Migrate Windows to Another SSD Drive For FREE

Migrate Windows to Another SSD Drive For FREE
Finding free software to clone your drive now Macrium Reflect has discontinued the free version of there software, You can use EaseUS Disk Copy to migrate Windows to another drive - bit.ly/45PQI0g or another free and easy disk cloning and system disk migration software to use called Disk Genius.
Disk Genius is a good alternative to Macrium reflect free.
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[@theahmadhiwa]

Crazy how I just got a new NVMe drive for my OS and immediately got this video recommended.

[@schroedingersdog7965]

Excellent! Very clear and simple. Thanks, Brian!

[@Britec09]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dougtravins9624]

Awesome Brian. This is what I've been looking for.

[@gummy_fresh1968]

Cheers bri, this came at the perfect time. 🎉

[@Britec09]

You're welcome

[@gamerkulam]

This is exactly what i needed! Thankyou. so much! 🙏👏🔥

[@fvrrljr]

AOMEI user here, downloaded DiskGenius *Thanx Britec*

[@neil4089]

I have been struggling with this process recently but this program is the first I’ve used that is actually free and simple to use. Thank you for the video, it worked perfectly upgrading my SSD to a larger one 👍

[@freespeechadvocate7492]

Ive used this software before and its the easiest software for migration. Went from a 256gb gen 3 to a 1 TB gen 4 SSD, both were already inside my PC in separate NVME slots.

[@Britec09]

Yeah, works a treat

[@francoisleveille409]

Yeah but this comes from China. Is it hidden malware ?

[@francoisleveille409]

Keep removing my comment and ... destroying your reputation.

[@t0mn8r35]

Another very useful video. Thank you Brian!

[@Britec09]

My pleasure!

[@geojohnson5613]

Thanks for the video Brian. I have used Acronis to upgrade several computers from old mechanical drives to new SSDs. They are always amazed at the speed increase. I use the Acronis software to do daily backups as well. Their tech support is excellent too, I would add.

[@Britec09]

Acronis become bloated

[@geojohnson5613]

@@Britec09 Brian, I would not say that it has become bloated. They have added additional features such as antivirus / anti-malware. These added features are optional when Acronis is initially installed. Even the ransomware protection can be toggled off. I only use Windows Security with the Premium Malwarebytes so I elected not to install the additional programs. It's still one of the best backup solutions available.

[@haldavnekar]

Good video as usual and timely. Wanted to save my 2010 laptop, which still runs good. I am going to guess, the operations are the same for non-OS drives' cloning. Off the topic, have you had a chance to make a video for Windows 11, similar to your "Things you need to disable in Windows 10 right now"? I liked the one stop shop explanation and has helped all my Win 10 pcs run effectively and efficiently.

[@Britec09]

I make a video for you

[@zechssiguro7476]

​@@Britec09Great Concise video for Disk Genius! My two questions are, if you have a 64bit system, should you obviously look for the 64bit disk genius?! & 2nd should 1 always expand the cloned "bigger" drive to the full volume or width for best migration?

[@alexanderpw_]

Excellent! Work easy and free, thankyou!👏🙏

[@johnpedersen8387]

Great tool. Thanks Brian for video. 🙂

[@Britec09]

You are very welcome

[@garrymcgaw4745]

Thanks Brian that was very helpful.

[@Britec09]

Glad it was helpful!

[@juanroldan4379]

Thank you! I need to do this to my daily driver.

[@Salim-px8bm]

Thanks so useful 😄

[@Britec09]

You're welcome 😊

[@rogerbowen5753]

I did get Disk Genius with a view to doing exactly what the video suggests. Then, all the hoo ha around 24H2 piled in so I went the custom .iso route instead. Cloning would have allowed me to keep my existing Windows license (One advantage of a Microsoft account, which I had when I switched my email account from Hotmail to Outlook.), but hey, it is what it is and one way or another I'll have Windows the way I want it when I eventually build my new PC.

[@Britec09]

Thanks for sharing

[@wavemaker54]

My favorite way to backup my PC. If something catastrophic happens to your computer all you have to do is replace the drive.

[@normanwhite2227]

Absolutely! same here.

