How To Clone NVMe SSD to NEW or LARGER NVMe SSD (Easy Step By Step Tutorial)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- This video shows you step by step how to clone an NVMe SSD to another NVMe SSD, this exact same method also works if you are cloning a SATA SSD or HDD to an NVMe SSD, also re-activation of Windows or Office isn't required because the hardware is the same.
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Timecode:
0. Intro: 0:00
1. Things you will need: 0:36
2. What about computers with dual nvme slots: 0:53
3. Getting the external NVMe enclosure ready: 1::53
4. Verify the new SSD is being detected: 2:36
5. Cloning Software: 3:11
6. Make sure bitlocker is off: 3:48
7. Understanding how the software works: 4:14
8. Shrink or extend to fill the target disk: 5:03
9. The main cloning process: 5:24
10. Swapping the NVMe drives: 6:22
11. Booting into Windows with the cloned SSD: 7:08
12. Windows and Office Activation: 7:38
13. Re-purpose the original NVMe SSD as a high-speed USB flash drive: 8:11
14. External NVMe read-write speed test: 11:47
15. Re-Enable BitLocker/Encryption: 13:24
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If all tech guides could be this comprehensive and easy to understand the world would be a better place. Just went from 256 to a 2tb..not a hitch in sight. Great tutorial Charlie!
This means a LOT to me!! Thank you, really glad the video was helpful. 😊
i agreed, honestly i haven't tried this method but it's seem legit to try. i hope my pc would be fine :)
I have some questions please reply
1. My laptop has two SSD slot so i don't need external NVMe enclosure ?
2. after cloning old ssd to new ssd can i able to do Disk partition after cloning done ?
yes you can, i'm using third party apps @@rajat9457
This tutorial was EXACTLY what I needed! My son was gifted a 2TB NVMe SSD to replace his 500GB this past weekend for his 14th birthday... I had absolutey NO CLUE how to make the swap. I spent hours researching online and was about to return the NVMe for a SATA SSD to just gain the extra storage without risking messing something up. Then somehow I found this video. I ordered an enclosure on Sunday, it arrived today, and less than an hour later we were done with the swap with no issues at all! Thank you Charlie! You helped me do something I never would have attempted without the clear guidance you provided!
I have some questions please reply
1. My laptop has two SSD slot so i don't need external NVMe enclosure ?
2. after cloning old ssd to new ssd can i able to do Disk partition after cloning done ?
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@@rajat9457 Yes
So I just came from your original tutorial from two years ago, and I got nothing but praise towards you. Fantasic and straightforward, thank you!!
Dude, I just saved this video into my Favorites!
Complete and very easy to understand. I have been working with computers since 2000, and this is one of the best, if not the best, and complete computer educational videos I have seen. Thanks a lot!
I upgraded to a 2tb without a hitch. Very easy to understand tutorial and not any detail missed. I didn't have to guess at anything. Local computer repair shops quoted $75 to $125 in labor only to do the clone. The re-purpose of the old drive is an added bonus! Thanks Charlie!
Charlie, I am now subscribed to your channel. I followed your video to the letter, right down to using the same enclosure (which happened to be on sale for 16.99 USD). I cloned the 512 GB in my desktop to a 1TB WD_BLACK SN770. I'll be honest that I didn't have much faith in Macrium based on issues I experienced with it many years ago. The entire procedure went flawlessly, however, thanks to your concise instructions. My enclosure did not get as hot as yours did. It stayed about 34 degrees the whole time. The new drive is smoking fast. I plan to do the same with another desktop I use for logging. Thanks for the excellent video! 👍👍👍👍👍
I went over A LOT of videos! Yours on how to do this was *chefs kiss*! Seriously! I was able to follow step by step NO PROBLEM! Great video guys! Thanks a bunch!
I just wanted to say thank you! While I was professionally in the IT field for over a decade, I was put on the disabled list and no longer working due to being diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis which causes major issues for me with short term memory and am needing to relearn some things I used to actually do so again, thank you!
Not only is this a fantastic tutorial, I think that your ability to cover the topic so comprehensively makes me feel like an expert in the subject matter. Thank you for your instruction!
