Clone and Replace your Old HDD with a SSD Using Macrium Free Software

Hello IT Pros, this is Alvendril! In this Video, "Clone and Replace your Old HDD with a SSD Using Macrium Free Software" I show step by step how to Install Macrium Software, Clone your old Hard Drive and replace it by a new SSD. The size of the new SSD is 480 GB, the old is 500 GB, but the process
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[@Shaftell]

Great instructions. I used to use the mini tool partition wizard but they made their cloning feature a paid feature so I had to look for an alternative. Your video and the software you used was great and I was able to upgrade the HDD from a laptop to an SSD with no surprises. Thanks so much!!

[@izzykissa]

Thank you so much for this. I was overwhelmed trying to read guides but your video stepped me through it perfectly!

[@richardtreat9187]

Thanks for this great video. I have tried (without success) other cloning software and found your video and your recommendations to be the key to success! Thanks so much!

[@JCYoung-ni4cy]

Thanks for this. I slapped a 2tb into my own HP Spectre. Using Macrium and an external SSD drive it was a piece of cake.

[@brianr738]

Thanks for the walkthrough. This helped a lot. My laptop is now running even better than it was when it was new 5 years ago. Saved me big bucks.

[@TheOriginalManTrust]

W

[@johng1htc]

Just this today 10/07/2022 , and it worked no issues . Cloning hard drive was super easy

[@broinsocali]

Just now 12/10/2022 Thank you so much for this video. Followed your instructions to upgrade my laptop HDD TO SSD and everything went just like your video.

[@dianjacobs8180]

Finally, after 5 hours of struggling! I found a youtuner who actually helps!

[@Rsalmond83]

Hmmm…YouTuner. You gave me an idea for a new startup.

[@ericfrederickson555]

I came here for the cloning tutorial. I like and subscribed for the cable management. 🎉🎉🎉

[@Jonathan.M007]

Very good and clear instructions.... Thank you this good video!!!

[@johnhollingshead6505]

Thank you very much. An almost full 500G hdd in an 8yo hp 250 g2 with i3 processor running win 10 took a little over 4 hours to clone

[@dgn1978]

Thanks for this video. Worked fine.

[@DinAmri]

Great vid. Really helpful 👍

[@mickcrerar559]

Thanks so much. Used this video to save laptop that was sloooow.

[@krystynahaywood1968]

Thank you, this was very helpful and gave my confidence. Much appreciated..!!

[@jaminallen3119]

fantastically helpful thank you!!

[@youtubeisamazing9591]

thank you so much. this worked amazingly.

[@ComputerGuyAndy]

Great 'How To' for Macrium Clone8 Thanks!

[@Chicken9Nugget]

Thank you it worked for me and now i can use my ssd instead of a hdd!

[@hopenavajo1391]

You make it sound easy,but us rookies still need learning

[@JonnyKickass]

Worked for me! 500GB SSD to 4TB SSD Thanks!

[@broinsocali]

Wow 500GB to 4TB that is a big jump.

[@ShawnFX]

DAMN 4TB my man making sure he never runs out of space😂

[@miltonhuynh4209]

Excellent guide man

[@musicalbirds2928]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@suspectedcrab]

I delayed doing this for years because I didn't feel like waiting 2+ hours, but it's very easy and doesn't even require you to go into the BIOS if you use the same exact SATA cable. When it took 5 minutes to load up W10 on my HDD, I got pissed off and went out and bought a SSD.

[@RM2D]

Good theme, but remember you deal mainly with computer rookies, so talking a bit slower and with less words, makes things A LOT more easier for us guys :)

[@richdars2515]

Can always set playback speed for KZbin videos in the settings

[@MrVirkMedia]

@@richdars2515 adjusting speed isn't exactly mean listening to a person speaking in a relaxed manner, it's much more robotic when you do that. I actually tried it with your suggestion

[@stuffzyxk1446]

I’m 13 and I understood 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@Halum11]

great video!

[@captainunderpants1097]

Can this process damage the current windows drive. As I want to clone a system as a backup to store in a safe incase of drive failure.

[@elliottwood5423]

Stunning cable management

[@MyITWorkshop]

😅

[@hallu7477]

Thank you sir!

[@merkaba_lite]

So now that the Reflect 8 Free Commercial is gone.... What can I do?

[@SMGG77Aviation]

what version are u running?? like 1507 I could tell by the wallpaper on the lock screen

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Good tutorial

[@thomasromero1433]

¡Gracias!

