![]() Once cloning was complete I tried booting the SSD while still connected to the USB 3.0 port but couldn't get it to work so while in Windows 10 running off HDD I installed and opened Macrium Reflect out of curiosity and Reflect so all 7 partitions on the HDD so this is the tool I would recommend non technical people to use for cloning. The cloning of about under 800gb of data took 2 hours. In hindsight I should have then tested Macrium Reflect but as a reflect action I went straight to Clonezilla. With this knowledge I fired up Samsung Migration Tool. This is how it was setup from the Factory. ![]() ![]() Out of curiosity I opened up Easeus Partition Master and it detect 7 partitions all up. Connected the SSD to USB 3.0 and opened up Microsoft Disk Management tool see all the partitions. So to set the scene I bought the Samsung SSD and a USB 3.0 Sata enclosure. ![]() However I am 99% sure Macrium Reflect will as it sees the hidden partitions but I totally forgot to test this until after I did the clone with Clonezilla. Samsung Data Migration Tool is no good at cloning OEM drives as it can't clone the hidden recovery partitions. So I ended up upgrading the HDD on my Lenovo Laptop with a Samsung Evo 860 SSD after successfully installing one in an old Acer PC at work.
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