Thank you! Glad the video was helpful. 😊
Great tutorial. I got a new ssd for Christmas and was looking at different videos and this was the only one that explained how to do it in terms I could understand.
Exactly the same, only problem was that I had bitlocker on and had to wait 5 hours for it to turn off😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
This was the very 1st tutorial that I really loved as it was step-by-step and very detailed.. Thank you, Charlie!!
You saved me so much money with your guide. Out of all of the cloning guides yours is by far the most detail and step by step. Watching your guide actually made me seem like I knew what I was doing.😂 Thank you so much.
The whole process was a breeze and thanks a lot for the detailed step by step walkthrough. Also thanks on doing an updated version with latest NVMe
@vegito_blue6226 Hey, I noticed in the video that the disk partition are gone after the cloning process and only c is shown. Is it true for you too or are your D and E disk intact?
Impressive. Easy. Clear. This guy is genius. Very generous for sharing as well. Thank you.
I have installed and supporting Point Of Sale Systems for over 25 years (self Taught for the most part) and have been exposed to many instructors either in person, remoted in to my systems, or videos... After watching your (How To Clone NV ME SSD to NEW or LARGER NV Me SSD) I had top take the time to tell you how much I appreciated how complete the tutorial was, I liked how you broke it up into sections! Also you talked slowly and were very easy to understand. Thank You Very Much...
Excellent writeup!! I’ve been wanting to upgrade my 512GB SSD in my laptop to a 2TB SSD but became concerned when I learned it only has 1 slot as I am not familiar with the proper procedure when you don’t have a 2nd slot. Watching this tutorial has alleviated all of my worries and I now feel fully comfortable doing it on my own!! Thank you, Charlie!!
Amazing tutorial. Save me so much time and I didn't have a single confused moment or issues. Did find out my laptop had a hidden second nvme slot during this so that's nice lol
That is awesome! Glad to hear it. Its even easier to clone with a 2nd slot, then you dont need an enclosure.
what laptop do you have? I would like to setup one with RAID1 drives.
Followed your tutorial and did it smoothly. You saved lives for this.
That sounds awesome! Thank you! 😊
Many thanks for this video! First time I've cloned and replaced an NVMe SSD and it all went perfectly - the only thing I had to do differently was disable BitLocker encryption first. Very good explanation and a really good product to make the cloning process easier. I also used the exact same SSD enclosure which had everything included in the box! Thank you.
Typing this from my freshly cloned SSD following these steps and was surprised I only had to watch about 1/3rd of the video to get all the info I needed. Thank you sir.
Your video is far and away the best I’ve seen for doing this and I followed it in upgrading my internal NVME SSD TO 2 TB. Thanks!
Hey Mike, glad you were able to upgrade! 😊
I have some questions please reply
1. My laptop has two SSD slot so i don't need external NVMe enclosure ?
2. after cloning old ssd to new ssd can i able to do Disk partition after cloning done ?
This is the best tech instructional video I have seen on TH-cam, EVER. Detailed but concise, full of information and not missing anything out. Does what it says on the tin !!! I upgraded my onboard OS SSD to a larger capacity in double quick time. Reusing the old SSD in an external enclosure is genius !! Thanks @Tech Guy Charlie.
FYI - Subscribed 😉
I am super glad to hear this, happy to see you were able to clone without any issues! 😊 and welcome to the channel.
I have some questions please reply
1. My laptop has two SSD slot so i don't need external NVMe enclosure ?
2. after cloning old ssd to new ssd can i able to do Disk partition after cloning done ?
Nice tutorial, actually, MS could easily ask for a new product key when the hard drive is replaced. But it seems they don't do that.
