How to Upgrade Laptop Hard Drive to SSD without Reinstalling Windows
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- How to Upgrade Laptop Hard Drive to SSD without Reinstalling Windows
Got a old Laptop? Want to make it faster? Don't want to reinstall Windows? Well replacing the Hard Drive with a SSD Solid State Drive is a great way to give a new lease of life to a old Laptop. You will need a SATA to USB cable, Small screw drive, a SDD and Minitool Partition Wizard FREE Edition.
I will show you the step by step process to successfully migrating / clone you operating system from Hard Drive to SSD without reinstalling Windows.
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Anyone trying this in 2020, please make sure its the version 10 of the partition tool as the current version (12) does not allow os migration in the free version. Good luck all and thanks for the tutorial.
Thank you, just a question, do I have to backup my files/documents before swapping them? Or can I just transfer them into the SSD after swapped?
@@muhdzaidani2134 no everything from the hdd(or SSD in my case) clones to the new SSD. So all files and everything. And then the drive you are replacing becomes your backup
How do you get V 10 then? I only see V 12
@mykilL Ay-naku yeah I cloned an SSD to another SSD yesterday. It all works as shown in the video.
@@miniweeddeerz1820 thanks man will need to try it.
Worked as mentioned in the video!! Typing this comment from my updated ssd upon first boot. :)
Hi
Every time I try to continue it pops up with a upgrade ad and won't allow me to continue did you have the same issue?
Ive done this exact thing about a year ago on a windows laptop. SSDs make a huge performance difference
And they are updating PCs with ssds Very Slowly, with very Small ones,, Greedy !
Yep it gets real slow.
Redskull RAM does too but not as much as an SSD upgrade :)
Trinitrophenylnitramine .. I found no difference whatsoever with 16g on my laptop, so went back to 8g (less power, less heat, less wear & tear on the fan).
I had to replace a dead fan in my HP laptop, so used the opportunity to install a 1TB SSD, upgrade to a faster processor, install more RAM, and add bluetooth. Used Acronis True Image instead of his MiniTool Partition Wizard. Everything went smoothly, mainly because I was very careful in selecting the correct processor and bluetooth board. RAM did nothing, so went back to original 8g.
Excellent tutorial for even those with very limited PC experience. I especially liked the part where things went a little sideways because a couple of apps were left open during the process. I'm looking to do this to my laptop and this video is certainly helpful and clear.
Perfect clear step by step tutorial. Laconic instructions, good sound and visibility. Damn good no nonsense stuff, as usual. Thank you very much. It was very helpful.
Thanks
Thanks for doing such a great job on this article.
I hate the geeks and gamer kids that have mastered the computer languages and try to give directions while assuming that everyone can understand what they are trying to tell us.
I constantly see people who attempt to tell me to do this and that but don't bother telling me how.
Even worse is how some use a ton of acronyms that are meaningless to most people.
Agreed alright & thanks.
The Pope has saved us!
Thank you very much
Still working in Febraury 1,2021. Thanks to this I become like a “1 day technician” 😂
does it work. is there any new differences in the software..
Bro if I use this method on Cloning my orginal os it work or not?????
You sir are exceptional! You made a task that I struggled with for 3 days into a simple, FREE 1 hour masterpiece. My boot times are off the wall! SSD is a HUGE difference and I can not thank you enough. SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!!!!!!!
Followed your steps exactly and it worked a charm, thank you! For $157 ($150 for a 1tb SSD EVO and $7 for the Sabrent cable) my six year old laptop is humming again.
Great concise tutorial without naff music, thank you.
This method worked for me it was so well explained, and I never changed software or hardware ever before in my life! Now I can enjoy my fast laptop again!
congrats man. im planning to do it soon. im just waiting for my ssd.
are there really no other stuffs not explained in the video??
Great video. I'm about to try this with a spare HDD just to make sure that it works. If it does, I'll get the SSD to breath new life into my old computer. Thank you for the concise video!
