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"As I can't get used to the operating environment in my new computer, I try to transfer the C drive with installed OS from my old computer to a SanDisk SSD Plus and then boot my new computer from it. However, after I copied the files of C drive and pasted them to the SanDisk SSD, I found that the SSD with copied system is unbootable. So, how do I copy my overall C drive to an SSD?"
As we all know, C drive, the system drive, is the place where stores bootable files of system. If you just transfer the files in the C drive to an SSD with simple copy-and-paste, you will find that just the stored media files are copied successfully. Maybe you will also see some system files in the SSD, but they have lost effectiveness. To copy the complete C drive to an SSD, a third-party utility is needed and iSunshare CloneGo -- the professional system and partition cloning software is recommended to you.
What is iSunshare CloneGo?
iSunshare CloneGo is the three-in-one system and partition cloning software which enables users to copy, backup and restore the Windows system as well as partitions. Designed with vivid user interface and easy-to-use features, iSunshare CloneGo is user-friendly and makes Windows OS cloning process no longer boring.
Here, one of the most popular SSDs, the SanDisk SSD Plus will be taken as the storage device of the copied c drive.
Step 1. Install iSunshare CloneGo
Head to the official website of iSunshare and download CloneGo. After that, you can install it in your computer easily by following the instructions in the installation wizard.
Step 2. Launch CloneGo
Connect the SanDisk SSD Plus to your computer. Then, double-click the desktop icon of CloneGo to launch it and click the first option-Copy in the left pane of CloneGo user interface.
Step 3. Choose the Copied Drive and Storage Disk
When the interface is switched to the Copy section, you can choose the C drive to copy in the drop-down menu of Select a Source Partitionoption and hit Select a Target Partition option to select the SanDisk SSD Plus as the storage place for the C drive. By default, when you select C drive to copy, the software will check Set the target partition as the boot disk option for you.
Note: The data in the destination target will be overwritten, so if there are important files saved in the SanDisk SSD Plus, please backup them first.
Step 4. Hit Start Button to Begin Copying
After choosing the source target and destination target, hit Start button and a message will be shown to remind you the formatting of destination target. If you have backed up the data of the SanDisk SSD Plus or there isn't vital data in it, you can tap Yes to continue the operation.
Step 5. Finish Copying C Drive
When the C drive is copied successfully, the software will tell you with a pop-out box, just click OK to close it. And you can use the SanDisk SSD Plus with copied system to boot up your computer now.
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