How Do I Change a HDD to a SSD in My Laptop?

I have an HDD on my Windows 10 laptop with OS installed. I know SSDs have better performance than HDDs. So, I want to replace it with an SSD to boost overall performance. But how do I change an HDD to an SSD on my laptop? Thanks in advance!

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Jerry· Answered on Oct 29, 2024

To change an HDD to an SSD, the best way is to clone your HDD to an SSD. Cloning can help you replace an HDD with an SSD without reinstalling Windows and losing data. All you have to do is use professional cloning software like EaseUS Disk Copy.

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As you mentioned, the SSD has better performance than an HDD. Therefore, replacing an HDD with an SSD is the best way to help improve computer performance.

But to replace a hard drive directly, you will lose your data and Windows, so it would be best to clone your HDD to an SSD, which can help you change a hard drive without losing data.

For this, you need to use third-party cloning software since Windows does not offer such a tool to help you. EaseUS Disk Copy is the right one that can satisfy your needs.

It is a dedicated cloning utility for Windows computers. It can help you replace a laptop hard drive without losing data and clone your systems, disks, partitions, etc. in addition, it can help you clone a hard disk with bad sectors, create a WinPE bootable disk, and upgrade HDD to SSD without reinstalling Windows.

Here is how to clone HDD to SSD with EaseUS Disk Copy.

Step 1. To start cloning an entire disk to another, select this drive as the source disk under "Disk Mode" and click "Next".

Step 2. Select another disk as the destination disk.

Step 3. Check the disk layout of the two drives. You should manage the disk layout of the destination drive by choosing "Autofit the disk", "Copy as the source", or "Edit disk layout".

Step 4. Click "Proceed" to execute the task.

After the cloning process is done, you can boot from the SSD. All in all, replacing an HDD with an SSD is easy, but if you do not want to lose data, you need to use professional cloning software like EaseUS Disk Copy to help you clone your HDD to an SSD.

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Use EaseUS Disk Copy to upgrade small HDD, replace old/failed hard drive, migrate OS, clone HDD to SSD without reinstalling data.

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