Macrium Reflect Clone SSD to Larger SSD with Full Capacity

Help!!! Macrium Reflect Clone SSD to Larger SSD

Macrium Reflect 8 or X offers users an option to change the partition size of the destination disk after adding it and letting it fill up. Or you can manually drag these partitions to a new SSD. Be sure to copy the C: drive last, and it will automatically fill the disk space.

Note that the partition marked as “none” is a recovery partition for factory reset, which is not essential, but still a good idea to troubleshoot your computer.

Clone Smaller SSD to Larger SSD using Macrium Reflect [Full Capacity]

Step 1. Download, install, and launch Macrium Reflect 8 or X for cloning. Then, find the disk you want to clone and click Clone this disk... at the top location.

Step 2. Then, click Select a disk to clone to and select the larger SSD as the target disk.

Step 3. Click Copy Partitions and select Shrink or extend to fill the target disk. It will automatically resize the partition of the larger SSD. Click Next twice and OK to confirm.

Note that all target volume data will be overwritten. Click Continue to proceed.

Easier Way to Clone SSD to Larger SSD [Auto Resize]

AOMEI Cloner is a dedicated hard drive and SSD cloning software that can clone SSD to larger SSD in Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, etc., and Windows Servers without extra setup, as it will automatically add unused space to all partitions during cloning. What’s more, it clones only the used sectors of a drive, greatly saving time and effort.

AOMEI Cloner

Best Alternative to Macrium Reflect 8 or X 

• Easy to use and no technical skills required.
• Clone any types of disks, e.g., HDDs/SSDs, MBR/GPT disks, SATA/M.2/PCIe/NVMe drives, etc.
• Clone OS only for fast system migration.
• Bootable clone a drive, including the operating system, system files, and settings, etc., required to start Windows automatically.
• Support advanced cloning features, such as optimize SSD disk performance during cloning, convert disk types while cloning MBR to GPT, or vice versa, WinPE clone, etc.

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Win 11/10/8/7/Server

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Click the download button to get started! Please note that the destination disk will be overwritten or deleted during cloning. Be sure to backup important data (if any) on it to prevent permanent loss.

Step 1. Connect the larger SSD to your computer and be sure it’s recognized. Then, open AOMEI Cloner, click Clone > Disk Clone.

Step 2. Then, select the smaller SSD as source disk and larger SSD as destination disk. Click Next to continue.

Step 3. By default, this software will enable Edit Partitions to automatically add unused space to all partitions while cloning SSD to larger SSD. You don’t need to set it up manually. Optionally, click it to confirm and check SSD Alignment for faster speed. At last, click Start Clone.

🤝Notes: 
✔ SSD Alignment: It helps a lot to improve SSD disk performance and lifespan.
✔ Edit Partitions: Optionally, click it to manually adjust partition size or convert disk partition styles (one MBR, one GPT).
✖ Sector by sector clone: It clones all sectors of a drive, including empty and bad sectors, and you don’t need it unless cloning a bitlocker encrypted drive. Just leave it unchecked.

Conclusion

In general, cloning makes an exact copy of the source drive and leave extra space as Unallocated unless you change the partition size of the destination disk manually and it is available in most reliable cloning software, such as Shrink or extend to fill the target disk in Macrium Reflect to clone smaller SSD to larger SSD.

Be sure to enable it, and the name varies in different software. In another dedicated cloning software, AOMEI Cloner, this feature is called Edit Partitions, and it’s activated automatically while cloning SSD to larger SSD.