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How to transfer OS from HDD to SSD...?

Anonymous
2024-01-11T14:08:58+00:00

I'm having a dell laptop with HDD....

I'm planning of upgrading it to SSD..

If i change HDD to SSD,

then,

How can I transfer/install the OS in SSD officially....?

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  1. DaveM121 872.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-01-11T18:05:45+00:00

    If you download the trial version of Macrium Reflect, it has a cloning option and it will guide you through the process, it is a very simple application to use and very reliable at creating an exact copy on the new drive, including all data and partitions.

    https://www.macrium.com/blog/cloning-a-disk-wit...

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  1. DaveM121 872.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-01-11T14:42:58+00:00

    Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    You would first need to backup all your personal files, and after installing Windows on the SSD, you would need to re-install all your software.

    Click this link:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

    to download the Media Creation Tool (Click on Download Tool Now), with that you can download the latest Windows 10 ISO (Select Create Installation Media for Another PC), you can create a bootable USB flash drive (min 8GB) using that tool

    When you have the USB created, swap out the HDD for the SSD.

    Then, insert the USB into your Dell laptop and start it, repeatedly press the F12 key on the Dell logo to bring up the temp boot menu and choose to boot from the USB

    During the Windows installation process skip the steps which ask for a product key and select the option 'I am Reinstalling Windows 10 on this PC'.

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  1. DaveM121 872.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-01-11T17:28:06+00:00

    Are you able to connect the new SSD and the old drive to your system at the same time?

    If you can, you could clone the old drive onto the new drive using a utility like the trial version of Macrium Reflect, that would create an exact copy of Windows, all your settings, personal files and software on the new SSD.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-11T17:20:24+00:00

    Also, I read abot something called CLONING in the other forums....

    What is it...?

    Can you tell me is this a easy way to get my SSD working directly....?

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-11T16:35:12+00:00

    Well then,

    Are you sure that I'm reinstalling windows in this pc option comes..?

    And after installing in the SSD, is my laptop gets auto activated to my OS..?

    I need to reinstall all the apps new..?

    Whre can I find all the files....?

    Or I can create a windows image backup in the SSD and then I remove the HDD and insert the SSD and run the file ....? Is this possible....? Or is this a correct or wrong idea..?

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