YOU ARE A GODSEND I was gifted a 1TB upgrade and currently had a 250gb... i thought.."wait my motherboard can only support one!!" I was already going to go through the hassle of purchasing a hard drive for the process. Not sure why it took me so long to find your video. Many thanks.
You are the man! Been trying to do this very thing for over a month. Watched this video and I had my new/bigger M.2 installed with in 2 to 3 hours. This is the best tutorial video I can find on this subject, so thank you.
Don't forget to remove any encryption (e.g. Bitlocker) from your current drive or else you won't be able to expand the copied partition! It also takes way longer.
This is freaking amazing. I just bought an HP Envy 15-ep0010nr and then purchased a 2TB M.2 ssd because it was cheaper for me to do it myself. My current hardware came with a 512 GB ssd. Thank you so much.
Thank you very much! I want to upgrade my 250 GB M.2 SSD to 1 TB but have no idea how. This video gets straight to the point and explains everything in concise detail. Now I know what do!
@@earthdoesurvivalcraf Hello, late response, but remember to allocate the free space on your new SSD before you hit clone. Otherwise, it will just make an exact copy of your old SSD without the added space. I made that mistake the first time around. I fixed it by allocating free space to my c: partition in the cloning program before trying again.
I just upgraded my laptop drive to a larger one with absolutely no issues. Whole process was about a hour. If your laptop support both drive units, leave both inserted, boot to the new one and make sure to format the old drive. I did it, no issues at all. Really happy with the upgrade.
Well now.... this is so much easier than all of the other videos showed. To think I was considering bringing my laptop to a computer shop just replace my 500gig ssd with a 1tb .... I think I got this!
THANK YOU! This is the only video I've come across so far that didn't show me how to transfer files from hard drive to ssd or vice versa. I am looking to replace my m.2 ssd for a larger one and have no other internal storage. I ordered the USB piece so hoping it will work.
Many thanks. I just upgraded the M.2 C drive on my main tower PC using this tool and the procedure you describe. It worked a treat so major thanks for sharing.
@@Achabab My goal was to have a larger capacity C drive (went from 256K to 2 Tb) so I was not concerned with speeds and feeds since all modern M.2 units perform well. The only critical item is to make sure you get the right type of M.2 drive (SATA or NVME) to be compatible with your PC.
What a great video and good instructor! Short and sweet. I am swapping two m.2 PCIE NVME SSD's, so except for the adapter type, the steps are the same.
not sure if i understand what you did at 2:12 you slid it over and it increase the gb would it be best just to use option 1 rather than 2 other than that i understood everything else
Thanx mate, this grind my gear before, because I have 920GB data on my old M.2, which is mostly game. Of course I didn't want to download it over again from Steam and I found this video from TH-cam recommend video. God Bless you mate
Hey thanks, man, One question though what to do after we purchase a new lap with W10 preinstalled with HDD and then we install ssd in it. will it affect the originality of os or will cause any operational error after we boot from ssd after cloning. Kindly consider replying.
If you install original Windows 10 from Microsoft's website then your Windows will be automatically activated with no product key required and you’ll get the same windows 10 edition.
You seem to have neglected to mention that you have to actually BUY the full version if you’re planning to close a disk, other than that it’s a good tutorial, nicely done.
@@ElectronicsComputers except that you have to PAY TO VIEW the link for the free version on your patreon page! :smh: why can't you just update the description with the link on here and stop messing with people's heads?? Man alive!
Wow that's extremely dirty. The app he recommends doesn't actually do it for free, and he's just re-directing people to pay for his patreon? Stunningly dirty, we all thought we could trust him because the video is pretty to-the-point.
Great video. I was wondering, I have three M.2 drive slots in my Alienware laptop. I could simply just install my newer M2 drive in an open slot first, and then clone my existing one to that without having to use the adapter?
I have a question, i plan on getting a gaming laptop and upgrade its ssd, but it only has one slot for it. Do i need to do all the proccess you showed us when swaping ssds or no since i didnt even put anything on the stock ssd
Then simply put a new SSD inside and clean install Windows 11. I have a video on how to make a bootable USB drive using Microsoft media creation tool. There's no need to reactivate your Windows you'll get the same version as you bought with your laptop.
Those bars represent partitions on your drive. Basically it's disks, like your C and D but Windows also has some system disks that you can't see. The gray area is a free space on the higher capacity drive after cloning. So we have to move to the right all or some partitions so the free space was after the disk the size of which you want to expand using that free space. It's like playing a puzzle game where you have to move things to get access to the right place. So for example if you want to increase the size of your C disk using free space then you have to move partitions that way so you have free gray space to the right of that C disk.
Great tutorial, this works for desktop PCs as well, I upgraded my boot drive from HDD to M.2 SSD and didnt need an adapter, just the program used in this tutorial!
As you can see, the operating system has a bunch of hidden system partitions, and when you perform automatic resizing, it will also expand the size of those system partitions, which is not ideal as you end up wasting useful space on your SSD. That's why I recommend doing it manually. In that case, the size of the system partitions remains the same, and you only expand your C: disk to all available space, maximizing the capacity usage of the new drive.
you can use it but it's not that flexible as partition wizard. Free version of partition wizard is on my Patreon page. I'd recommend trying it first if it doesn't work for you or too difficult then go with the Samsun's tool.
Hello. Excellent video! You told me everything I needed know quickly and without any bullshit. You also accidentally helped me solve the problem of what I'm going to do with my old SSD after I've replaced it. The only question I have is about partions. I don't know anything about SSD partions. What do I need to know about them if I plan to just trade in a 100 gb SSD with 500 gb SSD?
@@ElectronicsComputers Well, my computer is a laptop (Asus Vivobook 15) with two drives. One is a 128 GB M.2 SSD (referred to as '(C:)' in this PC) and a 1 TB 2.5 inch HDD (referred to as '(D:)' in this PC). I want to upgrade the SSD so that I can free up more space on the HDD and run a few programs faster.
@@JohnDoe-hs1jp You have to clone your SSD to a new one as it is (without automatic resizing partitions). Once done replace your drive and then start Partition wizard and resize your C: drive partition to maximum available space to fully utilize your drive space. If you choose automatic resizing option it will resize all partitions including hidden system ones which may result in some issues in the future.
Sadly just like with every other program i've tried(4 so far), this one also still gives the Inacessible_boot_device error after putting in the new m.2 memory. I guess theres no other choice than to just do a clean install. sad.
Ah okay so after some more digging I found a video that fixed my problem. Turns out I just needed to log into safemode from the recovery options, and then restart and it was fixed. th-cam.com/video/6nsDXD2mlpc/w-d-xo.html
Wait the only thing that confuses me and maybe i missed something. Why if you have 2 spots for a m.2 would you need to purchase the adapter? Couldn't you just use the Wizard to transfer the files from the old to the new and then change the boot drive to the new m.2? Couldn't i put the new M.2 into the laptop and click Migrate? It should do the exact same thing with less steps right?
I see at the end of the video, on the new m.2 that there are two local disk locations (C: and D:) When in partition wizard, can you only set it to have one local disk that all files save to? (C: only) I just want to make sure before I go messing around with my partitions and brick my laptop. Thanks!
You can clone only specific partitions, for example you can clone first several system partitions and your disk C:. In case if you don't need to clone your D: disk simply extend your C: disk to all that free space.
Excellent video, my computers has both C (SSD) and D (HDD) drive. question: if a have C drive in my old SSD, all my programs files and so will be relocated in the new SDD, and it will keep the same root folder? Thanks
Having an issue. Followed all of the steps and after installing new drive i get blue screen saying ' Your PC needs to be repaired. A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed. Error Code: 0xc000000e'. Any idea on how to fix this? I also have noticed that the recovery drive was not moved to the new drive.
