From: tlswilso@aol.com   
      
   On 1/4/2026 7:58 PM, Jeff Barnett wrote:   
   > On 1/4/2026 3:20 PM, Roger Mills wrote:   
   >> On 04/01/2026 21:47, Steve wrote:   
   >>> The holidays are over and I should have time to continue the project   
   >>> I was working on 2 weeks ago.   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm trying to switch to my new Samsung 870 EVO SATA 2.5 inch drive.   
   >>> The paper in the box said to use Samsung Magician to clone the data.   
   >>> I'm starting to believe that it doesn't work with a SATA drive!   
   >>>   
   >>> People suggested I use a different cloning tool. I dismissed that   
   >>> idea because, certainly, Samsung Magician would work after I got my   
   >>> computer to recognize the new drive. Well I did that. It's now   
   >>> showing on File Explorer as drive (J:) and I have formatted it. I   
   >>> tested it by copying a file with several pictures inside to (J:). It   
   >>> went right in and the pictures opened just fine. I formatted again to   
   >>> empty it.   
   >>>   
   >>> I looked at you tube videos about using Samsung Magician. They all   
   >>> showed a ssd that did not look like my SATA drive.  Samsung Magician   
   >>> seems to have 2 ways to get to "Data Migration". One way pops up a   
   >>> message that the drive isn't compatible. I originally feared that it   
   >>> was warning me that the new drive wasn't compatible with my computer.   
   >>> Going in the other way, it shows my C: drive as the source drive but   
   >>> it prompts me to connect the Samsung SSD. It doesn't see it even   
   >>> though it IS there and it works.   
   >>>   
   >>> What cloning software is going to work with my SATA SSD?   
   >>   
   >> Have you installed the SATA SSD inside the computer alongside the   
   >> existing drive? If so, that could be the problem. I have a feeling   
   >> that Magician expects the SSD to be an external drive, mounted in a   
   >> suitable enclosure and connected by USB3. That's certainly what   
   >> happened when I replaced a rotating drive with an SSD in a laptop a   
   >> few years ago. That worked fine. That was the only option in my case   
   >> because the laptop couldn't accommodate more than one internal drive   
   >> at a time.   
   >>   
   >> Maybe worth a try?   
   >   
   > I think you are correct. The OP should consider buying a cheap SSD caddy   
   > with SATA connections that will plug into a USB 3 port. I've used   
   > Samsung software a few times to clone a live C disk to an SSD in a caddy   
   > and its all went smoothly. (Live means that windows was running normally   
   > while the clone was in progress.)   
      
   Thanks. I'll look into buying something if I don't find a way to do it,   
   where it is, real soon. This all makes sense and explains why Samsung   
   Magician can see the drive but still prompts me to connect the SSD.   
      
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