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How to Clone SSD to Samsung SSD in Windows 10

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

How to clone SSD to SSD in Windows 10? You might have this question when you plan to upgrade the old and smaller SSD for boosting the system performance or extending the data storage but you want to free from system&programs reinstallation and data loss. For doing SSD clone in Windows 10, you can use the dedicated cloning tool provided by the target SSD manufacturer if there is or apply the third-party software on the market. To explain the solutions as detailed as possible, we will show you the example of how to clone SSD to Samsung SSD in Windows 10 in the following part.

  1. Part One: Make Samsung SSD Be Identified
  2. Part Two: Clone SSD to SSD in Windows 10

clone ssd to samsung ssd in windows 10

Part One: Make Samsung SSD Be Identified

Step 1: Connect the Samsung SSD to your Windows 10 computer properly.

Step 2: Open Disk Management and initialize the connected SSD.

initialize samsung ssd

Step 3: Right-click the unallocated space of the SSD and add volumes to it.

add volumes to samsung ssd

Part Two: Clone SSD to SSD in Windows 10

Solution 1: Clone SSD to Samsung SSD with Samsung Data Migration

Data Migration is the cloning utility provided by Samsung SSD manufacturer, which aims to help its users move the content from original drive to the Samsung SSD. This useful utility can be downloaded from the Samsung official website. To use it to clone SSD to Samsung SSD in Windows 10, here are 4 steps.

Step 1: Install Samsung Data Migration on your Windows 10 computer.

Step 2: Run the tool and click Start in the lower-right corner of the interface.

click start in data migration

Step 3: Configure the source disk and target disk(Samsung SSD here) and hit Start to begin the data migration. Instantly, you will get a warning box written with that the target disk will be formatted and please close all running files. If you have prepared well, you can hit Yes to continue.

confirm cloning in data migration

Step 4: When the tool completes the migration operation, it will remind you with a green sentence: The data on the source disk has been cloned to your Samsung SSD.

Solutions 2: Clone SSD to Samsung SSD via iSunshare CloneGo

Although Samsung Data Migration is powerful, you might fail to clone SSD to Samsung SSD with it sometimes. For example, you cannot choose the source disk in it or it might not support cloning the non-system drive. At this time, you can apply iSunshare CloneGo to effectively realize the SSD to Samsung SSD Clone. iSunshare CloneGo is a handy Windows disk cloning software, which makes entire disk clone be a piece of cake. Furthermore, it doesn't limit the brand of the target SSD, which means that you can clone SSD to any brand of SSD you want. To try such a smart tool, just follow the tutorial below.

Step 1: Install iSunshare CloneGo in your Windows 10 computer.

download clonego

Step 2: Launch the software and click Disk Clone in the left function pane.

click disk clone in clonego

Step 3: Click the bar next to the Select a Source Disk option and select the original SSD to clone. Likewise, choose the Samsung SSD as the target disk which is used to store the cloned SSD.

set source disk and target disk

Step 4: Hit Start button to begin cloning SSD to larger Samsung SSD in your Windows 10 computer.

begin cloning in clonego

Step 5: Once the original SSD is cloned successfully, you will get a tips prompt.

successfully clone disk with clonego

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