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Which technique is best for a newbie cloning HDD to SSD?
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<blockquote data-quote="OokamiCreed" data-source="post: 896129" data-attributes="member: 36266"><p>When I got my SSD from PNY, it came with AOMEI software to clone a drive. More specifically to clone an entire Windows installation. </p><p></p><p>AOMEI did not do the job properly so I had to reinstall manually. I've used Macrium many times in the past and it never failed me. Same thing for Acronis (although I only used it once or so). Keep in mind that I never used either to clone a drive but rather to restore the OS to better working order (which was backed up to an HDD).</p><p></p><p>As for cloning before using the SSD by using the software on Windows or using a USB boot drive for the software to then clone, I personally opted for using USB boot drive as it would naturally be faster and less prone to interference from the OS. If possible, don't delete anything from the HDD regardless in case the cloning fails. </p><p></p><p>You could clone the HDD to SDD then swap the cables to make the SDD the master drive (aka primary) and if it fails to boot, you still have the HDD untouched which you can swap back to HDD to use as a primary in case you need, for example, to try another software to see it it works where others failed. No such thing as being too careful. Learned that the hard way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OokamiCreed, post: 896129, member: 36266"] When I got my SSD from PNY, it came with AOMEI software to clone a drive. More specifically to clone an entire Windows installation. AOMEI did not do the job properly so I had to reinstall manually. I've used Macrium many times in the past and it never failed me. Same thing for Acronis (although I only used it once or so). Keep in mind that I never used either to clone a drive but rather to restore the OS to better working order (which was backed up to an HDD). As for cloning before using the SSD by using the software on Windows or using a USB boot drive for the software to then clone, I personally opted for using USB boot drive as it would naturally be faster and less prone to interference from the OS. If possible, don't delete anything from the HDD regardless in case the cloning fails. You could clone the HDD to SDD then swap the cables to make the SDD the master drive (aka primary) and if it fails to boot, you still have the HDD untouched which you can swap back to HDD to use as a primary in case you need, for example, to try another software to see it it works where others failed. No such thing as being too careful. Learned that the hard way. [/QUOTE]
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