For some reason, this did not work for me. I followed step by step, going from a 960 EVO 256GB to a 970 Pro 512GB (both M.2 NVMe). It seemed to clone just fine, but when I installed the new chip, I got a blue screen and an invitation to the BIOS upon start-up. Any ideas? In the meantime, I've swapped back into the original chip, and things are working fine again. Seems the clone isn't actually a clone if Windows wouldn't boot...
Select "copy partitions without resizing" and don't resize them manually, just leave it as it is. The whole process of cloning takes about 20 minutes, don't interrupt anything until your windows will load to login screen. Do not log in! Just turn off your laptop and replace the SSD. Let me know if it worked for you.
I was installing on a PC, and discovered I had a second NVMe slot so I just copied over instead of this process. Just couldn’t figure it out. I’m not a pro, and the process seems easy, but I’m not a novice either (I’ve built several comps from scratch and have intermediate knowledge). I don’t know- maybe I just missed something or it’s my configuration in particular, but my experience was more frustrating than I hoped it would be- not to say it couldn’t be easy for someone else. 🤷🏼♂️
Does it have to be the exact products you show in the vid to do this? Or can it be any other that do the exact same thing with that software? Please reply thanks 🙏🏽
@@rubenct Use the links in the description box below the video. The website with ads will redirect you to my cloud, just follow its instructions (you'll need to watch commercial video). It's totally FREE! otherwise go to the official website and buy the product.
@@ElectronicsComputers heres the deal I just bought a new razer pro 17 it came with 1TB ssd and 16gb of ram I upped the ram to 64gb 2666hz and installed a 2tb firecuda 510 in second slot. Now I have another 2tb firecuda and Ive tried over and over to clone OS off exisiting ssd but everytime it fails I get blue screen on boot saying theres an error. Ive used your method and others. no luck at all. now 3TB of storage is great but 4 would be better. lol any ideas?
Hey! Thanks so much. One quick question, my laptop has both the SATA and M.2 combined as part of the C: drive. Will it copy the entire C: directory to the new M.2 if I clone it, or just the M.2
So you have HDD and M.2 SSD in your laptop they are two separate disks on your computer they can't be the part of your C drive only one of them and you can clone only one of them to your new SSD. For example if your Windows installed on your old M.2 drive then simply clone it to the new one and install in your laptop. After that you can create a new partition D: and copy your HDD to that disk.
@@lovat52 Right click the Start button and select Disk management. How many Disks can you see there? You can right-click (for example Disk 0) and select properties and you will see the model of your drive.
Hi! thanks for the great tutorial, exactly what I look for a question: what I would do if I want to upgrade my ssd without using this USB adapter (data is not a problem) thanks in advance!
Then simply install your new SSD and the Install windows. I have a video on how to download original Windows 11 and create a bootable USB drive for installation. th-cam.com/video/QidsU7LPAn0/w-d-xo.html
This video is exactly what I needed, thinking of upgrading my 1tb msi spatium m371 to crucial p3 2tb. which is twice as fast than my current, plus the extra tb. much concern over downloading all my stuff, thanks!!
This is a very helpful video. I followed the exact same steps but when I reboot my laptop, I always get the error that the Partition Wizard has failed, please press any key to continue. Now what should I do? The notebook is ASUS Zenbook UX430UA
thanks for helpful tutorial videos 🥰 i really want to do same thing with my tuf gaming f15 2023 too, as i planned to buy samsung 990 pro 2tb to upgrade my C disk, yes i'm going to transfer its OS to the said bigger + faster drive, but i'm nervous to see if it loses windows product key activation and my microsoft account from my computer to unexpectedly sign out after doing this or not 😕
There's no such thing as losing Windows key anymore, and no need to deal with Windows activation, as it was years ago. If your laptop came with preinstalled Windows, then the key that assigned to your laptop's hardware is activated and whenever you install a new Windows, it will be instantly activated with the same key. So, it's up to you to clone or perform clean install. I always recommend clean install, because performance wise, it's the best choice. But if you have a lot of software and data, then just clone the drive to a new one.
I'm looking to put a larger SSD in my laptop. This video is 4y old; is this software still current? Is there a newer version? Or should I go to another kind of software entirely? If a new one, do you have a link? Are there any problems putting Windows onto a larger drive? Will it boot just fine after this process is done? Is there any reason to make a large SSD into a C: and D: partition?
hi my laptop came with preinstalled microsoft office that i have activated in this laptop, would cloning the drive somehow void the office license ? thankyou. and its a very helpful video!
Thanks for this video! I saw in the partition wizard that it shows you have an M2 SATA ssd for the old drive but in the part of the video where you unplug your old drive, the old and the new drive seem to be SATA ssds (2 grooves, B & M slot?) and the new one doesn't seem to be an nVME SSD (only one M slot in the drive?). Did you swap a SATA with another SATA ssd? Is it possible to swap an M2 SATA SSD with an M2 NVME SSD? Trying to do it on a Dell XPS 9575 (2-in-1) bought in 2018 and would super appreciate if you had any info on replacing it on this specific laptop motherboard for the XPS 9575. Thanks in advance!! :)
I was upgrading my laptop from one M.2 NGFF (SATA) SSD to another M.2 NGFF SSD. My laptop doesn't support NVMe ones. But in your case you can use both NGFF(SATA) and NVMe(PCIe) SSDs. Of course there's no sense in upgrading your laptop to NGFF. You can buy any M.2 NVMe SSD but I'd recommend using Samsung or Crucial SSDs.
@@ElectronicsComputers wow! Thank you for the super quick reply and detailed answer! I've been desperately trying to find info on this but haven't been able to see any specs on this online so you don't know how happy I am to hear that it could work! Do you have a link for the specs that confirm this online anywhere for the xps15 9575 (2018 model) or did you open this same laptop before? I bought the WD Blue SN550 1 Tb M2 PCI e nvME SSD cos it was on sale but it's still in delivery so I could cancel it, if you think it's no good. Thanks so much again! Subscribed to your channel!
Hi again, hope you can reply soon :) Is there also any external enclosure you recommend that would accept both types of M2 (SATA & PCIe) drives like you said was possible on the XPS 15 9575 motherboard?
@@TheDearRecorded I have access to Dell's service manuals. So NVMe will definitely work. I've never seen universal NGFF/SATA enclosures. Not sure if they exist. I'll check tomorrow.
@@ElectronicsComputers thanks so much again. If you could send me a link to the XPS 15 9575 manual would really appreciate it. Been wanting to read the manual for long but couldn't find it on the Dell site. Looking forward to your confirmation on the dual compatibility for enclosures. I just figured if the motherboard can accept both SATA and nVME drives, I thought there would be external enclosures that also did the same :)
Just clone your old drive to the new one as-is, and once done, extend your C: drive to the maximum available capacity. If you clone in automatic mode with automatic resizing of partitions, it will also proportionally extend all hidden system partitions, which is not ideal. The main reason not to do this is that you waste a lot of space on partitions that you'll never use or see. So, manual resizing of the user partition (usually the C: drive, and sometimes the D: drive if you have a second one) is the best approach.
Ive heard that if you do this you should really look at getting an ssd or m.2 thats larger than your previous drive youre replacing. So say you have a 250gb hd then youd want maybe a 512gb ssd or m.2. Is this correct? To avoid issues? Also it seems its the same process for an ssd or m.2, but you need to have the adapter for each so you can plug into usb port. Then use that program right? Thats pretty nifty. I gotta try this with my old laptop and hd to ssd and then try my newer laptop from hd to m.2
Some desktop/laptop motherboards have two M.2 ports and in that case you son't need any adapters. If you have only one M.2 port then you have to buy the correct USB to M.2 adapter. There are two types of M.2 SSDs: NGFF which is a regular SATA SSD and NVMe which super fast PCIe SSD. Technically, you can clone your drive to the same size or even smaller one if it has enough space.