I want to thank you for your clear and concise instructions in how to do this. I followed your tutorial step by step and replaced the hard drive on my Dell Latitude D630 laptop to an SSD (which cost $35 at Amazon for a 250 gig drive!) It boots up quicker and works like a champ. Much faster at loading web pages and starting up programs. Thanks again! ~from a fan in Pennsylvania, on the east coast of the United States
Went looking for a tutorial on how to do this, the first one that shows up features my exact laptop. Winning.
Just want to say thank you so much for this guidance. I got a Western Digital Blue SSD 1TB and cloned the old 1TB SATA 5400rpm drive. I had never used cloning software before but gave this a go because I didn’t want the faff of installing Windows 10 from scratch. I found the version 10 download easily thanks to recent comments and guidance. Very happy.
NO free software will give you a bootable clone !!!! Period !!! I've tried them all !
Have you tried macrium reflect?
One difference I ran into was that my SSD was new from the manufacturer and came un-formatted. The PC wouldn't even recognize that there was a device attached via USB which gave me pause. I proceeded with the the manufacturer-provided disc-cloning software (rather than the one mentioned in this video) and it recognized the new SSD and formatted it before proceeding. Everything went smoothly from there. These directions are very helpful for those not quite sure of the process. My laptop is now unbelievably faster. Anyone struggling with a slow PC should really consider this upgrade.
Such a great tutorial, everything planed and explained quickly and really smooth. Thank you so much for your help!
Thanks for the video. Gave my HP mini laptop to the computer guy. He phones me saying can't upgrade it. Seeing you i will do it myself. From Cyprus
If you are looking for the best program and guide you're in good place. I tried various approaches and only this one worked.
Hey man just wanna give a huge thanks to you! You saved me a lot of money as compared to sending it in to be done for me and is working perfectly now! Absolute new laptop!
@Britec09 this is practically amazing rebranding laptop to higher performance. Cheers man
it worked 100%..now my laptop is as good as new,maybe much faster now..thank you for the lesson..new subs here..👍👍👍
Ok I will followyour tutorial.
I already upgrade my 10yr old dual core laptop into windows10. It slow, have delays everytime and sometimes its hanging when doing multi tab search on chrome or ms edge.
So I upgraded the ram to its maximum , from 2gb to 8gb, what can i say its very fast now no delay no freeze or hanging. But because my 320gb hard drive is nearly full, well i need to upgrade now and I found this steps so instead of hard drive, I will buying SSD instead.
I do research which is better to.
Sorry for my bad english.
It worked on first try! Thanks for sharing your great video. Btw, only mini tool free version 10 worked latest version 12 required you to purchase their software.
Version 11 of the tool that is now available is slightly different but it works the same way. Thanks for the video !
Just converted my asus to ssd, performance improvement was very satisfying. Thank you for the guide!
Thank you very much for the video. Clear step by step tutorial. without distractions.
Thank you. This still works on May 2021. Make sure you download the version 10 of the software.
U just save my 2013 laptops life shes running like a champ now
Thanks a lot, very good video. I followed your video to the T. Works great. It took about 4 hours to complete because I had a ton of data to migrate over.
664 dislikes are those shopkeepers who would do the same but for money💰😂
Exactly Guleria saab
Definitely. From Cyprus
FYI The latest verion of MiniTool Partition Wizard (12) no longer gives free OS migration
Lot of these types of software end up putting these features behind a paywall
Have you found a free version that works?
My solution was to use the trial version of a paid one. Not all offer it but some do. Only needed it once so would be awful to fork out for one use
@@chrisb8772 Finally got mine figured out, I got my brother to use his old MS-DOS Tricks on Command Prompt
Indeed, but you can use Macrium Reflect instead.