[@HitSousouK]

just did a clone of my W10 to try out MBR to GPT conversion....went to the kitchen came back and it was done in 6mins for 80GB :D

[@MrSango123]

great vid

[@ildafons]

Can I make a clone from cloned disk? Looks like it should work? I have situation where I want to update my laptop that has 256 Gb SSD with 1 Tb SSD and also I want to add Sata SSD as there is empty space for it. I don't want buy any adapters and so on. Can I install new Sata SSD, clone from main 256 Gb SSD, then remove that 256 Gb SSD and insert new 1Tb SSD and clone the system to the new 1 Tb SSD from Sata SSD? I'll use Sata SSD as sort of transferring media for OS cloning. So I'll have new 1Tb SSD with OS and additional Sata SSD for say, storage as I don't want HHD to be there as it slows down the system. The reason I'm asking is that I haven't been lucky cloning the OS to an external HDD to test if I can boot from external media to make update that I explained above and then I found some explanation in internet that in many laptops you need to connect the storage to the motherboard internally to be able to successfully clone the disk and make the clone bootable.

[@haythamghareeb1]

Thank you

[@stuarth5680]

does it save log in password so when i swap the hd to sdd i can log in to the pc with same password

[@Beansaredelicious1]

Can i do it with my extermely slow HDD to SSD too?

[@patger693]

can i use a sd card as usb bootable device?

[@user-he3gt7dc4b]

is it work in UFEI mode also ?

[@Helskrim]

It's probably worth mentioning the destination disk should also be in MBR table and later convert to GPT if your board supports UEFI because some SSD's come with GPT by default and if you have Legacy BIOS without CSM support it will fail to boot but also it might even corrupt your source OS as well. I had this unfortunately happen on one of my office computers and there was nothing I could do. I am not sure about Macrium but on Acronis there is an option to change this manually because if your system is UEFI it will default to GPT.

[@HitSousouK]

this; very important....the cloning converted my nvme to MBR again...

[@Pooty_With_A_Fat_Booty]

I hope you get this. Thank you for that info. Didn't even know. How I find this out on a Dell Inspiron desktop 3252 (Windows 10)? I don't think I'm going to find that info just by looking at system info in Windows (right click on Computer and click on system settings, etc). 🤣

[@Timealoveandlight]

This sounds pretty important, can someone please explain how to do this right with this MBR/GPT thing in the Macrium Software? Also, my HDD is about 1TB and it might be a bit damaged (it has considerably slowed down, without anything causing it particularly), I have only 4 Gb RAM, will this work for my new SSD? I wouldn't want to wait for hours to receive some error at the end, or doing it wrong. Many thanks

[@shaneduffy7229]

When I attempted to do this, I got an error code that there was an error initializing GPT disk - any advice?

[@e.l.6092]

👍🏾👍🏾 Thanks

[@thetechieside8508]

Thanks

[@NoEgg4u]

Folks, our host recommends using a Kingston SSD. That is a fine choice. But it is not my first pick for an SSD. Why? Nearly all SSDs will run fast, as long as you do not write gigs and gigs of data, non-stop. Nearly all SSDs have two sections of flash storage. A small section (perhaps 10% of the drive) that is fast (for writing data), and a large section that is slow (for writing data). When the SSD is not busy, it transfers the data that you wrote to the fast section, to the slow section. It does this in the background. You will not see this. The above frees up the fast section of the SSD. So for nearly everyone, you will always see fast speeds for your SSD. And if you are a typical user, then this is not going to be an issue for you. But if you write enough data, non-stop, you will eventually fill up the fast section of the SSD, and your write speed will drop from perhaps, 350 MB/s to 25 MB/s. That's right. The write speed will plummet. But do not worry. When you are done writing data to that drive, it will eventually transfer everything to its slower section, freeing up the fast section. To avoid the above, I suggest that you purchase Crucial's MX500 (not the BX series). Although the MX500 will also slow down if you pound it (as described above), the slowdown will be minimal. Samsung's EVO line is also a good choice. But the MX500 is marginally better (although you will never notice a difference). The MX500 will cost less, which is my reason for it being my choice for a SATA based SSD. Note that Samsung has QVO models. Stay away, unless your needs are minimal. The QVO drives will cost less, and their performance will suffer, as described above. Also note that nearly all NVMe drives suffer from the same performance issue. If anyone is interested in the NVMe drives that handle that issue the best, I will reply with the models.

[@pizzadriver]

This is actually pretty interesting! Well, which nvme models are recommended regarding this? ^^

[@tomnorman5461]

How does a 200mA USB port power a 5 VDC @1A SSD???

[@shan_6]

If you have a satta drive enclosure can you use it for the process?

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello, It should work as well. Ty for the comment

[@HarshSharma-ly5mt]

"error intializing GPT disk write failed -5- access denied" , what's solution for this ?

[@gtotheunit91]

Question. Does the cloning process turn the SSD into a bootable drive? I successfully cloned my HDD to the SSD, but when I swapped out the drives and chose the option to boot into the SSD, it couldn't find anything.