@@ElectronicsComputers ah ok. I kinda plan on doing this but im cautious i dont want to screw up and screw up my laptop lol. I have an msi pe60 6qe the US one. I think i need a nvme pcie m key was it? I need the 20 dollar m2 to usb adapter i think. But here's a question, they factory partition my 1tb hdd so maybe few hundred is set aside as extra storage. Is thete any issues with a partitioned harddrive? And which m2 do you suggest for this computer. Im pretty sure its an nvme. I was thinking maybe 500gb, or maybe less even its fine by me. But after that i have to figure out how do i use that 1tb as storage
Great and simple video! I have a question though. I have quite a new pc but not a super expensive configuration [Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz 1.50 GHz with 16gb ram and Nvidia GEFORCE MX300 - One SSD sk hynix bc511 with windows 11 on it ] . It's quite ok but I want to accelerate it, because i'm doing a lot of 3D design, with detail rendering. Question is : which card must I buy to hope making a visible difference in the render time (for 1To I find cards around 80€ fpr 3500 Mo/s or more exepensive one for 150€ with 7000 Mo/s. Or is will that not help, knowing my CPU is 1.30GHz 1.50 GHz anyways. Also, If I install it as external with a 3.0 cable, will that serve or nothing (to store the vidoos and 3d desing pictures I make) Sorry for the messy questions. Thanks
If you want a budget graphics card for 3D design. I'd recommend buying NVIDIA RTX 3080 or NVIDIA RTX 3070. Your CPU is not perfect but that bad. It can work in a turbo mode at 3.90 GHz.
@@ElectronicsComputers Oh Thanks for such quick reply. But I'm afraid I don't have that budget for the moment. Do you mean that replacing my regular SSD by a SSD NVMe M.2 would not help at all? Thx Have a good day
Great tutorial video, however, by downloading and installing the partition wizard, my virus scanner detected a trojan horse which was immediately quarantained.
I think it's a false positive. There is nothing wrong with it if downloaded from the official site. I just installed it and my antivirus didn't fins anything.
that worked great! i was using acronis and it would actually work however the drive would not boot no matter what I did. Bios settings ,secure boot tpm settings you name it and still no go. This took less time and worked off the bat. the only thing I noticed is that the uefi and restore partitions were visible however I used the partitions and disk option to hide them again. thanks!
I followed your tutorial step by step. When I finally replaced old ssd with new it gave me a blue screen error that say Recovery Error code 0xc000000e.
If I super-hardened down the security settings across the whole device, Windows and all, would I be able to make a clone and then flash several new laptops that I need to setup exactly like the first one? Or would I need to include Windows on all of them? Nvme to Nvme, basically.
In most cases it will work but if it's different models or brands then they may have different settings in BIOS for your SSD (ACHI, RAID, IDE etc) in that case you'll end up with the Blue screen error. But in most cases it will work without any problem.
That's completely dependant on the SSD you buy. Look up the read and write speeds of the PCIE you are going to replace the old one with and those will be your read and write numbers.
need immediate help, I don't understand anything about pc's which gear exactly did you buy? im scared ill buy the incorrect things, please list the exact m.2 you used as well as the enclosure thing please.
It depends on your laptop's model. Most modern laptops allow you to use both SATA-based and PCIe SSDs when the old ones will only work with its dedicated SSD (NGFF or NVMe). What's the model of your laptop?
@@ElectronicsComputers I see so it's not an issue of fitment. It kind of just depend on the motherboard's model. My laptop is a Sony Vaio Duo 13 SVD13225PXW. Thank you for your time!
@@The3lloba The SSD is not user replaceable in your laptop. The NAND memory chip is soldered directly to the motherboard. If you don't have enough experience, I wouldn't even think about disassembling that laptop, because its construction is extremely fragile.
@@ElectronicsComputers I already have it disassembled but the reason I asked is because I cloned my original ssd into an NVMe (M key) and I did install it on the slot. However, the laptop isn't even detecting it! I ordered a B&M key ssd (similar to the original ssd) and I will be trying it tomorrow. Will update.
Would this work the same on a desktop? Also, would I be able to make my new drive GPT if my existing drive is MBR during this process? to have it ready for windows 11... thank you.
Hi I've been trying to clone an M.2 NVME drive (240 GB) to a SATA M.2 (500Gb), using a USB adapter just like the one you have. The cloning goes fine (as I see everything is there on Windows), but when I put in the new Drive in the laptop It just doesn't boot. Where may I be missing something? Thanks!
@@ElectronicsComputers Hi! Thanks for answering. It's a blue screen that says: "Recovery Your PC device needs to be repaired. A required device isn't connected o can't be accessed. error code 0xc000000e You'll need to use recovery tools. Press Enter to try again (loops to the same screen) F1 to enter Recovery Environment F8 for Startup Settings ESC for UEFI firmware settings " BIOS sees the disk, but it's not listed as a bootable option
I changed the boot order to place the new WD M.2 sata first (found it under HardDrive BBS Priorities), but still no luck. It looks like the cloning didn't clone the Boot info, do MBR fixes still apply to GTP disks?
Could you create a recovery drive to a usb thumb drive, then install the new m.2 ssd, then reboot (with usb thumb drive) plugged in. It should boot up and recover your os from the thumb drive.
2013Electronics&Computers You wouldn’t need any third party software (minitool partition) or buy m.2 enclosure, to create a recovery drive. Your laptop has one, type “recovery” in the search bar.
@@BuddyPickleball I always use only professional solutions which perfectly work without any conditions. But yes you can try that built-in feature too.
Hi, I found your video. I was wondering if you could help me. After I click next on the review changes, it says "to boot from GPT disk, please remember to change BIOS mode to UEFI" which my thing is already in UEFI. I click "OK" and "finish" but then it brings me to unlock advanced features registration. When I click the exit button it just goes back to where I have to click finish again and does nothing. I hope you could help me
I tried going to your link for the 11th FREE version of Mini Tool Partition Wizard 11 on your Patreon page, but it's not obvious how to download the program from there. Please reply and thank you for this video.
The website with ads will redirect you to my cloud, just follow its instructions (you'll need to watch commercial video). It's totally FREE! Click on "Free Access with Ads".
@@ElectronicsComputers Immediately after downloading program, Windows Security complains noting “Potentially unwanted app found”. When scanning it with Windows Defender it reports finding PUABundler: Win32/FusionCore identifying it as a “low” threat. I’m not in the habit to harboring potentially malicious software on my machine and I’m curious what your take is on the matter? Much obliged.
@@CharlieGoy This app, like all cloning software, requires "deep" access to your PC's file system, this is why your antivirus flags it. It's up to you use it or not. We use it in our office on a daily basis and we're happy with this product.
You can download free version of Mini tool from my Patreon website, the link in the decryption. Acronis makes one of the best solutions for cloning disks.
I have an M.2 installed, I imaged the entire drive to an external 2.5" SATA SSD via USB, when I put the new M.2 drive in to upgrade size can I just pull the image over from the USB connected SATA SSD?
Hi pls respond Quick 🙏 I have a Lenovo 340 14 api and was upgrading its 4 gb ram to 16 and its 256 gb nvme to a terebyte. When i replaced all these parts following ur instructions and turned the laptop on the fan leds were running but not the display when i paired the new ssd with the old ram it didn't run.when i put the old parts back in i booted in and the laptop was working fine.what is the problem? I checked if the nvme had actually copied it did but its windows folder was F not C
If your laptop comes with 4GB of non-removable RAM, then you can install only an 8GB DDR4 PC4-19200 3200MHz module. If your laptop comes with removable RAM, then you can upgrade it to 16GB. Maybe you have 4GB of non-removable RAM and a 4GB removable module in your laptop?
is it necessary to resize it at all? i want it sized as is and the rest of the space open for games and what not. also when i plug in the drive through the usb to start my disc cloning, the ssd through usb does not show up
Resize or not it's up to you. When you connect your old SSD via USB it doesn't show up because it has the same drive letters and it was disabled. Like I said before right-click the start button and select disk management. Right click disk 1 and CV lock enable or initialize. If those partitions don't have drive letters you need to add them.
