It does not allow you to restore system to partition layouts that smaller than the original disk. In sum, you need to move system image twice, time-consuiming and tedious.īut that is not the biggested problem. Between these two processes, you need another storage device to store the backup image. Windows backup utility is the first option for most users to migrate operating system by backup and restore method. To complete the process, you need to create a system image backup with Backup and Restore and then restore system image to new SSD. How to transfer OS to smaller SSD successfully However, at the same price, most SSDs hold smaller capacity than HDDs, so users cannot move everything from HDD to SSD due to insufficient disk space. In this case, many users will choose to migrate OS only to smaller SSD and then use HDD for storage. Any help is appreciated."Īs we all-known, SSD (Solid-state Drive) has significant advantages than traditional hard drive, since it does not have moving part and the information is stored in a microchip, thus many users want to replace HDD with SSD to gain it. To be specific, SSD is much faster, durable, lower weight, no noise, and consumes less power. I'm really trying to get my head around what I need to do and how I would do this. So what I would like to do is move my windows installation to the SSD and then move some programs over as well. I have seen videos where people use tools to clone the HDD to the SSD, but my HDD has 600GB of data on it, so I can't fit all of it on the SSD. I am running windows 7 from the HDD but want to move it to my SSD. "So I have a 1TB Seagate HDD, and recently bought a 240GB Kingston SSD. User case: How to move OS to smaller SSD?
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