Windows 10: Trying to reset my cloned SSD to only have windows 10.

I recently cloned my 1TB HDD onto a 500GB SSD Im trying to format the drive to get rid of any other files that may be taking up space on this drive. However when I try to do reset this PC it says it could not find the recovery environment, Insert your windows installation or recovery media and restart your pc with the media.


I am running windows 10 on the original HDD and now also on the cloned SSD. I upgraded for free from windows 8.1 when 10 first got to the market. I tried to do this reset from my original windows media a few days ago and it reverted the SSD back to windows 8 and required me to buy windows 10 to get back to it. I looked on Microsoft answers before I did that step and someone said that you could keep your windows 10 doing the steps previously mentioned and it set me back a lot of time. I re-cloned the drive and figured I would ask my own forum before trying to do another reset. I don't want to run windows 8 and would prefer to keep my windows 10. How would I reset and remove all files from this drive while keeping my windows 10 OS?


I plan to format the 1TB drive also as soon as I ensure the new drive has a fresh windows 10 install and is free of other files. I have already checked that the new SSD will load independently.

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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.

 

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.

 

Cloning HDD to SSD KEEPS FAILING

What are you using to perform the clone? Could you try some alternative steps described at the the following link?

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/clone-move-win...