@@ElectronicsComputers love the speedy reply thank you. another dumb question lets say i go to resize it and i take up all of the space on the new ssd, does that mean that the new ssd will have no more space left? old ssd is 250gb new one is 1tb
@@Sudi_Son You have to resize it!!! Because if you cloned your SSD as it is then your 1Tb became also 250Gb so you didn't get any benefits from that upgrade. So, if you have two local disks for example "C" and "D" just give them both more space. You have about 750Gb which is not used and your SSD can occupy that space until you resize it. So do it!!!
I've got a 256gb nvme pcie m.2 ssd. I wanna buy a 1tb nvme pcie m.2 to upgrade in my Laptop. I did see there was 2 options in that program you were running. Would it be ok to choose option 1. Fit partitions to entire disk?
If you do that, the cloning software will equally expand all partitions on your SSD. There are a bunch of hidden system partitions that you never see, and they'll also become larger. This is not good because your C disk will be smaller, and you're just losing your disk's capacity. This is why I recommend cloning "as is" and then expanding only the C disk.
@@ElectronicsComputers ok thanks. So following your procedure my new 1tb ssd will get the full capacity?. Also once the cloning is done. I just put in my new ssd into the laptop and ask my stuff will be there?
@@caphan8897 Clone "as is" and then extend only the C disk. After cloning the new SSD will be absolutely identical in terms of data to the original SSD. Once the cloning is finished I recommend turning off your laptop immediately and not let the Windows start.
The tutorial is incredibly helpful. However, after cloning, my old SSD is not showing up anymore. The cloning worked, as my new SSD is able to be recognized. Is there something I am missing? My old SSD is on a PCI Nvme adapter.
It should be like that. Your system disabled the old drive because it has the same drive letters. What you need to do is right-click the start button and select Disk Management. In appeared window you'll se your drives and one of them should be offline. Right-click on that drive and make it Online. After that right click the partition which was your C: and D: drive or whatever and select Change Drive Letter. Simply add some new drive letters to your partitions. I also recommend removing all system partitions from that old drive and/or remove all partitions and then create only one partition.
The link for 11th FREE version of Mini Tool Partition Wizard 11 on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/2013ElectronicsComputers
that feeling when you open a TH-cam video and you found exactly what you wanted to find. Excellent, thanks mate!
Glad I could help!
Oi. Exacto mate
Partition wizard won’t let me go past a certain point of the cloning process without buying something.
Am I doing something wrong?
@@blackfacegaming191 he forgot to say you have to buy it
@@KevinKerwin he said it was free😅
This is exactly how I like my tutorial videos. Short, sweet and too point. Excellent work. Keep it up.
Thank you for the comment!
Did you try this bro? Is it legit?
Agreed
Man you made this so easy. Thank you. I was struggling to understand the process of re-formatting the old ssd, but you made it very coherent. My man!
I'm happy to help!
YOU ARE A GODSEND
I was gifted a 1TB upgrade and currently had a 250gb... i thought.."wait my motherboard can only support one!!"
I was already going to go through the hassle of purchasing a hard drive for the process.
Not sure why it took me so long to find your video. Many thanks.
I'm glad I could help you!
You are the man! Been trying to do this very thing for over a month. Watched this video and I had my new/bigger M.2 installed with in 2 to 3 hours. This is the best tutorial video I can find on this subject, so thank you.
Glad it helped
Don't forget to remove any encryption (e.g. Bitlocker) from your current drive or else you won't be able to expand the copied partition! It also takes way longer.
This is freaking amazing. I just bought an HP Envy 15-ep0010nr and then purchased a 2TB M.2 ssd because it was cheaper for me to do it myself. My current hardware came with a 512 GB ssd. Thank you so much.
Happy to help!
My Pavillion came with the same size drive and I just ordered a 2 TB drive to do the same thing. I can't wait to get started this weekend. 🤞🏽
How did it go friend?@@lutherjones5553
Don’t forget to unplug power and battery. It could cause damage to the drive itself if you don’t.
"unplug power and battery" what is this supposed to mean?
@@akucintaluochaunplug the power cord in case of pc, unplug the battery in case of laptop
@@akucintaluocha you dont want it plugged into a wall outlet or have the battery in the laptop hooked up. It could do damage to the drive itself.
Thank you very much! I want to upgrade my 250 GB M.2 SSD to 1 TB but have no idea how. This video gets straight to the point and explains everything in concise detail. Now I know what do!
Happy to help!
updates did u do it? any problems u faced? coz im about to do the same
@@earthdoesurvivalcraf Hello, late response, but remember to allocate the free space on your new SSD before you hit clone. Otherwise, it will just make an exact copy of your old SSD without the added space.
I made that mistake the first time around. I fixed it by allocating free space to my c: partition in the cloning program before trying again.
May have to give this a try. 512GB SSD isn't enough when you have Hyperworks files that are 8-10gigs
What size is the screw for the m.2? And where can I buy it?
It's quite shocking that today's laptops come with 256gb I mean what can you fit on that? My music collection is 150gb! ROFL
@@HUYI1 fr man I have 2 games installed on my 256 g laptop and only 55 gigs left
@@yuutonosuri772 g card?
I just upgraded my laptop drive to a larger one with absolutely no issues. Whole process was about a hour. If your laptop support both drive units, leave both inserted, boot to the new one and make sure to format the old drive. I did it, no issues at all. Really happy with the upgrade.
Happy to help!
Well now.... this is so much easier than all of the other videos showed. To think I was considering bringing my laptop to a computer shop just replace my 500gig ssd with a 1tb .... I think I got this!
Thank you!! I am so tired of finding videos that make it seem so much more difficult when it should be easy like this!
I'm glad I could help you!
THANK YOU! This is the only video I've come across so far that didn't show me how to transfer files from hard drive to ssd or vice versa. I am looking to replace my m.2 ssd for a larger one and have no other internal storage. I ordered the USB piece so hoping it will work.
I'm happy to help! It will definitely work and in case if you need some help and support, I'll be here.
Great video. ONE IMPORTANT DETAIL: It will fail if your disk it Bitlocked. Make sure you unlock your disks.
I might have that issue as it tells me the system has detected a configuration change and wizard is unable to continue. How do you resolve it
@Human4873 yes I sorted it. You was right about the bitblocked btw THAT WAS THE KEY. Thank you
How do you unlock the disks? I am having this issue
Many thanks. I just upgraded the M.2 C drive on my main tower PC using this tool and the procedure you describe. It worked a treat so major thanks for sharing.
I'm glad I could help you!
Thanks for the video, but I need to know the speed(read, write) after you install in your laptop?!?!I want to upgrade my laptop
@@Achabab My goal was to have a larger capacity C drive (went from 256K to 2 Tb) so I was not concerned with speeds and feeds since all modern M.2 units perform well. The only critical item is to make sure you get the right type of M.2 drive (SATA or NVME) to be compatible with your PC.
@@Zone1242 thank your for your fast reply :)
What a great video and good instructor! Short and sweet. I am swapping two m.2 PCIE NVME SSD's, so except for the adapter type, the steps are the same.
Glad it helped!
not sure if i understand what you did at 2:12 you slid it over and it increase the gb would it be best just to use option 1 rather than 2 other than that i understood everything else
Same I don’t understand
Thanx mate, this grind my gear before, because I have 920GB data on my old M.2, which is mostly game. Of course I didn't want to download it over again from Steam and I found this video from TH-cam recommend video. God Bless you mate
I'm glad I could help you!
