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    Question About Swapping Hard Drives

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by wrathofdeath, Jun 29, 2016.

  1. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a 500gb spinning drive that came with my 13 r2 which has Windows 10 on it. I also have a Samsung 500gb SSD EVO which has Windows 7 on it.

    I'd like to transfer everything including Windows 10 off of the spinning drive and onto the Samsung drive.

    How would I go about this?
     
    wrathofdeath, Jun 29, 2016
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  2. Plur

    Plur Notebook Consultant

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    Use macrium reflect or similar software to clone the drive to the SSD.
     
    Plur, Jun 29, 2016
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

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    You could also use Ease US or Norton Ghost.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jul 1, 2016
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    I second using Samsung's software. I've used that on several machines with great luck - as long as you have a second bay or UASP compliant dock / 2.5" USB 3 to SATA cable adapter.

    It's normally best to just do a clean install. Either way, always do a full backup before doing anything.
     
    cruisin5268d, Jul 29, 2016
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