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TSinfernolu
post Feb 10 2016, 12:23 PM, updated 9y ago

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HI im going to get a new ssd and wish to transfer windows 7 on it.The question is, can i just copy the partition containing the OS and leave my other partition on my hdd with n (the rest of the files olike steam) there.
I suck at computers so pls advice what to do. Im scared and lazy to do clean install so pls advice what are the other alternatives
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wci98
post Feb 10 2016, 12:27 PM

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Use aomei software
TSinfernolu
post Feb 10 2016, 02:01 PM

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just copy the partition with the aomei software then done...? tq for reply

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post Feb 10 2016, 02:15 PM

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QUOTE(infernolu @ Feb 10 2016, 12:23 PM)
HI im going to get a new ssd and wish to transfer windows 7 on it.The question is, can i just copy the partition containing the OS and leave my other partition on my  hdd with n (the rest of the files olike steam) there.
I suck at computers so pls advice what to do. Im scared and lazy to do clean install so pls advice what are the other alternatives
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normally ssd vendors provide migration tools for your convenience. first check out their websites for the latest version of such tools. read their how-tos and guides for more information. these tools are free, very simple and straight forward to operate, and will get the job done easily.

alternatively you can use cloning software like aomei, macrium reflect, etc.
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post Feb 10 2016, 02:21 PM

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i used macrium reflex to clone my old vista-business laptop hdd to a new ssd to breathe new life to the old machine.
however, i cloned it on my desktop - i mean, i used my desktop (win10) to clone the two disks. not sure if you can clone a running/operating machine, though.
the process was relatively simple
after i took out the hdd from laptop and connected to the win 10 desktop, proceed to create image of the hdd. once got the image, disconnect hdd, connect ssd and copy the image to the ssd. had to readjust the size afterwards since ssd size is bigger than the hdd (ssd 240gb, old machine only 160gb)
but no issues afterwards
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post Feb 10 2016, 03:46 PM

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QUOTE(infernolu @ Feb 10 2016, 03:01 PM)
just copy the partition with the aomei software then done...? tq for reply
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Aomei software got option to move os to ssd.

TSinfernolu
post Feb 10 2016, 08:29 PM

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ok thanks guys
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post Feb 12 2016, 02:21 PM

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Why nobody asked one of the most important question.

Is the new SSD capacity more than the old HDD or vice versa ?

I couldn't migrate my OS from old HDD to SSD because the SSD capacity was smaller. End up I just clean installed on the new SSD.

Also the old HDD got some bad sectors or not ? This might cause the migration to fail.
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post Feb 12 2016, 02:32 PM

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Clean installation is much much better than migrating the OS
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post Feb 16 2016, 03:07 PM

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It actually depends on your current configuration of the partitions of the HDD. If your HDD have 2 partitions, mostly likely the OS is installed into [C:] drive. If this is the case then you can use "CloneZilla" method to clone the [C:] drive to your new SSD drive.

Assuming the SSD is smaller in capacity than your HDD, you may need to manually copy/backup your data to the SSD once you are able to boot from SSD.

If your HDD only have a single partition & the capacity is larger than the SSD, a clean install is best.


 

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