I just finished upgrading my hp laptop's ram from 8gb to 32gb and ssd from 256gb to 1tb following your step by step instructions and everything went perfectly and amazingly well. I got a Ugreen m.2 nvme enclosure because it was cheaper , a Crucial pcle 3.0 ssd and a Crucial ddr4 3200 sodimm ram on amazon and installing them was easy thanks to your tutorial. Thanks alot man, you're the best men 👍
Very well presented. I was able to clone and upgrade to a larger drive on the first try with no anxiety. Everything worked exactly as you demonstrated. Thank you for making the video.
worked perfect thank you for your time spent helping us all
Super glad! 😊
I watched Tech Guy Charlie’s video tutorial on cloning a NVMe SSD disk and I was very impressed. He explained everything clearly and made the process easy to follow. I ordered a similar NVMe SSD case to the one he recommended, and I was able to use my old drive as an external one. Thanks to him, I upgraded my PC without any hassle. More importantly, I saved a bit of money doing it myself as opposed to having my PC come with the larger storage drive. Great video, thanks Tech Guy Charlie! 👍
This means a LOT man!! Thank you, really glad the video was able to help you out.
You video was excellent - clear and very helpful and easy to understand. The part about wiping a drive w CLEAN was very useful too. Thanks for a great job!
This is an EXCELLENT tutorial! It's very thorough and detailed. Thanks!
Great video. One thing I've done to alleviate the warm enclosure is to get a small heatsink with fins (Amazon has them) and with a small quick grip clamp, lay the heatsink across the enclosure and very lightly clamp them together. This helps to dissipate the heat from the enclosure.
I just moved to alaska and did the install outside. huh. To each their own.
I have some questions please reply
1. My laptop has two SSD slot so i don't need external NVMe enclosure ?
2. after cloning old ssd to new ssd can i able to do Disk partition after cloning done ?
Just done upgrading my ASUS laptop! Thank you so much. No problem at all upon installation. Kudos!
Hey, glad I could help! 😊
Thank You so much dude. Straight to the point, well-articulated, easy to follow also bonus repurposing of drives.
Thank You!!
Most straightforward and easy to follow video, thanks a ton!
You’ve put a lot of effort into this tutorial. Much appreciated and well done
Thank you! I am glad the video was helpful. 😊
I saw your link for this updated tutorial. With fingers crossed, I'm about to follow your tutorial. I ordered a larger 2tb NVMe M.2 SSD only to find that I had just one M.2 slot. My specs said I could add multiple SSD drives, and I did not fully check the motherboard before ordering. So I plan to install the larger drive and use the old SSD as an external drive in the enclosure. So far the migration is at 52%. Everything is going smoothly! Thanks again for your help and informative content.
Hey, how did it go? were you able to upgrade to the new SSD?
@@TechGuyCharlie thanks to you, I completed the process flawlessly and cleaned the old ssd drive as you advised by command prompts. Your video was heaven-sent and I appreciated it. Last question: Is there a way to internally install the extra M.2 SSD with the PCle cables? Like an adapter? Just curious because my graphics card is inserted into the slot that could be used! Thanks again!!!!
So glad you literally just did this. I've been so hesitant to try this. I feel alot better now. Thanks
@@BoomDocs14K
how long did it take to transfer?
@@Luis-tq7pc It's been a few week now since the task was done. It didn't take long. Somewhere around 30 minutes or less. I added 64gb of memory to the existing 16 prior to the new ssd install, so both upgrades were successful.
I'm looking to upgrade my storage or my m.2. I didn't understand how I'd do it with an itx system with only one m.2 slot and no extra nvme slots, but even after the last tutorial I completely understand what I need and how to do it. You made two really good tutorials. Good job!
Excellent, so much needed information other videos lack. Thank you so much!
This is perfect thanks.... clear, concise and incredibly helpful...
Glad the video was helpful. 😊
Awesome tutorial, easy to follow and well explained. Just one thing that I experienced, if you have an anti-virus scanning your drives, ensure it's deactivated before running the cloning process. It will cause it to fail and might mess up your drive.
That is actually a really useful tip, that actually might be the reason why some said the cloning process thew up error or it why the new drive didnt boot, and thank you, glad the video was helpful. 😊
Dude this happened to me multiple times. Disabled and it worked!!!
This tutorial is the best. I simply followed it along and worked without a hitch. I am in the IT business and this does not happen that often.
this is the best guide and ive been looking for days now. cannot recommend enough. thank you so much!
