#How to clone hard drive to ssd m.2 install

Once you have done the above, then install the new NVMe M.2 SSD in your computer and boot from your current SSD into Windows so that any additional device drivers are installed if needed.Īt this point, you can use the new Active Clone feature to clone from within Windows from your current SSD to the new NVMe M.2 SSD without the need to use an adapter.

#How to clone hard drive to ssd m.2 how to

See KB 61645: Acronis True Image 2019: how to back up files or disks Next, make a full disk backup of your current SSD to an external backup drive before you even think about starting to clone from it! This is your safety net in case of errors etc! See KB 59877: Acronis True Image: how to distinguish between UEFI and Legacy BIOS boot modes of Acronis Bootable Media

Note: NVMe requires that Windows boots in UEFI mode, so check that this is the case for the existing SSD drive. See KB 61632: Acronis True Image 2019: how to create bootable media Pablo, welcome to these public User Forums.Ĭreate the Acronis bootable Rescue Media and test that you can boot your computer from this. Is that right? And if so, wouldn't it be equally safe if I (1) after cloning, disconnected the SATA SSD and turned the PC on with only the NVMe SSD connected, to ensure it booted from there (2) turned the PC off, plugged the SATA SSD (old drive) back in the motherboard SATA port (3) turned it on again but on the post screen made sure the boot sequence keeps the NVMe SSD as primary drive (4) let it boot from the NVMe and then used Windows tools to wipe the SATA SSD clean ? I read that in this case the best practice would be to connect my old SATA SSD through a USB adapter, but I don't have such adapter and by the logic of this recommedation, it seems the only concern is to prevent the system from booting from the old drive (since it will never boot from a USB drive), which would mess up the new drive (in my case, the NVMe SSD). My question is: how can I safely do this, as there is a very clear instruction not to turn the system on with both SSDs connected, post cloning? I plan to use it to clone my Win10+files that are currently in a Crucial SATA SSD (also 500 GB) to the new NVMe SSD, from which I will always boot, but I'd also like to wipe the source SATA SSD and use it as additional storage space on the same PC. Hello, I got an XPG NVMe SSD (500 GB) and with it the Acronis True Image.