Solved Migrate from SSD to SSHD?

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Hi, I have an issue that I couldn't find anywhere on the forums. I recently received an SSD for christmas (32GB). I previously had Windows 8.1 installed on my other drive, a 2TB SSHD, but then re-installed W8 to my SSD, and kept my personal data on the SSHD. Now I read online that any SSD under 64GB should be used for cache'ing my SSHD, rather than using it for storage. Would it even be useful to re-install W8 onto the SSHD again, then transfer all my stuff? I'm slowly running out of space, even though I install all programs to my SSHD.

Is there any way I can clone the SSD to the SSHD, including the cache to the hidden solid-state part of the SSHD?

If so, are there any special precautions I have to take?

Thanks,
Gage
 

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Anyone have any idea what to do? I don't want to mess up the boot sector like I did last time trying to migrate from HDD to SSD.
 

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That would be a bad deal. Just keep the OS on the SSD. Moving it to the SSHD with SSD caching would slow it down.

I think what you read is not to use the SSD for data. That makes sense, but the OS is not data.
 

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I feel like I didn't notice a speed increase from the SSHD to the SSD. And also because I'm running out of room on the SSD. It's only 32Gb and I'm down to 5Gb, after installing programs that cannot be installed to the SSHD.

1 final reason: All my friends load into Battlefield 4 within about 15 seconds, I take about 2 minutes, and by that time most of the match is over :/
 

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Well, then try it. It may yield something for the games, but I doubt it does better for the OS.
 

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I'm just afraid I'm going to mess up the boot sector, or something where neither operating system works. This happened last time, and then I had to reinstall everything.
 

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Why not giving it a try?There are many applications nowadays to rely on when it comes to cloning.I personally use AOMEI Backupper and Macriums cloning feature and have not failed once.Create a small,lets say 70GB partition on your 2TB disk,clone your SSD to it,mark as active and boot from it(either via BIOS or startup selection,might be F11 key)see what happens,Would not harm your primary boot disk by any means.
 

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Why not giving it a try?There are many applications nowadays to rely on when it comes to cloning.I personally use AOMEI Backupper and Macriums cloning feature and have not failed once.Create a small,lets say 70GB partition on your 2TB disk,clone your SSD to it,mark as active and boot from it(either via BIOS or startup selection,might be F11 key)see what happens,Would not harm your primary boot disk by any means.
This is true. I'll try that now, thanks.
 

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Well something went wrong. After doing the transfer using Clonezilla, I tried to diskpart > select disk 0 (my SSD) > clean.
THIS WAS NOT SMART. Computer then shut down on me, like programs 1 by 1 would crash, then the system just stopped. I have since then, discovered that the SSD has the boot sector which starts my W8 installation, even from another disk. Now I just use a flash drive to boot to my OS, now to do the commands to fix my boot :)

tl;dr thought I had finished the transfer, done f***ed up mah pc.
 

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Sorry to hear that,you should boot from the SSHD,make sure it worked,and then clean your SSD up.NOT smart indeed.No backup ?
 

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Well i thought I did. When I went to %systemroot%, then went up a folder, (I put an empty folder here called "new" to separate the drives) I saw that folder in the root of my SSHD. Or so I thought.

Turns out all my data is still fine in the SSD (currently running that OS right now), so all is good. I got a TB external that I'm gonna store all my data, then wipe, and start fresh. That's always the answer that works for me lol
 

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    Biostar A870U3
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    Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
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    NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti
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I usually unplug the 'main' disk before booting from the cloned one,just to make sure the MBR wont be left behind.Maybe all this "thread-bumpIng" attracts an expert on fixing your BOOTMBR,it never happened to me,too careful.If only the boot manager is missing,it should be repairable.
 

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    Corsair Vengeance 4x4Gb 1600 Mhz
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Wish i had thought of that beforehand, lol.

So i have a flash drive with Windows 8 installer on it, is there a hidden command prompt so I can fix my MBR
 

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    This is a home-built desktop I made [don't criticize... I was on a budget and I'm only 17 :P]
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    Windows 8.1
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    CPU
    AMD Phenom x6 @ 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    Biostar A870U3
    Memory
    Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC662 6-Channel HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell IN1910N
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
    PSU
    CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 (CMPSU-430CXV2) 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power
    Case
    RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WR Black / Red SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
    Cooling
    XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Dell [well it came w/ a Dell Dimension >_>]
    Mouse
    Logitech G700 Wire(less) Desktop Mouse
    Internet Speed
    D-24.32Mb/s; U-4.34Mb/s
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG
    Other Info
    This is a home-built desktop I made [don't criticize... I was on a budget and I'm only 17 :P]
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