Windows 10: Is a NVME Enclosure Required For Cloning?

I will be cloning my 2.5 inch samsung ssd that is in my dell xps 15 9550 into a new 1tb samsung 970 evo NVME ssd. I decided I will buy that ssd as oppose to the sk hynix. I know samsung has that migration software which works great for cloning. So i will use that as oppose to macrieum reflect.



Now can anyone here confirm... I need to buy this NVME enclosure to do the cloning ? Since im cloning from a 2.5 inch samsung sata to a new NVME drive... i assume i need this?



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I assume if you were to open up the laptop, take out the 32gb m.2 ssd that is already inside it... then put this one in...then close your laptop... then you don't need it and can clone it like that with the samsung migration software?



My plan is this... clone it myself with samsung migration software. Then once its cloned... i bring the nvme ssd, my new laptop battery, and new ram and bring it to repair shop and they will basically open up my laptop and take out the old parts and put in the new parts. I do not want them to do the cloning for me.


So can anyone here confirm I need to buy the nvme enclosure for this process? I assume i should in my case since i don't want to open my up laptop... as this would work if i take out the 32gb m.2 nvme already inside and put this in right? Thus if someone was tech savy, they would not need to buy the enclosure?



But with this... all i have to do is put the nvme ssd in this enclosure, plug it into the usb port... then clone and wait and thats all right? But someone tech savy wouldn't need to buy this as putting it inside the laptop and can do this clone process with taking the 32gb m.2 nvme out right?

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I do have a 2.5 inch ssd enclosure if that matters. But i still need to buy the nvme enclosure right?

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Migrate from NVME to Samsung NVME using Orico NVME enclosure ?

Yes disk 2. My current operating system is on disk 1 i.e toshiba, I want to replace it with Samsung drive i.e Disk 2.

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Yes disk 2. My current operating system is on disk 1 i.e toshiba, I want to replace it with Samsung drive i.e Disk 2.

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I want to install Samsung drive in XPS, and use toshbhia as external drive.

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Solved booted from orico Nvme enclosure using Samsung 1TB evoplus. I followed this video to clone the drive using Macrium reflect 7 free edition. Cloned and resize the partition in same go. Booted using Type-C nvme enclosure to check, if cloned OS was working before installing the Samsung drive in XPS.
Followed this guide to boot using Thunderbolt drive.
Next Step, installing Samsung drive in XPS. Thanks everyone who guided me with this clone. https://www.dell.com/support/article...ection?lang=en





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Installed Samsung Evoplus 1 Tb successfully. Next issue is to hide System drive. Which I am unable to .







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Volume D hidden successfully using diskpart commands followed this guide Hide/Unhide Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10 File Explorer




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Migrate from NVME to Samsung NVME using Orico NVME enclosure ?

this is current state after clone. Now I should expand the E drive ?

 

Clone present nvme pcie ssd to replacement nvme pcie ssd?

I have a 500GB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe SSD (boot drive) that I want to replace with a higher capacity M.2 card.

Where do I put the new SSD during the NVMe to NVMe cloning process? My mobo only has one M.2 slot for NVMe SSD's so do I want to use an external adapter for one of the M.2 cards? If so, do you have a recommendation?

If you have solved this issue for your desktop or laptop I would like your advice on if and what extra hardware you needed during the cloning.

please remember that I am dealing with PCIe NVMe drives ONLY. NO Sata is involved except possibly for a connecting cable from the desktop to an adapter. I am experienced with cloning SATA III drives but cloning NVMe is a little
new to me.

Computer: Dell XPS 8920, 32GB ram.

Present SSD: KXG50ZNV512G NVMe Toshiba 512GB

New SSD: CT13049074 Crucial P1 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB (or 2TB if available soon) or similar storage device.

Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, version 1809.