Windows 10: Replace present C drive with larger 2 Tb drive

My C drive is only 118 Gb. with 23.8 Gb free space. I have a 2 Tb. external Hard drive that I would like to make my C drive with Macrium Reflect image back-up on the 2Tb disk. Should I proceed with putting the 2 Tb Hd in the place of my existing C drive & boot with the boot disk I made with the Reflect software. I’ve never attempted this before. Would it be legal to replace the present C drive for the much larger 2Tb drive.

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Hard Drive "C" 250 GB Partition of 2 TB Hard Drive

I have 2 TB hard drive internal Desk Top and I done partition into 4 part, in which "C" Hard drive is 1 of 4 but due "C" Drive getting full; I would like remove the partition & like to use full 2 TB as "C" Hard Drive. So, Please, Guide What are Options; how
I can extend the volume of "C" Hard Drive or convert the full 2TB to "C" Hard Drive.

 

replacement hard drive

Can I replace a defective hard drive with one that is larger than the original say 1 tb instead of 750 gb. If of course they are both the same type, as 2.5 inch sata?

 

Upgrading to larger System C-Drive

You can use the System Image utility to backup the old drive and restore to the new. The main limitation it has is it will not restore to a drive smaller than the original, a problem fairly common for users replacing a larger HDD with a smaller SSD but in
your case not an issue.

However it will only create a new partition to match the existing partitions on the source drive. 1st off make sure your current C drive is the last partition on the existing disk i.e. no partitions even unlettered are after it, use Disk Manager to verify
the layout.

Then when you restore go back into Disk Manager and you should find an unallocated space following the C Drive which is the increased disk size. Right click the existing C in the lower pane and select Extend Partition to make the C drive use all the available
space.

If you have any partition after the C drive then it becomes more complicated and beyond System Image to fix however most drives give you access to free versions of partitioning tools which may be able to resolve the problem. Check the documentation/web site
for more information.