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OS AND SSDs

Sol Blizkrieg
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Hi evryone !

So, I wanna do an upgrade on my PC by adding an SSD.

The thing is that my OS is on my Hard Drive, so I need to put Windows on the SSd to get an increase in performance, booting time,

How do I do this ?

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Best way is to do a fresh install of Windows on the SSD but you can also use cloning software.

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Just now, johnny5c said:

Best way is to do a fresh install of Windows on the SSD but you can also use cloning software.

thanks mate !

what cloning software ?

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1 minute ago, Sol Blizkrieg said:

thanks mate !

what cloning software ?

The only one I've used is Samsung Data Migration that's included with their SSDs but there's a lot of others available.

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You can use Macrium Reflect or Partition Wizard. If your HDD is too large or incapable of being shrunken to the SSD's size, do a clean install.

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Cloning/Mirroring an HDD/SSD can be troublesome and not work properly sometimes.

The best things that WILL work is a fresh install of windows on the new SSD.

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