Clone a System/Programs SSD to a Larger Size

[baumgrenze]

I need to increase the size of the System/Programs disk on a PC from the original size, a 128 GB Crucial CT128M550 SSD, to a 1 TB Crucial MX500 SSD?

I have the System disk backed up on IDrive.

Can I simply format the new disk to NTFS and use the Restore feature or does it need to be properly partitioned to function as the System/Boot drive?

In other words, will Restore create the partitions in the restoration process?

Is there a more effective way to 'clone' the System/Programs drive?

Thanks
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[SIW2]

Simple and reliable way is diskgenius os migration.

free version of diskgenius will do the job DiskGenius: Data Recovery, Partition Manager, Backup & Disk Utilities

click os migration




select the target disk




this shows what it will look like and optionally set sizes or add extra partition





click start

click hot migration

 

[MisterEd]

Do you have a program that you know how to use to clone your system drive? If you do you can clone the current 128GB SSD to the new 1TB SSD. Some cloning programs will extend the new drive to fill it for you while others won't. Even if it doesn't you can extend the C: partition yourself afterwords using Disk Management.

Note don't try to partition or format the new SSD yourself. That will be a waste of time because the cloning program will just do it again.