Partition Image - Restore from a HDD to a SSD

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    Partition Image - Restore from a HDD to a SSD

    Partition Image - Restore from a HDD to a SSD

    How to Restore a Partition Image From a HDD to a SSD
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       Information
    Searching the Web on this topic showed me, time after time, pages and pages of negative results. I tried it anyway and it worked, 1st time!


       Note
    I used Acronis True Image Home 2010 so I am not sure if other programs will work.


       Warning
    This process will delete all data from the partition Windows was previously installed on




    Here's How:

    1. Install the SSD

    2. Boot up and enter the BIOS to make sure the drive is detected

    3. If the SSD is seen in the BIOS, set it to #1 in the hard drive priorty

    4. Install Windows to the SSD as a Custom Installation (from Step 2)

    5. Once Windows has successfully installed, enter Control Panel,
    AdministrativeTools, Computer Management, Disk Management. Right click
    the SSD (it should be c: ) and Mark Partition as Active". Click OK at
    the warning/s

    6. Delete the old partiton that Windows was installed on and reformat

    7. Reboot to your Windows installation media (disk or flash drive)

    8. Perform a Startup Repair (You may need to do this a few times before
    Windows will boot)

    9. Once in Windows, install Acronis True Image Home 2010

    10. Start Acronis and Activate Startup Recovery Tool (F11)

    11. Reboot

    12. Press F11 when prompted

    13. Select Acronis True Image Home 2010

    14. Select Restore

    15. Choose the image you created most recently. Do not select the option to restore the MBR

    16. Restore the image to your c: drive

    17. When complete reboot

    18. This is where I got nervous. Windows booted but hung. A hard reset
    was needed. Upon restart I got a message that chkdsk needed to run. Allow it
    to run.

    19. Reboot and enjoy!



       Tip
    Check that Windows has disabled Auto Degfrag by right-clicking the drive, select Properties, Tools and Defragment Now. When you click Configure Schedule and then Select Disks, your SSD should not appear. If it does, however, simply un-tick it

    To ensure prefetching and Superfetch are disabled you'll need to enter the registry and check these entries:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\MemoryManagement\PrefetchParamaters

    Both EnablePrefetcher and EnableSuperfetch need to have a value of (0)









  1. Posts : 22,814
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       #1

    Thanks for the info, well done!
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  2. Arc
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    Thanks for the nice tutotial, pal. Getting a print of it right know
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  3. whs
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    Nice job, and the magic wand did edit it whilst you were asleep.
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  4. Posts : 3,028
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    Thanks guys
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  5. Posts : 11,990
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    Great information and very well done.
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  6. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
       #6

    Nice tutorial

    I've done this on HDDs, no SSD - yet , and not had problems.

    You might consider adding a link for the free Acronis versions from Seagate / Maxtor, and Western Digital. You must have one of their HDs in your system to use it.

    Seagate DiscWizard

    Maxtor MaxBlast 5

    Western Digital: Acronis True Image WD Edition Software

    I would be surprised if this didn't work with Macrium Reflect and Paragon, both have free versions.
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  7. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #7

    I would be surprised if this didn't work with Macrium Reflect and Paragon, both have free versions.
    Provided the target partitions are equal or larger in size, it should work. But they cannot "shrink" images. And for SSDs, you have to predefine the partition with the proper alignment.
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  8. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
       #8

    Macrium Reflect will restore to different sized partitions .

    Paragon also.

    Previous versions wouldn't do this, but the new ones will. :)
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  9. whs
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       #9

    Dave76 said:
    Macrium Reflect will restore to different sized partitions .

    Paragon also.

    Previous versions wouldn't do this, but the new ones will. :)
    For Macrium, "Disk Space Management" comes only with the paid edition.
    Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download
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