Hey thanks, man, One question though what to do after we purchase a new lap with W10 preinstalled with HDD and then we install ssd in it. will it affect the originality of os or will cause any operational error after we boot from ssd after cloning. Kindly consider replying.
If you install original Windows 10 from Microsoft's website then your Windows will be automatically activated with no product key required and you’ll get the same windows 10 edition.
you made it very easy and fast, i successfully upgraded my ssd in just 15 min,
thank you so match
I'm happy to help you!
Maaaaan this is like a mind reader video, this was exactly my need! You will go to heaven, paradise, or multiverse, thanks!!
Glad I could help!
You seem to have neglected to mention that you have to actually BUY the full version if you’re planning to close a disk, other than that it’s a good tutorial, nicely done.
You can download full version for free from my Patreon page.
@@ElectronicsComputers except that you have to PAY TO VIEW the link for the free version on your patreon page! :smh: why can't you just update the description with the link on here and stop messing with people's heads?? Man alive!
Wow that's extremely dirty. The app he recommends doesn't actually do it for free, and he's just re-directing people to pay for his patreon? Stunningly dirty, we all thought we could trust him because the video is pretty to-the-point.
To the Point & Incredibly Helpful. Very Good Work 👍🏻Appreciation✋🏻From Pakistan 🇵🇰. You Got a new Subscriber ✅
I'm glad I could help you and thank you for your support!
Great video. I was wondering, I have three M.2 drive slots in my Alienware laptop. I could simply just install my newer M2 drive in an open slot first, and then clone my existing one to that without having to use the adapter?
That's right! It's the most reliable and quick (about 10 minutes) method compare to a USB adapter.
Uhh why dont you run 2 m.2 then? Or THREE? O.o
Very very cool! A great no nonsense tutorial. Been looking for a way to upgrade the capacity of my SSD.
Glad I could help!
@@ElectronicsComputers does it mean all the music software and other data will not have to be reinstalled? The licenses for music software and all
@@ELLIOT8209 That's right. After cloning your system on a new drive will look exactly like one on the old one with all your data, apps and settings.
I have a question, i plan on getting a gaming laptop and upgrade its ssd, but it only has one slot for it. Do i need to do all the proccess you showed us when swaping ssds or no since i didnt even put anything on the stock ssd
Then simply put a new SSD inside and clean install Windows 11. I have a video on how to make a bootable USB drive using Microsoft media creation tool. There's no need to reactivate your Windows you'll get the same version as you bought with your laptop.
April 2020 and it worked perfect for me to upgrade and increase my SSD drive. Thank you!
I'm glad I could help you!
Andy Patton mine wanted me to pay for the extra version to do this and the layout was not the same in the app 😭
@@ElectronicsComputers are you buying comments? Who the f would comment date like that.. no hate
@@madbruv Sure, just like I bought yours.
my 256SSD + 1tb conventional HDD are getting pretty full. Guess I know what I want for Christmas now!
thanks
I'm happy to help!
Hey quick question for around 2:13 could I get a explanation on all those bars I didn’t understand much sorry
Those bars represent partitions on your drive. Basically it's disks, like your C and D but Windows also has some system disks that you can't see. The gray area is a free space on the higher capacity drive after cloning. So we have to move to the right all or some partitions so the free space was after the disk the size of which you want to expand using that free space. It's like playing a puzzle game where you have to move things to get access to the right place. So for example if you want to increase the size of your C disk using free space then you have to move partitions that way so you have free gray space to the right of that C disk.
@@ElectronicsComputers thanks I got it now
Great tutorial, this works for desktop PCs as well, I upgraded my boot drive from HDD to M.2 SSD and didnt need an adapter, just the program used in this tutorial!
Happy to help!
May God bless you, your family and loved ones. Love from France 🇫🇷🇫🇷
I'm happy to help
Thank you for showing us Partition Wizard. I will try this on my new NVME M.2 in a couple of days when it arrives.
You're welcome! The link for free version on my Patreon page the link in the description.
did it end up working or was it sus
Unfortunately the free version doesn't work for copying the drive that your OS is on. You need the Pro version for that :(
You can download free version for free from my Patreon page.
I don’t understand the resizing of partitions, would you kindly explain what it does and why you’d want it over automatic resizing?
As you can see, the operating system has a bunch of hidden system partitions, and when you perform automatic resizing, it will also expand the size of those system partitions, which is not ideal as you end up wasting useful space on your SSD. That's why I recommend doing it manually. In that case, the size of the system partitions remains the same, and you only expand your C: disk to all available space, maximizing the capacity usage of the new drive.
@@ElectronicsComputers thanks, I’ll get to it when my ssd arrives!
Hey! Would you recommend using the Samsung migration software instead?
Great video btw
you can use it but it's not that flexible as partition wizard. Free version of partition wizard is on my Patreon page. I'd recommend trying it first if it doesn't work for you or too difficult then go with the Samsun's tool.
Hello. Excellent video! You told me everything I needed know quickly and without any bullshit. You also accidentally helped me solve the problem of what I'm going to do with my old SSD after I've replaced it. The only question I have is about partions. I don't know anything about SSD partions. What do I need to know about them if I plan to just trade in a 100 gb SSD with 500 gb SSD?
On your current system do you have only one "C:" local disk or also "D:" etc?
@@ElectronicsComputers Well, my computer is a laptop (Asus Vivobook 15) with two drives. One is a 128 GB M.2 SSD (referred to as '(C:)' in this PC) and a 1 TB 2.5 inch HDD (referred to as '(D:)' in this PC). I want to upgrade the SSD so that I can free up more space on the HDD and run a few programs faster.
@@JohnDoe-hs1jp You have to clone your SSD to a new one as it is (without automatic resizing partitions). Once done replace your drive and then start Partition wizard and resize your C: drive partition to maximum available space to fully utilize your drive space. If you choose automatic resizing option it will resize all partitions including hidden system ones which may result in some issues in the future.
Great video. This is exactly what I needed and the links in the video description were a huge help!
Glad it was helpful!
Hey man, i cant find the partition tool version 11 anywhere, where did you find it?
i just wanna say THANK YOU SO MUCH
You're welcome!
What about the recovery partion etc? How would you move that over?
Partition wizard clones the whole drive with all your partitions.
Sadly just like with every other program i've tried(4 so far), this one also still gives the Inacessible_boot_device error after putting in the new m.2 memory. I guess theres no other choice than to just do a clean install. sad.
Ah okay so after some more digging I found a video that fixed my problem. Turns out I just needed to log into safemode from the recovery options, and then restart and it was fixed.
th-cam.com/video/6nsDXD2mlpc/w-d-xo.html
Wait the only thing that confuses me and maybe i missed something. Why if you have 2 spots for a m.2 would you need to purchase the adapter? Couldn't you just use the Wizard to transfer the files from the old to the new and then change the boot drive to the new m.2?
Couldn't i put the new M.2 into the laptop and click Migrate? It should do the exact same thing with less steps right?
If you have two M.2 slots then you don't need that adapter.
thank heavens been looking for somthing liken this only to find videos that where completly irelivent
I see at the end of the video, on the new m.2 that there are two local disk locations (C: and D:) When in partition wizard, can you only set it to have one local disk that all files save to? (C: only) I just want to make sure before I go messing around with my partitions and brick my laptop. Thanks!
You can clone only specific partitions, for example you can clone first several system partitions and your disk C:. In case if you don't need to clone your D: disk simply extend your C: disk to all that free space.
Excellent video, my computers has both C (SSD) and D (HDD) drive.
question: if a have C drive in my old SSD, all my programs files and so will be relocated in the new SDD, and it will keep the same root folder? Thanks
Yes, absolutely. If you clone your old SSD to a new one then everything will be like on your previous SSD except its space.
