emjay911 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) I need to know what is the best tool to migrate the whole OS Windows 7 to a new SSD drive from an HDD without reinstalling Windows again? Is this a legitimate program to do this? Need your advice guys. Edited July 13, 2018 by emjay911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoSees Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 I’m pretty sure there wouldn’t be anything that could do this. I could be mistaken though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeutralHatred Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 I believe Samsung's Data Migration software can do it but, I'm not sure if it is intended only for SSD to SSD or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Acronis True Image if you want something decent - I'm sure you can find a free version. You can clone the drive over and have it automatically resize the partitions. Otherwise Minitool Partition Wizard and use the Copy Partition option at the top. Don't use the Migrate OS to SSD because that wipes the source drive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjay911 Posted July 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Thanks Will check them out I just realised i forgot to add the link to an app that does a similar job Does the WD SSD include such software? Otherwise I will go with Samsung even if its $30 more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 No worries. Personally I'm not aware of WD offering such software. They only recently hit the SSD market so I would be surprised if they did. Also any reason you're going the paid route? Minitool will do exactly what you need and it's free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmo Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 there are a lot software like this some of them are free, i migrated my self recently it's very easy and all is made automatic, it will move the files, change the settings in Windows 7 and after restart all will be set without anything to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 8 hours ago, slowmo said: there are a lot software like this some of them are free, i migrated my self recently it's very easy and all is made automatic, it will move the files, change the settings in Windows 7 and after restart all will be set without anything to worry about. What software did you use? Dont think you specified... unless you're referring to Minitool? @emjay911 - Macrium Reflect 7 is another (free) option: https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmo Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 i used Paragon Migrate OS 4 that was attached do computer magazine, but all software work identical, just install both drives on your computer, run the software, pick partition you want to copy and a SSD drive and everything else should be automatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick1109 Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 @emjay911 Here is a promo for MiniTool ShadowMaker Pro 2.0 which is FREE Today Only if you want to try it. https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/minitool-shadowmaker-pro-2-0/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjay911 Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) Found this on WD's website for their SSD products Quote DOWNLOADABLE WD SSD DASHBOARD AND ACRONIS SOFTWARE Monitor your drive’s available capacity, operating temperatures, SMART attributes and more with the WD SSD Dashboard. Acronis® True Image™ WD Edition software, available as a free download, can clone drives and backup your operating system, applications, settings and all of your data. This is from their support page .. "How to Manually Clone a disk with Acronis True Image WD Edition software" https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=3682&s= So I guess cloning does the same job as migrating?? EDIT I think I found my answer in this Amazon review Quote I bought this WD Blue 1TB SSD to replace a hard drive that I thought was the likely cause of some data corruption experienced in a desktop top-line computer. It required also buying an SATA III cable and a 2.5” to 3.5” adapter bracket to fit in the desktop bay since they are not included with the drive. The drive did not come with any useful instructions, but this procedure worked: 1. Shut down 2. Leave original drive as is; connect new drive to power and an unused SATA port on motherboard 3. Power up. Normal but new drive does not show in My Computer 4. Run Acronis software available free from WD’s site a. Select “Clone disk” and automatic mode b. It identified the old and new disks c. It ran about 1.5 hours and cloned the original drive, including all partitions and 500 GB of data d. It shut down computer automatically 5. Disconnected power and SATA cable from old drive 6. Connected new drive to the SATA port on motherboard where old drive had been 7. Powered up. It booted OK. Everything seems fine. Boot up and opening programs seems about 5 times faster than with the original spinning disk hard drive. I can’t evaluate long term reliability, but my initial impression is excellent. Edited July 16, 2018 by emjay911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 9 hours ago, emjay911 said: So I guess cloning does the same job as migrating?? Yeah, one can assume so. Ideally if your original drive is working fine, you'd want to do a clone. Personally if Acronis is free, I would go that route. It's by far one the easiest tools. We were just factoring price into this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjay911 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 This is what I had in mind to order next month and update the performance of my i7 920 PC ! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073SBZ8YH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG75 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Most SSD manufacturers provide disk cloning software to migrate to an SSD. That software is almost always their own branded version of Acronis True Image. See this thread on reddit for links corresponding to your respective SSD: https://www.reddit.com/r/acronis/comments/7mr0yi/free_oem_versions_of_acronis_true_image_software/ If you happen to have an SSD not listed in that thread, here is a link to the 2017 True Image directly from Acronis: http://dl2.acronis.com/u/AcronisTrueImage2017_NG.iso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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