[@johngoard8272]

Thanks Brian this is something that I have been thinking of for some time now - cloning my 500GB PCIe express to a new 1TB PCIe express drive, and in the last I have used Macrium and AOMEI for doing this and frankly Macrium has never ever worked properly for me, and AOMEI has always been very "touchy" to use. Now I am assuming that I can clone to an external drive enclosure of course because the machine I am on is a one drive slot laptop? But anyway this software is the ducks guts by the looks of it and thanks again for a great tutorial as it is so easy to follow and by the looks of it to use this method😃😃👍👍👍👍

[@Britec09]

Let me know how you get on

[@johngoard8272]

@@Britec09 Ok will do mate but it will jot be for a while yet though.

[@blindmansentertainment7735]

Is it possible to have a separate drive just for video editing im wondering if this would reduce computer resources and keep a 2tb drive for the rest of the computer if so could or have you done a video thanks

[@inappropriatejohnson]

Thank you........I miss free Macrium and this might help.

[@Britec09]

You're welcome

[@Drottninggatan2017]

Just a note, You can still use the last free Macrium Reflect version. It works perfectly fine.

[@p-k98]

Hi Brian, Thanks for the video. I just wanted to ask whether using Minitool Partition Wizard is still okay ?? I followed your video on that (which was published 1 year ago) and, after starting the OS cloning/copying process, I later found this video which is quite recent comparably. So, just wanted to confirm with you once.

[@whiteviper5964]

Thank you Brian ♥

[@OutofDarkness_jik]

Thank you for your video. I may well have not understood one step: You showed us that on this occasion you were not allowing DG to change the bootable disc. However after your reboot when you went into Disk Manager you showed it had already switched to a different bootable drive. So how did you make the cloned drive the bootable drive? I know there is the option in DG to automatically do this but in your example you didn't select that option. Thanks.

[@darrenraymond5334]

i have used this software works as it should nice one😁

[@Britec09]

Great 👍

[@Rob-vf7zk]

Perfect timing on this video doing this now. Question for you, I'm migrating from a 500GB SSD to a 2TB M.2 SSD, I'd like to still use that SSD for some additional storage afterwards. how would I go about wiping that drive?

[@Britec09]

Just wipe your old drive once cloned and working

[@dingokidneys]

Once you've moved over to the new M.2 SSD, let the system run for a few days to make sure that all is good and you really don't need to go back to the old SSD. This may be overkill, but safe is better than sorry. Then using Disk Management you can repartition and reformat the old SSD how you like. Be very careful that you are working on the right disk as there is essentially no going back from a repartition/reformat. Lost data is a bad feeling.

[@kw0064]

Used to use Norton Ghost from DOS many years back. Simple and fast. Now using Windows Image to backup but so far have not verified its effectiveness with real restore/migration.

[@ragus3321]

Hey Brian, very usefull video, just had some questions. So, firstly, at 4:36 you extended the "system partition size" from 63.1 GB to the maximum size of the target disk. Why did you do this? I don't understand the point of extending the amount that will be clonded beyond the size of the source disk, since the amount that can be cloned can only go as high as the source disk. Is this something that is necessary when cloning the drive? Second, after cloning the drive and replacing it (with the target drive that was just cloned onto) for an upgrade, is it necessary to go into my system BIOS and change the computer boot sequence, or will the system automatically boot the correct drive (Have the correct boot order/sequence) since it's in the same slot? Thanks!

[@kw0064]

Because if you do, you'll have the whole new drive's space as your OS drive. If not, you'll need to create a new partition with the remaining empty space and use that as another logical drive.

[@ragus3321]

@@kw0064 Ok, so it is necessary to extend the system partition size of the target disk, but what about my other question? Is it necessary to change the computer boot sequence in the system BIOS when replacing the cloned drive?

[@kw0064]

@@ragus3321That's already been explained clearly in the video.

[@D.P.G]

I download the Acronis cloning tool from the WD site. If it doesn't find a WD drive in the system then plug in a Sandisk USB stick to keep it happy. It's ridiculous that Microsoft don't have a tool to do this.

[@MrVidification]

I've had issues with the Samsung nvme (loses boot) but not the WD nvme. if crystaldiskinfo shows any newish nvme with less than 100 in health then it might be on it's way out

[@Ghostly_scarf]

just a question does this work if you just want to transfer data from a hdd to ssd?

[@spaceiswater6539]

I have a windows computer DAW, if I would keep cloning it as a back up would you recommend this software or some other one?

