Clone HDD to SSD

[Robinxn]

Hi, I have just built a new computer. However, I brought my hdd to my new computer. In my new computer, I installed a smaller nvme disk to have my adobe programs and windows 10 on, the ssd has 256 gb of space and the hdd has 1 tb of which 88 gb is used. Since I have a lot of programs (not just adobe), I'd rather clone the hdd to ssd and then delete everything from the hdd so I can have games and other files there.

 

I used "Macrium Reflect" to make the clone, then I restarted the computer and then windows booted from the hdd. Then I removed the hdd to boot windows from the ssd. When I booted from the ssd, the screen turned black after the windows had loaded and I could see my cursor as I moved it. I got the same result when I changed the boot order in bios.

 

Does anyone know how to get all my programs and "Windows" cloned to the new ssd, I'd rather avoid downloading all the programs again.

Thanks in advance:-)

[truescot]

hiren's boot cd is your friend for tasks like this  https://www.hirensbootcd.org/ . it ha many clone tools on it such as clonedisk. That being said i dont like cloning drives, theres nothing really wrong with it but it stll doesnt sit right with me when you consider how little time it actually takes to re-install windows and you can end up with a nice clean install with the most up to date programs if you go that route