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    Which partitions do I need?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by tavyabe, Jan 12, 2013.

  1. tavyabe

    tavyabe Newbie

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    I have bought an ASUS K55A with 1tb hdd. I have bought an M4 256gb SSD to upgrade.

    I want to use Easeus software to clone the drive but it says it can only clone a maximum of 4 partitions. the 1TB drive that came in it has 8 partitions by default and I don't know what they are all for and which ones I can get rid of.

    1 * Unallocated 1.00mb GPT
    2 *:SYSTEM FAT32 300.00mb GPT (EFI system partition)
    3 *:Recovery NTFS 600.00mb GPT (Unused Partition)
    4 *: Other 128.00mb GPT (Reserved Partition)
    5 C:OS NTFS 98.17GB GPT (Data Partition)
    6 D: DATA NTFS 812.34GB GPT
    7 *:Restore NTFS 20.00gb GPT (unused partition)
    8 * Unallocated 711.00kb GPT

    Can anyone help me migrate this to my SSD? and delete anything there that I don't need (but keep the standard ASUS recovery in tact in case there are problems in the future?)?

    Many thanks :)
     
    tavyabe, Jan 12, 2013
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    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Forget cloning. Period.

    Easiest: create or obtain the 'Recovery DVDs' from the original HDD and use them to install to the SSD (this is as 'clean' as possible with 'easy' being the keyword).

    Best: obtain (search this forum) the version of Windows you have and do a real clean install of your O/S (use key on bottom of system to activate).


    That drive has serious issues - other software (even freeware) may be able to clone that - but WHY?



    Good luck.
     
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    tavyabe Newbie

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    Thank you, my preference would be to have a windows dvd that I can use for a clean install but I haven't been able to find one. If I go to microsoft site it says my key is oem so I can't download from them!! I have tried searching this forum but have not found anything. Can you point to somewhere safe to download a proper iso or something that is not a dodgy torrent etc?

    Many thanks :)
     
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    tavyabe Newbie

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    Sorry, should have said it is windows 8 64 bit
     
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    Ah, Windows 8 is tricky to download, I agree.

    What is stopping you from using the Recovery DVD's - have you even created them yet?
     
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    Not yet, after the above suggestion I would much prefer to have been able to do a clean install, but as I cannot find a decent iso I guess my only remaining option is to create a recovery dvd and try that. Thanks for your help
     
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