Thank you so much, I was really worried about the windows license
It won't affect your Windows license.
Thank you so much
If I could give this video two thumbs up, I would. Great value, great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just incredibly helpful. Thank you.
I'm happy to help!
Having an issue. Followed all of the steps and after installing new drive i get blue screen saying ' Your PC needs to be repaired. A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed. Error Code: 0xc000000e'. Any idea on how to fix this? I also have noticed that the recovery drive was not moved to the new drive.
Maybe you have encrypted partitions?! It must clone all partitions! Try to manually copy all partitions to the new drive one by one.
@@ElectronicsComputers Thanks for the reply! I used Bootrec commands to fix my issue.
For some reason, this did not work for me. I followed step by step, going from a 960 EVO 256GB to a 970 Pro 512GB (both M.2 NVMe). It seemed to clone just fine, but when I installed the new chip, I got a blue screen and an invitation to the BIOS upon start-up. Any ideas? In the meantime, I've swapped back into the original chip, and things are working fine again. Seems the clone isn't actually a clone if Windows wouldn't boot...
hmmm...disconcerting, as I'm ordering a replacement ssd for my new laptop. lemme know if you figure it out.
Select "copy partitions without resizing" and don't resize them manually, just leave it as it is. The whole process of cloning takes about 20 minutes, don't interrupt anything until your windows will load to login screen. Do not log in! Just turn off your laptop and replace the SSD. Let me know if it worked for you.
any update?
I was installing on a PC, and discovered I had a second NVMe slot so I just copied over instead of this process. Just couldn’t figure it out. I’m not a pro, and the process seems easy, but I’m not a novice either (I’ve built several comps from scratch and have intermediate knowledge). I don’t know- maybe I just missed something or it’s my configuration in particular, but my experience was more frustrating than I hoped it would be- not to say it couldn’t be easy for someone else. 🤷🏼♂️
@@johnedwardhunt Bro i have exactly the same problem but i am on a laptop. I hope someone finds out why this is happening.
Does it have to be the exact products you show in the vid to do this? Or can it be any other that do the exact same thing with that software? Please reply thanks 🙏🏽
That software will work with any USB adapter or a flash drive
This video is everything!!! Worked like a charm!! Thanks brooo!!!
You're welcome!
Awesome video! What other options for partitioning software? I can not find a hassle/free download for MiniTool Partition Wizard 11.6
You can download Free partition wizard from my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/2013ElectronicsComputers
@@ElectronicsComputers Didn't help, it just installed a bunch of bloat ware! I don't trust this site or instructions. Nice try
@@rubenct Use the links in the description box below the video. The website with ads will redirect you to my cloud, just follow its instructions (you'll need to watch commercial video). It's totally FREE!
otherwise go to the official website and buy the product.
@@ElectronicsComputers Alex I'm sorry I doubted you. It works! Thanks!!!
@@rubenct I'm happy to help! No fake stuff on my channel!
Excellent video and many thanks for putting this together, now I know how to upgrade my ssd!
Glad it helped!
Can you help me? My computer won’t start up after installing the new ssd I get a preparing automatic repairs prompt?
Same here any luck?
i followed your advice good call man, sabrent enclosure and a 2tb firecuda 510
I'm glad I could help you!
@@ElectronicsComputers heres the deal I just bought a new razer pro 17 it came with 1TB ssd and 16gb of ram I upped the ram to 64gb 2666hz and installed a 2tb firecuda 510 in second slot. Now I have another 2tb firecuda and Ive tried over and over to clone OS off exisiting ssd but everytime it fails I get blue screen on boot saying theres an error. Ive used your method and others. no luck at all. now 3TB of storage is great but 4 would be better. lol any ideas?
@@jailbreakoverlander Try to use Professional tool Acronis Disk Director. Are you sure that you didn't turn on encryption or bitlocker on your SSD?
Can I also use this tutorial for intel optane memory change to m.2ssd? Thanks
Yes, of course
Hey! Thanks so much. One quick question, my laptop has both the SATA and M.2 combined as part of the C: drive. Will it copy the entire C: directory to the new M.2 if I clone it, or just the M.2
So you have HDD and M.2 SSD in your laptop they are two separate disks on your computer they can't be the part of your C drive only one of them and you can clone only one of them to your new SSD. For example if your Windows installed on your old M.2 drive then simply clone it to the new one and install in your laptop. After that you can create a new partition D: and copy your HDD to that disk.
2013Electronics&Computers Ok but I only see the C: directory, how do I know which is the HDD and M.2?
@@lovat52 Right click the Start button and select Disk management. How many Disks can you see there? You can right-click (for example Disk 0) and select properties and you will see the model of your drive.
Hi! thanks for the great tutorial, exactly what I look for
a question: what I would do if I want to upgrade my ssd without using this USB adapter (data is not a problem)
thanks in advance!
Then simply install your new SSD and the Install windows. I have a video on how to download original Windows 11 and create a bootable USB drive for installation. th-cam.com/video/QidsU7LPAn0/w-d-xo.html
@@ElectronicsComputers much appreciated!
I can't even tell you how helpful that was, thank you sooo much!!
Glad it helped!
This video is exactly what I needed, thinking of upgrading my 1tb msi spatium m371 to crucial p3 2tb. which is twice as fast than my current, plus the extra tb. much concern over downloading all my stuff, thanks!!
Glad I could help
This is a very helpful video. I followed the exact same steps but when I reboot my laptop, I always get the error that the Partition Wizard has failed, please press any key to continue. Now what should I do? The notebook is ASUS Zenbook UX430UA
Make sure you don't use bitlocker and you don't have encrypted partitions on your old SSD.
thanks for helpful tutorial videos 🥰 i really want to do same thing with my tuf gaming f15 2023 too, as i planned to buy samsung 990 pro 2tb to upgrade my C disk, yes i'm going to transfer its OS to the said bigger + faster drive, but i'm nervous to see if it loses windows product key activation and my microsoft account from my computer to unexpectedly sign out after doing this or not 😕
There's no such thing as losing Windows key anymore, and no need to deal with Windows activation, as it was years ago. If your laptop came with preinstalled Windows, then the key that assigned to your laptop's hardware is activated and whenever you install a new Windows, it will be instantly activated with the same key. So, it's up to you to clone or perform clean install. I always recommend clean install, because performance wise, it's the best choice. But if you have a lot of software and data, then just clone the drive to a new one.
Damn best video, brought new laptop with smaller size, wondering how to migrate everything on new m.2 without installing window.
Happy to help!
I'm looking to put a larger SSD in my laptop. This video is 4y old; is this software still current? Is there a newer version? Or should I go to another kind of software entirely? If a new one, do you have a link?
Are there any problems putting Windows onto a larger drive? Will it boot just fine after this process is done?
Is there any reason to make a large SSD into a C: and D: partition?
I'm so happy to help you!
@@ElectronicsComputers Thanks. Is there a reply to my questions, which I missed, somewhere?
hi my laptop came with preinstalled microsoft office that i have activated in this laptop, would cloning the drive somehow void the office license ? thankyou. and its a very helpful video!
Thanks for this video! I saw in the partition wizard that it shows you have an M2 SATA ssd for the old drive but in the part of the video where you unplug your old drive, the old and the new drive seem to be SATA ssds (2 grooves, B & M slot?) and the new one doesn't seem to be an nVME SSD (only one M slot in the drive?). Did you swap a SATA with another SATA ssd? Is it possible to swap an M2 SATA SSD with an M2 NVME SSD? Trying to do it on a Dell XPS 9575 (2-in-1) bought in 2018 and would super appreciate if you had any info on replacing it on this specific laptop motherboard for the XPS 9575. Thanks in advance!! :)
I was upgrading my laptop from one M.2 NGFF (SATA) SSD to another M.2 NGFF SSD. My laptop doesn't support NVMe ones. But in your case you can use both NGFF(SATA) and NVMe(PCIe) SSDs. Of course there's no sense in upgrading your laptop to NGFF. You can buy any M.2 NVMe SSD but I'd recommend using Samsung or Crucial SSDs.
