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16 minutes ago, CRUSADER9121 said:

Do you know how I could clone it. I'm not even using a tb rn lol.

Yes, use software pertaining to the brand of drives you own (either drive).  Samsung Data Migration Tool can be used if you have a Samsung drive, it will detect.

 

Otherwise use Macrium Reflect or Clonezilla.  Very easy, you set a source and target and hit go.

 

Cloning is seemless, your PC won't know anything happened. after you've booted off the 2TB a few times, making sure it worked 100%, ust remember to reformat the 4TB .  Don't want to boot off the 4TB by mistake.

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It is very possible and there are programs to help you with that. (don't know any sorry)

But i would highly advice just installing Windows (or have someone do it for you) on the SSD.
Clean install as one would say.

Then after install is all and done, only then you plug in your old drive.
All the files will be there, even the old Windows install.
You will have to redo any settings and such, but the benefit is having a fresh system that's fast again.
And as for the games, you could just reinstall them, after having copied the games you want to the SSD.
You install them again telling the directory you just copied them too, if using Steam (or alike) it would check the files and only update if needed.

This way you have best of both worlds, faster system due to SSD and faster system due to fresh install.



And if for any reason you dont want/cant do this, ignore my message. 🙂

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses!

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20 minutes ago, CRUSADER9121 said:

So I was looking into transferring all of my data (windows 10 pro and games) from my 4tb HDD to a 2tb SSD so that I can boot my software faster. I plan to use the 4tb HDD after the transfer but I want my main to be the SSD is there any way I can do that transfer?

How much is USED on the 4TB Drive?  If it will all fit on the 2TB, you can just clone it.  If not, reinstall Windows on the 2TB as above.  Then plug in the 4TB to transfer the data you want.

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1 minute ago, Dedayog said:

How much is USED on the 4TB Drive?  If it will all fit on the 2TB, you can just clone it.  If not, reinstall Windows on the 2TB as above.  Then plug in the 4TB to transfer the data you want.

Very good point i forgot to mention!

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses!

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15 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

How much is USED on the 4TB Drive?  If it will all fit on the 2TB, you can just clone it.  If not, reinstall Windows on the 2TB as above.  Then plug in the 4TB to transfer the data you want.

Only 50 gb I think and how can I clone it. Would it be an already installed program or is it an outside program I have to go look for and if it is do you know any reliable ones?

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16 minutes ago, CRUSADER9121 said:

Do you know how I could clone it. I'm not even using a tb rn lol.

Yes, use software pertaining to the brand of drives you own (either drive).  Samsung Data Migration Tool can be used if you have a Samsung drive, it will detect.

 

Otherwise use Macrium Reflect or Clonezilla.  Very easy, you set a source and target and hit go.

 

Cloning is seemless, your PC won't know anything happened. after you've booted off the 2TB a few times, making sure it worked 100%, ust remember to reformat the 4TB .  Don't want to boot off the 4TB by mistake.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

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Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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5 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Yes, use software pertaining to the brand of drives you own (either drive).  Samsung Data Migration Tool can be used if you have a Samsung drive, it will detect.

 

Otherwise use Macrium Reflect or Clonezilla.  Very easy, you set a source and target and hit go.

 

Cloning is seemless, your PC won't know anything happened. after you've booted off the 2TB a few times, making sure it worked 100%, ust remember to reformat the 4TB .  Don't want to boot off the 4TB by mistake.

I plan to use a Samsung ssd but I have a seagate hdd rn can I still use the Samsung data migration tool?

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22 minutes ago, CRUSADER9121 said:

I plan to use a Samsung ssd but I have a seagate hdd rn can I still use the Samsung data migration tool?

Yes, as long as 1 of the drives is a Samsung.  When you open the Samsung Data Migration Tool software, it shows the drives and if 1 isn't Samsung it'll say you can't use it.  As long as 1 is, you're good.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

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GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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13 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Yes, as long as 1 of the drives is a Samsung.  When you open the Samsung Data Migration Tool software, it shows the drives and if 1 isn't Samsung it'll say you can't use it.  As long as 1 is, you're good.

Ok thanks broskii. 

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