Why and how to complete HDD to SSD clone on Windows 10? In this tutorial, we’ll answer this question with the powerful AOMEI Partition Assistant.
When computer users encounter a damaged disk or not enough disk space, they may want to clone the current disk to a new one. However, they may hesitate when choosing an SSD or an HDD.
HDD and SSD are two types of data storage devices: HDD is a traditional spinning hard drive, while SSD is a hard drive that stores all data in a chip. By considering factors such as security, speed and cost-effectiveness, many users will be more inclined to choose SSD as their new disk.
So, in order to help most PC users to perform HDD to SSD clone on Windows 10 and 11, we provide the following contents.
How to clone HDD to SSD on Windows 10 & 11? Although you can find various disk movers on the web, some disk movers may carry malware, affecting the PC health. Here, I would like to introduce a safer and more convenient HDD to SSD cloner- AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional for you.
To safely clone Windows 10 from HDD to SSD without reinstalling it, this reliable disk mover provides you with "Migrate OS to SSD". You can also move Windows 11/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP to another drive with it.
By the way, another function "Disk Clone Wizard" function is designed to clone the entire original HDD to SSD on Windows OS.
Note: As an all-in-one disk manager, it can also help you allocate free space, move programs to another drive, convert MBR to GPT, convert dynamic disk to basic, etc.
Let's see how to complete HDD to SSD clone on Windows 10& 11.
There are several prerequisites for cloning Windows 10 to SSD:
☂ Connect the computer to the SSD. For Desktop, you should install the second drive on Windows 10. For laptop, you should prepare a SSD adapter. ☂ Back up data in advance to prevent data loss caused by unpredictable factors such as power failure. ☂ Initialize the new SSD, if not, you can ignore this step.
When everything is ready, please follow the steps below to clone Windows 10 from HDD to SSD:
Step 1. Click “Clone” on in the top toolbar, and choose “Migrate OS”.
Step 2. Select disk space and tick "I want to delete all partitions on this disk 2 to migrate system to the disk", click "Next".
Step 3. Set the size of the target partition by moving the double arrows leftward or rightward.
Step 4. The Note is about how to boot OS from the new disk, read it carefully.
Step 5. Click "Apply" to start the Windows cloning task.
Besides the HDD to SSD clone on Windows 10& 11, booting the OS from the new SSD is also critical to successfully using the new SSD. You can refer to the following steps to change boot drive.
Restart the PC, press F1/F2/F3/F5/Esc repeatedly to enter BIOS setting. After entering the Boot Menu, set the new SSD as the boot drive.
If you want move the whole disk to another drive, you can try the "Disk Clone Wizard" function to do it. Refer to the following steps.
Step 1. Click “Clone Disk” in the right menu.
Step 2. You can choose "Clone Disk Quickly" and "Sector-by-Sector Clone". Here, we select "Clone Disk Quickly".
Step 3. Select the HDD as the source drive.
Step 4. Click the SSD as destination disk, then tick "Optimize the performance of SSD".
Step 5. Edit the size of the new SSD.
Step 6. Click "Apply" and "Proceed" to clone HDD to SSD on Windows 10& 11.
In this tutorial, we have shared the brilliant AOMEI Partition Assistant HDD to SSD clone on Windows 10. If you want to migrate your disks safely and quickly, it's time to try it.
Also, you don't have to worry about disk cloning not working on your Windows Server PC, we've designed the Server Edition just for you.