How to Move OS to a New SSD in Windows [Stepwise]
I am running out of hard drive space due to too many games installed from various giveaways over the past two years. The OS is on an OEM 1.5tb drive, but the SSD is much faster. What is the best way to transfer Windows 10 Pro to a new hard drive?
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Jean· Answered on Jul 31, 2024
To move OS to a new SSD, you have two options:
- Download and install a fresh Windows copy to the connected SSD. This requires you to re-install all of your software and applications.
- Use third-party disk cloning software, like EaseUS Disk Copy, to upgrade SSD without reinstalling Windows.
(Microsoft does not have a built-in utility to clone the operating system and transfer the OS to the new SDD)
Compared with performing a clean install, EaseUS Disk Copy even lets you migrate OS to smaller SSD or larger SSD without reinstalling everything from scratch. It creates a 100% identical copy of the source drive.
Let's see how to replace the OS drive with a new SSD in easy steps:
⭐Notice: Back up important data on the target SSD as the cloning process will overwrite all data on it.
Step 1. Download, install, and launch the EaseUS disk cloning tool on your Windows computer.
Step 2. Choose Disk Mode from the left panel.
Step 3. Select the source and target hard drive.
Step 4. Select one way to manage the layout of the target drive: Autofit the disk, Copy as the source, or Edit disk layout.
Step 5. Tap Proceed to start cloning.
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