* * * * * * * * NEW VIDEO is up! * * * * * * * * ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CHCENfs87F4.html It has been updated to include the entire start-to-finish process of installing Macrium Reflect, cloning the hard drive to the SSD, changing the boot order in the BIOS, and finally, wiping and formatting the hard drive to use as secondary storage. The updated video also includes details on cloning from a smaller hard drive to a larger SSD. THANK YOU! Much obliged 🎩 to all my viewers. Like. Share. Subscribe. Enjoy. Support links ☕ BuyMeACoffee: buymeacoff.ee/accessrandom 🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/accessrand0m ► Subscribe: ru-vid.com
Could you please make a video on how to use a m.2 SSD as boot drive and hdd for storage. Would be much appreciated. P.s.- If possible please do it using a Asus ROG laptop. Please help!!!!🥺🥺
@@accessrandom help me, I only want to clone windows (c) drive which is 360GB In m.2 nvme SSD WD blue 500GB In HP laptop di15000tx series i3 7th gen I clone c drive but not found nvme in BIOS
Quite the opposite, it is working the way it is intended to: Nonsensical junk pushed down our throats and anything useful and tasteful is tucked in somewhere you can't easily access...
Many thanks 🙏👍 If you'd like, I have an updated version of this video where I go into more detail with the latest version of Macrium Reflect Free (link in description).
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏. Glad you found the video useful. I do have an updated version of this tutorial (in the description and pinned comment) which is basically the same, but goes more in-depth into the process.
@@accessrandom i have a dell 7567, already have an m2 ssd "120gb" and slow 1t hdd, i wanna replace the ssd but i don't wanna re install windows and all othe softwars, will this work too ? How can i do that!
As long as the used portion of the 1TB HDD (in all partitions) is smaller than 120GB, the procedure will work without modification. You'll want to have a buffer of 20 to 30GB for Windows updates, swap files, etc. With that said, it might be difficult to make it fit in 120GB, especially if you've accumulated a lot. You'll want to uninstall programs or move data onto an external harddrive if it doesn't fit. You may want to consider just starting with a fresh install of Windows 10 on the SSD. Newer laptops have the Windows product code embedded in the BIOS so Windows 10 should automatically pick it up during an install. If in doubt, you can always find your product key by starting Powershell and typing the following: (Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey
I don't normally comment on tutorial videos, but man.. This guide was super straight forward and precise. Usually I'll have to either make a comment or scroll down to the comment section for clarity, but you've literally answered every question I could possibly have. Keep up the great work!
From an IT professional: Tutorials like this are perfect! Even for expert users like myself I like to see what other software options are available and how other techs are performing these tasks. This was very thorough, included all the steps as if I was going through it on my computer and even included an awesome find on that Macrium software. Well done! I did put some Pizza in the toaster too... as instructed. :)
This is definitely one of the best tutorial video I have ever seen. The quality of the video and sound are superb, the narration are clear, well written and very easy to follow and understand. congratulation to all those who work on producing the video, you did a great job guys.
If i have a voice like yours, I am set for life. Hire an agent for that voice, pronto!. Do audio books or commercials or anything that involves that voice. And the tutorial is helpful as well. Good luck with that voice.
was struggling with this following 3-4 different guides before. Gave up and as a last try i tried this and it worked perfectly, thanks alot, still a perfect guide 4 years later
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏. You may want to visit an updated version of my video (in the description and pinned comment), where I go further into the process.
This is excellent, laying out the whole process. Great to see the dell bios changes, the detailed use of macrium software to clone to a smaller SSD, the disabling of the old drive and the caution to keep the old drive around until the ssd is working reliably. Thanks.
You're welcome, and many thanks 🙏 I'm planning to update the video with the latest version of Macrium, and cover additional topics about the boot drive.
Looked at many sites, even Crucial, for advice, but most were either rubbish or not reliable. This site was excellent in helping me clone 2TB HDD to 500GB SSD. Many thanks.
access random did the name of the drive automatically change like you had it as the F: drive then when you restarted the computer it became the C: drive
Much obliged 🎩🙏 Glad that you found the video helpful. I'm planning to update the video to the newest version of Macrium Reflect and I'll go in depth on the boot manager. Thanks again.
