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   On Sun, 1/4/2026 9:44 PM, Steve wrote:   
   > On 1/4/2026 5:20 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?   
   >   
   > Yeah, it's installed inside the desktop with the old drive. I was actually   
   trying   
   > to connect it by USB but I don't seem to own anything that can do that. I   
   assumed   
   > hooking it up inside would work at least as well. Maybe not!   
      
   It will be fine, once you decide what software you will be using.   
      
      Paul   
      
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