You need version 10 of partition wizard to do this and it’s on a site called puma file one of the first results on google search. Just be careful navigating the ads, the actual file has to say mini tool partition wizard free 10. Don’t download anything else!
why dont people just use linux? I landed here trying to find if I can upgrade to an ssd, all I can see are people crying in the comments, like its just a one liner in linux, sudo update-grub . why do people take the hard route?
@@godfather7339 lol cuz newbies don’t know what linux even is
I got an SSD hard drive for Christmas, had already bought the cable so finding this video was a great help. My husband installed it while I was at work earlier, my laptop flies now, I love it. Only issue is the new SSD has a EFI system partition that is assigned the drive letter F, how do I change that? My external drives that I use for storage are no longer recognized.
Very nice tutorial straight to the point! No annoying introduction
So many expensive programs and all my video footage and games now stored on both my laptop and computer thanks to this video🔥🔥🔥💯😅 💙 I just built a ghetto dell optiplex 780 video editing computer and when I installed my ssd upgrade I had no OS and this video just saved the day💯💯 now I got my premiere pro and all my footage and files on a computer that’s actually capable of editing videos 😅
This was a bit fiddly, maybe partially because I was trying to replace an HDD that which I suspect had problems.
To get MiniTool Partition Tool to run, I had to:
1. Scan my old disk, and repair. The MiniTool choked on my HDD the first few times, until I cleaned it up.
2. Have to shut off EVERYTHING else that's running while MiniTool does the migration. That's not just closing apps that are obviously open. I had to use Windows Task Manager to kill a bunch of programs running in the background (e.g., McAfee security, various others). Otherwise the MiniTool would stop, and it did NOT proceed after a restart (as the pop-up indicated it would).
Since it took about 8 hours to run each time (before hanging), it took several days overall to get my HDD migrated. But eventually it worked, and my new drive runs fine, w/o loss of data.
Suggestion: If you have a way, you might want to backup all your data on the old drive to a network drive, and then delete it from your old drive. By minimizing the total size of data to be migrating, the MiniTool app runs a lot faster. Then you can restore your data from the network drive onto the new disk. For my system, it was faster to move data off the old HDD to Network Attached Storage, and then restore it later, rather than have MiniTool transfer all the data itself. And you get a backup of your data anyway, just in case something goes wrong.
Is that for just take windows to ssd drive or all the files i have in c partition?? Some help
Very helpful, was able to get everything copied over with your tips. My laptop was a little more complicated getting to the hard drive but overall was a success. Thank You for the upload
Great explanation! It's rare that I take my laptop apart and have it work again but it's up and running so much better with this new SSD hard drive!
S.S.D Solid State Drive. not Solid State Drive Hard Drive
I've just brought a new HP Laptop with AMD Ryzen 3 fitted, But with the pre-installed Windows 11,
The SSD drive has very limited space left over. So I brought a new 2.5 inch HD of 1 TB and will use this video as a way to do the OS move over!
I also got now a Wavlink USB 3.0 Dual Bay Docking Station which states it can automatically move one HD ( 2.5 or 3.5 )
over to another of either size the full drive with one button press no PC needed!
Or you can just plug in the USB cable and use the PC to move stuff.
And it was only under £30 on Amazon. Thanks for the help video BTW.
Thanks I’ll be needing this in a couple of weeks
Very helpful thanks. New drive is borderline magic in my old laptop!
Extremely well done. I was about to look for a PC shop to perform the swap but your video has explained the process very well. So easy a caveman could do it. Great use of the camera btw. Thanks.
thanks this is the best video i seen so far - i bought the SSD now have to install in my PC tower i think i can do it myself now now take into the shop
Extremely useful, changed by SSD today with no issue following this guide!
Can you transfer the files with the operation system ?
@@kranosdainese423 make sure you have version 10, not the most recent version 12.
Hi. Thanks for this video. Using this I was able transfer the data from hard drive to ssd in my laptop. The only hitch I experienced was that when I used the Upgrade to SSD option, somehow the boot record ended up missing (on SSD). Using the clone option solved it. I am sure I must have missed something. Thanks for your video again. It was very clear and easy to follow. Regards.
