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knght990

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Can someone drop me a link, I'm somehow using the wrong search words ...

I'm replacing a 1tb HDD with a 1tb SSD in a Windows 10 home OEM laptop. I want to do a straight transfer of the old hard drive to the new.

Can I just put them into a drive copier or will windows freak out?

I can attach the new drive via USB before removing the old so I have some versatility on method.
 
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Use cloning software. There are free cloning utilities out there such as macrium reflect and others. Sometimes your SSD will even come with it's own cloning utility. I am not sure if the EaseUS clone is free or will work, it says there is a demo download though on that page. Not sure if the demo will work for you though.
 
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If all I have to do is clone it then it won't be an issue. I will partition the new drive then drop them both into a cloning dock.

I wasn't sure if windows would freak out because of the new hard drive.
 
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Shmee said:
Use cloning software. There are free cloning utilities out there such as macrium reflect and others. Sometimes your SSD will even come with it's own cloning utility. I am not sure if the EaseUS clone is free or will work, it says there is a demo download though on that page. Not sure if the demo will work for you though.
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EaseUS Disk Copy is disk cloning software.

EaseUS Disk Copy free version works when I used it several years back.

Disk copy will copy boot sector and all partitions on the disk, partition copy software like EaseUS Partition Master will not.

Disk Copy/Cloning Software for Easy Data Migration (Windows 11 Supported)- EaseUS® Disk Copy Pro Edition

EaseUS Disk Copy software is an easy-to-use disk clone software for home user. Regardless of your operating system, this safe disk copy/clone software can safely migrate your hard disk to another one and ensure 100% identical to the original one.
www.easeus.com www.easeus.com
 
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