HUGE THANKS TO THIS AMAZING VIDEO! Incredibly detailed and well produced! My pc now takes 10 seconds to boot complete running all on boot apps :) super grateful of this video
Finished cloning but my Pc won’t boot from the clone. And I can’t find it in bios. It shows up when I boot from the original source ssd. Any help with that?
I'm a little confused - are you cloning from an SSD to an M.2 SSD? And you are seeing the M.2 SSD in both the BIOS as well as Windows if you boot from the original SSD? Let me know if I've misunderstood.
@@accessrandom Im having the same issue. I cloned a 225 ssd to a 1gb nvme ssd. The process worked but when I go into the bios setup to change the boot sequence the new nvme is not listed. If i go into disk management or file explorer I can pull up the drive. I disconnected the power to the original ssd (225) and tried to boot and i get a "No Bootable device found message with just the nvme drive operating
Well, I cloned from a 500GB HDD to a 320GB HDD, and it gives an error in blue screen that says "A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed", which neither using a Windows 10 copy to repair nor re-cloning the disk works. Funny thing is, it shows in the Boot Sequence, the copy doesn't work for a reason and I cannot find the solution.
I wish I saw this before cloning my drive. I got into trouble when I saw different cloning videos from RU-vid. Thanks for the thorough step by step directions.
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏. If you need to clone in the future, you may want to bookmark an updated version of this video (in the description and pinned comment), where I go further in-depth.
@@accessrandom The type of pizza oven that makes that ding is a fire hazard! The very first time my son and I used one, he set a loaf of bread on the top surface (which is metal), and it melted the bread wrapper - permanently sticking plastic to it! lol. It gets terribly hot on the top, and the dial that you turn seems like it merely uses a spring for tension - which I'd imagine is quite unreliable over time. The door gets dirty easy, and does not come off for cleaning. The heating elements inside are fairly loose and shake when you slam the door closed. Oh - and that dial - it continues to count down, and will ding when finished, as if your food is cooking / cooked, even if the oven is unplugged from the wall. It's that stupid!
2 "potential" problems: 1- If the M.2 is NvME and not Sata it will not have the NvMe drivers on it and will not boot. (see ** below adding drivers to WinPE or fix boot problems). Below shows how to do it with fix boot problems or ; instead of using Reflect Clone, use Reflect Disk Image because you are switching to a new and unlike, hard disk in this case. Smart of him to create the rescue media. :) He did not even know that he could have shot himself in the foot if he installed the much faster NvMe M.2 SSD. (Note NvMe controller was built for the speeds of a solid state drive, sata, etc. was built to only keep ahead of the plattered mechanical drives.) If you M.2 slot supports NvME you want to get a NvMe M.2 SSD and not sata. 2- problem is now you have the M.2 as your second disk in the chain and it is your boot drive, when in all likely hood in the bios it is the Hdo with your sata HDD being Hd1. In many of your software programs in windows this could be kinda confusing. (Including in Reflect and if you are using your HDD as the backup disk clone you might get confused and backup your boot drive from the backup !) So, go into Device Manager, double click on Disk drives, (be sure not to remove the root !), click on the HDD, then right click on it and click "Uninstall Device". (This removes it from being first in Windows hard drive ranking which does not necessarily follow how the hardware and bios see the drives as they will generally see the M.2 first in the hardware boot sequence.). Next, simply reboot and windows will automatically reinstall the drive (still intact just as it was.) Then it will be in the correct order, the second listed of the 2 drives in your windows programs. (M.2 will be HD0, HDD will be HD1 or M.2 will be HD1 and HDD will be HD2.) **From Macrium: I would recommend removing the source disk at least temporarily even if want to keep both disks later. Try booting your system. If it works, you're done. If not, boot your system into your Rescue Media and run Fix Boot Problems. And lastly, if your source disk was SATA and the new SSD is M.2 NVMe (rather than M.2 SATA), then depending on your system configuration you may also need to run ReDeploy from the Rescue Media environment to get Windows to boot from the new SSD. Once you get the system booting properly, you can reintroduce the old disk if you want to keep using it for some other purpose going forward. Good luck! knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW72/Adding+device+drivers+to+Windows+PE
Thanks much for such a detailed, informative post - I think this will help many people. Another option for NVMe is to actually install the NVMe driver before performing the clone, since it will then exist after the switching the boot device to the NVMe. This has worked for one viewer who had this problem.
