Below is a high-level list of what you need. More details and links to resources will be provided as we work through the detailed steps:
Your laptop.
- External Hard Disk Bay for 2.5” drives – supplied in the bundle.
- SSD drive that has at least 100%-120% more capacity than the capacity that is in use on your HDD – supplied in the bundle. It is your responsibility to select the correct size SSD.
- Cloning Software: https://updates.macrium.com/reflect/v7/ReflectDLHF.exe
- Time and patience
Please conduct the following checks before continuing with the process:
- Did you backup your data?
- Health Check of Hard Drive steps:
Step 1: Open Windows File Explorer.
Step 2: Right click on the drive you want to check (typically C drive).
Step 3: Select “Properties”.
Step 4: Select “Tools”.
Step 5: In “Error checking” click on “Check”.
Step 6: Select Scan Drive. - You can get the following outcomes:
No Errors Found – You are good to start the cloning process.
“Errors were found and fixed” – You are good to start the cloning process.
Errors were found and NOT fixed – Please proceed with extreme caution, it is likely that the clone process might fail, and data could be lost.
Installation of SSD into Drive Enclosure:
The drive enclosure comes with the following components:
Drive enclosure.
USB cable.
Installation steps:
- Step 1: Remove the back cover of the SSD enclosure
- Step 2: Align and connect SSD to the SATA port of the drive enclosure
- Step3: Close the enclosure and connect USB cable to the enclosure and to the laptop’s USB port.
- Step 4: Initialising SSD:
Open File Explorer
Right Click on “This PC”
Click on “Manage”
Click on “Disk Management”
You will now see a disk with unallocated disk space
Right click on the unallocated disk space
Click on “New Simple Volume”
Click on “Next”
Click again on “Next”
VERY IMPORTANT: Note the drive letter i.e., D
Click again on “Next”
Click again on “Next”
Click on “Finish”
You will now have a new drive volume that was created on the new SSD.
3. Clone the drive
Download and Install Cloning Software: – note this is freeware and intended for your private use:
Download the following software: https://updates.macrium.com/reflect/v7/ReflectDLHF.exe
Once ReflectDLHF.exe has downloaded, install it, by running ReflectDLHF.exe
Select “Download” – the Macrium Reflect installer will then download.
Windows will ask whether or not you want to allow Macrium Reflect 7 to make changes – select “Yes”
Click “Next” to extract the setup files and begin installing.
Click “Next” at Welcome Screen.
Read and accept the License Agreement, select next.
Select “Home” and then “Next”.
Fill in your e-mail address, click on get code, and copy and paste the code you receive via e-mail. Then Click “Next”
Click “Next”
Click “Install”
Click “Finish”
Macrium Reflect will launch
You will now follow the instructions based on one of the following situations:
Destination SSD smaller than source HDD, and data on source HDD is equal or more than the usable capacity on the SSD.
a.You first must clean up space on the source HDD till you meet condition 2 or 3 and then follow the relevant instructions.
Destination SSD equal or larger than source HDD:
Follow the instructions in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdSNAjmdDg
3. Destination SSD smaller than source HDD, but data on source HDD is less than the usable capacity on the SSD.
Follow the instructions in the video below, and make sure you drag partition per partition over and resize them so that all partitions will fit on the SSD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s75WL0lFPY