[@glubrix]

Diskgenius makes incremental backups, in case of problems with your DAW, you restore everything from the backup. Certainly there are other software that do incremental backups, but Diskgenius is easy to use

[@SuperLittleTyke]

I assume that this procedure would work in exactly the same way if the target disk is a large capacity internal 3.5" SATA hard drive, e.g. WD, Barracuda, or similar?

[@dingokidneys]

It will work just the same, only slower.

[@SuperLittleTyke]

@@dingokidneys Great!

[@hotmixer2010]

Macrium reflect is the best disk cloning program ever

[@Poludioskroz]

0:51 is it possible to clone os from older ssd(2.5inch) to secondary nvme m.2 without enclosure ,just via that cable...that way we could use win 8 and win 11 on one computer,laptop..?

[@normanwhite2227]

should work, one boot at the time on bios

[@Hunnedollas]

When i hit “os migration” it doesnt show the target disk - just shows my hdd and not my ssd but in file explorer my ssd is showing up there no issues. Any tips?

[@NowLedgeOutpost]

If I use external adapter for the cloning and put it inside my system and change the boot sequence, will it boot normally?

[@tubeDude48]

I prefer EaseUS Disk Copy. It takes less steps, and was worth the price!

[@zrpe1060]

can I delete all the data from the previous drive and use it as storage?

[@beefsteak69]

if my target disk has old data on it even though i have separated it into 2 partitions. The first partition is for old data and the second partition is for Windows migration. Will my first partition also be lost?

[@xKoMox]

If you’re using a Samsung SSD whey not do the job with Samsung Magician?

[@CMDR-V-UncleJ]

ya my OS drive 512G ssd is getting full picked up a WD black 2T mvne.. this is what i needed. I still have 2 Spinny dives that need updating soon Game/Editing WD blues. the New MB is a MSi b-550 A pro CPU AMD 5600x.... just upgraded from a amd fx 8320.. 10yrs old ish

[@xblastx1956]

I stopped the process after about a minute because I didn't see target drive having the same files/sectors as the disk to be copied. Now I have an exclamation mark on my new drive and I keep getting errors and I can't proceed. I've tried to reformat the new drive and it keeps failing. Any help would be appreciated.

[@dingokidneys]

I've not been a daily Windows user for years now so be careful, but I'd guess that you need to delete the partitions on the new drive using Disk Management. This should get you back to a blank drive from where you can try again. If that doesn't work, you may need to create a new partition table (GPT for preference) after deleting stray partitions.

[@xblastx1956]

@@dingokidneys Under Disk Management and diskpart I reset the new SSD, but I need to learn the disk genius program better because that is where I keep running into problems. I really just didn't know enough to attempt this to begin with. Thanks for the help dingokidneys.

[@mrandersen6872]

*fixed* I get a "windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause." error after doing this and changing my boot order to the new SSD. Edit: I fixed this by using "Boot to WinPE" instead of hot migration. All other steps same, then I just changed the boot order in the BIOS and it worked!

[@bitsiv]

NEED HELP!! What if the application stop responding mid transfer. Can I just close the application and start again?

[@davidsparrold8888]

Great vid, Ccn you unlock bitlocker with this program.

[@Dipto9]

in my opinion mini tool partition version 10 is the best and free to migrate windows to another ssd

[@Britec09]

many ways to do it

[@nexso]

I use Rescuezilla, a live distro Linux.

[@dingokidneys]

I recently used Rescuezilla to move a Windows install from a nasty slow 1TB HDD to a 128GB partition on a 240GB SSD. It took a bit of wrangling, preshrinking and moving the Windows partitions around on the source drive, then backing up to an external hard drive, installing the SSD and recovering the Windows install from the external HDD backup image. It was tedious and clumsy but it all worked out well. It was essentially a dry run for potentially moving my aged brother's Windows install to new hardware should that be necessary. As it turned out, I swapped him over to Linux Mint and he's happy as a pig in mud.

[@fbifido2]

what if you have a 1TB HDD which is only using 30GB, and you want to OS-Migrate to a 256GB SSD?

[@XDFcooler]

I don't need a third party software. All I needed was a backup image & recovery!

[@DivineWillTech]

Can this run laptop to laptop via transfer cable?

[@Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials]

Nice so I can change the SSD with a bigger one without the need to reinstall everything.