@@ElectronicsComputers wow! Thank you for the super quick reply and detailed answer! I've been desperately trying to find info on this but haven't been able to see any specs on this online so you don't know how happy I am to hear that it could work! Do you have a link for the specs that confirm this online anywhere for the xps15 9575 (2018 model) or did you open this same laptop before?
I bought the WD Blue SN550 1 Tb M2 PCI e nvME SSD cos it was on sale but it's still in delivery so I could cancel it, if you think it's no good.
Thanks so much again! Subscribed to your channel!
Hi again, hope you can reply soon :)
Is there also any external enclosure you recommend that would accept both types of M2 (SATA & PCIe) drives like you said was possible on the XPS 15 9575 motherboard?
@@TheDearRecorded I have access to Dell's service manuals. So NVMe will definitely work. I've never seen universal NGFF/SATA enclosures. Not sure if they exist. I'll check tomorrow.
@@ElectronicsComputers thanks so much again. If you could send me a link to the XPS 15 9575 manual would really appreciate it. Been wanting to read the manual for long but couldn't find it on the Dell site. Looking forward to your confirmation on the dual compatibility for enclosures. I just figured if the motherboard can accept both SATA and nVME drives, I thought there would be external enclosures that also did the same :)
Very easy to follow! thanks mate
Glad it helped
thanks a lot , i was searching for this .. need to upgrade my NVME SSD
Glad I could help
I know this is an old video, but would you mind explaining the partition segment? I have a 512 GB m.2 and I just bought a 2 TB ti upgrade.
Just clone your old drive to the new one as-is, and once done, extend your C: drive to the maximum available capacity. If you clone in automatic mode with automatic resizing of partitions, it will also proportionally extend all hidden system partitions, which is not ideal. The main reason not to do this is that you waste a lot of space on partitions that you'll never use or see. So, manual resizing of the user partition (usually the C: drive, and sometimes the D: drive if you have a second one) is the best approach.
Ive heard that if you do this you should really look at getting an ssd or m.2 thats larger than your previous drive youre replacing. So say you have a 250gb hd then youd want maybe a 512gb ssd or m.2. Is this correct? To avoid issues?
Also it seems its the same process for an ssd or m.2, but you need to have the adapter for each so you can plug into usb port. Then use that program right? Thats pretty nifty. I gotta try this with my old laptop and hd to ssd and then try my newer laptop from hd to m.2
Some desktop/laptop motherboards have two M.2 ports and in that case you son't need any adapters. If you have only one M.2 port then you have to buy the correct USB to M.2 adapter. There are two types of M.2 SSDs: NGFF which is a regular SATA SSD and NVMe which super fast PCIe SSD. Technically, you can clone your drive to the same size or even smaller one if it has enough space.
@@ElectronicsComputers ah ok. I kinda plan on doing this but im cautious i dont want to screw up and screw up my laptop lol. I have an msi pe60 6qe the US one. I think i need a nvme pcie m key was it? I need the 20 dollar m2 to usb adapter i think.
But here's a question, they factory partition my 1tb hdd so maybe few hundred is set aside as extra storage. Is thete any issues with a partitioned harddrive? And which m2 do you suggest for this computer. Im pretty sure its an nvme. I was thinking maybe 500gb, or maybe less even its fine by me.
But after that i have to figure out how do i use that 1tb as storage
Great and simple video! I have a question though. I have quite a new pc but not a super expensive configuration [Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz 1.50 GHz with 16gb ram and Nvidia GEFORCE MX300 - One SSD sk hynix bc511 with windows 11 on it ] . It's quite ok but I want to accelerate it, because i'm doing a lot of 3D design, with detail rendering. Question is : which card must I buy to hope making a visible difference in the render time (for 1To I find cards around 80€ fpr 3500 Mo/s or more exepensive one for 150€ with 7000 Mo/s. Or is will that not help, knowing my CPU is 1.30GHz 1.50 GHz anyways. Also, If I install it as external with a 3.0 cable, will that serve or nothing (to store the vidoos and 3d desing pictures I make) Sorry for the messy questions. Thanks
If you want a budget graphics card for 3D design. I'd recommend buying NVIDIA RTX 3080 or NVIDIA RTX 3070. Your CPU is not perfect but that bad. It can work in a turbo mode at 3.90 GHz.
@@ElectronicsComputers Oh Thanks for such quick reply. But I'm afraid I don't have that budget for the moment. Do you mean that replacing my regular SSD by a SSD NVMe M.2 would not help at all? Thx Have a good day
Great tutorial video, however, by downloading and installing the partition wizard, my virus scanner detected a trojan horse which was immediately quarantained.
I think it's a false positive. There is nothing wrong with it if downloaded from the official site. I just installed it and my antivirus didn't fins anything.
that worked great! i was using acronis and it would actually work however the drive would not boot no matter what I did. Bios settings ,secure boot tpm settings you name it and still no go. This took less time and worked off the bat. the only thing I noticed is that the uefi and restore partitions were visible however I used the partitions and disk option to hide them again. thanks!
Great job! I'm happy to help.
Thanks for the informative and well produced tutorial...
Glad it was helpful!
I followed your tutorial step by step. When I finally replaced old ssd with new it gave me a blue screen error that say Recovery Error code 0xc000000e.
same
If I super-hardened down the security settings across the whole device, Windows and all, would I be able to make a clone and then flash several new laptops that I need to setup exactly like the first one? Or would I need to include Windows on all of them? Nvme to Nvme, basically.
In most cases it will work but if it's different models or brands then they may have different settings in BIOS for your SSD (ACHI, RAID, IDE etc) in that case you'll end up with the Blue screen error. But in most cases it will work without any problem.
Hi thanks for the information. Just wondering if this can still be done on windows 11 in S mode?
You need a USB bootabale software to clone your system in that case.
Thanks. I can't help wonder how this could all be accomplished online without the need of hardware stuff. Get my drift?
actually, you still need a hardware - USB to M.2 adapter
Prolly don't need that USB Adapter if you already have 2 M2 slots on your motherboard, but good look finding that on a Laptop!
Thanks for the video, but I need to know the speed(read, write) after you install in your laptop?!?!I want to upgrade my laptop
That's completely dependant on the SSD you buy. Look up the read and write speeds of the PCIE you are going to replace the old one with and those will be your read and write numbers.
@@michaelgibbons7014 thank you for your reply,that's correct, after update, the speed it is the SSD speed I update, work perfect
need immediate help, I don't understand anything about pc's which gear exactly did you buy? im scared ill buy the incorrect things, please list the exact m.2 you used as well as the enclosure thing please.
What's the model of your SSD or laptop?
Great video man! Quick question, if a laptop's SSD port is NGFFs, and I buy a NVMe SSD, would the NVMe SSD work in my NGFFs laptop? Thank you so much!
It depends on your laptop's model. Most modern laptops allow you to use both SATA-based and PCIe SSDs when the old ones will only work with its dedicated SSD (NGFF or NVMe). What's the model of your laptop?
@@ElectronicsComputers I see so it's not an issue of fitment. It kind of just depend on the motherboard's model. My laptop is a Sony Vaio Duo 13 SVD13225PXW. Thank you for your time!
@@The3lloba The SSD is not user replaceable in your laptop. The NAND memory chip is soldered directly to the motherboard. If you don't have enough experience, I wouldn't even think about disassembling that laptop, because its construction is extremely fragile.
@@ElectronicsComputers I already have it disassembled but the reason I asked is because I cloned my original ssd into an NVMe (M key) and I did install it on the slot. However, the laptop isn't even detecting it! I ordered a B&M key ssd (similar to the original ssd) and I will be trying it tomorrow. Will update.
