Since the optical drive is D, the HDD would then become E which is ok. I can then reinstall the 1TB HDD and reformat as a data drive. After cloning, I plan to temporarily remove the i1TB HDD and hopefully boot to the SSD which would then assign it as Drive C if all goes well. Alternatively, drag the partitions you want to clone, the red arrow below. If you do not want to modify the order or size of partitions of the clone, click Next. In this case, there is only one disk available. Select the hard disk you wish to clone to. So, when dragging the partitions in Macrium to the target (SSD) drive prior to cloning, my question is which is correct? To drag them in exact order or is it best to drag the OS partition last? I'm trying to head off trouble prior to starting. In the wizard that opens Click Select a disk to clone to. I have already made a backup of the 1TB drive to a 32GB flash drive so i will have the files in any case for recovery.
The author said if you don't, the integrity of the recovery files will be compromised in case you need them in the future. The video author said that 2 things will happen if you don't: 1) the drive will not boot and 2) you will need to resize partitions.Īnother video said just the opposite: you must move all partitions in order, resizing if you must. When you double-click on the installer, you’ll actually see a. One video showed moving the OS partition last in Macrium to the target drive. Step one: Grab Macrium Reflect (free edition) We’ll be using the application Macrium Reflect to clone your hard drive to your new SSD. I have browsed forums and watched several tutorials on YouTube. I am getting ready to add an M.2 275GB SSD to my Acer Aspire E5-575-33BM which came with a 1TB 5400 HDD and Windows 10 Home preinstalled.
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