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can I add a 1 TB hard drive to an Acer Aspire V3- 731-4473 laptop as a target drive for hard drive cloning?
Hello and Good Morning Everyone,
After several frustrating and failed attempts to clone my original 500 GB to a 1 TB drive using two different offline cloning devices, I have decided to change to a different strategy. That said, here is my idea which I do not know if it is feasible. I noticed that I have an extra empty bay for an internal hard drive inside my laptop which has sparked an idea. Is it possible to put my target or blank 1 TB hard drive there and and use free software utility to clone the 500 GB drive to it? Also, I do not have a an extra caddie either to secure or mount the 1 TB drive into this slot. Will that pose an issue seeing that I will need it there only long enough for the cloning because the original 500 GB drive will be removed?
Any feedback given to this question will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
George
After several frustrating and failed attempts to clone my original 500 GB to a 1 TB drive using two different offline cloning devices, I have decided to change to a different strategy. That said, here is my idea which I do not know if it is feasible. I noticed that I have an extra empty bay for an internal hard drive inside my laptop which has sparked an idea. Is it possible to put my target or blank 1 TB hard drive there and and use free software utility to clone the 500 GB drive to it? Also, I do not have a an extra caddie either to secure or mount the 1 TB drive into this slot. Will that pose an issue seeing that I will need it there only long enough for the cloning because the original 500 GB drive will be removed?
Any feedback given to this question will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
George
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Since you are using a harddrive, you need the caddy to hold it inplace.
1) it is relatively heavy to hang on the sata/power connectors alone.
2) there is a moving part that generates force that is perpendicular to the spin, meaning it will either push the drive towards the wall (upwards) or downwards towards the enclosing lid of the
It could beviabratig
While an ssd is costlier its weight and lack of moving parts could hold in place without issue.
If you have one oh and ....
1) it is relatively heavy to hang on the sata/power connectors alone.
2) there is a moving part that generates force that is perpendicular to the spin, meaning it will either push the drive towards the wall (upwards) or downwards towards the enclosing lid of the
It could beviabratig
While an ssd is costlier its weight and lack of moving parts could hold in place without issue.
If you have one oh and ....
Going back to the beginning .
What and how did you try to clone?
Makes of existing 500gb and new 1TB HDD? As well as the one inthe system that was being used to clone?
Different vendors have free tools from their respective sites.
Seagate has a decent tool that could clone offline
Do you allow the automated proportional geometric or .....
Your goal with the new 1TB drive to gave a single large partition 850+ GB?
What and how did you try to clone?
Makes of existing 500gb and new 1TB HDD? As well as the one inthe system that was being used to clone?
Different vendors have free tools from their respective sites.
Seagate has a decent tool that could clone offline
Do you allow the automated proportional geometric or .....
Your goal with the new 1TB drive to gave a single large partition 850+ GB?
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Thank you, everyone, for your feedback. Technically speaking, everyone answered my question. However, the route I chose was different but sticking with many of the key points brought up in this post. That said, I will go ahead and outline step by step the procedures which led to the successful closure of this concern.
First, I purchased a SATA to USB 3.0 adapter from Amazon at the following link https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JGT17B8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Once it arrived, I downloaded and installed Data Migration from the Samsung site located at https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/download/tools/
I had to scroll down some to find it, but, it is there. Once I had the tools needed, then, I was able to roll up my sleeves and go to work. I opened up Samsung's Data Migration software and saw my Source drive (Hitachi 500GB with Windows 10, applications, and so forth) and my Target 1TB Samsung drive (blank drive with nothing on it) after the Samsung 1TB Solid State Drive was interfaced externally with the USB port of my laptop. Now, it is very, very important that the Source drive does not get confused with the Target drive. That said, double-check and triple-check. Once the setup is established and confirmed, I merely pressed Start within the software and the cloning was initialized or started. Now, you might want to watch a movie or pick up your favorite reading material because the cloning will take a while. Once the cloning was complete, I shut down the laptop and switched out the hard drives and started the laptop back up. Now, I have a larger internal hard drive that has much more free space and faster too. I hope someone reading this will find it helpful when it comes time to upgrade their laptop hard drive and cloning everything from their old drive to the newer one.
George
First, I purchased a SATA to USB 3.0 adapter from Amazon at the following link https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JGT17B8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Once it arrived, I downloaded and installed Data Migration from the Samsung site located at https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/download/tools/
I had to scroll down some to find it, but, it is there. Once I had the tools needed, then, I was able to roll up my sleeves and go to work. I opened up Samsung's Data Migration software and saw my Source drive (Hitachi 500GB with Windows 10, applications, and so forth) and my Target 1TB Samsung drive (blank drive with nothing on it) after the Samsung 1TB Solid State Drive was interfaced externally with the USB port of my laptop. Now, it is very, very important that the Source drive does not get confused with the Target drive. That said, double-check and triple-check. Once the setup is established and confirmed, I merely pressed Start within the software and the cloning was initialized or started. Now, you might want to watch a movie or pick up your favorite reading material because the cloning will take a while. Once the cloning was complete, I shut down the laptop and switched out the hard drives and started the laptop back up. Now, I have a larger internal hard drive that has much more free space and faster too. I hope someone reading this will find it helpful when it comes time to upgrade their laptop hard drive and cloning everything from their old drive to the newer one.
George
you could also ask for support with a tool like teamviewer