Replacing an SSD, what should I consider?

My 500GB Kingston NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD is running low on storage. I want to upgrade it, but since it seems to contain all of my data, I don't know how to transfer it. Is there any way to do this without losing any files?

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Delld630
1 year ago

Get a new SSD, size of your choice and build it. Create a new simple volume in data carrier management.

After that you get a Clone program (there is enough choice, Mini Tool shadow maker I usually use).

Then drive the old SSD to the new Clonen, PC down, expand old SSD, build new into the slot of the old one, start PC, finished.

Delld630
1 year ago
Reply to  Hasan441

That would only work conditionally. For example, you can’t just copy it back and forth, it won’t start.

Apart from that, this procedure would be much more complicated than simply cloning the hard drive and it can also be assumed that everything works smoothly.

Programs, games etc you would have to adjust, correct, etc. Windows would definitely have to reinstall.

Would just clone, finished

Delld630
1 year ago

New motherboard? Dissatisfied with the present or upgraded?

It’s easy. Where a new installation is sometimes not wrong, then you have a nice clean fresh system

Delld630
1 year ago

That makes it a little more difficult… There are housings that could be used as an external SSD. If you’re still an investment, you can do the cloning.

Or then your method with the 2TB stick. You’d have to get your important data on it. I don’t know, documents, photos, etc. Then you can install the new SSD, but you should just reinstall Windows, as well as all your programs, games etc. You won’t come around without cloning

leonbeck2002
1 year ago

for old ssd external housing buy (https://www.amazon.de/gp/search?ie=UTF8 adapter external usb”>hier) to then transfer the data to the new ssd.

(you can also use the old ssd (or any other ssd ́s) as an “external hard disk”)

G3n3sis1988
1 year ago

So I would secure the files of the old to external record. Then use the old as a system partition (i.e. only operating system) and the new then for games applications etc.

McHusky
1 year ago

I’d just take them out, install a bigger one and install an operating system of your choice. For the old one you can buy an external housing that can be connected via USB. This allows you to copy back all the data you need.

HououinKyouma42
1 year ago
Reply to  McHusky

And you have a very fast USB stick. xD