How to Migrate Windows 7 to SSD in Two Easy Ways

Installing an SSD as the system disk is a quick and great way to upgrade your Windows 7 computer and improve performance. And the most direct way to get the SSD into your system is to physically install it, connect the right cables, and reinstall Windows from scratch. But most users feel the same way that they don’t want to move OS by reinstalling and setting up Windows and all the apps and get all the critical files and folders back on the new hard drive.

But there are also other options that can help you move Windows 7 to SSD without doing a fresh installation. Here, we will show you two quiet easy ways to transfer Windows OS. One is using EaseUS Partition Master to migrate OS from HDD to SSD directly, and the other is applying EaseUS Todo Backup to clone Windows 7 system to SSD. Both solutions are available for use under the condition that your system partition and boot partition are not on the same disk. 

Method 1. Move Windows 7 to SSD with System Migration Software

To copy Windows 7 from HDD to SSD, an OS migration tool is needed. EaseUS partition manager provides users the "Migrate OS" function to help to clone Windows 7 OS and applications to SSD without reinstalling Windows. It can move your system partition to SSD along with the boot partition to ensure proper boot.

This partition software also provides other powerful features, including extend system partition, create, format, copy and delete partitions. What's more, EaseUS partition manager supports converting GPT to MBR or from MBR to GPT whether or not you have a system or whether or not the system can start up properly.

Now, download this Windows OS migrating tool and follow the step by step guide to finish moving Windows 7 to SSD. 

Note: The operation of migrating OS to SSD or HDD will delete and remove all existing partitions and data on your target disk. If you saved important data there, back up them to an external hard drive in advance.

 

Step 1: Run EaseUS Partition Master, select "Migrate OS" from the top menu.

Step 2: Select the SSD or HDD as the destination disk and click "Next".

Warning: the data and partitions on the target disk will be deleted. Make sure that you've backed up important data in advance. If not, do it now.

Then click "Migrate" and "OK" to continue.

Step 3: Preview the layout of your target disk. You can also click the disk layout options to customize the layout of your target disk as you want. Then Click "OK" to continue.

Step 4: A pending operation of migrating OS to SSD or HDD will be added. Click the "Execute Operation" button and click "Apply" to start migrating your OS to a new disk.

After transferring Windows 7 OS from HDD to SSD, you can also use EaseUS Partition Master to resize/move partition on SSD.

Method 2. Migrate Windows 7 to SSD by System Clone

Another choice to migrate Windows OS to SSD is using EaseUS backup and recovery software, which enables you to complete the transfer with the "System Clone" feature. This function helps you resolve many complex migration affairs, especially when you need to upgrade hard disk from an old to a new, from a smaller to a larger, or from a hard disk drive to a solid-state drive without reinstalling OS.

Now, let's see how to clone Windows 7 to SSD with detailed guides.

User Attention:

• If you are trying to clone Windows 7 to a new SSD or HDD disk, remember to empty the disk in advance. 
• The storage device - the target drive must have enough space (larger than the system disk). 

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo Backup and click "System Clone". The current system (Windows 7) partition and boot partition will be automatically selected.

Step 2. Choose the target drive - It could be a hard drive or an SSD.

Step 3. Click "Proceed" to start cloning Windows 7.

After the process is completed, please reboot your computer to your target drive.

Summary of Transferring Windows 7 to SSD

You can move Windows 7 from HDD to SSD easily using either of the above to methods, which can do the same work. The difference is that the main function of EaseUS Partition Master is disk management that can help you manage drive/disk more easily and flexibly, and the primary feature of EaseUS Todo Backup is file backup and drive/disk clone that can protect your data smartly and efficiently. If you just want to reinstall OS, go to check how to fresh install Windows on SSD.

How to Install a New SSD

If you need to install a new SSD on your computer, you can follow these steps

Install an SSD on the laptop

• Shut down your laptop, unplug the power, remove the battery and uninstall the old hard drive
• Connect SSD to the motherboard using a SATA cable
• Reinstall battery, plug-in power and restart the laptop

Install an SSD on a desktop computer

• Open your desktop computer case
• Connect SSD to the motherboard using a SATA cable
• Connect the power cord to the SSD
• Install the new SSD into the computer's drive bay
• Replace the computer case cover
• Plug in all the cables and power on the computer
• Format the new SSD to use.