What to Do After Cloning Hard Drive?

I successfully cloned my HDD to the SSD, but now I have no idea what to do next. In disk management, the HDD says (Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, Primary Partition), while on the SSD, it only says (Primary Partition). Do I just go to the properties and clean the HDD? I still want to use the HDD as storage.

After you clone the hard drive, you are supposed to do the following issues:

• Check that all the data on the SSD has been cloned correctly.
• Format and repartition the original hard drive if you wish to use it as storage.
• Make sure that your computer is booting from the cloned SSD in BIOS/UEFI, or you won't be able to start your computer from the SSD. Change your BIOS/UEFI boot order to boot from the cloned drive if necessary.
• Change Windows startup settings to make sure that you are running Windows from the SSD.
• Clean up disk partitions and create any new ones you may need on both drives.
• Check that all installed programs and drivers are working correctly.

Cloning a hard drive is a great way to upgrade your computer and keep all your data safe. Using a professional disk cloning program is one essential step to ensure the success of the cloning process. EaseUS Todo Backup will help you quickly and securely clone your hard drive. It not only supports cloning but also allows you to create a system image, back up files, folders, and APP data, and restore data when your computer has a problem. You can use it to clone a hard drive with three simple steps.

Once you've cloned the drive, what to do next depends on what you want to use it for. Make sure that all the necessary setting changes are made so that you can ensure that everything works properly and you can enjoy your new hard drive.

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