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Discus and support $17 way of migrating to SSD and more... in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I'm not sure when I'd ever use this device since I would always have a computer handy when trying to clone a drive so wouldn't have much use for it. I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by badrobot, Sep 20, 2014.

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  1. BADROBOT
    badrobot Win User

    $17 way of migrating to SSD and more...


    I agree. This is not for everybody.
    But this is not just for cloning. I don't even need this. I can easily switch hard drives externally on my PC. Both SSDs and HDDs.



    way of migrating to SSD and more... [​IMG]



    I just got curious plus it's so cheap. And it works like a charm. The fact that I can switch, copy and clone drives without firing up my PC or while doing something else on my PC is really a sweet thing.

    And yeah, I've been cloning a lot too and the partition alignment is always fine.
     
    badrobot, Sep 21, 2014
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  2. WHS
    whs Win User

    Thanks for the info.
     
    whs, Sep 21, 2014
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  3. WULLAIL
    Wullail Win User
    I use an E-SATA enclosure for the same thing , I haven't had to take a drive out of a PC so far to clone it... <touch wood> yet...but interesting...


    Oh....I'm no longer VIP member?
     
    Wullail, Sep 22, 2014
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  4. A GUY
    A Guy Win User

    $17 way of migrating to SSD and more...

    Ping Brink, if you were before, he'll take care of you *Wink
     
    A Guy, Sep 22, 2014
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  5. WYNONA
    Wynona Win User
    Wynona, Oct 8, 2014
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  6. JIMBO45
    jimbo45 Win User
    Hi there

    IMO the simplest way of doing this (you need a working computer though) is simply to use a SATA==>USB connector -- plug the SSD in to a USB port with the USB connector and then run any imaging software to clone your Disk. Couple of Bucks at the most.

    You can also use a bootable partition manager (for example GPARTED) to create / re-size partitions so you can create a decent OS + Pgms only partition on your SSD.

    Cheers
    jimbo
     
    jimbo45, Oct 8, 2014
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  7. EVILJENIUS
    EvilJenius Win User
    I sysprep my old drive, boot with a winPE disk, create wim files for system and OS partitions saving them to the new drive. Then I setup the partitions and expand the wim files.

    Using these techniques you can transfer OS installs to other computer/hardware with minimal issues.

    Only cost is for the new drive and a penny for a blank cd to make the PE disk.
     
    EvilJenius, Oct 8, 2014
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  8. LAYBACK BEAR
    Layback Bear Win User

    $17 way of migrating to SSD and more...

    Layback Bear, Oct 9, 2014
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  9. BADROBOT
    badrobot Win User
    badrobot, Oct 9, 2014
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  10. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User
    $28.98 at Bestbuy now though, $30 at Newegg.
     
    Ztruker, Oct 9, 2014
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  11. BADROBOT
    badrobot Win User
    Oh yeah. It went up. It was $16+ when I ordered it last month.


    way of migrating to SSD and more... [​IMG]
     
    badrobot, Oct 9, 2014
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  12. POPEYE
    popeye Win User
    popeye, Oct 9, 2014
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  13. CAPERJACK
    caperjack Win User

    $17 way of migrating to SSD and more...

    caperjack, Oct 9, 2014
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  14. BADROBOT
    badrobot Win User
    This is the first cloning hardware I use. A Vantec USB 3.0 dock (around $50).




    way of migrating to SSD and more... [​IMG]
     
    badrobot, Oct 9, 2014
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  15. THE HOWLING WOLVES
    The Howling Wolves Win User
    Would this work transferring data (everything) from my desktop HD to a new SSD drive as the desktop is getting old(like me)?
    Is there a simpler way to do this?
     
    The Howling Wolves, Oct 9, 2014
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