Windows 10: Can’t clone drive to SSD even though there’s enough space

Discus and support Can’t clone drive to SSD even though there’s enough space in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; My boot drive is a 1tb hard drive and im trying to clone it onto my new SSD so that I can make the SSD my boot drive. My SSD is a 500gb SSD, the used... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/VeggieHater9, Oct 8, 2020.

  1. Can’t clone drive to SSD even though there’s enough space


    My boot drive is a 1tb hard drive and im trying to clone it onto my new SSD so that I can make the SSD my boot drive. My SSD is a 500gb SSD, the used space on my HDD is less than 500 gb tho, it’s actually 359 to be exact. But I keep getting the error message “incompatible disk selected. The target disk has an incompatible sector size for this operation. Please choose a different disk.” Any help is appreciated and a “for idiots” way of explaining would be great.

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    /u/VeggieHater9, Oct 8, 2020
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  2. cadaveca Win User

    Moving to SSD. Clone or not to clone?

    Part of how I keep my SSD fast is to clone it to a platter drive, then clone back. You just want to make sure that you are only cloning teh used space, and not the empty space.


    So, again, I isntall Windows to the ssd. Clone to platter drive, then clone back.

    I am not sure why, but if I do not do the clone step, the drive's speed, and windows booting, decreases substantially within a week or so.

    I am using a Corsair F60 SSD and a Western Digital 500AAKS as drives, and using the free version of Acronis that WD provides, if any of that matters. I am not sure, at this point.
     
    cadaveca, Oct 8, 2020
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  3. SSD clone issues with Space

    Good Afternoon everyone

    so my SSD drive was starting to get full it has 128gb capacity. I decided to upgrade to a 500gb i found on newegg for a decent price. I used the paragon ssd clone program and everything transferred succesfully. Then i changed the boot order in my start up and menu and have succfully removed my old ssd and and running on the new one. My issue is when i check my disk space for the new SSD it is still showing me the old SSD and saying it is almost full. Did i miss a step somewhere? Has anyone else had this happen?
     
    bloodsoup0311, Oct 8, 2020
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  4. cadaveca Win User

    Can’t clone drive to SSD even though there’s enough space

    Moving to SSD. Clone or not to clone?

    I kinda agree with you, but on a wholr, do not. While I have done things a bit differently than this specific situation, by installing Windows directly to the SSD, and cloning after, my testing shows that there are no issues doing this, very little that can go wrong, provided your system is stable.

    There are certain features that must be disabled in this situation, like auto defrag and such, but even with a fresh install to the SSD, you need to take steps to ensure that you SSD performs properly, regardless of how the data got there.

    Arming yourself with a bit of knowledge can go a long way.

    Installing the latest chipset driver, and the RST Tools, will ensure optimal performance of the SSD. but rather than taking my advice, I suggest the OP takes a look here:

    http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sand...7-and-ssds-to-clone-windows-or-reinstall.aspx

    Installing The SSD - Install A Solid State Drive In Your Notebook | Tom's Hardware

    Keep in mind, also, Digibucc, that many retail drives include software and such that very specifically is to be used to ttranser the OS from an existing mechanical drive to an SSD, and if there really was alot fo issues stemming from the cloning process, they would not have packages like that, simply to eliminate tech support costs. While not the optimal option, cloning is NOT a bad thing, as long as you take the nessecary steps.
     
    cadaveca, Oct 8, 2020
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