![]() That is why you'll need a third-party utility to do this.ĥ. Windows tries to protect an HDD that contains the OS by refusing to do risky jobs, like shrinking a Partition, on that drive. Windows will NOT do this job, although it can shrink Partitions. Find and install a third-party software package that will shrink your existing C: drive's Partition down to the same size as (or slightly smaller than) the SSD you plan to move to. Back up all your C: drive, just in case the next step fails and ruins your data.Ĥ. BUT this still probably leaves some files in odd places.ģ. Defragment the C: drive so all the files are grouped together in very few areas. You will have to remove files, if necessary, so that its total file space in use if a bit LESS than the size of the SSD you plan to move to.Ģ. Consider carefully what is already on your C: drive. IF you insist on doing it with a stand-alone cloning machine, here is what you will have to do FIRST using other software.ġ. ![]() Just check first whether the cloner you consider can do exactly this job. ![]() By far the simplest path would be to use a cloning software utility on your computer. It is even more challenging moving to a smaller destination unit. Most of the stand-alone cloners I've looked at do not contain software sophisticated enough to change the Partition size. ![]()
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