All went smoothly until reboot. I did internal m2. swap. Principal was the same. Changed Bios to boot to new drive. Worked fine. Cleared old drive upon reboot. Ten hours later and a windows restore I had fixed. I have always had issues with every OS from MS. No surprise really but I never found a way to get that new drive to boot even using several resources. My internal transfer speeds between M2’s reach 3,000 mbps.
did h solve this issue? Just did whole steps and tried swapping the m.2s, mine wont even boot. Now deleted the new m.2 and restarting from step 1 incase i messed up anything
Did everything you instructed, but cloned ssd would not boot on the USB. After hours of beating our head against the wall, we took a break. Replaced Dhhd with solid state upgrade ,to 2TB. Clonned small c ssd to large d ssd. Removed original Cssd with larger ssd. Cloned D to new C. Worked fine. When trying to boot off newly cloned c in usb adapter, it would not boot because of the drivers. Once the new ssd was installed on motherboard and cloned off D ssd, the drivers were different and boot up was successful. It was the drivers that threw is off. My 128 GB ssd is now a 1TB ssd. The 1 TB hd (slow) was replaced with 2 TB ssd. I'm a happy camper.
Please teach me guy
I think the issue is the partition
I think your issue is the partician at cloning. One of them needs to be at the left
Awesome video with the right breadth and depth! Thank you Charlie!
Huge help, amazing tutorial. For people with two motherboard slots Don't worry as everything he does will work for you as well, And when he repurposes the old drive as a high speed USB drive you can repurpose it as backup storage on the motherboard Following the exact same process
Just did this clone to the letter and it failed to boot with errors after multiple self restarts :) In the BIOS I noticed the new SSD had been identified correctly. I tried changing the boot order in an attempt to get the BIOS to write something, but when I went to 'save changes and exit' I was told there was no changes to save. And the failed boot sequence again. I then went back to BIOS and did a self test on the new SSD. Which passed. Went to 'save changes and exit' again, knowing I hadn't changed anything, and got asked to confirm saving these test results. I said yes, that forced the BIOS to save changes, and then the system booted up perfectly so I could write this comment. TLDR : Get the BIOS to save changes by changing something, if you have what looks like a disaster on your hands. Maybe optimized defaults would be a safe choice for those who aren't too lazy to set all their Qfan parameters again. Thank you for your guide. Tip: don't panic even if things go horribly wrong, you still got your original drive that you just cloned safe right?
[Update] The next day I got crashes. Eventually I uninstalled the SSD driver and rebooted. No crashes since then and no other problems. I recommend anyone trying this cloning to uninstall SSD driver after cloning but before the shut down for SSD swap. If these tips help someone following this procedure, then you are very welcome, remember to do the same for others if you get the chance.
I'm literally having the same issue, except I can not get mine to boot. I followed the instructions ✅️, I checked the UEFI and confirmed that the new SSD there ( system information/ storage) it says its NVMe. 1.81TB which I upgraded from 512GB.
I got a Crucial T500 2TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 ssd (if that info helps )
I ran a couple of diagnostic tests which got saved to the Test log.
I'm not sure what I'm missing.
Thinking I'm just going have to put my original ssd back in. Ugh
I keep running into issues when loading the new ssd. It tries to repair but can't find the issue. I removed everything and redid windows but it's a bunch of other stuff going on that makes it an incredibly long process to get it back to normal. Cloning would be great but im stuck in boot repair hell
Your issue is the way you cloned it, it I remember correctly it's because you need to move one of the partitions to the left
@@inityo I'll check it out. Lost the free trial to the cloning software though lol
I'm having the same issue what was your fix?
@@jaegerpascoe I never fixed it fully. Mine locked up and wouldn't turn on even after I put the old hard drive back in. Turns out my laptop was super dusty inside and now it turns on. I'm scared to put the new hard drive for fear it'll go back out lol. I'm just gonna get a new one soon
Right thanks, I'm getting that repair issue loading onto new ssd I was wondering what the guy above was mentioning about moving partitions
Best tutorial I could possibly find to achieve this task. Thank you!
