Samsung SSD Data Migration v.4.
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Introduction The Samsung Data Migration software is designed to help you migrate all of your data quickly, easily, and safely from your existing storage device (e.g. HDD) to a new Samsung SSD. With the Samsung Migration software, you can easily migrate your current operating system, application software, and user data to your new Samsung SSD. Samsung Data Migration software is developed and distributed by Clonix Co., Ltd. exclusively for owners of Samsung Solid State Drives (SSDs). Precautions 1.
System Requirements Component Minimum Requirement Windows 7 SP1 (32/64 bit) Windows 8 (32/64 bit) Operating System Windows 8.
Limitations 1. This software supports the Windows operating systems listed in the User Manual only. 2. This software supports the Samsung SSDs listed in the User Manual only. OEM storage devices provided through a computer manufacturer or supplied through another channel are not supported. 3. This software can only clone a Source Drive on which an operating system has been installed. It cannot clone a drive without an operating system installed on it. 4. When the Source Drive has two or more volumes (e.g.
User Guide 1. If the amount of data saved on the Source Drive is smaller than the capacity of the Target Drive STEP 1. Start migration STEP 2. Connect and select your Target Drive ① Connect your Target Drive. ② Click the Refresh button so that the Target Drive can be recognized. Once the Target Drive is successfully connected, you can select the Target Drive on the screen. ③ Select your Target Drive.
STEP 3. If the Source Drive has two or fewer volumes apart from the C: volume and if you also wish to clone those additional volumes to the Target Drive, then proceed to STEP 4. If the Source Drive has three or more volumes apart from the C: volume and if you also wish to clone those additional volumes to the Target Drive, then proceed to STEP 5. If you only wish to clone the Source Drive C: volume to the Target Drive, then proceed to STEP 6. STEP 4.
※ When you add a volume, its minimum added capacity is 20 GB or more.
STEP 5. Select the volume(s) that you wish to clone (If the Source Drive has three or more volumes apart from the C: volume and if you also wish to clone those additional volumes to the Target Drive). ① Select all the volumes that you wish to clone additionally from the Source Drive combo box and then click the [+] button. ※ You can select up to three volumes including the C: volume. ② Adjust the capacity of each volume in the Target Drive pane using the slide bar.
STEP 6. Start cloning STEP 7. Cloning in progress ※ The cloning speed may vary depending on the computer specifications and operating environment. ※ Once the cloning process is complete, the computer will shut down automatically within 20 seconds.
2. If the amount of data saved on the Source Drive is larger than the capacity of the Target Drive STEP 1. Start migration STEP 2. Connect and select your Target Drive V ① Connect your Target Drive. ② Click the Refresh button so that the Target Drive can be recognized. Once the Target Drive is successfully connected, you can select the Target Drive on the screen. ③ Select your Target Drive.
STEP 3. Select a folder to scan for files to exclude from cloning ① Click the [Select Exclude Data] button. ② Click the [Set Folder to Scan] button.
③ Select a folder to scan for files to exclude from cloning. ④ Click the [Search] button. STEP 4. If the Select Exclude Data screen displays a list of excluded files, then proceed to STEP 5. If the Select Exclude Data screen does not display a list of excluded files, then return to STEP 3 and select a folder to scan for files to exclude from cloning again. STEP 5.
To save the excluded files to a different storage device and then proceed with the cloning, select the [Save the selected file(s) to another storage device and continue cloning] option and then select the storage device to which you wish to save the excluded files. ② Click the [Apply] button. STEP 7. Start cloning STEP 8. Cloning in progress ※ The cloning speed may vary depending on the computer specifications and operating environment.
3. Boot from the cloned Target Drive 3-1. If the Target Drive is connected via USB STEP 1. Connect the Target Drive to the computer internally ① Disconnect the USB cable from the Target Drive. ② Connect the cloned Target Drive. ※ When there is only one connectable drive inside the computer, remove the Source Drive and then connect the cloned Target Drive. STEP 2. Change the boot priority to the cloned drive ① Turn on the computer and enter the BIOS screen using the BIOS access key. ② Open the Boot menu.
⑤ Press the ESC key to exit the BIOS screen. ※ The BIOS access key and boot priority change method may differ depending on the computer manufacturer or motherboard specifications. STEP 3. Boot from the Target Drive ① Check whether the operating system boots from the Target Drive. 3-2. If the Target Drive is connected via SATA STEP 1. Change the boot priority to the cloned drive ① Turn on the computer and enter the BIOS screen using the BIOS access key. ② Open the Boot menu.
STEP 2. Boot from the Target Drive ① Check whether the operating system boots from the Target Drive. ※ The BIOS access key and boot priority change method may differ depending on the computer manufacturer or motherboard specifications.
FAQ 1. Product usage 1. I ran the software, but the Target Drive selection combo box is disabled. → If the Target Drive selection combo box is disabled, it means the Target Drive is not connected properly or it does not exist. → You can check whether the Target Drive is connected properly as instructed below: * How to check the Target Drive's connection a. Check the hardware interface connection → Check whether the USB adapter or SATA cable is properly connected to the Target Drive. b.
→ The OEM Partition created by the computer manufacturer when shipped from the factory will not be cloned. However, it will be automatically cloned if the computer manufacturer is Samsung and SRS (Samsung Recovery Solution) 5, SRS 6, or SRS 7 has been installed. (Versions lower than SRS 5 are not supported.) 2. Cloning failure 1. Change to the “No virtual memory paging file” option. → Go to Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced system settings.
b. Once the drive is decrypted, BitLocker will be turned off. (The decryption process may take a while if a large amount of data is involved.) c. Once BitLocker is turned off successfully, the padlock icon will disappear from the operating system drive. * How to change the drive's state from "BitLocker waiting for activation" a. On some operating systems, such as Windows 10 Pro, BitLocker is always waiting for activation by default. b.
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