Can you clone a 500gb HD with about 150 GB of data on it to a 256 SSD?
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For direct cloning, I didn't have much success when the destination drive was smaller than the source drive. If the destination is equal or larger, works fantastic! One workaround was to make an image of the source using a 3rd party software, then write the image back on the destination.
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No. Cloning need same capacity drives. You can do this using disk copy software. I use Easeus free version with this hardware dock.
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No. With the Startech Hard Drive Duplicator, you have to use a hard drive that has the same storage capacity or higher as the hard drive you're trying to clone. So, you will need a 500 GB (SATA or SSD) in order to clone your 500 GB hard drive. The duplicator copies sector-by-sector so you need equal sized hard drives.
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I haven't actually tried the cloning feature - some of the other reviewers suggested that there were issues. I would typically use cloning sofware.
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no it has to be the same size or larger. in order to clone it you would have to use something like imagex to create an image to apply it to the smaller drive.
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Short answer: Yes. I did it and it works great. Long Answer: It's not simple, especially if you are upgrading to a smaller disk. 1) Create a recovery disk/thumb drive with the Windows Utility. Besides being a good idea, they offer you the option to delete the Recovery partition from the back end of the drive. Doing so will allow you to more easily manipulate the existing partitions for transfer. 2) Delete the blank d: Data partition. I am not sure why they break it up like this. Possibly shrink the System partition (I first went to a 128GB drive, then to a 256). 3) Unscrew the bottom, remove the drive (REAL SHUT DOWN FIRST!!!) 4) I tried to use Clonezilla to duplicate the drive, but this didn't work so well. So I ended up using a simple dd command in linux. If all this is beyond you, just find a local geek to help. 5) Plugged in the new drive, screwed it all back up, and it worked! ONE ISSUE!!! Upon reboot, Windows thinks it's a special version called Windows To Go, and won't let you install from the MS Store. Here is the solution: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/W8ITProWTG/thread/af05f60a-4cb0-4561-b49f-71938dad6853
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Sure, actually that is what I'm doing with my old HDD. You can do it with your SSD.
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Francis, this is a total yes. Are you on a split partition on one hard drive? Does not matter. The kit clones the C drive only. All settings will remain. After you clone the partition. You will reap the benefits of a ssd with minimal difficulties.
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No, use your manufacture drive tool , third party software or simply reformat existing drive
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120 Gb SSD (Solid State Drive) as main drive with 750 Gb HDD (Hard Disk Drive) as secondary drive
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The samsung drive includes a software for cloning your current HDD. But before you clone it you have to make sure everything you are copying is under 100 GB, for the EVO SDD to run at full speed it has to have ~20% free space. There are two programs on an install disk with pretty straight forward instructions. As long as you follow the programs instructions you'll be fine.
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I did not try to clone a active hardrive like your question but you can try. However, you can use a clone from Samsung SSD drive software to clone your active harddrive, I what I did with my laptop
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all you need is a data transfer cable, you can get it anywhere or just order a kit (cable and ssd) from crucial dot com. it clones your hard drive to your new ssd. look it up on youtube.
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Yes. The clone will be identical to the original. SSD behave the same as regular hard drive (although much faster)
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Hi. You can do this if you buy it from Apple directly (their website). If you select this model 13-inch: 2.4GHz with Retina display, you can improve the processor and the RAM (for 200usd), and still keep the HDD 250. I dont own one ... i just know because i'm looking for one to buy :) I'm sorry nobody answered before :( it's probably too late!
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I wouldn't do that. I'd use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your drive first. If you can.
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It is possible... IF you can shrink your current system partition to under 250 GB. You can then use any partition backup software (Macrium, Acronis, etc) to clone your old drive. Assuming you are using Windows, Open Computer Management, under Storage select Disk Management. Wait for drives to load. Find your system drive (typically Disk0) and right click on the windows partition and select Shrink Volume. Your C: volume as well as the hidden system partition cannot total more than the available space on the destination HDD. Then use your disk cloning software. example link provided.http://kb.macrium.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50081.aspx It is possible... IF you can shrink your current system partition to under 250 GB. You can then use any partition backup software (Macrium, Acronis, etc) to clone your old drive. Assuming you are using Windows, Open Computer Management, under Storage select Disk Management. Wait for drives to load. Find your system drive (typically Disk0) and right click on the windows partition and select Shrink Volume. Your C: volume as well as the hidden system partition cannot total more than the available space on the destination HDD. Then use your disk cloning software. example link... » Read More It is possible... IF you can shrink your current system partition to under 250 GB. You can then use any partition backup software (Macrium, Acronis, etc) to clone your old drive. Assuming you are using Windows, Open Computer Management, under Storage select Disk Management. Wait for drives to load. Find your system drive (typically Disk0) and right click on the windows partition and select Shrink Volume. Your C: volume as well as the hidden system partition cannot total more than the available space on the destination HDD. Then use your disk cloning software. example link provided.http://kb.macrium.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50081.aspx « Show Less
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Technically, yes, you can clone the source drive to a larger destination disk, but depending on the software you are using there is a chance you'd have issues using more space than was originally available on the source drive. There are tools and software (you were not OS specific, so I'll not call anything out) out there that can expand after the clone to take more available space, and there are disk tools that can address this, but be aware of the possible outcomes.
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Hello, Here is a link to model that has the 500gb SSD drive: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ANT5BFC Thank you, Jesse
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Yes, You absolutely can... I recommend buying a 250 gb hard drive. They cheap and it will help you a lot...
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that's going to depend on the cloning software used, and the operating system, in windows you can expand partitions once made on a larger drive