Windows 10: Transferring OS to a smaller SSD

Discus and support Transferring OS to a smaller SSD in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I want to move my OS and only my OS to my new SSD which is a 250gb Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2. My main drive is a 1tb HDD and I want to be able to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by estes101, Oct 27, 2020.

  1. ESTES101
    estes101 Win User

    Transferring OS to a smaller SSD


    I want to move my OS and only my OS to my new SSD which is a 250gb Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2. My main drive is a 1tb HDD and I want to be able to move that drive between laptop and PC without taking the laptops OS with it.

    :)
     
    estes101, Oct 27, 2020
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  2. XPAC5896
    xpac5896 Win User

    Transfer OS from 512 to 1tb SSD

    I'm in the process of building a new rig. I would like to transfer the OS from my current 512 SSD to a 1tb SSD. My Os is already linked to my MS account and I printed out the steps about using the troubleshooter after a significant hardware change. The Question is: Can I clone the 512 to the 1tb or does it require a clean install? OS is Win 10 Pro.
     
    xpac5896, Oct 27, 2020
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  3. MARCEL KURI
    Marcel Kuri Win User
    Transfer my OS to SSD?

    Hello Juliana,

    I’m sorry to say but Microsoft doesn’t provide the option to transfer only OS from HDD to SSD. However I can recommend the workaround. Please do a clean install on SSD. After that SSD will get the active partition. It will also help you to recover your computer
    if it crashes in the future.

    Before you start doing a clean installation make sure you have backups of all the important information you have on the PC. After the clean install you will be able to restore your information on the HDD.

    Please, follow the steps to do a clean install:

    Prepare a USB/DVD. Refer to the support article provided by PaulSey. You can also watch a video on this page

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    After that please refer to the steps provided by PaulSey in his article on How to Clean Install Windows 10 on a PC Step-by-Step Guide to install the Windows 10 on your SSD.

    Post me back, if you need further assistance.
     
    Marcel Kuri, Oct 27, 2020
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  4. ITZ_KRYSTIAN
    Itz_Krystian Win User

    Transferring OS to a smaller SSD

    OS new a smaller ssd

    Hello, I want to know if there's any way I can transfer my OS from my 1tb HHD to my new 240gb SSD, if yes how do I do it and with which program, I don't want to delete all my files from my HHD as I don't have the best wifi connection and it would take
    me long to download all my games
     
    Itz_Krystian, Oct 27, 2020
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