Share via

How to clone SSD C drive to larger SSD D drive, then run Windows from the bigger drive

Anonymous
2022-05-27T10:31:31+00:00

We have a 512GB PCIe SSD as C drive running Windows 11 and a new empty 1TB SSD as D drive. We want to have the operating system be on the larger drive and become the system and boot drive - but we want the 1TB drive to become C drive after cloning. Then we will erase everything on the old 512 GB drive and make it drive D.

Any idea how to do this.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
  1. DaveM121 869K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-05-27T11:08:03+00:00

    Hi GraemePrentice

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    The best option is to use the free version of Macrium Reflect to perform the dick clone, Macrium is very reliable.

    Then, when the cloning operation completes. boot into BIOS and set that 1TB drive as the primary boot device

    Wait to test everything is working as expected.

    Then, open Disk Management (accessible by ight clicking your Start Button)

    Right click each partition on the old 500GB drive and select 'Delete Volume'

    When the whole drive is marked as 'Unallocated Space' right click that and select 'New - Simple Volume' and accept the defaults

    That drive will then be ready to use as a data (D) drive.

    20+ people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments

3 additional answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-27T10:44:41+00:00

    Ah sorry, I forgot to mention the the 1TB drive is a SATA drive. A samsung EVO 870. So we can't swap the cable.

    3 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-27T11:19:56+00:00

    ok, thanks a lot.

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  3. Anonymous
    2022-05-27T10:36:19+00:00

    You should always be able to just clone C. Swap the data cable from C to D and leave C unplugged. Apply the clone to the new C drive, place the old C drive into an external usb enclosure or boot to a bootable tool that can format it. Stick it back in or reboot with the latter. And that's it. Make it letter D if its not already.

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments