Do you know why Samsung Data Migration not working during cloning and how to fix it? You can find the answer from this article. Importantly, you will get a free yet powerful alternative to cloning in Windows 11/10/8/7.
I just bought a brand new Samsung 840 Series SSD. I am planning to migrate my data from my current desktop’s HDD to the SSD. I am using the Samsung Data Migration software; however, it is not working. I am not sure why this happens? It is stuck at 99% every time. So close to complete but failed.”
Samsung Data Migration software is designed with the purpose of helping users quickly, easily and safely migrate all of their important data including current operating system, applications, and other personal data from their existing hard disk to a new Samsung SSD drive in Windows11/10/8/7 (32/64bit).
However many users report their Samsung Data Migration does not start. Why isn't Samsung Data Migration working? The following factors could explain and address the issue as well as other common problems like Samsung Data Migration interrupted, Samsung Data Migration stuck at 99, or 0%, etc.
① Your current Samsung Data Migration version is not upgraded to the latest version. Under this situation, you can download the latest version of Samsung Data Migration software from its official site.
② There is something wrong with SATA port or SATA-to-USB cable. Connect the Samsung SSD drive to another different SATA port or SATA-to-USB cable to check if the problem persists.
③ The source disk does not contain operating system. This software will work only if the operating system is installed on the Source Disk. It will not work on disks that lack an operating system installation. So make sure you are cloning the system disk to Samsung SSD.
④ The source disk contains multiple operating system. If there are multiple operating systems installed on the PC (e.g. Windows 7 is installed on the C drive and Windows 11 is installed on the D drive), the cloned disk may not function properly.
⑤ The connect Samsung SSD is not supported. Based on the User Manual of Samsung Data Migration tool, it only supports Samsung SSD 970/ 960 PRO/EVO, 950 PRO, 860 PRO/EVO, 850 (PRO/EVO), 840 (PRO/EVO), 830, 750 EVO, 470 Series. If you connected another series of Samsung SSD as the target disk, the Samsung Data Migration software does not work, either. Besides, if you are using a Samsung NVMe SSD as the target disk, you should install the Samsung NVMe Driver; otherwise, this software may not work properly.
⑥ You are cloning encrypted disks. This software cannot clone encrypted disks. In order to clone an encrypted disk, you must first remove the password from the disk.
⑦ Too much data for the target Samsung SSD drive. The ideal data amount is to occupy around 75% capacity of the target SSD drive. If the transferred data takes more space than the ideal percentage, it will cause an extra burden and lead to the Samsung Data Migration tool not working. So you had better delete some unnecessary data from the source disk first of all and then restart the migration.
⑧ There are some bad sectors on the source disk or SSD drive. If the source or target disk has some bad sectors or disk errors, the issue might occur, too. You can run the chkdsk.exe tool to check bad sectors or repair the SSD drive via a professional SSD repair tool.
If you have scanned through the user manual of Samsung Data Migration, you must have found it comes with many limitations, which are always the culprits for the Samsung Data Migration software not working. When you encounter such an issue, you might have to check out all the limitations. It will waste lots of time. Therefore, here we would like to recommend an easy workaround.
That is to make use of AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard, which is a free but powerful data migration tool. Same as Samsung Data Migration, it migrates data from one disk to another by cloning. But it not only supports Samsung SSD drive but also supports other branded SSD drives. Besides, it is able to clone either a system disk or a non-system disk to another data storage media. Moreover, it even can clone a single partition to another drive (HDD or SSD).
During the cloning process, the software efficiently copies used sectors from the source drive to the target drive, simplifying the cloning of larger drives to smaller ones. If required, you can enable the "Sector by sector clone" option, which ensures an exact replica of the source drives on the target drive, marking any additional space as unallocated.
Now download the free disk cloning software and see how to solve Samsung Data Migration not working with Windows 10 or Windows 11/8/7/XP/Vista.
Step 1. Connect your Samsung SSD drive to the computer and ensure it is detected. Install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard to enter its main interface.
When it comes to cloning system disk, you have to remember the free Standard edition only supports cloning MBR system disk to MBR disk. If you are planning to clone MBR boot disk to GPT, GPT to MBR or GPT to GPT SSD drive, please upgrade to the Professional edition. If you clone data disk, the free edition can satisfy you best.
Step 2. Right-click the source hard disk and select “Clone Disk”.
Step 3. Choose the hard disk that you need to clone as the source disk and click "Next"
Step 4. Then, you can check the source and destination disk in the next window or change to “Sector to Sector clone”, and click the "Confirm" button to continue if there is no problem.
Then, you can check the source and destination disk in the next window or change to “Sector to Sector clone”, and click the "Confirm" button to continue if there is no problem.
Step 5. Here you can resize partitions on the cloned Samsung SSD, or keep the default settings and click “Next” to continue.
Step 6. Then you will be brought to the main interface, where you will see all partitions have been cloned to the selected Samsung SSD drive. To actually implement this operation, you need to click “Apply”.
Q: Is Samsung Data Migration free to use?
A: Yes, Samsung Data Migration is free software provided by Samsung to its users.
Q: Can I use Samsung Data Migration for non-Samsung devices?
A: No, Samsung Data Migration is exclusively designed for Samsung devices and may not work with other brands.
Q: Does data migration erase data from the source device?
A: No, data migration copies data from the source device to the target device without deleting it from the source.
Q: How long should Samsung Data Migration take?
A: SDM claims speeds of around 130MB/s. However, the duration required for hard drive cloning using SDM largely depends on variables such as data volume and computer performance.
Q: Why does Samsung data migration say not enough space?
A: During the process of cloning HDD to smaller SSD, one often encounters the “Out of Space Samsung Data Migration” issue. To resolve this issue, you can choose to free up space on the original hard drive or choose a larger target SSD.
With AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard, you can easily avoid issues like: “Samsung Data Migration not working” or "Samsung Data Migration failed for unknown reason" If you want to clone just OS drive to Samsung SSD drive, or put Windows OS to SSD from HDD, you can make use of its “Migrate OS to SSD Wizard”. To clone hard drive to Samsung SSD drive in Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008 and 2003, you can use AOMEI Partition Assistant Server.