Thank you for makeing this video. I wish that any RU-vidr who wants to upload any sort of tutorial, use yours as a guide. There are many listed that should be trashed. I owe you a beer Sir...
Thank you. It worked like a charm. Went from a 223 SSD to a 1T M.2. Your explanation was exact what I needed. I will keep looking on your channel for more tips--do all sorts of things with the computer!! You have a fan in me!
I just want to be sure: Once I successfully boot up from the SSD, can I safely delete these files from the slower HDD? Thanks for the video btw, it was really helpful and fun
Thank you. Yes - you can delete files or format the slower HDD. Make sure that you can repeatedly and reliably boot from the SSD, and create a rescue disk using Macrium Reflect just in case you run into problems in the future.
Really got through each step, glad I found your video super fast! Amazing explanation and step by step process, you're a big time saver! God bless you sir :)
I went from a small SSD to a larger M.2, everything went off with out a hitch. I did have to extend the volume on the new drive to get it show the full size.
Thanks for sharing the tip and the success story. I'll be updating the video with the latest version of Macrium Reflect, and touch upon the use case of going from a smaller to a larger drive.
These comments are correct. The amazing detail and order and tone of voice and pace were extremely professional. I think you need to look into the tricks to elevate your videos, because you should be doing this for a living. It is your gift to mankind and we NEED you!
@@accessrandom I looked over the subject matter after I made this comment and found most of it a bit too exact for ost audiences. There were things I'd never heard of. I'll watch a few more of your videos, but I suspect the topics are of things I won't need. So, I understand now why your ratings aren't higher. You know some people make $200K+ a year from YT, right? Given different subject matter (a bit broader, maybe), you could make that. You are very thorough and that is where most of these YT videos fail.
@@genkiferal7178 Thanks again for the kind words. I've focused on solving specific problems (problems that I've encountered myself) but I'll definitely need to consider a more general audience. 👍
If you successfully clone the disk but find yourself not being able to boot to it for whatever reason, the rescue disk will have the tools to rebuild the GPT if necessary. If there's anything wrong with the boot sector, it should fix it. You would simply boot to the rescue disk (you would need to change the boot order in the BIOS to make it the first boot device). After booting to it, it will automatically run the rescue program. From there, there will be an option to repair the disk. Remember that when cloning the disk, it is just a copy of the original, so you can always make your original hard drive the boot disk to get back to where you were before the clone. Please note that the rescue does not back up an image of the entire hard disk itself. If you want to do that, you'll want to use the "Image this disk" command right next to the Clone command.
That's strange. Can you confirm that this is an SSD replacing an HDD in the same laptop? Did you make any changes to any hardware other than the HDD? Normally, you won't need to re-activate the license with a simple HDD-SSD swap.
Watching many window clone videos. Apparently Macrium Reflect is the one. This video is top number one. I doubt it is for beginners who still need to know many things. But for those amateur computer builders and take care of their computers, this video is number one. Especially explain the software well.
This video has been a success with me upgrading my Dell laptop after hard drive repairs from Dell. Your follow up video on file transfer was as helpful. Thanks
I don't usually feel the need to express just how useful a tutorial was but I feel like in this case pushing the like button wasn't enough. Seriously, such a great explanation!! Bonus points for a soothing voice!
Fantastic video. Followed your directions and used Macrium Reflect (version 7.2.4797) which was a little different than the version you used in the video. Was able to figure it out and all went well. Thanks again.
