Clone a 1 tb hdd to a 250 gig ssd?????

[Pghpooh]

HI
Just curious.
I have a 1 tb hdd drive that is showing signs of wear and tear plus when pc boots I get the saying something like hdd smart detected some problem,,, back up etc.

I have a 250 gig samsung ssd, brand new never used.

The hdd has around 200 to 220 gig stored on it.
I can probably clean out a bunch of files and get the total lower.
If I can clone the current hdd to the ssd I have acronis on the hdd and will use it to clone the drives.

Will it work????

 

[UsandThem]

HI
Just curious.
I have a 1 tb hdd drive that is showing signs of wear and tear plus when pc boots I get the saying something like hdd smart detected some problem,,, back up etc.

I have a 250 gig samsung ssd, brand new never used.

The hdd has around 200 to 220 gig stored on it.
I can probably clean out a bunch of files and get the total lower.
If I can clone the current hdd to the ssd I have acronis on the hdd and will use it to clone the drives.

Will it work????

Yes, and I would personally download and use Samsung Data Migration. It's easy, free, and it works great.

You might want to clean up some files before or after you clone it, as a full SSD performs horridly.

 

[FFFF]

as a full SSD performs horridly.

I don't think Samsung drives have that problem, even TLC. I have an 840 EVO and still reached 330MB/s average read speed with only 10-20 GB free.

 

[UsandThem]

I don't think Samsung drives have that problem, even TLC. I have an 840 EVO and still reached 330MB/s average read speed with only 10-20 GB free.

Depends on the drive. My son had his Crucial SSD filled up (99% full), and when I was trying to work on it the slower performance was noticeable. He deleted a bunch of stuff he didn't need, and dropped the full percentage down in the 70% range, and it was much better.

Unless there is a new article, this is the one I go off of concerning SSD free space (or OP):

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6489/playing-with-op

OCZ's Vector and Samsung's SSD 840 Pro both deliver much better IO consistency if you simply set aside 25% of the total NAND capacity as spare area. Consumer SSD prices are finally low enough where we're no longer forced to buy the minimum capacity for our needs. Whatever drive you end up buying, plan on using only about 75% of its capacity if you want a good balance between performance consistency and capacity.

Maybe the newer drive controllers handle it better, but I just haven't seen an updated test on newer drives.

 

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Maybe the newer drive controllers handle it better, but I just haven't seen an updated test on newer drives

Indeed, the MEX controller and later have a pretty good reputation. Samsung secret sauce is really something else.