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Copying Win7 Partition to SSD
Hi
Yesterday (Mon 14 May) I received a Crucial M4 128GB SSD and today have been trying to copy a Win7 partition across to it using the tutorial on the How To Geek website which seemed to be fairly comprehensive. However, although I managed to get to the point of creating a partition and setting the alignment I can get no further even though I am using the software suggested in the tutorial.
The snag seems to arise in that the instructions tell you to create a primary partition with appropriate alignment etc. but then when it comes to copying the partition, the program (Easeus Partition Master) says it must be unallocated space. I've also tried this with Partition Wizard but the same applies - it must be unallocated space. Although I could copy across the partition to unallocated space, goodness only knows what the alignment would be thus probably reducing SSD life and slowing the performce in the process.
Does anyone know of any reliable way in which I can copy the Win7 partition whilst retaining the alignment.
I should also add that I am fully aware that a fresh install would take care of the alignment for me but we want to avoid the hassle and time (probably days since this is my husband's PC) involved in a full re-installation what with the drivers and all apps and their settings etc.
Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
Tracey