I tried like 20 other guides for sata ssd to m.2 nvme clone but always got inaccessible when trying to boot..so 20 attempts and half the life of my new m.2 already gone..I found your video..It works. Flawlessly I might add. Thank you so much!
This worked. I have a Dell 3847 and the only tricky part (aside from physically mounting the drive) was changing the boot order in BIOS, which was quite different. UEFI mode, I had to change the HDD drivers order, and the two disks had identical names in the list. I switched them even though I could see no visible change in the menu (since the names were the same) and voila. What a relief. Thanks for a great video. EDIT: I forgot to mention my destination drive is 4 Tb but I was able to resize the big partition in Macrium prior to the clone, although it wasn't automatic like the example in the video where the destination drive was smaller.
So far I find you presentation the best in this area of topic. You are very clear and concise. Your presentations makes it easier to follow and understand what your are presenting. Kudos!!
Many thanks 🙏 - I appreciate it very much. You may want to visit an updated version of this video (in the description/pinned comment) where I go a little bit more in-depth into the process.
Many thanks 🙏 You may want to visit an updated version of this video (link in the description). It's longer, but I go into more detail and complete the process of wiping the hard drive.
I got it done, thanks to your video. Version 8 seems more streamlined than the version in your video. The worst part was getting into the bios and changing the boot order. As a non-IT guy, I've always avoided the bios like the plague for fear of blowing up the computer. After searching a lot of videos, I finally found one that was close to the same as mine. Thanks again!
You're welcome, and thank you for the feedback 🙏. You may want to visit an updated video in the description and pinned comment (though it is still version 7). I'll need to consider an updated, updated video for the new version.
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏👍If you'd like to wait a bit, I will be releasing a new, updated video within the next week (using the latest version of Macrium Reflect Free and completing the process of erasing the hard drive).
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Making a boot rescue disc was the best advice. Cloned my HDD to SSD but wouldn’t boot up. Used the boot rescue disc (USB) and fixed all issues. Now working perfectly.
You're welcome, and thank you for sharing the success story 🙏. You may want to visit an updated version of this video (in the description and pinned comment), where I go further into the process.
Many thanks 🙏. If you're interested, I have an updated version of this video (link in the description) using the latest Macrium Reflect Free, where I go further in the process to wipe the original hard drive.
@@accessrandom Thank you I will take a look, I have a Dell Inspiron 7570 with a 250gb M.2 drive and an empty SSD bay, I have a 500gb M.2 drive and bought a 1Tb SSD. I have Windows 10. Think I'm going to have to install the 1Tb SSD and copy my system to that, then pull the 250gb M.2, replace with the 500 gb and move my system from the SSD to the new M.2. Not sure if there is an easier way to to do it but that is my plan. Waiting for the SSD to arrive but I have the M.2 500gb already.
@@Rondjrocket If possible, you may want to consider an external M.2 to USB adapter or enclosure (like they make for the 2.5" drives). You could then follow a similar process as in one of my other videos here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mKSmwyPXH2I.html , except it would be M.2 rather than 2.5".
@@accessrandom I bought a Sabrent NVMe to USB3 caddy and installed the Crucial Crucial P2 CT500P2SSD8 500 GB but kept getting error 9 CRC error ? Eventually I made an image on another external drive, made a Macrium boot stick, removed the original M.2 and replaced with the new one and loaded the image on it using Macrium, no errors but It would not boot to Windows 10 once I disconnected the external HDD and boot stick? I then plugged in a Windows recovery stick and hey presto! it booted to the new M.2, but I'm not sure if it was anything to do with installing the recovery stick (it did not halt at a menu) it could have just been the power down and restart that fixed it. In any case the new M.2 working well now and I am typing this note on it :-). Thanks again for your tutorial, I could not have done it without it!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I've successfully cloned my older Samsung 840 120GB Sata SSD to my new Samsung 970 250GB M.2 SSD. This was very easy to follow and very thorough!
