Solved Cannot restore System Image to a bigger SDD

Hi,

My current Win 8.1 with Bing System Disk looks like this ...

DISKPART> detail disk

CT250BX100SSD1
Disk ID: {DBCA8AE0-D882-4488-BC37-737B955DD5FD}
Type : SATA
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1300)#ATA(C00T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : Yes
Pagefile Disk : Yes
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : Yes
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 C Acer NTFS Partition 231 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 1 RECOVERY NTFS Partition 600 MB Healthy Hidden
Volume 2 ESP FAT32 Partition 300 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> list part

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Recovery 600 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 System 300 MB 601 MB
Partition 3 Reserved 128 MB 901 MB
Partition 4 Primary 231 GB 1029 MB

I can save the system image using the ex Win 7 utility hidden in the File History page, and I can restore the system image back to this drive using either my Acer e-Recovery created USB boot disk or the Windows 8.1 Enterprise Trial Boot CD - no issues at all.

BUT when I replaced my Crucial BX 250GB with a Crucial BX 500GB SSD - and tried to restore a sytem image from the 250GB SSD to the brand new 500GB SSD - I get this error

Error code 0x80070057; "the parameter is incorrect"

right at the end of the restore, and I cannot boot the system.

I've googled and tried all the advice given but the error remains.

Any ideas ? Is it something to do with partition alignments - all I'm doing is going from a smaller to a bigger SSD.

Tried using the Live Clonezilla CD - created a disk image OK from the 250GB SSD but the restore to the 500GB SSD gave me lots of errors, see here ...



Also checked that I could restore the Acer factory image from the Acer recovery usb stick to the 500GB SSD so at least I cpuls start again from a factory install BUT I do not want to redo all the bloatware removal, windows updates etc etc.

Why cant I do a simple system image restore to a bigger SSD ????

Further to my post above, something interesting ...

After a failed attempt to restore my disk image using the MS method, I checked what was actually restored using DISKPART - see here ...



WHY is Volume 0 set as a RAW file system instead of NTFS ???

This must be the reason for the failed restore - so what is causing this ?

If you wish. You can try the followings:

1. Download Macrium Rescue ISO: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxgxYnZOV7L7ZmRGWjRaNnBsWWc&authuser=0
2. Use: Rufus - Create bootable USB with a USB stick
3. From boot Menu, select the the USB with the UEFI prefix. You should see a screen similar as shown:
   
4. Click on Clone this disk (Your source disk). Another screen will popup asking you to select the destination disk. Select the disk to be cloned.
5. Click Next->Finish
6. Disconnect your source disk and set the boot priority to the new disk in BIOS and reboot.
7. Open Disk Management, you'll see an unallocated partition after C: drive. Right click on C->Extend Volume.

Sorry, but that ISO does not appear to be bootable on my system - triefrom d wth a CD and a USB stick.

Will try and find another version.

OK - downloaded Version: 5.3.7299 (2 April 2015) and installed it. Connected my 500GB SSD via a USB enclosure and selected Clone Disk from the 250GB to the 500GB - IT WORKED !!!

Typing this with my 500GB SSD in-situ - Thanks very much topgundcp for the tip !