[@Britec09]

Yes, that is correct

[@francoisleveille409]

Yeah but this was made in China. Is there malware hidden in this software ?

[@armyspy9797]

@@francoisleveille409 who cares it works

[@francoisleveille409]

@@armyspy9797 You're going to care if you have a business and all your creations are stolen or erased.

[@WeedMIC]

Just boot with clonezilla, pick the source and destination drive and click go. Nothing to install.

[@geowilson1587]

same if source has 2 partitions ?

[@Britec09]

it will clone it

[@MarcusElliot]

Excellent Video 👍

[@Britec09]

Thank you very much!

[@patrikzvezda3447]

Can i delete all from the source disk?

[@armyspy9797]

can i clone it to a drive with the same storage

[@thewatcher5271]

Will It Work With XP On A Mechanical Drive To An SSD? Thank You. (Like #452)

[@Britec09]

DiskGenius supports Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista/XP

[@drdr73]

Does it clone if the source drive is bitlocked?

[@Britec09]

No

[@williamscheb3010]

Why not use Macrium Reflect?

[@francisbacon2401]

How about a one terabyte HD using only 87 GB to a 256 GB SSD?

[@dingokidneys]

There are write-ups and videos about how to do this all over the internet. I did just that not long ago. The trick is to take it slow and easy and verify after every step. Before doing anything, back up your data. If all goes bad you can at least re-install and re-load your data. In fact this might be the easiest way particularly if you use a Microsoft account to sign into your machine. What I did was shrink the Windows filesystems and partitions; (reboot into Windows to check all still works); then relocate the partitions so they all sit under the 256GB or whatever mark; (reboot into Windows, OK?); clone the partitions to the new drive. How you do all this will depend on the tools you choose. I used Rescuezilla as I'm an old Linux user and am most familiar with the tools it packages.

[@normanwhite2227]

Just create new partition say 90gb for this 87gb and then clone 90gb into 256gb ssd.

[@alanmacaulay6496]

Other competing systems available

[@snocrushr]

Can I clone from an HHD to a SSD?

[@dingokidneys]

Yes.

[@federicol3548]

I use Hyren's boot for this. You don't need to install software.

[@normanwhite2227]

and what will you do if the software you use from Hyren's boot is out or obsolete?

[@prisdito123]

tyy

[@rhythmandpoetryrap224]

Using Disk Genius for 3 years now to clone HDD to SSD

[@Britec09]

works a treat

[@bogata903]

I just use a wondows system image... Not to.much to it...

[@bigbigfizzi]

i hope this works on my Windows Vista

[@Britec09]

DiskGenius supports Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista/XP

[@krisachar]

👍🏽

[@antoniiocaluso1071]

ITS..i t s......MAGIC, I tell ya's! yeeehaaaa...

[@HalifaxComputersRepair]

ah you left 1 important factor , cloning 8tb drives or even higher might be bigger problem , because cloning small 1tb drives thats easy part but trying to clone a 8tb drive or 16tb drives , thats takes for ever ....

[@Britec09]

not many people are going to be cloning 8tb drive or 16tb

[@oronjoffe]

Why on earth would you clone an 8TB drive? Such drives are mostly traditional hard drives (i.e not SSD) and a 16tb drive is certainly going to be an HDD. Such drives are excellent for data storage, but not ideal for a system drive as theyre relatively slow. If you need to copy *data*, do just that, copy the files, no need to clone!

[@fabianmckenna8197]

Just looking to buy a Samsung SSD 500GB or 1TB but there's a warning to check if going for 4TB drives or larger as they may not be compatible with older computers........

[@oronjoffe]

@@fabianmckenna8197 it would need to be a seriously old pc )20 years +?) not to support a 4tb drive.

[@CMDR-V-UncleJ]

Just Got Paywalled 😞

[@Romgenas]

One year late

[@winstonsmith935]

The only place for Windows is to throw it out to another Window.

[@nick92065]

Found malware on this download. Hard pass.

[@Britec09]

No malware

[@avyam7509]

Nope! I have not found any malware.

[@dougtravins9624]

(works for competition?)

[@KubaSubaru]

What a scam! I made some tea and it wasn't done >:( me angy (just joking)

[@user-kz6qk9lt2p]

Remove Windows. Install Linux.

[@fvrrljr]

AOMEI user here, downloaded DiskGenius *Thanx Britec*