restoring multiple-drive system
I too am getting a new PC. (Building it myself) My current system has the C: drive on an AHCI SSD and a 2nd SSD (E:). Both drives are installed on a PCIE adapter (no drivers needed). Most (but not all) of my applications are installed on E: (because my C: is only 256GB and I have a ton of pgms). The "My documents" folder is also on E:. When I use Acronis (2019) to backup, I backup both of these drives to the same external device. The NEW machine will have an M.2 SSD and a regular AHCI SSD (maybe also in a PCIE slot). My Windows version is NOT OEM, so it is portable.
Can I use AUR to restore both of the old drives to the new drives? What if the backups are on different media? Will I need special drivers for the M.2 drive?


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Another follow-up to Steve's already great questions and advice:
What is the OS license type - is it full retail or OEM? You can't move an OEM license to a new PC build (new motherboard) - it won't activate, even if it does boot correctly when all is said and done.
If it's full retail, you can move it and reactivate by calling Microsoft directly, if it does not automatically activate on its own.
If you have Windows 10, you should be in much better shape to migrate to the new system though with the PCIeNVME drives. Before you do that, update your IRST drivers from Intel into your current system to prep the OS migration (just in case). You can get them directly from Intel (we've put a list of common drivers on our MVP Google Drive document so you can get to them easily and the links go directly to the original vendor or manufacturer links (no third party drivers or driver tools): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RSVbF5C3ykSGOKnD_vLh3xX6-LxqY8VXp9XZd7MMQrs/)
Windows 7 will be a headache here and you'd be better off starting from scratch with Windows 10, especially since mainstream support for Windows 7 is EOL in January.
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