By Sophia | Last Updated
When the Windows system partition is almost full, you may not only always receive an insufficient-space warning from Windows, but also be bothered by slower running system environment. At this moment, you may attempt to delete the useless files in the system disk to release space. However, it won't take long to run out of the system space again. To solve the issue easily and effectively, you can try to move Windows OS from HDD to SSD.
To release the space of computer and speed up your computer, it is a good option to add a larger SSD to your computer and move the Windows operating system to the SSD. As compared with the HDD, the SSD makes the computer perform well and more smoothly. For example, the computer with installed SSD can read and write faster. Furthermore, instead of reinstalling the Windows OS in the SSD, it is more convenient to move the operating system to the SSD through a Windows OS cloning utility, which can save both your time and energy.
So, how can we choose the right Windows OS cloning utility? You may consider two factors firstly, including the easy-to-use interface and affordable price. Luckily, it is exactly the starting points of iSunshare CloneGo. As the professional system and partition duplicator, CloneGo has the intuitive user interface and powerful functions. Besides, it has a 7-day free trial and is offered in a suitable price. You can also upgrade it freely after registration. So, why not download it to move Windows OS to SSD now?
Step 1: Connect the SSD to your computer, open Disk Management and initialize the SSD. Then, add volumes to the initialized SSD.
Step 2: Download and install CloneGo in your computer.
Step 3: Run CloneGo and use its Copy feature to move the system partition to the SSD.
Step 4: Find the Windows system partition in the drop-down menu of Select a Source Partition option and choose it to be the copied partition. Beside the Select a Source Partition option, you can see the Select a Target Partition, just click the down arrow of it to choose the storage partition of the SSD.
Note: Please backup the data in the target partition at first, because the data in it will be removed.
Step 5: Select the option-Set the target partition as the boot disk to make the copied Windows OS bootable, which means that you can boot your computer from the SSD(with the moved Windows OS in) later.
Tips: If you want your computer to shutdown/restart/hibernate after the copy operation is done, you can set the related options using the steps in the screenshot below.
Step 6: Click the Start button to execute the copying operation. And a warning box will be popped out to remind you that the target disk will be formatted. You can tap Yes button to start copying process.
Step 7: Once the software finishs the copying task, a prompt will be popped out to remind you.
Now, you can boot up the computer with the SSD to enjoy the smooth and fast operating environment.
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