My experience
window Vista : failed
Window 7 & 10 : success
same. failed on xp.
@@glowiever Why are you using a 20-year-old OS in 2019?
@@user-tt6ct4ii8t it's on my old, disposable pc already.
@@glowiever Okay.
Same here with dos. 🤔
Top tip, been interested in converting my laptop over to a SSD without buying another version of windows.
Thanks...I've tried other programs but this one finally worked on my first try...thanks again...
Thank you! Helped me a lot cloning my slow 4500rpm sata to the new ssd, both internal in my laptop! Excellent video!
When I went to transfer the files I got a pop up that said essentially you had to buy an upgrade
I uninstalled it and went to cnet and downloaded lazy soft disk image and clone and it worked fine
How did it go?
Very useful instructions. A few things have changed since the original posting, the software that has the functionality is no longer free, but the steps as you've described them work very well.
If you get version 10 it has the free functionality
Good information. At the time, I just purchased a copy and was happy to pay. Your video really made it easy. Big thanks!
It worked like a charm! Thank you so much for this detailed, hence brief video.
To the friends out there and need the same procedure here, I would like to inform that Mini Tool's newest free version (v. 12 in this case) does not allow any of this. So I had to install v.10.0 as shown in the video and it worked perfectly.
Thanks, I found a free download of version 10.1 also....
May I ask are you doing this in Windows 7?
EnglishTurbines can you provide the link to the free version
@@tysmiracle no, sorry I use win 10. However the website says that it supports win 7 and up.
@@jjnava7949 just google it, I'm sure you will find it easily.
I just tried to install minitool partition wizard 12, it was free until I tried click on FINISH but it told me to upgrade. So close yet so far. To upgrade cost ard usd59.
download version 10 from the web. I experienced this exact issue and it worked for me with version 10.
@@youKnowWho3311 ahah. Too late, eventually I just brought it to the pc tech and told them to do it for it, and they told me why didn't I just download the crack version of the minitool.
I love it. I was unable to migrate OS to SSD because I forgot that if you alocate the space it won't actually count as boot drive so I got error: "Invalid partition table" and was pulling my hair out until I came across this and then I self facepalmed.
What did you do after getting the "invalid partition table" error?
I needed to upgrade the hdd of my boys laptop to ssd and since I don't use Windows anymore, your tutorial helped me a lot, thank you!
Used this to add new drive to my old desktop & worked great. Turned an old slow system into something usable again for under $70.00.
What system was that?
My system configuration, exactly as his... I even got that cable for the ssd.. Thanks for the video! 😀👍
Thank you for taking the time to create this video. Changing anything on a computer can be a frightening task, but after watching this, I feel more confident than ever.
Great step by step, the only thing I have encountered in which you didn’t cover is that the partition magic or any other softwares, they will not allow migrating OS from a smaller drive to a larger SSD drive! Stating unequal number of sectors in drives will not allow the migration. I tried four different s/w online and other tricks such as making a exact partition as the source drive but they still saw the larger SSD drive.
thank you those who recommended version 10 and this video helps a lot, having an old notebook old bios couldn't disable secure boot or change UEIF but found this video that is even more convenient!
great step by step tutorial. finally migrated to ssd from HD.
I’ve just done it. Perfect video. I just had to change boot order to launch windows from ssd for the first time.
Great video, thanks!! V10 available via file puma. Worked perfectly for my 10 year old Dell.
Thanks for this video - incredibly useful and helpful. Just given my 7 year old Asus laptop a whole new lease on life.
wow, really appreciate your step by step explanation
Followed instructions worked like a charm 3/3/2019. My laptop no longer crawls when starting up or opening files. Thanks!
