How to Clone HDD to Nvme m.2

To clone an IDE HDD with an operating system (OS) to an NVMe M.2 using Macrium Reflect, follow these steps:

Summery:

1. Download and install Macrium Reflect on your computer.
2. Connect the NVMe M.2 to your computer and make sure it's recognized by the system.
3. Open Macrium Reflect and select "Clone this disk..." option from the home screen.
4. Select the source disk (IDE HDD) that you want to clone and click on "Next."
5. Select the destination disk (NVMe M.2) and click on "Next."
6. Review the summary of the cloning process and click "Finish" to start the cloning process.
7. Wait for the cloning process to complete and then safely remove the NVMe M.2 from your computer.

Note: It is important to backup all important data on the source disk before cloning, as the process will overwrite the entire destination disk. Also, you may need to adjust your computer's boot order in the BIOS/UEFI to boot from the NVMe M.2 after cloning, as the original boot order may still be set to boot from the IDE HDD.

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Use these steps to clone a hard drive to an SSD (or any other kind of drive) using Macrium Reflect.

Connecting clone drive

Before you begin, connect the new drive to your computer’s motherboard. The process to connect a traditional HDD, SSD, and M.2 drives will be different per manufacturer and even computer model, as such make sure to check your computer manufacturer support website for more specific details.

You can connect a drive using a USB adapter, but you shouldn’t use an external drive as you can’t use it as a boot drive. However, you can use a USB external drive if you’re intending to create a backup, which you’ll restore to the same or different drive.

Installing Macrium Reflect

Use these steps to download and install Macrium Reflect on your device:

1. Open Macrium Reflect download page.

2. Click the Home Use button.

   

   Macrium Reflect home edition download

3. Click the Continue button.

4. Double-click the Macrium Reflect Download Agent.

5. Click the Download button.

   

   Macrium Reflect download agent

6. Click the Next button.

7. Click the Next button again.

8. Accept the license to continue.

9. Click the Next button.

10. Select the Home option.

    

    Install Macrium home edition

11. Click the Next button.

12. Clear the Register this installation of Macrium Reflect option.

    

    Macrium Reflect registration

13. Click the Next button.

14. Click the Install button.

Once you complete the installation, you can proceed to use the application to perform the cloning process.

Cloning drive with Macrium Reflect

Use these steps to clone two drives using Macrium Reflect on Windows 10:

Quick note: You can perform a drive cloning while Windows 10 is fully loaded and operational, but it’s recommended to close any running applications before proceeding.

1. Open Macrium Reflect.

2. Click on the Backup tab in the left pane.

3. Click on the Create a backup tab in the right side.

4. Click the Clone this disk option.

   

   Macrium Reflect clone drive option

5. Under the “Destination” section, click the Select a disk to clone to option.

   

   Macrium clone destination drive

6. Select the destination (new) drive.

   Quick tip: If the new drive has any partitions, it’s recommended to select each one and select the Delete Existing partition option.

7. Click the Next button.

8. Click the Next button again to skip the schedule option.

   

   Macrium Reflect clone schedule settings

9. Click the Finish button.

   

   Macrium Reflect clone settings summary

10. Click the OK button.

    

    Run Macrium cloning process

11. Click the Continue button.

    

    Erase destination drive for cloning

12. Click the Close button.

After you complete the steps, Macrium Reflect will proceed to clone the data (bit-by-bit) from the source to the destination drive.

Once the process is complete, either replace the old with the new drive on your computer, or disconnect the cloned drive and put it in a safe location, if this is a backup.

Cloning to a smaller or a larger hard drive

Dealing with partitions when moving to a hard drive of a different size requires a couple of extra steps. If you're moving to a smaller hard drive, you want to ensure your data fits. The first thing you want to do is clean up your original drive so that it has less data than the new drive can hold. If you're moving to a larger hard drive, you want to expand the primary partition so that it takes up the entirety of the new disk.

Here are the changes you need to make in Macrium Reflect when dealing with hard drives of different size. Insert the following steps in between step 6 and step 7 in the preceding instructions.

1. Click the C: partition.
2. Click Cloned Partition Properties.

3. Type a new number that isn't smaller than the amount of data you currently have on the partition. Change this value so that the partition grows or shrinks depending on whether you're moving to a smaller or larger drive.
4. Click OK.
5. You can now continue with steps seven to ten in the preceding section.

How to restore your clone on a new hard drive

If you cloned your original drive to an internal drive using an enclosure, you can simply install the new drive in your PC and turn it on.

If you instead cloned to an external hard drive, you'll have to go through a couple of extra steps to get Windows working again on the new drive once you have it installed. Make sure your PC is turned off before going through these steps.

1. Plug the external drive into the PC that has a new hard drive installed.
2. Turn on the PC.
3. Enter the BIOS. Note that if your PC employs Secure Boot, you will have to turn it off in the BIOS before you can boot from an external hard drive.
4. Access your PC's boot menu.
5. Choose to boot from the external USB drive.

Windows 10 will load as if you hadn't replaced the drive, so Macrium Reflect is still installed. Launch it and follow the same steps to clone your external drive to the new internal drive. 

The external Seagate drive (which is running Windows right now) is my source, and the internal drive is my destination.

After completing the clone for a second time, you can restart the PC, remove the USB drive, and let Windows load normally.

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