[@ildafons]

It works most of the times for desktops. If you have laptop it may not work.

[@michaelmondala]

Thanks works for me, but what to do with my older hdd after cloning old HDD to SSD? can i used my old hdd for file storage, or do i need to format it? if I leave that way I now have two local disk. Local disk C and local disk F.

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello, What I do is; I keep the old HDD in a drawer for a few weeks as a backup in the event the new fails for some reason. After that, i format it and add it as new partition/disk, that way I have more space to store stuff. Hope it helps Ty for the comment

[@ShawnFX]

​​@@MyITWorkshophi there, can you explain what happens to the HDD after we clone it to the SSD. Do I delete the data from the HDD since we cloned it to the SSD? Or do we still have to keep the data on the HDD? I want to have my files on the SSD(500 GB) and then have the HDD(1 TB) to have more space on my PC. Thank you!

[@richardtreat9187]

After installing the SSD, I did not have any improvement in booting up speed or accessing app speeds. Any idea what I did wrong? The cloning was successful. Thanks!

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello, What comes to mind is the boot order in the bios. Make sure the new ssd is the first/main option. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment

[@philipomelo]

I did follow your guide but getting error 9 message

[@jackjohnny682]

I have a old laptop with hdd with windows 10 that is up to date. But it is slow. So using this program and use that new connector and after I clone it into ssd then how do I stop the old hdd from being used ? And do I leave the ssd hooked up to USB port to boot up from new ssd? And then will I be able to play my games from hdd that I hope are on the new ssd and see all my pics to? Thanks for answering a few questions

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello, The goal of cloning you HDD to a SSD is to physically replace your old HDD. Once you cloned it, you will need to take out the old HDD from your laptop and put the new SSD. The old will be disconnected from the laptop. The new SSD will have the data/file/games etc from the old HDD Hope it helps TY for the comment!

[@jackjohnny682]

So how do I get every file and program from old windows 10 in to a new ssd where it will start up from new ssd? And how do I install all my steam games into ssd? And pics and videos into ssd along with everything windows 10 needs to start up and run? Thx for your info

[@MyITWorkshop]

@@jackjohnny682 Hello, That process is explained in the video: You need to clone your old HDD to the new SSD with the software shown and then replace it on your laptop/desktop.

[@mcclungandsons]

So I did this from a 1TB HDD to a 2TB SSD. previously showed as 1.86 TB , but after my SSD now only shows as 1TB both in file explorer, disk management, and diskpart in command. Any thoughts?

[@mcclungandsons]

Turned out that my clone of hard disk was 4 partitions after running the copy, and no extra space showing. Ended up wiping the whole thing and reinstalling windows now have the 1.86 TB. Still have all my data from old hdd though so no big deal. Probably could've just cloned 2 of the partitions but wasn't sure which one besides the C: drive there were 2 protected partitions and 1 logical partition. Haven't messed with this stuff in a long while, I'm sure there was probably an easier way.

[@blainecountysherrif4542]

I used the methods listed with a TeamGroup SSD. I launched Macrium, but instead of having the TeamGroup SSD as Disk 2, it had the SSD and something else as a partition of disk 2. How do I fix this? (Found solution)

[@blainecountysherrif4542]

SOLUTION: I had to use another software called Aomei Backup to copy the data. All is well though, I have checked my SSD and all data seems to have transferred just fine :)

[@mattisbeal]

Hi, i got an echec saying that their is error 0 and the premium thing is disabbled in 1 month

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello about error 0, it might be related to bad sector on the disk. You can to fix the bad sector first: www.ubackup.com/clone/macrium-reflect-clone-failed-4348.html#:~:text=Macrium%20Reflect%20error%200%20or,data%2C%20check%20the%20destination%20disk. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment!

[@user83720]

Hi, i have problem because in bios in BIOS features in Boot Option Priorities it doesnt show my disc

[@greavus2978]

Most likely if you are currently using a standard HD, and then install an M.2 it might be disabling 2 SATA ports(which is pretty common). If you can connect to a different SATA port you should be able to select it as the boot drive by normally pressing F12 during boot process. Although a quick google search would probably explain this way better than my explanation (my wife likes to remind of this a lot). Good Luck!

[@user83720]

@@greavus2978 what i need to type in google to find that, i am trying to solve that problem for a week and i cant find that on google

[@ShawnFX]

hi there, can you explain what happens to the HDD after we clone it to the SSD. Do I delete the data from the HDD since we cloned it to the SSD? Or do we still have to keep the data on the HDD? I want to have my files on the SSD(500 GB) and then have the HDD(1 TB) to have more space on my PC. Thank you!

