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Problem description: I own a Dell G5 5590, and I'd like to replace the SSD with a larger one. I opened up Macrium and discovered that the boot drive is actually the hard drive, but the C: drive is on the SSD. See image from Macrium. So I'm guessing that what I do is copy the old SSD drive on to the new SSD (I have an external device that mounts the SSD so you can clone), and then swap it back in. Have I understood correctly what's going on? Will Windows be confused by seeing a new drive that contains the contents of the old one? If I can just swap the new disk, do I just do a good old-fashioned copy command from the old SSD to the new (which will be in an external drive dock)? Macrium won't let you do "backups" unless you pay their fee; the free version is strictly for imaging. Attempted fixes: None. I'm asking for information. Recent changes: None, other than the one I hope to make. Operating system: Win 11, up to date with latest patches. OS build 22000.739 System specs: Dell G5 5590. i7-9750H 2.6 G 32 G memory Disk 1 WDC WD10 SPZX-75Z10T2 931.5 G (actual) Disk 2 GPT NVmE Kioxia 256G Numbers on underside label: [Chinese characters] 59218/SDPPI/2018 Reg Model P82F 5100 Reg Type No: P82F001 New SSD: Western Digital Black SN750, 500G (verified as compatible before buying) Location: USA I have Googled and read the FAQ: Googled, yes, don't see a FAQ in this forum other than "Your Operating System has Poor Operational Security".
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That image makes it look like the boot drive is the C drive (SSD) and the D drive is the data drive (HDD).Arsenic Lupin posted:So I'm guessing that what I do is copy the old SSD drive on to the new SSD (I have an external device that mounts the SSD so you can clone), and then swap it back in. Have I understood correctly what's going on? Will Windows be confused by seeing a new drive that contains the contents of the old one? Yes. Windows shouldn't be confused if the old drive is unplugged at that point. The issue with cloning from a smaller drive to a bigger one is that you might have unallocated space on the newer bigger drive. It depends on the program you use. Someone else might have a better free program recommendation.
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Jun 30, 2022 22:02
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Zogo posted:That image makes it look like the boot drive is the C drive (SSD) and the D drive is the data drive (HDD). Here's what's confusing me. I can't clone the SSD (Disk 2 according to Macrium in the image). Macrium won't let me. It will only let me clone the HDD, disk 1. Shouldn't Macrium specifically allow me to clone the boot drive? I am royally pissed because this laptop came in four configurations: quote:One 2.5-inch hard-disk drive
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Jul 1, 2022 00:26
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Shouldn't Macrium specifically allow me to clone the boot drive? Yeah, you might want to try other software. Arsenic Lupin posted:I am royally pissed because this laptop came in four configurations: I'd check YouTube. There are videos on there for all kinds of obscure things.
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