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Cloning Windows10 Hdd fails

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Hi all,

I'm using a free Acronis True Image version provided by Micron/Crucial, so I hope I'm posting this in the proper section.

I'm trying to upgrade my dads old Lenovo G710 laptop 500GB hdd with a Crucial 480GB ssd.

I've done this with my own PC and wifes laptop in the past without issues.

I'm using the automatic clone option, select the proper source and destination drives (SSD is in an external usb hdd enclosure). Proces starts, and finishes after 11+ hours. But when I switch the drives W10 boot into 'schijf controle' (disk check?). Then proceeds to check the disk for several hours. It finishes with the message it cannot correct the mistakes, and gives me a few options to proceed, including reinstalling W10.

Do I need to use the manual option?  There is a small red dot with a white cross indicated in the main Windows 10 partition (there a 4 or 5 other small partitions) but cannot see what it indicates.

There is only about 90GB used on the Hdd, so I figured a 480GB ssd should suffice.

Tia,

Marc

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Hi Marc

The official Acronis policy for OEM versions of Acronis products is that user support is the responsibility of the OEM. However, the Acronis user community is always happy to offer assistance.

First off, I would used backup and recovery rather than cloning, as cloning can go badly - not that I have had that happen recently.

First off, the Windows OS does not allow the creation of bootable clone attached by USB. What is recommended by Acronis, is to swap the new and old drives before doing the clone. You will need to use the Acronis recovery media to do the clone operation. However, as I said earlier I prefer to do a backup then restore to the new drive. Whatever you do create a backup before undertaking the clone or restore (for which you will need a backup).

It is possible once the "cloning" is completed that the there will be unoccupied space on the new drive; in such cases I use MiniTool Partition Wizard free to adjust the partition size.

One thing that sometimes happens with Acronis is that MBR disk is cloned and ends up a GPT. However, as the OS is Windows 10 the disk is likely GPT. GPT disks boot using UEFI rather than legacy BIOS; MBR disk boot using Legacy, another thing you need to look at. In GTP/UEFI ensure that the boot device is Windows Boot manager. 

Ian

Hi Ian,

 

Thanks for the reply and help. I'll have acces to the laptop this weekend, and will try out your advice.

 

Regards,

Marc

You should also look at this post by @Steve Smith before undertaking the task. I could not find the link yesterday but found it this morning.

Ian

Thanks again,

That procedure looks very complicated for what I'm trying to achieve. When I've swapped out hdd's for ssd's in my own (very old) pc and wifes laptop, it was a straightforward as hooking up the ssd via usb, let the cloning software do it's thing, and swap out the hdd. Unfortunately that doesn't work this time around.

I'll see how far I get tomorrow.

Regards,

Marc

Thanks again,

That procedure looks very complicated for what I'm trying to achieve. When I've swapped out hdd's for ssd's in my own (very old) pc and wifes laptop, it was a straightforward as hooking up the ssd via usb, let the cloning software do it's thing, and swap out the hdd. Unfortunately that doesn't work this time around.

I'll see how far I get tomorrow.

Regards,

Marc