Windows 10: Cloned SSD can't extend

Hello, looking for some assistance or insight. MSI GE63VR I'm a gamer and I travel so I like the mobility of being games where I go and not having to download when I get boredon Windows 10 HomeI upgraded all 3 storage devices. Currently on dual Crucial P3 4tb SSD NVME'sAnd a single 2TB Samsung 860 EVOI recently upgraded the drive with Windows OS from a 512gb Samsung 970 EVO to a second Crucial P3 4TB. After cloning the Windows C: 512GB to 4TB, Disk management shows the newly cloned drive as being on the same disk as the secondary drive. The newly cloned drive doesn't recognize itself as be

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Moving to SSD. Clone or not to clone?

I kinda agree with you, but on a wholr, do not. While I have done things a bit differently than this specific situation, by installing Windows directly to the SSD, and cloning after, my testing shows that there are no issues doing this, very little that can go wrong, provided your system is stable.

There are certain features that must be disabled in this situation, like auto defrag and such, but even with a fresh install to the SSD, you need to take steps to ensure that you SSD performs properly, regardless of how the data got there.

Arming yourself with a bit of knowledge can go a long way.

Installing the latest chipset driver, and the RST Tools, will ensure optimal performance of the SSD. but rather than taking my advice, I suggest the OP takes a look here:

http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sand...7-and-ssds-to-clone-windows-or-reinstall.aspx

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Keep in mind, also, Digibucc, that many retail drives include software and such that very specifically is to be used to ttranser the OS from an existing mechanical drive to an SSD, and if there really was alot fo issues stemming from the cloning process, they would not have packages like that, simply to eliminate tech support costs. While not the optimal option, cloning is NOT a bad thing, as long as you take the nessecary steps.

 

Moving to SSD. Clone or not to clone?

Part of how I keep my SSD fast is to clone it to a platter drive, then clone back. You just want to make sure that you are only cloning teh used space, and not the empty space.


So, again, I isntall Windows to the ssd. Clone to platter drive, then clone back.

I am not sure why, but if I do not do the clone step, the drive's speed, and windows booting, decreases substantially within a week or so.

I am using a Corsair F60 SSD and a Western Digital 500AAKS as drives, and using the free version of Acronis that WD provides, if any of that matters. I am not sure, at this point.

 

How to upgrade 256 Sata SSD with a NvME 1 TB SSD and clone the existing smaller SSD to my current HDD

I already got this with this two tutorials:

to clone, install and boot the new SSD in windows

this is to fix the extend drive issue I had cause I didn't clone the "final" SSD with the correct capacity and windows didn't allowed me to

In case anyone is having the same trouble