is there any problem cloning a 750 gb hdd to a 500 gb ssd?
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Yes, like Gene said, cloning is logically not possible if the destination hdd is smaller than the source hdd, right ? I also guess that you wanted to know if cloning of a sata drive to a ssd is possible ? if the size of the ssd is equal to the sata hdd or bigger and the ssd drive is the target drive, it is very much possible and vice versa too.
496033
The destination disk must be equal or larger than the source. So the answer is it will not work.
1134122
Yes it will work - seeing it is already using a 500gb SATA hard drive - so you should be fine to swap it out with 750gb hard drive. Hope this helps!
1546701
I wouldn't do that. I'd use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your drive first. If you can.
1729112
Current I have a 125gb ssd drive. 500gb ssd was not available when I purchased it. I suppose you could put one in.
1972512
Yes, as long as your not transferring more then 230gig to the new drive. As far as transferring all your info they make a bunch of cloning software. BUT! I highly recommend just reinstall everything from scratch and only transferring what you need from your old to new drive. It will make it run a lot smoother and cleaner.
1501842
Copied info from 500 GB to 960 GB SSD; ran into problem and was unable to run programs on the new hard drive. when re-installing the original 500 GB drive files were corrupted. Took extensive effort to solve the issue
514606
My HP laptop came with a 750gb hdd and I have no problems clonning the disc to the new SSD. I used the Acronis version that came with the SSD and the original disc had only 35gb used
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I installed the Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Notebook Kit Version in my HP Envy m6. I replaced a 750 GB drive with the 500 GB SSD. I made sure that the used space on the original drive was less than the max allowed on the SSD. The Samsung drive copy software worked flawlessly and I'm very happy with the performance after installing the SSD. I took the original 750 GB drive and installed it in a drive enclosure so I can use it for backup and extra storage if I need it.
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It depends on the source drive. Some Dynamically Partitioned drives, such as the ones in a lot of new HPs won't clone properly.
1604644
yes, provided the image being cloned is the same machine is the same machine it will be the same. EX: dell d600 clone to ssd, d600 cloned drive to a d600. May work with some other machines but there will be missing drivers
1144188
You don't. Just follow the instructions to do a restore (disk clone) and the new ssd is just like the old ssd. Once you complete the new ssd installation, then perform the in-place upgrade as you would normally.
1604643
Yes. The clone will be identical to the original. SSD behave the same as regular hard drive (although much faster)
825336
Yes it can, although you are better off cloning to a drive that is larger. Even drives labeled the same size have small variants in size, and if the drive being copied to is even slightly smaller than the original drive, that can cause problems. So, rule of thumb is always to copy to a drive larger than the original.
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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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You know, I am not an expert. I do not do computers for a living. I do know that this SSD is only 500GB, which is half the size of the 1TB drive you currently have. I would presume that this drive would work for you, as long as you are willing to settle for half of the disk space that you currently have. I was able to swap out the 750GB SATA hard drive on my MacBook Pro for this 500GB SATA hard drive and it worked like a charm and make the computer much faster, though her old SATA drive only had a speed of 5400RPM which is standard for a 13" MacBook Pro.
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It does create a complete clone. I have deleted everything on my HD and then restored the OS and data. I don't believe you can use it as a C drive but, it will format a new drive to look like your old one.
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I do not have personal experience with Mac hardware, but it should. It is a 2.5" SATA drive. Typically the only concern with swapping out these drives is making sure the new drive is no thicker than the OEM drive. HDD's <=750GB are I think usually 9.5mm thick, while larger capacities require another platter so will be thicker. You should be able to substitute any <=750GB 2.5" SATA drive. This site will assist with your upgrade. http://www.macinstruct.com/node/130