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--- upgrade_to_ssd [2019.12.13 14:18] – Steve Isenberg
+++ upgrade_to_ssd [2021.12.22 10:51] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 I'm thinking of doing a clone, with a fallback to a complete reinstall if the clone isn't successful or of enough benefit.
-===What I did 12/13/2019===
+====Install to New SSD====
+===What I did 12/12-13/2019===
 I wanted to have a fresh, SSD-based Windows 10 system on my laptop.
-  - Visit MicroCenter and bought a 1TB SSD for $110 plus tax.
+  - I visited MicroCenter and bought a 1TB SSD for $110 plus tax.
-  - Installed it physically into the laptop.
+    - They have 500GB SSD's and larger ones than 1TB, and even 240GB SSD's for $25. This as of 20191212.
+  - Installed it physically into the laptop:
     - Remove existing HD
     - Replace with SSD
-  - Got a bootable USB drive
+  - Make a bootable USB drive
     - Microsoft Store said they'd do this
-    - You need a USB that's 8GB or larger (image today was 5.4GB)
+    - You'll need a USB that's 8GB or larger (ISO image today was 5.4GB)
     - But I installed it myself by visiting [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/]] and following instructions to burn a bootable USB drive.
-  - Set laptop to allow boot from USB
+  - Set laptop to allow boot from USB (in BIOS)
   - Insert USB and boot laptop
-  - I needed to delete existing partitions.
+  - I needed to delete existing partitions [as I had installed Linux to test the SSD in the laptop].
-  - Annoying: the installation didn't tell me to remove USB so it kept looping. So, after you see install complete and a reboot, pull out the USB
+  - Annoying: the Windows 10 installation process didn't tell me to remove USB -- so it kept looping and asking me to install (again). So, after you see install complete and a reboot, pull out the USB stick.
   - You then have a fresh Windows 10 install and get to shut up Cortana and answer all of the questions MS asks you.
-Note that I did not need to have my Windows 10 license.  Microsoft Store guru said that the license was linked to my PC's MAC address and would automatically apply (note: laptop had previously had Windows 10 installed.)
+  * Note that I did not need to have my Windows 10 license.  Microsoft Store guru said that the license was linked to my PC's MAC address and would automatically apply (note: laptop had previously had Windows 10 installed.)
+  * I've put my old HD into a case so I can access its files as an external hard disk -- so no need to clone except now I have to load all the software!
+  * I'll be using LibreOffice in place of MS Office.
+====Notes for Cloning====
+//I did NOT do this, info comes from web sites.//
 ===Before getting started===
   * <todo>Call Microsoft and get the license for my Windows 10</todo>\\