Hi all - have done some searching but am getting different answers to some of my questions so figured I would start a new thread.
Have an HP x360 13.3 (no optical drive) with a 500gb hd and am upgrading to an 128gb Crucial MX100 SSD. (Need almost no space for user files, so this size is more enough for us.) I made a copy of the 8.1 installation media on my USB drive already. Questions:
1. Can I use this USB to put a new 8.1 install on my 128gb ssd? I see a few mentions that the size is too small. If not, is there any way to get a fresh install on (short of using discs with an external drive.)
2. I understand cloning makes more sense, to avoid reinstalling everything and going from a 500gb to a 128gb ssd. My used space in C drive is 50gb, used in user folder is 5.5gb. Will this work and copy everything over including the recovery partition? And will I need to "shrink" anything? (Couldn't quite get if the used space being 50gb meant I didn't have to, or if the actual drive being 500gb even if not full meant I DID have to.)
3. When all is up and running on the ssd, how can do a system recovery if necessary? (Via usb files that I made, or will this still not work?)
Thanks all!
Have an HP x360 13.3 (no optical drive) with a 500gb hd and am upgrading to an 128gb Crucial MX100 SSD. (Need almost no space for user files, so this size is more enough for us.) I made a copy of the 8.1 installation media on my USB drive already. Questions:
1. Can I use this USB to put a new 8.1 install on my 128gb ssd? I see a few mentions that the size is too small. If not, is there any way to get a fresh install on (short of using discs with an external drive.)
2. I understand cloning makes more sense, to avoid reinstalling everything and going from a 500gb to a 128gb ssd. My used space in C drive is 50gb, used in user folder is 5.5gb. Will this work and copy everything over including the recovery partition? And will I need to "shrink" anything? (Couldn't quite get if the used space being 50gb meant I didn't have to, or if the actual drive being 500gb even if not full meant I DID have to.)
3. When all is up and running on the ssd, how can do a system recovery if necessary? (Via usb files that I made, or will this still not work?)
Thanks all!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- 8.1
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP x360 13.3