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Cloning Windows 10 to an SSD drive

So you bought an SSD drive, and now you want to move your Windows 10 operating system plus all the data to the new drive. While Windows 10 doesn’t make this easy for you, there are ways you can clone and swap the OS install to an SSD. The best part about this process is once it’s done, it’ll make your system faster.
Here’s a guide that shows you how to clone the entire Windows OS with all files and settings intact over to the SSD drive.
Note: before moving your OS to the SSD drive, make sure you back up your data. This protects you in case something goes wrong, as the data is needed for the entire process.

Preliminary steps

Now that you’ve backed up your drive, here are a few other steps to take just before performing the cloning (migration) of Windows 10 to the SSD drive.
  • Shrink your disk contents to get rid of additional space, as SSD drives usually have less space compared to regular HDDs. This ensures your system partition fits on the new drive.
  • Delete any personal files, multimedia files like photos, videos, music, and non-system files so your partition is as small as possible. Don’t worry about deleting these files because they’re already backed up anyway.
  • Check that your system partition can fit on the SSD drive, and then you can begin the cloning process.
If you prefer, you can use Windows’ Disk Cleanup tool to prepare your system for a smooth, fast, and painless transition to your SSD drive.
To do this, following the below steps.
1. In the Windows search bar type Disk Cleanup, and click on its link.
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2. A box with a list of file types will open. Check the files you want to get rid of or delete. Most of them will be checked already, as they’re the files you don’t need like temp files and other data. Double check to make sure you didn’t include files you actually want to keep.
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3. Click “Clean up system files.”
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4. Click OK to begin the cleanup process.

Cloning Windows 10 to an SSD drive

There are different methods you can use to clone Windows 10 OS to your SSD drive, some of which will require third-party tools to get the job done. The most common third-party tools you can use to clone Windows 10 without a reinstall to your SSD are EaseUS and AOMEI Backupper.

Using EaseUS software

EaseUS is a free cloning software that allows you to migrate Windows 10 without reinstalling the system on your SSD drive.
1. Download EaseUS Todo Backup clone software.
2. Launch and run the software on your computer.
3. Select “Clone.”
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4. Select the disk partition you’d like cloned and the destination disk you want to save the cloned disk to, or to partition with data.
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5. Click “Proceed” to start the cloning process or partition now.
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6. Reboot your computer.
Note: in case you get an error saying the drive is too big, just delete more files from your HDD.
You can now continue using Windows 10 on your SSD drive. If you like, you can remove the old Windows HDD or use it as extra storage.

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