This tutorial is so far the best! I was not able to see my new SSD in my BIOS but was working with F12. I did a windows restore from the ssd disk and everything is now perfect! Thanks
Thanks a lot. This really helped me. Only thing I would say is you should have also mentioned what to do if your destination drive is larger than the source. Following your steps I ended up with a small partition on my M.2 instead of using all of the space on it. I redid it and found an option to use maximum allowable space.
Thanks. I'll definitely mention that (and how to enlarge the partition using its properties link) when I update the video for the newest version of Macrium Reflect.
This method still works the cloning software is little bit outdated than what they have now but it's still free and it works! Saved me $100 to take my ssd to get windows installed.
Glad to hear you found the video useful. You may want to visit an updated version of this video (in the description and the pinned comment) to go further into the process of wiping the original drive.
Sir the program mentioned by you is fantastic and more fantastic is your explanation. Please keep posting these types of Technical information, very help to us. Thanks once again Sir.
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏. You may want to visit an updated version of this video (link is in the description and pinned comment) where I use the latest version of Macrium Reflect Free and explain things more in-depth.
Did it !! Being a newbie, I've watched countless videos to try doing it myself. None of them was as informative and straightforward as yours. Will use it for few days then wipe the HDD for storage as you said. You've earn my respect! Liked and Subbed!
Much obliged 🎩 happy to have you here 👍. Please make sure to create a rescue disk before wiping the HDD as a few viewers ran into problems. The rescue disk has solved any problems in those cases.
You're welcome, and thank you 🙏. You may want to visit an updated version of this video (the link is in the description and pinned comment), where I go a little further into the process.
After researching quite a bit on m.2 replacements for the 1 TB Hybrid HDD (2.5") on my Alienware m17, I settled on the Samsung 970. I saw that it had great reviews with excellent read/write speeds. Even though I had space for the original 1TB Hybrid HDD and two (2) m.2 drives, I wanted only to have the m.2 drive in there for now. I wanted all the contents to transfer over to the m.2 including the OS so that it can boot from that drive. After watching a few migration/cloning tutorials, I decided on using the Macrium Relfect Free software as opposed to the Samsung Migration software. The Macrium was free, simple and reliable. I installed the Samsung m.2 in the m.2 slot and it was immediately recognized by the pc. (as an unallocated drive) At this point, there is no need to format the m.2 drive as Macrium will format it later during the cloning process. I used the Macrium Reflect software to clone the ENTIRE 1 TB Hybrid HDD's contents onto the Samsung m.2. FYI: drag over the C; drive last as it will autofit the available space to the new drive. (Took about 1.5 hours since this was a fairly new pc and I don't have much on there - maybe about 100 GB). After the clone was complete, I shut down the laptop and physically removed the 1 TB Hybrid HDD. I restarted the laptop and it recognized and booted up from the Samsung m.2 without me having to adjust/interfere with the BIOS settings. I was a little unsure about messing around the BIOS settings so I was glad that I didn't have to fiddle around the boot order/options. I restarted it a few times since without any issues. The m.2 is partitioned just as the prior Hybrid HDD was. I would highly recommend this m.2 drive. Speeds are super fast and install was easy. Just make sure your pc's motherboard is compatible. For example, the m.2 slot on my PC was marked "...M.2 2280 NVMe PCIE3x4 only".
Great work. Well done! Been through several pieces of "free software" this afternoon, all of them trying to force me to upgrade to their paid versions before it would clone. So much time wasted, wish I'd seen this video first! Excellent walk through.
Much obliged 🎩 I'll be re-doing this video with the latest version of Macrium Reflect Free and I'll see if there are other free tools out there to evaluate.
Very good. The only redundancy - disabling the original SSD in the System settings. Swapping them in the boot menu is enough. Also, it would be nice to see the boot speed comparison between regular SSD and M.2. Thanks again - great video!
Thank you. I disabled SATA-0 to prove I was booting to the new SSD in the video, but you're correct - it doesn't need to be turned off. I'll definitely perform some benchmarks when I update this video with the newest version of Macrium.