I had to replace a dead fan in my HP laptop, so used the opportunity to install a 1TB SSD, upgrade to a faster processor, install more RAM, and add bluetooth. Used Acronis True Image instead of his MiniTool Partition Wizard. Everything went smoothly, mainly because I was very careful in selecting the correct processor and bluetooth board. RAM did nothing, so went back to original 8g.
Thanks boss! You've made the SSD migration procedure so easy and hassle free with this extremely crystal clear tutorial! Top notch work! Thanks once again!
Excellent video. Please, could you let me know what is the time with HD and SSD after turning the PC?
Will it automatically configure the SSD or do I have to go into the bios and tell it which drive? , sorry I am a newbie. Great video thanks
Sometimes it doesn't go this smoothly. I tried cloning the HDD of an older laptop (circa 2014) onto an SSD. The software appeared to work properly, but the laptop simply wouldn't boot from that drive no matter what I tried. I finally gave up and performed a fresh Windows install onto the SSD. The cable gave me access to all the data on the original drive, so I didn't technically 'lose' anything, though I'm still left with the task of reinstalling and setting up all the various programs I had on the original drive. I'm still glad I did it though, as the laptop was so slow that I had basically stopped using it. Now with the SSD and double the original RAM, it's become a usable machine again.
Just bought a SSD drive and updated my laptop....thank you for this helpful video...
Thank you, finally found a video that actually explains how to do it.
Hdd is still better in my opinion beacause it gives me time to nap
Excellent video. Very clear and easy to follow. Thank you for sharing your technical knowledge.
Great video BUT........You don’t explain the options clearly enough ie the OS options and the partitions options
Quite agree.
ooGQoo yes can redo completely more Deatail
Because the solid-state drive is so much faster than a mechanical hard drive the reinstallation of Windows 10 and Office Professional takes about as long as it does to clone ahard drive and swap them out.
Plus you get the benefits of a fresh install which is always good.
but sometimes you don't have the Office license in hand. that could lost Office. cloning at least keeps everything`1
Just tried it - don't bother with the MiniTool Partition Wizard! Now it doesn't support the migration in the free version, and even if you choose not to install their bloatware, you still end up with a tool that doesn't migrate your OS unless you buy the Pro version, and you also get Avast Anitivirus, MiniTool backup and whatnot installed, so you need to clean up your OS after this.
martinskn thanks for the update , I would screwed that up
@@smokingstan2501 , Your welcome. I just did the migration for my own laptop to a new Samsung Pro 860 SSD, and just used the tool (Samsung Data Migration Tool) they provide from their website. Looks a bit dodgy, but gets the job done and works fine, including using the whole space (they state that it only works from same- to larger size disk) - all with defaults settings. Win10 activation code and all was still intact, so looks like M$ doesn't tie it to the HD serial anymore.
Install version 10, it works as of September 2020
Short and to the point. Great video!
Do I have to get a new Windows license key, after I change my old hard drive?
No. You licence key is linked to your computer not your hard drive.
@@dcthebear1 Thought it was link to your microsoft account
Check if both disk are either gupt or the other option
Both should be on the same format
And you may try Samsung migration software if your ssd is Samsung
Or use the appropriate software from the brand of your ssd
Fantastic brilliant way to do this. I was extremely worried about installing the entire system again but this was such a life saver finished in maybe an hr or so and nothings changed in my laptop other than the speed which is fantastic..
Really nice video . Very helpful . I will upgrade my laptop with SSD
Wish my laptop was that easy I have to take my whole thing apart
Is it an ASUS Laptop?
Thanks so much for this. Minitool has updated their interface. It now offers Minitool ShadowMaker Free 3.1 for download which is even easier to use. Cloning 500gb hdd to a 500gb ssd via usb 2.0 (no usb 3.0 available) took 4 hours but it worked perfectly.
