Cloning and partitioning an SSD

[lone shooter]

So, I currently have a 256GB SSD in my desktop. I have run out of space so I recently bought a 1TB SSD. I cloned the 256 onto the 1TB using AOMEI freeware. But, I guess I didn't understand how to set up the partition because my 1TB SSD is only showing 256GBs. How can I fix this to show 1TB on my 1TB SSD (or close to it, I realize some gets lost)?

TIA

[Mute]

So, I currently have a 256GB SSD in my desktop. I have run out of space so I recently bought a 1TB SSD. I cloned the 256 onto the 1TB using AOMEI freeware. But, I guess I didn't understand how to set up the partition because my 1TB SSD is only showing 256GBs. How can I fix this to show 1TB on my 1TB SSD (or close to it, I realize some gets lost)?

TIA

Is the remaining space showing up as unallocated in your disk management control panel? If it is, use your AOMEI software to either merge or extend your c drive with the unallocated space.

[MrBlazito]

use partition manager to merge the partitions

https://www.diskpart.com/free-partition-manager.html

[SkyHawk]

I always use Acronis True Image when migrating a boot drive to a new drive. It handles everything in one step and lets you lay out the partitions how you want. It is not free but it is probably the best.

[SkyHawk]

Is the remaining space showing up as unallocated in your disk management control panel? If it is, use your AOMEI software to either merge or extend your c drive with the unallocated space.

Usually that only works if the free space is directly adjacent to the partition you want to extend. That is usually not the case with a boot partition, because it is frequently followed by a recovery partition.

[HecklerNKoch]

EFF this sub-forum.


You will need to re-clone and do it "proportionately," unless you want to spend a tedious mount of time meticulously doing it manually.


You can use Clonezilla. I can provide you with alternatives.

Acronis True Image 2021.Build 30290 Bootable


Should take you 5 minutes if that. I'm at 20+ clones for a Monday.



Use option "-k1" which will create the partition table "proportionally" in the target disk and turn on option "-r" to resize the file file system in the partition "automatically" for you.


If you want basic cloning software as an ISO that can probably do it in 3-5 minutes let me know. Acronis True Image 2021.Build 30290 Bootable



Otherwise:

[Dragunov]

You can use several software titles to clone your SSD. Macrium Reflect, is my go-to. You clone your drive, then go into windows disk managment, allocate the rest of the disk, if unallocated, then expand your C: drive, to include the rest of the disk.

[the86d]

Just resize in disk management?

[high_revs]

you can resize in disk management. when i cloned drives (going up or down in size and if done, so long as the actual data is smaller than the capacity) i used mini-partition wizard (freebie).

prior i used partition magic but mine is much to old when i bought it in the early 2000s probably.

[SkyHawk]

Just resize in disk management?

Once again, that only works if the empty space is is directly adjacent to the volume that you wish to extend. You can see in your screenshot for example, there is a recovery partition following the boot partition. If you did have free space on the disk, you still would not be able to extend the boot partition using disk management.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/extend-a-basic-volume

If Extend Volume is grayed out, check the following:
...
There is unallocated space directly after (to the right) of the volume, as shown in the graphic above. If there's another volume in-between the unallocated space and the volume you want to extend, you can either delete the in-between volume and all files on it (make sure to back up or move any important files first!), use a non-Microsoft disk partitioning app that can move volumes without destroying data, or skip extending the volume and instead create a separate volume in the unallocated space.

[lone shooter]

Still not sure what I'm doing. This is where I'm currently at. C:/ is my current drive and F:/ is the future replacement.

[lone shooter]

use partition manager to merge the partitions
https://www.diskpart.com/free-partition-manager.html

Ok, I ended up using the linked app and ended up with this.

The true test will be once I swap out SSDs.

[HecklerNKoch]

What a parody of a thread at the expense of someone's time.

My condolences.

[OlderThanDirt]

I always use Acronis True Image when migrating a boot drive to a new drive. It handles everything in one step and lets you lay out the partitions how you want. It is not free but it is probably the best.

^^^This. In addition to regular backups, I clone my drive to a replacement disk monthly. The process has been flawless.