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Booting from SSD after cloning from Hdd.

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/booting-from-ssd-after-cloning-from-hdd.208339/

mayurthemad01
mayurthemad01 Original post #1
May 13, 2020 at 7:06 PM
How do I know if the os is booting from the ssd ?
I Cloned my C:drive Hdd to D:drive ssd but I can't format my c drive after that. I changed my boot priority to SSD in bios settings.

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SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku #2
May 13, 2020 at 7:08 PM
Try unplugging the HDD and then boot again. Also, if the system partitions didn't get cloned over, you would need to format the ssd and do a fresh install while keeping the hdd unplugged.
mayurthemad01
mayurthemad01 #3
May 13, 2020 at 7:39 PM
Now I can't even go into windows. It says select proper boot device. Can't even enter bios. What to do ?

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SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku #4
May 13, 2020 at 7:41 PM
mayurthemad01 said:
Now I can't even go into windows. It says select proper boot device. Can't even enter bios. What to do ?
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mayurthemad01
mayurthemad01 #5
May 13, 2020 at 8:21 PM
I can boot now from hard disk but how do I install windows on D:drive (SSD) as I have only an external hard drive ?
Or how can I use C:drive(HDD) to install windows on D:drive(SSD) ?

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whitestar_999 #6
May 13, 2020 at 9:15 PM
Use macrium reflect free & then clone all system partitions & C drive from hdd to ssd. Then disconnect hdd & boot from ssd.
mayurthemad01
mayurthemad01 #7
May 13, 2020 at 10:05 PM
Thank you @whitestar_999 and @SaiyanGoku I realised my mistake and again Cloned all my drives and now it works properly. Thank you .


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abhijit_reddevil
abhijit_reddevil #8
Aug 6, 2020 at 4:39 PM
Hi all,

Recently purchased a Crucial P1 nvme 500GB SSD. I already have a 1TB SATA HDD. Since the SSD drive has a lower capacity than the main HDD, how can I migrate only the OS (Win 10) to the SSD and boot from it? I will use the 1TB SATA drive as for only storage.

I used Acronis software suggested by Crucial but could not clone the C drive to the SSD.

I have 4 partitions in the 1TB HDD presently.

C: 100GB (contains Win10)
D: 300GB
E: 300GB
F: 300GB

Please suggest a solution.
SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku #9
Aug 6, 2020 at 5:09 PM
abhijit_reddevil said:
Hi all,

Recently purchased a Crucial P1 nvme 500GB SSD. I already have a 1TB SATA HDD. Since the SSD drive has a lower capacity than the main HDD, how can I migrate only the OS (Win 10) to the SSD and boot from it? I will use the 1TB SATA drive as for only storage.

I used Acronis software suggested by Crucial but could not clone the C drive to the SSD.

I have 4 partitions in the 1TB HDD presently.

C: 100GB (contains Win10)
D: 300GB
E: 300GB
F: 300GB

Please suggest a solution.
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SaiyanGoku said:
Remove all drives except the SSD and do a fresh install. Then plug other drives, backup data from C: drive from HDD and format it.
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