Is that for cloning everything including OS and Storage? (essentially not needing to use a backup drive to import your files and applications)
@@NickAcker Cloning makes an exact duplicate including all partitions, files, apps and settings (wifi, etc) on the original drive. Mine is an hp so hp Recovery Manager appeared when I first booted with the new drive (original drive removed). I just closed that and my login screen and all screen icons are as they were but with ssd speed.
@@sull0188 Wow, that sounds perfect. I just ordered a new SSD for my current laptop and was sort of looking through what do to in terms of recovery drives and backups, but that sounds like the best option!
I just realized that you can also use this technique to setup a new drive. Setup essentially a GHOST drive with the activated operating system, and all the programs in a "fresh" state, free of viruses.
Would you mind sharing a bit more detail on this method?
Good idea :o. Then install back into the drive without total reset
Nope plz Help...No Luck for me....I did the vs 10 installation and followed every step, but upon boot up I am getting Recovery blue screen and it is telling me this. The application or operating System couldn’t be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors. File: WINDOWS\system32\winload.exe
Nice, I never heard of this program, I've just been using full cloning applications. Thanks!
Wonderful video and a pleasant voice to listen to as well.
is that JASON STATHAM narrating?! AWESOME!!
Yes, don't tell anyone, I need the work.
@@Britec09 hehe...luv ur movies mr. Statham!
Hehe
Excellent tutorial. Noticed we have the same laptop Fujitsu Lifebook 😊.
Wow, bought myself a USB thing, installed the "free" software and went through the wizard just to find out at the end that this is a feature only of the paid for version. Nice waste of my time mate! I'm not paying 129 sheets just to clone my OS. Can't atually do ANYTHING at all in the free version.
Use version 10 mate, the same version he's using. Obviously not his fault that the software has changed in three years ya wet lettuce!
Same here. I tried getting old version but no luck. They want 59$ to do this all the while claiming it's free! Partisan wizard is completely free after you buy it for 59$. Un fuking believable
@@AllinAllisAllweAllare just google version 10 and it's the first or second result
@@wardy10 haha, wet lettuce!!!
Thank you!! Exactly what I needed. Succinct. Clear and concise. Bravo!
Nice app! Just installed. The most recent edition 11 adds the option to install Shadowmaker (backup & restore) and oddly removes the option to delete partitions as shown at 3:30. Still quite a handy little tool.
Great tutorial and very easy to follow. Thanks so much!
EXCELLENT VIDEO - YOUR STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS WERE VERY GOOD
i also want to do it soon. may i ask if are there really no other stuffs not explained in the video??
If you're laptop came with an HDD it probably came with W7 or W8 originally so you're now surely on a W10 upgrade and in 2021 W10 as been updated many times so I suggest to do a clean install of W10 latest version on your new SSD so to get rid of all the excess updates files left by previous upgrade. This was will take longer and give you more work (back-up personal files and reinstall apps and programs) but it will help you get an even faster SSD performance so a better laptop performance.
Need help. When I hit "restart now" my pc restarts however it gets out of the boot mode right after it shows partition wizard would load in 5 seconds. Instead of loading consol lines my pc just goes back to windows log on screen. would greatly appreciate your guidance.thanks
I have the same problem. I've changed the bios settings to boot from the new SSD but this hasn't helped.
Have you found a solution yet?
@@johnb6477 not yet. Trying today again starting fresh. Let's see how it goes. I would keep you posted.
@@hogakala07 I thought I'd got it sorted with a programme called Macrium but I think it copied everything but the OS. Back to square one now.
There's plenty of videos showing how it works, but none on how to resolve this..
@@johnb6477 alrighty it did not work. The funny thing is it somehow broke ability to create an image backup through windows as I am getting 0x80 error. Now I can't even do that. This is bad.
@@johnb6477 did it work for you? I tried it again on a totally different laptop. It didn't work either. When I asked minitools they are asking to use shadow maker to clone. Which did not work either. I have a feeling it's one of the newer windows updates that's causing this.
I just used a 25€ Clone Deck and everything went really easy.