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello, I keep it as is for a month or so, in the event something goes wrong with the new one and i need a backup. After that, i format it and use as volume D for extra storage. Ty for the comment.

[@ShawnFX]

@@MyITWorkshop got it thank you so much for the response! I will do exactly that and have the HDD for a month as is. I currently have both HDD and SSD installed, is there a way to remove all the files and data from the HDD? Or do I have to do it manually? Thank you!!

[@MyITWorkshop]

@@ShawnFX After you cloned you old HDD, replaced it by the a SSD and now the SSD is the main one from where you boot windows. The old HDD should show as another partition like D or E, etc. When you are ready you can right click on it select "format". That will delete everything from it and will be ready to store other data. Hope it helps. TY for the comment!

[@ShawnFX]

@@MyITWorkshop Ohhh got it, thank you so so much for the help!! Really appreciate it :) I see an improvement in the PC's speed with the SSD which will help my dad out a lot. God bless you!

[@shaq837]

I tried it but I couldn’t, I want to windows over to my ssd but I have it on a 1tb hd and I can’t move it into my 500 Gb ssd, is there some way I can only copy the stuff I want

[@TheIronMelon]

i tried doing the same thing unfortunately you cant select things like windows or specific things to save over. if your ssd is smaller than the amount of storage your hdd is using it wont work.

[@jovanic38]

I was wondering why something wasnt working for me when i was trying to install it, but it's no longer free 💔😔

[@ganyjapinoy8004]

Need some help macrium reflect clone failed error 9 at 47%😢

[@Ramiromaycry]

Hi, i followed your instructions but my 1tb SSD is only showing 400gbs why did I lose volume?

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hi, Go to computer management >> disk management. Most likely you’ll see the space missing as unallocated. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment

[@Ramiromaycry]

@@MyITWorkshop yes, had to delete recovery partition to reassign missing volume to drive C.

[@spearsg]

Dude! Big help!! SATA to USB cable -- THAT was the missing piece to the puzzle which I didn't know existed until you said it. My laptop only has ONE SATA slot and so i WAS stuck....

[@motionbruh]

Wait what? You don't need to create a bootable Macrium USB? I always thought some areas of system on C are locked while you are running operating system and it won't clone properly

[@marcovanderbank7361]

Did not work, shows the ssd as the boot option and just keeps booting from the hdd, if hdd is uninstalled it says it cannot boot, disk management shows the drives as identical, but in msconfig it just lists the hdd as the only drive with a OS.

[@teefus1]

be aware.. sometimes it turns to shit, i did ssd to another ssd and well it fucked my new drive it formatted 222gb which is the space to my old ssd(made a new drive) because my new ssd is 1tb and not 222gb i tried to undo and that also sucked after a while i managed to delete the whole volume (222gb) and recreated it but with the other unallocated space which macrium left away. now i lost 222gb because of that shit

[@larsomen8900]

I already changed the playback speed to 0.25 but he still talking too fast XD but thanks man for the clear guide

[@johnwetmore1527]

Very informative BUT I had to run at 50% speed. You talk way too fast!

[@jimwal10]

If he is talking too fast for you (me too), go to settings (next to CC) and change his voice speed to slower.

[@MyITWorkshop]

😅

[@Jeff-vj3jp]

Is the software truly free or what???

[@capostrength3908]

Doing it now, they offer a 30 day free trial

[@noexcuses6727]

Good info but you talk too fast

[@1FBauer]

Total crap. 3 hors to clone drive and then after a brief glace of the contents of the clone I got locked out. Totally useless.

[@ELTABULLO]

WARNING: Both the description and Title are a LIE, so please My IT Workshop, either correct the title or change the link to a link to the free version if it still exists legally somewhere

[@codycody1955]

you talk to fast

[@zetsuboushinjiruu9350]

"FREE" SERIOUSLY...Oh Goodness It's a scam. I already had that software but it says "Pay for blahblah.... something dollars whatsover" I'll never fall for it 🎉

[@AddTomatoes]

My BIOS_RVY partition is full. Im upgrading because continuous crashing. Should the BIOS partition be completely full??

[@futuremind99]

Failed to create volume snapshot: résultat code : 0x8004230f What should i do?

[@AddTomatoes]

Can I leave the old hdd in for more storage?

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hi, You would have to format it, but yes, you can use for extra storage.

[@AddTomatoes]

@@MyITWorkshop Is there an easy way you could edplain that to a non techy guy? Im struggling. Lol

[@MyITWorkshop]

@@AddTomatoes HI, NP, what i meant was: after you clone your old hard drive to a new one and installed the new one. You can connect the old one to the computer, it will open as a regular USB flashdrive, right mouse click on it and choose "format". it will some seconds to delete everything from it and then you can use it as extra storage. Hope it help TY for the comment