How to clone hard drive to ssd of equal size

#HOW TO CLONE HARD DRIVE TO SSD OF EQUAL SIZE SERIAL#
#HOW TO CLONE HARD DRIVE TO SSD OF EQUAL SIZE DRIVERS#

The solution in that case consist in using a backup of the source disk.

ThatвЂ™s something that is not always possible, for instance if the source and target disks need to use the same physical connector inside the computer. The steps described in this tutorial require both source and target disks to be installed in the computer and detected by the operating system. As always, the author and the website decline any responsibilities about the consequences of trying to reproduce these steps. If you are not familiar with the concepts of disks and partitions or feel unsure about reproducing these steps, ask someone with good computer skills to help you. In any case, itвЂ™s always a good idea to have backups of your files, SSDs or hard disks, just in case anything goes wrong. These steps shouldnвЂ™t damage your computer or the installation of the operating system but the process will erase and overwrite the content of the target disk so do it at your own risks and be sure to understand what you are doing and to select the proper target disk.

#HOW TO CLONE HARD DRIVE TO SSD OF EQUAL SIZE SERIAL#

I had a license associated with a Kingston SSD (You can download the software from here AcronisВ® True Imageв„ў OEMВ or from here AcronisВ® True Imageв„ў HD and try it for 30 days if you do not have a valid serial number) so I decided to give it a try and to clone a hard disk drive onto a new SSD and to document the steps in this tutorial in case anyone needs to do something similar. It is an old version of a product that is now known as Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office but it still gets the job done. Clone HDD to SSDДЄcronis True Image is software package that is sometimes included with the purchase of some SSD because it can be used to clone an existing disk onto the new SSD.

ItвЂ™s something rather easy to do using a software like Acronis True Image and I will show youВ step by step how I did it in this page. An other quicker solution consists in cloning the original disk with everything (the operating system, programs and files) onto a new disk.

#HOW TO CLONE HARD DRIVE TO SSD OF EQUAL SIZE DRIVERS#

It is not necessary a bad idea as that would allow you to start with a fresh and clean installation of the operating system, but it is something that may require a lot of time and you may not have anymore all the installers, licenses or drivers to reinstall everything. One solution is to reinstall the operating system and all your programs onto the new disk or ssd and to restore the additional files (documents, photos, moviesвЂ¦) from a backup. You may sometimes want to replace your operating system disk with a bigger one or with a ssd in order to improve your computer performance.

How to clone hard drive to ssd of equal size