Clone from FAT to larger NTFS

Deaf Dave · 02 Jun 2022

I called the other drive [Disk 1] (250GB HDD) that came with the PC the FAT drive to differentiate it from the original [Disk 2] 250GB SSD drive that was also installed in the PC. The Disk 3 drive was the cloned SSD and was NTFS.

How would I go about putting an EFI System Partition on it (the old HDD Drive 2) to boot from?

~~OOPS! The SSD drive that was originally installed is 500 GB~~.

Well, it seems I'm getting myself all confused with the nomenclature! I went to the new PC and checked the drives that were installed on it when i received it. The HDD is 500 GB. The SSD is 250GB.

NavyLCDR · 02 Jun 2022

Install both SSDs (and the hard drive if you want). Boot into whatever windows you can, and post a new screenshot of the partitions like you did in post #1 and we can go from there.

Deaf Dave · 02 Jun 2022

Forgive my unfamiliarity with all these configuration and nomenclature of things. I'll connect all three of those drives and see what I can do. I just hope I didn't screw anything up while using F-10. and that I'm able to boot the machine.

OK, after hooking up all 3 drives, the computer booted ok and everything looks correct (see attachment). Note that Disk 2 is the drive I cloned the other day from my other 6300 Computer. The next item of concern is how to be able to use Disk 2 because that drive has ALL my programs, files, folders, pictures etc. If that gets solved, I'm a very happy camper..

NavyLCDR · 03 Jun 2022

Deaf Dave said:

Forgive my unfamiliarity with all these configuration and nomenclature of things. I'll connect all three of those drives and see what I can do. I just hope I didn't screw anything up while using F-10. and that I'm able to boot the machine.

OK, after hooking up all 3 drives, the computer booted ok and everything looks correct (see attachment). Note that Disk 2 is the drive I cloned the other day from my other 6300 Computer. The next item of concern is how to be able to use Disk 2 because that drive has ALL my programs, files, folders, pictures etc. If that gets solved, I'm a very happy camper..

In a command prompt with admin privileges run:

Code:

bcdboot G:\Windows /d /addlast

Reboot your computer.

SIW2 · 03 Jun 2022

Does /d /addlast work ? It always puts the bcd entry first on my machine.

Deaf Dave · 03 Jun 2022

I opened Command and ran as Administrator. Before I click Enter, I want to make sure it's ok to do so. I've attached a snip of the verbiage in that command (Command Boot). If all looks ok, I'll then click Enter.

MaloK · 03 Jun 2022

You already tried the command by pressing enter.

it did not work because. Theres is a little typo in your command, the "/" is needed in front of "addlast"

Deaf Dave · 03 Jun 2022

Yes, I see that I forgot to put the / before the "addlast". Thank you for pointing that out.

No, I have NOT pressed Enter yet. Waiting on an ok to do so. I'm taking my time trying to be extremely careful in fixing my problem. No need for me to rush things and potentially screw things up.

Malok,
Mea Culpa - I stand corrected! looks like I did in fact press Enter without realizing it. Sorry about that!
I re-did the Command and it was successful (see attachment). Next, i will shut down and re-boot to see what transpires.
Will post the result.

SIW2 · 03 Jun 2022

what attachment ? we await with eager anticipation.ah there it is.

Deaf Dave · 03 Jun 2022

I re-booted my computer and a message came on screen: "choose Win 3 or Win 7 volume". I clicked volume three and what opened was the desktop that was there before I did the Command Prompt. I then shutdown and re-booted. This time I chose Win 7 volume and the desktop was now just like the one from the 1TB SSD that I had cloned a week ago. So, it looks like I'm in business. I'll have a better handle on things after using this setup for a while.

My next situation would be to eliminate one of the other drives that it looks like I might not need now. That would facilitate cloning the 1TB SSD (Disk 2) drive in the future. If feasible, What drive should I or could I eliminate - Disk 0 (250 GB SSD) or Disk 1 (500 GB HDD)? Can they both be eliminated which would allow me to use only the 1TB SSD (Disk 2) which I had previously cloned from the other computer.