@@ElectronicsComputers I read somewhere that the RAMs are soldered onto the motherboard directly but the ssd is detachable I already removed!
Would this work the same on a desktop? Also, would I be able to make my new drive GPT if my existing drive is MBR during this process? to have it ready for windows 11... thank you.
It works for both laptops and desktops. In case if your PC has two M.2 slots then you don't need that USB adapter.
Hi I've been trying to clone an M.2 NVME drive (240 GB) to a SATA M.2 (500Gb), using a USB adapter just like the one you have. The cloning goes fine (as I see everything is there on Windows), but when I put in the new Drive in the laptop It just doesn't boot. Where may I be missing something? Thanks!
What kind of error does it show during booting?
@@ElectronicsComputers Hi! Thanks for answering.
It's a blue screen that says:
"Recovery
Your PC device needs to be repaired.
A required device isn't connected o can't be accessed.
error code 0xc000000e
You'll need to use recovery tools.
Press Enter to try again (loops to the same screen)
F1 to enter Recovery Environment
F8 for Startup Settings
ESC for UEFI firmware settings
"
BIOS sees the disk, but it's not listed as a bootable option
I changed the boot order to place the new WD M.2 sata first (found it under HardDrive BBS Priorities), but still no luck. It looks like the cloning didn't clone the Boot info, do MBR fixes still apply to GTP disks?
Could you create a recovery drive to a usb thumb drive, then install the new m.2 ssd, then reboot (with usb thumb drive) plugged in. It should boot up and recover your os from the thumb drive.
Yes you can but not with this software. You need Acronis true image.
2013Electronics&Computers You wouldn’t need any third party software (minitool partition) or buy m.2 enclosure, to create a recovery drive. Your laptop has one, type “recovery” in the search bar.
@@BuddyPickleball I always use only professional solutions which perfectly work without any conditions. But yes you can try that built-in feature too.
Excuse me sir! We don't need to boot in safe mode ? It's look like window recognize the new ssd directly ? I don't understand. Thx for reply
Yes, exactly! No need to boot into safe mode
Maybe its a dumb question but do i really Need to upgrade my M.2 Nvme Samsung Evo 960 ?
Only if you need a high capacity SSD. The best SSD on the market is Samsung 970 EVO.
@@ElectronicsComputers Samsung 970 EVO Plus is now available, as is Samsung 970 PRO.
Thank you for this tutorial it's easy to understand and apply.
Glad it was helpful!
Excelent! Impossible to explain it better. Tnahk you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi, I found your video. I was wondering if you could help me. After I click next on the review changes, it says "to boot from GPT disk, please remember to change BIOS mode to UEFI" which my thing is already in UEFI. I click "OK" and "finish" but then it brings me to unlock advanced features registration. When I click the exit button it just goes back to where I have to click finish again and does nothing. I hope you could help me
You can download the fully functioning version from my Patreon page for free.
I tried going to your link for the 11th FREE version of Mini Tool Partition Wizard 11 on your Patreon page, but it's not obvious how to download the program from there. Please reply and thank you for this video.
The website with ads will redirect you to my cloud, just follow its instructions (you'll need to watch commercial video). It's totally FREE! Click on "Free Access with Ads".
@@ElectronicsComputers Immediately after downloading program, Windows Security complains noting “Potentially unwanted app found”. When scanning it with Windows Defender it reports finding PUABundler: Win32/FusionCore identifying it as a “low” threat.
I’m not in the habit to harboring potentially malicious software on my machine and I’m curious what your take is on the matter? Much obliged.
@@CharlieGoy This app, like all cloning software, requires "deep" access to your PC's file system, this is why your antivirus flags it. It's up to you use it or not. We use it in our office on a daily basis and we're happy with this product.
@@ElectronicsComputers I appreciate your response. Thank you, kindly.
Can you recommend any alternative to Minitool Partition Wizard?? Is Acronis True Image a good alternative??
You can download free version of Mini tool from my Patreon website, the link in the decryption. Acronis makes one of the best solutions for cloning disks.
@@ElectronicsComputers Thanks.
I have an M.2 installed, I imaged the entire drive to an external 2.5" SATA SSD via USB, when I put the new M.2 drive in to upgrade size can I just pull the image over from the USB connected SATA SSD?
sure, why not
Hi pls respond Quick 🙏
I have a Lenovo 340 14 api and was upgrading its 4 gb ram to 16 and its 256 gb nvme to a terebyte. When i replaced all these parts following ur instructions and turned the laptop on the fan leds were running but not the display when i paired the new ssd with the old ram it didn't run.when i put the old parts back in i booted in and the laptop was working fine.what is the problem? I checked if the nvme had actually copied it did but its windows folder was F not C
If your laptop comes with 4GB of non-removable RAM, then you can install only an 8GB DDR4 PC4-19200 3200MHz module. If your laptop comes with removable RAM, then you can upgrade it to 16GB. Maybe you have 4GB of non-removable RAM and a 4GB removable module in your laptop?
is it necessary to resize it at all? i want it sized as is and the rest of the space open for games and what not. also when i plug in the drive through the usb to start my disc cloning, the ssd through usb does not show up
Resize or not it's up to you. When you connect your old SSD via USB it doesn't show up because it has the same drive letters and it was disabled. Like I said before right-click the start button and select disk management. Right click disk 1 and CV lock enable or initialize. If those partitions don't have drive letters you need to add them.
@@ElectronicsComputers love the speedy reply thank you. another dumb question lets say i go to resize it and i take up all of the space on the new ssd, does that mean that the new ssd will have no more space left? old ssd is 250gb new one is 1tb
@@Sudi_Son You have to resize it!!! Because if you cloned your SSD as it is then your 1Tb became also 250Gb so you didn't get any benefits from that upgrade. So, if you have two local disks for example "C" and "D" just give them both more space. You have about 750Gb which is not used and your SSD can occupy that space until you resize it. So do it!!!
I've got a 256gb nvme pcie m.2 ssd. I wanna buy a 1tb nvme pcie m.2 to upgrade in my Laptop. I did see there was 2 options in that program you were running. Would it be ok to choose option 1. Fit partitions to entire disk?
If you do that, the cloning software will equally expand all partitions on your SSD. There are a bunch of hidden system partitions that you never see, and they'll also become larger. This is not good because your C disk will be smaller, and you're just losing your disk's capacity. This is why I recommend cloning "as is" and then expanding only the C disk.
@@ElectronicsComputers ok thanks. So following your procedure my new 1tb ssd will get the full capacity?. Also once the cloning is done. I just put in my new ssd into the laptop and ask my stuff will be there?
@@caphan8897 Clone "as is" and then extend only the C disk. After cloning the new SSD will be absolutely identical in terms of data to the original SSD. Once the cloning is finished I recommend turning off your laptop immediately and not let the Windows start.
Didn't work for me. I got an error code 40. Failed to copy partition. Thoughts?
maybe your partition is encrypted
The tutorial is incredibly helpful. However, after cloning, my old SSD is not showing up anymore. The cloning worked, as my new SSD is able to be recognized. Is there something I am missing? My old SSD is on a PCI Nvme adapter.
It should be like that. Your system disabled the old drive because it has the same drive letters. What you need to do is right-click the start button and select Disk Management. In appeared window you'll se your drives and one of them should be offline. Right-click on that drive and make it Online. After that right click the partition which was your C: and D: drive or whatever and select Change Drive Letter. Simply add some new drive letters to your partitions. I also recommend removing all system partitions from that old drive and/or remove all partitions and then create only one partition.
@@ElectronicsComputers Thank you for the help! After trying a few things, I was able to find it.
Thank you. That was very helpful. I really appreciate the information.
Happy to help!