Thank you! Glad the video was helpful. 😊
Very straightforward and helpful video. Thanks for posting this!
Hello Charlie, I'm having an issue. I followed the tutorial very closely but after I had cloned and swapped the drives my computer did not boot into windows. I instead got the message:
"reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key"
I really have no idea what I've done wrong. I did clean the drive with cmd - diskpart before the cloning but I'm not sure how that would be a problem. I'm retrying now without ejecting the nvme enclosure before I swap the drives to see if that helps in any way but I'm not confident. I would really appreciate some pointers if you have any or if anyone else have run into the same problem and gotten a fix. Thanks!
I'm getting this as well!
I've researched a bit and I believe my issue is that the operating system is linked to an ID on the drive. As I don't want to mess with changing it (could break stuff as I'm not experienced enough) the only solution for me is to reinstall windows on the new drive and copy over the files from the old one afterwards. You might have the same problem.@@mattvsworld3266
Could you change the boot order in the BIOS settings? make sure that its actually booting from the new NVMe and not stuck to the old one. 🤔 please report back..
Hi, I did try that with the same message popping up. I also realized that it can't boot from the old one as it is in the external enclosure and I tried booting with both the external connected and unconnected to no avail. My next attempt will be to insert a bootable usb with windows when the message pops up and try to repair windows.
Thanks and will update! @@TechGuyCharlie
Hello again Charlie, thought I'd check in. Macrium Reflect had an update (3 days before expiring phew) and it fixed everything. I think there was some operation that was supposed to run but didn't in the older version to fix windows not booting issue. So all is good now, thanks!@@TechGuyCharlie
Would love to say it works,but unfortunately no matter what clone software it doesn't boot and has blue screen with inaccessible boot error. 😢
Was BitLocker disabled before cloning? The result you described is what I'd expect if BitLocker was still enabled when cloning. He briefly mentioned ensuring that BitLocker was disabled at 3:48
Thank you for this guide. I'm a newbie and I follow your step by step, and I successfully upgraded my Asus TUF from 256gb to 1tb. Greetings and salutations btw from the Philippines.
Thank you so much. This was a great video from start to finish. I had a SSK enclosure instead. Everything worked flawlessly - I'm totally greatfull - again Thank You !!!
Hey I am really glad the video was helpful. 😊
I know virtually nothing about PC's. I had a 512 and was out of room. Bought a 2 TB and an enclosure, followed the instructions and ... works as advertised! I can't thank you enough Charlie. New subscriber here.
Hey, I am really glad the video was helpful and welcome to the channel! 😊
Charlie, you totally rock! I had to upgrade my wife's computer from a measly 256GB SSD to 2TB and your tutorial made this a seamless process. Very easy to follow and understand. Many thanks!
Sounds awesome!! Glad the video was helpful. 😊
Thanks for this Video, I was looking for the Diskpart commands!
Great video, the easiest on this subject to follow. Thank you Charlie!
Thank you! Glad the video was helpful.
This is the best walkthrough ever. Super helpful and easily comprehendible.
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Wow man this was super fast and right to the point. I actually did it without the enclosure because I had two NVme slots on my desktop. I was hesitant to delete the other disk but cleaned it out, now I can use my freed up SSD in my PS5!
This is the only video that genuinely helped. Thank you so much and have an amazing day!!! ❤
Really glad the video was helpful. ❤
Thanks, Charlie this was a great help. I wanted to clone my old SSD from my old computer so I could use it in my new one which came with a small SSD. I used your info on how to repurpose my old SSD before I went back in your video on how to clone it. I worked a treat saved me from buying a new one.
I am super happy that the video was helpful! 😊 Glad I could help.
Thank you. This video is exactly what I was looking for.
Thorough, clear, concise - couldn't ask for a more perfect tutorial! Thank you!
You're very welcome! 😊
Awesome video! Really appreciate your walkthrough. Just upgraded to a Samsung 990 Pro 4TB using your guide without a hitch. Thank you for taking the time to share this, was truly helpful! Cheers.
