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How can I transfer Windows from a partition of an existing hard drive to a new (smaller) SSD?

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Mar 15, 20261656 views
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I have a 500 Gb hard drive currently split into two partitions: Now, I just bought a new SSD with a capacity of 120 GB, which is just slightly higher than the "System" partition above, where I have Windows 7 currently installed. I also bought a new hard drive with 1 Tb, to use in place of the "Data…

Error Output

+---------------------+--------------+
| Data (D:\)          | System (C:\) |
+---------------------+--------------+

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Fix for: How can I transfer Windows from a partition of an existing hard drive to a new (smaller) SSD?

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There are two things you can do. Copy only the C partition, then run a startup repair on the new drive before booting it. You may have to run startup repair more than once. Move data off your drive so that the total data will fit on the SSD. Next sh…

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