Help clone my boot drive.

[IShyGuyI]

So I recently bought a 1tb nvme ssd and have tried 6 times to clone my 120gb nvme ssd to it but i can't seem to do it right. I used the crucial clone software that it came with and nothing. Right now I'm using macrium reflect and it worked but when I booted it gave me the error code 0xc000000e I only have about 0.5gb free on the 120gb boot drive so I can't create a windows install. Is there something I can do or do I need to buy a windows USB? 

[Sawa Takahashi]

Why not create a Windows USB installer on another computer ?

And then install a fresh Windows on your new SSD.

[IShyGuyI]

5 minutes ago, Sawa Takahashi said:

Why not create a Windows USB installer on another computer ?

And then install a fresh Windows on your new SSD.

I don't have another computer

[Robchil]

are you doing this from windows? 

 

 

[IShyGuyI]

4 minutes ago, Robchil said:

are you doing this from windows? 

 

 

yes, I managed to get it to boot with the original boot drive installed but once i remove it it doesn't work

 

[Robchil]

11 minutes ago, IShyGuyI said:

yes, I managed to get it to boot with the original boot drive installed but once i remove it it doesn't work

 

the easy way would be to get an nvme cloning station... 

 

the cheaper way would get something like pq magic that loads in a linux distro from a usb and clone there if you have both nvme's connected at once.. remember to remove the old one first time booting to it.. and when you see you got your files.. go back in pqmagic and resize the disk so C is as large as it can get. you'll have to move the last partition usually to the end of the disk.. then expand your C drive. ... you'll have to do this regardles but can be done from the windows installer usb  through diskpart. 

 

i see there are ways to do it from windows.. but for me.. main reason to do it outside is system locks down files it has active open. and won't be able to copy them. 

altho with virtualization technology you can make a shadowcopy of the disk and use that for the clone... but it's usually not supported.. AND.. any antivirus should be turned off since it can block access to bootsectors.. 

 

 

[Mark Kaine]

So heres the thing, there's only one way to "clone" a drive:

 

new drive --> external usb adapter --> PC 

clone software  --> clone your current drive --> new drive --> shut down PC, remove power plug (Mucho IMPORTANTE!!!) --> remove old drive completely --> install newly "cloned" drive --> boot PC!

 

 

 

 

what you want is a backup, but here's how cloning works anyway,  which is much more superior also... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

 

 

[Mark Kaine]

1 hour ago, Robchil said:

the easy way would be to get an nvme cloning station... 

^ see above, way simpler

 

 

[Robchil]

4 hours ago, Mark Kaine said:

^ see above, way simpler

 

 

no...

plug in source, plug in destination, hold button until cloning starts,  wait for cloning to complete 

 

[IShyGuyI]

17 hours ago, Sawa Takahashi said:

Why not create a Windows USB installer on another computer ?

And then install a fresh Windows on your new SSD.

Ok I managed to free up some space and was wondering if you could elaborate on how this usb installer works because ive never done it before.

[Sawa Takahashi]

4 hours ago, IShyGuyI said:

Ok I managed to free up some space and was wondering if you could elaborate on how this usb installer works because ive never done it before.

1. Follow this link : https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows11
2. In the Create Windows 11 Installation Media section, click on the Download Now button. This will download the Media Creation Tool on the computer.
3. You need a USB stick of at least 16GB. Any USB stick should do.
4. Execute the Media Creation Tool. Follow the instructions to Create a Bootable Media on your USB stick.
5. You then have a USB stick with a Windows Installer on it.
6. Boot your computer on the USB stick and follow instructions to install Windows on your boot drive.