That sounds awesome! Glad the video was helpful. 😊
Thank you for making such a well put together totorial! Ninja at the computer store wanted 125 for this. Bought a 10 dollar enclosure and now i have a badass drive as well. You the real MVP! 😂
went and did it! thank you so much for this detailed tutorial!
This video made the process so much easier. Thank you
Glad it helped! 😊
Thank you for such an amazing tutorial - easy to follow, clear, and concise with timestamps!
You are so welcome!😊
Loved how simple and easy this was, appreciate the help!!
That is good to hear, thank you! Glad I could help.
Amazing video! This helped me upgrade my ssd to a larger ssd and I’ve never done this before. Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you so much. Very straightforward and very clear!
Awesome video and tutorial Charlie. You have made cloning and replacing my internal SSD easy and the whole process was was a breeze thanks to your knowledge. Thanks for sharing dude!
Thank you!! So happy to hear, and I am glad I could help.
Just followed you step by step with my replacement m.2 (added second one to mobo and will use original as extra storage). Currently cloning a lot of data. Thank you so much for your clarity of instruction and helpful adlibs of information for slightly differing situations. So helpful
I spoke too soon haha. I did it and booted to the new drive i had cloned the older drive to, it showed as C drive, so I cleaned the old drive all was good. now when i reboot I have a blue screen 0xc000000e error and unable to boot to windows :( just tried to repair windows didn't work, trying to reinstall windows and now it's saying I can't reinstall on the primary partition because it is using a GPT as opposed to MBR (for win10). Think I'm just gonna have to lose the data and fresh install. Nevermind
@@tom.bowen2212 I'm having the same issue. You ever figure it out? I'm looking into boot repair tools, but haven't found anything that works yet.
@@tom.bowen2212macrium has been doing this to me to, every other cloning app BUT this works 🤙🏽
@@tom.bowen2212 what did u have to do? currently having same issue
Thank you, Charlie for taking the time to share your knowledge. Brilliant
My pleasure!
Great tutorial! Very clear and concise!
Thank you. I hope you made more of this turorial video! 🥰
This is a great video. I had no idea I could reuse the old SSD as a usb. This is perfect as I use a USB to back up games. When I upload recent game files to the USB, it takes forever. Now I can move it fast! Thank you so much!
Update: I just did the exact steps in the video and it was a breeze. No issues whatsoever. Thank you so much!
Excellent tutorial - exactly what I was looking for!!!
Thank you so much. This was very useful. I hope all the tech videos are explained like this..😊
I don't know a lot about computers, and i was still able to successfully clone and add a new ssd drive thanks to the video. Amazing instructions.
Really glad the video was helpful. 😊
Thanks, very easy to follow!
Finally using my new NVME.
well explained in easy way.... thanks Charlie........
I've just followed your tuto for the same purpose and voilà! Everything went perfect. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds awesome! Glad the video was helpful!
What a great video you explained everything completely. Thank you very much!
Worked really well for me! Thank you so much 😁
Outstanding guide !! Wonderfully done.
Such an informative video and so easy to follow. Thank you very much!
I appreciate this so much!! Thank you! and I am really glad the video was helpful. 😊
Amazingly user friendly video! Thank you!
The most helpful video out there! Thanks a lot!
Worked like a charm. Smooth and easy to understand. Great video guide!🥰
Thank you!! Glad the video was helpful! 😊
Thanks from Brazil! Helped a lot!!
simple and straight foward. thank you
Glad the video was helpful 😊
Great step by step guide, would definitely recommend to anyone!!!
amazing video, answered so many questions i had in the first few minutes of watching
Hey, glad I could help! By the way, were you able to clone successfully?
Thank you for this guide. It was very helpfully.
thank you for this, exactly what I needed
Just tried it out. Worked perfectly. Thank you so much!!!!
Dude, did not work for me. Can u DM you to see what is the difference between your and my steps? Thx.
thank you for making this video.. just did this and everything worked! Really helpful video.
That is good to hear! 😊
Exactly what I needed. Thank you!
You really help me, this tutorial is brilliant, thanks
Worked like a charm on my HP Envy Desktop. Took around an hour to clone, but as someone else said it depends on how full the drive to be cloned is.