliable cloning tool available or should we consider a complete overhaul?
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Exteur38
08-16-2025, 09:07 AM #1

He’s been using the SSD for six months and wants to move his whole installation there without losing everything. We’re looking for a way to clone the current setup onto the new drive, avoiding a full reinstall. Is there a reliable cloning tool available or should we consider a complete overhaul?

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08-16-2025, 11:11 AM
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Macrium Reflect is likely the top choice. It functioned well for me.
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Superkitten123
08-16-2025, 11:11 AM #2

Macrium Reflect is likely the top choice. It functioned well for me.

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ctobin8
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08-18-2025, 09:40 AM
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Typically, producers use their own cloning solutions which work well enough. You can also leverage a partition wizard—simply transfer the partitions and remember to configure the boot flag.
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08-18-2025, 09:40 AM #3

Typically, producers use their own cloning solutions which work well enough. You can also leverage a partition wizard—simply transfer the partitions and remember to configure the boot flag.

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LumbarX
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08-23-2025, 10:15 PM
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Could he simply retain the HDD while adding an SSD and configuring it in RAID 0? If that isn't feasible, I'd suggest getting the Blacx; Linus has already looked into it.
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LumbarX
08-23-2025, 10:15 PM #4

Could he simply retain the HDD while adding an SSD and configuring it in RAID 0? If that isn't feasible, I'd suggest getting the Blacx; Linus has already looked into it.

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Mickael_Park
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08-24-2025, 03:05 PM
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He aims to swap the platter drive for an SSD to eliminate the Blacx choice entirely.
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Mickael_Park
08-24-2025, 03:05 PM #5

He aims to swap the platter drive for an SSD to eliminate the Blacx choice entirely.

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Masterminer586
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08-25-2025, 11:00 AM
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I started with Hiren's Boot CD and used Partition Magic to copy everything. It loaded into Windows in about 20 minutes and was ready to go. I realized later that the current version wasn't small enough for the SSD, so I had to delete some games before it worked properly.
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Masterminer586
08-25-2025, 11:00 AM #6

I started with Hiren's Boot CD and used Partition Magic to copy everything. It loaded into Windows in about 20 minutes and was ready to go. I realized later that the current version wasn't small enough for the SSD, so I had to delete some games before it worked properly.

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livvy1616
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08-26-2025, 07:26 PM
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If he needs to remove the HDD, purchase an SSD and move all files during installation.
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livvy1616
08-26-2025, 07:26 PM #7

If he needs to remove the HDD, purchase an SSD and move all files during installation.

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08-26-2025, 07:55 PM
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He preferred to move the installation to another storage without reinstalling, as he had more than 150 gigabytes of games. Instead of redownloading everything and updating again, he opted to transfer the setup using Partition Wizard, just as mentioned. The SSD was purchased specifically for the operating system, and since it came with a nearly brand new 1TB platter, he didn’t want to discard it. He also owns a case with a docked drive, eliminating the need for a separate hard drive dock.
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jrobbs7
08-26-2025, 07:55 PM #8

He preferred to move the installation to another storage without reinstalling, as he had more than 150 gigabytes of games. Instead of redownloading everything and updating again, he opted to transfer the setup using Partition Wizard, just as mentioned. The SSD was purchased specifically for the operating system, and since it came with a nearly brand new 1TB platter, he didn’t want to discard it. He also owns a case with a docked drive, eliminating the need for a separate hard drive dock.

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