(OUTDATED! CHECK DESCRIPTION) EASIEST WAY TO Migrate Windows to Another Drive, FOR FREE!

EDIT (June '23): I have made a new video using a different approach and set of software. Still free.

EDIT (March '23): Just because VirusTotal has one AV flag the file does not mean it is accurate or reliable. These files have all been directly from MiniTool and I have scanned them with multiple AVs including Malwarebytes, BitDefender, and some enterprise AVs as well, they are clean and safe as far as I can test.
For anyone getting the "destination drive is too small" or similar error, I made a video for you

EDIT (Jan '23):
I have replaced 11.4 with 11.5 since some people have had issues with AVS.

EDIT (Nov '22):
I have done some testing with Partition Wizard 11.4
It also allows migration for free and doesn't run into the 0% issue as far as my testing has shown.

Migrating/Moving Windows from one drive to another can be a super complicated process if you read articles online or watch some videos. Today we are going to make the process as easy as possible using only one program!

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:55 - Program
00:01:05 - Migrate
00:04:25 - Check
00:05:07 - Change Boot Drive in BIOS
00:06:34 - Second Check
00:07:37 - Closing Thoughts

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[_Caddac]

EDIT (Sept '23): I've made a video to help people troubleshoot and answer the most FAQ about this process.
EDIT (June '23): I have made a new video using a different approach and set of software. Still free.
EDIT (March '23): Just because VirusTotal has one AV flag the file does not mean it is accurate or reliable. These files have all been directly from MiniTool and I have scanned them with multiple AVs including Malwarebytes, BitDefender, and some enterprise AVs as well, they are clean and safe as far as I can test.
EDIT (Jan '23): I have replaced 11.4 with 11.5 since some people have had issues with AVS.
EDIT: I also understand that this isn't working smoothly for everyone and unfortunately that's a result of using an older release of a piece of software. If I discover any other way to do this same process for free I'll definitely make another video for it. Until then the best advice I can give is to clone the drives with another computer if possible.

[primadonna]

I almost cried when I was done. Thank you for this video. I have been trying to set up my ssd for the past 6 hours, installing and uninstalling apps that articles I read were supposed to be free but weren't.

[NoahCalar]

This is the best tutorial out there for this process. Extremely pain-free. The tool obviously streamlines it a great deal, but you step through it in a very simple way.

[peggyf]

Wow can’t believe it went so smoothly. I moved all to bigger hard drive. 1TB. Didn’t take too long either. Took longer for this 79 year old lady to get nerve to do it. I already had the mini tool. Version 10.2. Had the pop up about the c being in use. Followed your video and did great. Thank you kind sir.

[DAnderson]

Thanks for the video! In 29 minutes I was able to nconvert my OS from HD to SSD. I followed you step by step, saved me hours! It’s still free as of April 8 2024

[TheWeekendersZ]

Wow. I'm beyond happy. I am pretty mediocre to pretty much everything related to computers. I literally just followed your walk through to install a new 1TB ssd to speed up CPU and it was super easy. I literally followed it step by step and had it done in about 1 hour! Perfectly made video. I hope you have and/or get the following & Financials you deserve.

[alpenioalpainio]

I never write comments on videos, but after 3 different softwares, 6 failed disk cloning attempts, I found your video. It finally worked. You saved my investiment, work flow, time, etc. Liked and Subscribed. Cheers from Portugal man. Keep up with great content!!!

[esscee]

Thanks for alleviating the stress of this entire process xD Just ordered my M.2 and I feel confident in following your steps when it arrives to migrate from my old HDD! Thank you for the time and effort you put into your video :)

[NotoriousFig]

I finally added an SSD to my build after 10 years of running everything on my HDD. This video helped so much and made my life so much easier! Excellent work! Thank you!!

[TayMcKenzieNZ]

Thank you dude! I did exactly what you said and it worked flawlessly. My PC is a little old, maybe 5 years, and I just recently upgraded my GPU to an RTX 4060, 32GB Ram but my C drive only had 14GB left from the 128 or whatever it was, so I bought a 4TB M.2 and followed your steps, went into bios and now everything is on the new drive and I didn't have to painstaking reinstall my games, programs or most importantly, Windows.

[ikramilmi]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VID!! I am done with all the process around an hour, have a little trouble when trying to install 11.5 but watched your FAQ vid and got it sorted and everything went smoothly.

[greeno]

IF anyone is having troubles with a black screen and a white underscore ( _ ) blinking in the top left corner after the restart request, go into your BOIS and change your boot priority to the new drive your cloning everything onto. Thankyou Caddac for the great guide.

[enissp]

I've had my windows install on the ssd in my computer since i upgraded from windows 8 in 2015, The OS ssd is the only thing to have survived all my upgrades because this process seemed daunting. I've been using my m.2 for games and such for a while now and just decided now was time and you just made my day with how simple this was. Thankyou!

[rsavoldellidiaz]

Caddac Tech, you've helped so much with this video. It was perfect. Very clear, step-by-step, great pace ... Thank you very much and congrats for your work.

[peggyf]

Am doing mine right now. When finished will be back. Have watched a couple others. You are the best.

[brimstonepyro]

Just used this. Worked spectacularly! Thanks for the quick to the point vid :)

[snowx]

W video, all the other videos were so much more complicated, this video deserves more attention. Had doubts that this would work for me after watching other tutorials but it worked. Highly recommend!

[gpredd]

Thank you so much, my son and I were able to breeze through this really easy after trying for days with other video's. God bless and thanks again.

[SmexKingOfTheOzone]

Thanks, man. Easy, simple, and did not take too long. 11/10 recommending to someone I know that intends to do this too.

[БекирСейтосманов]

Thanks for alleviating the stress of this entire process xD Just ordered my M.2 and I feel confident in following your steps when it arrives to migrate from my old HDD i love u <3