From HDD to SSD

[Speed bump]

Hi guys i ordered a new Samsung 850 EVO, 500 GB SSD because i wanted something faster than my HDD WD Blue WD10EZEX.

The thing is I have everything on my HDD now, and i want some advise on this.

Should i just clone the HDD to the SSD, and wipe the HDD for use of mass storage or keep the HDD, new OS on the SSD and later on buy a new HDD like a 3TB one?

Please tell me would you would do in your opinion.

[Smooth Bunz]

Clone the hdd and format it but make sure the clone worked first. You can always add another hdd down the road if you want to

[Paytend01]

Put OS and other important stuff on your SSD, then keep everything else on your HDD

[Speed bump]

Clone the hdd and format it but make sure the clone worked first. You can always add another hdd down the road if you want to

Is it very common that the cloning process can fail?

[Smooth Bunz]

Is it very common that the cloning process can fail?

Not common at all but there is always a chance of it failing 

[Speed bump]

Not common at all but there is always a chance of it failing 

Alright thank you very much for your help 

[Scottaccy]

When you get your SSD up and going, make sure your enable TRIM, and set your page file and Default download locations to your HDD, it will keep the SSD healthy and make it last much longer

[Venomz1337]

Alright thank you very much for your help 

 

Cloning won't work. They are different sized drives. 

In my experience, you have to fresh install.

(I use CloneZilla so don't quote me on that if you use different software and it automatically adjusts / lets you change it then it might work).

[Smooth Bunz]

Alright thank you very much for your help 

Not a problem

[Gas_Mask_]

Clone the HDD, but make sure to format the SSD with a program that will optimize it, like aomei partition assistant.