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"Same" problem with 2x laptops fitted with SSDs
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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1050487" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>Ref partition sizes: I had the same problem with the transfers to an SSD to put into the ASUS. The original 320GB disk was partitioned (as I always do) into 3, i.e. Boot, Apps and Data but the SSD is only a nominal 240GB (but still plenty big enough). </p><p></p><p>I wanted to (roughly) partition the SSD into 100GB, 80GB & 80GB for the three partitions that I needed - but I could not do a successful straight cloning from the 320GB one. In the end I had to do a lot resizing of the partitions on the latter so that all the partitions on were smaller than those I wanted on the SSD, and with a total of <240GB (so I finished up with unallocated space at the end of the 320.).</p><p></p><p>I used mainly Acronis Disk Manager 11 (great version - no need to register it, and I've used it on probably a dozen or so partitioning jobs on various machines - inc 1 Windows 10 - over the years!) to gradually (took quite a few iterations and transfers of data to/from one partition to another!) reduce the partitions on the 320 down to where I could then clone them to the SSD. The SSD is a Sandisk and I did then actually manage to get the "recommended" WD-branded Acronis cloning s/w to work (although many people don't like and say that it does not work)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1050487, member: 176704"] Ref partition sizes: I had the same problem with the transfers to an SSD to put into the ASUS. The original 320GB disk was partitioned (as I always do) into 3, i.e. Boot, Apps and Data but the SSD is only a nominal 240GB (but still plenty big enough). I wanted to (roughly) partition the SSD into 100GB, 80GB & 80GB for the three partitions that I needed - but I could not do a successful straight cloning from the 320GB one. In the end I had to do a lot resizing of the partitions on the latter so that all the partitions on were smaller than those I wanted on the SSD, and with a total of <240GB (so I finished up with unallocated space at the end of the 320.). I used mainly Acronis Disk Manager 11 (great version - no need to register it, and I've used it on probably a dozen or so partitioning jobs on various machines - inc 1 Windows 10 - over the years!) to gradually (took quite a few iterations and transfers of data to/from one partition to another!) reduce the partitions on the 320 down to where I could then clone them to the SSD. The SSD is a Sandisk and I did then actually manage to get the "recommended" WD-branded Acronis cloning s/w to work (although many people don't like and say that it does not work) [/QUOTE]
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