Try Acronis.
If it fails, go to Plan B.
"Copy", as you are using the term, means "cloning". Another method is "imaging", but worry about that if cloning fails.
You should be able to download any drivers you might need directly from the HP website if necessary.
Why did you order a 500 GB drive, rather than 250 GB or 1 TB?
Do you know FOR SURE that you would need to use your old drive at all?
I couldn't afford the 1TB drive. I absolutely didn't want the 250 GB drive as it probably will not hold enough storage. So that's why I ordered the 500 GB drive. It was just the right size at the right price. I wanted to use the old drive for storage. Is there a way that I can connect the 2 together? Both, the hard drive and the SSD?
I really don't know how much storage I am using. But I know it can't be 300 GB or 800 GB. 50 GB? Maybe!
But as I said before, I will need help setting all of this up from you or whoever is willing to help me when the drive comes in.
I backup all of my photos, documents, and files to OneDrive.
So, I would like for my HP Recovery Partitions to go on the SSD along with the Windows installation and the software that I use. The rest can go on the 1 TB HDD that came with the computer.
Am I making any sense?
Your hard drive has a formatted capacity of about 931 GB, of which about 912 is assigned to the C partition.
BUT, BUT, BUT, C actually contains only about 82 GB of stuff.
You have about 912 minus 82 GB of free unused space on C.
That's 830 GB unused on C.
You could replicate your entire hard drive on a 128 GB SSD.
Which leaves me asking why you bought a 500 GB SSD?
If you can cancel the order, I'd buy a 250 GB version of that drive from Newegg for $40:
Crucial MX500 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT250MX500SSD1 - Newegg.com
Unless you think your TOTAL storage requirements are going to grow from the current under 100 GB to 400 or 500 in the next few years.
I don't see why you have to use your old drive at all.
You have the external Passport drive that you could use for data backup. It is nearly empty.
Or you could even use the current hard drive as an internal backup.
If you insist on NOT doing a clean install, I think Acronis may balk if you try to "copy" your 911.75 GB C partition to a 500 GB drive, but there are likely ways around that.
Jesse---I'd rethink what you are up to.
Getting a Crucial SSD is a good idea.
But the rest of your ideas need some more thought.
Well, I really don't want to cancel my order of the 500 GB drive.
That's what I had planned on doing with the external Passport.
The current hard drive will be used as an internal backup source.
What software should I use to copy everything to the 500 GB drive?
As I mentioned before... I take lots of pictures. So storage is a necessity for me.
I guess you could say I am overwhelmed. Sometimes, the things that are told to me don't always process in my mind. It's a part of the Aspergers (Autism) that lives within me.
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