Software for copying hard drive to SSD

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Software for copying hard drive to SSD

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Looking to copy my current HDD over to SSD (including OS). It's been a while since I've done something like this, and I imagine solutions have evolved quite a bit.

Anybody know of a good solution? This is a laptop, so I will not be able to install both in a single PC, if that matters.
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Re: Software for copying hard drive to SSD

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http://www.maximumpc.com/how_clone_hard ... r_ssd_2014

I used Samsung software, but I had a samsung SSD

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oops - stupid me, missed your part about it being a laptop. Does your laptop have an eSata port? If so, you will need an eSata enclosure to hook a drive to it for the transfer process.

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What OS?

When I built my new computer, I used this process to migrate the HDD to the new one from the old one.

http://www.oxhow.com/transfer-installed ... -computer/

When I replaced the HDD with an SDD, I went ahead and did a clean OS install. I keep all the data on a separate drive, just the apps on the SDD. But this is the process I was going to use.

http://apcmag.com/how-to-transfer-your- ... -drive.htm
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nafod wrote:What OS?
Win7

When I replaced the HDD with an SDD, I went ahead and did a clean OS install. I keep all the data on a separate drive, just the apps on the SDD. But this is the process I was going to use.
Several hours of downloads/installs if I go that route. I'd prefer not, given it's not an old installation.
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j-cubed wrote:oops - stupid me, missed your part about it being a laptop. Does your laptop have an eSata port? If so, you will need an eSata enclosure to hook a drive to it for the transfer process.
Yes it does.
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May be this http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/
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Disk backup to save not only all on-disk information but also the system service structures. It is ideal for making a backup image of an entire hard disk (including GPT-discs) or system partitions to guarantee the operating system’s working capability

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