![]() I used Macrium to delete the data partition once again, then used it to "create" a partition, with the intention of simply using the Windows copy and paste function to actually populate it. I'm beginning to think all "alignment" means to Macrium is that the partition is on a 512 byte offset. Sadly, when finished, msinfo32 once again showed the data partition did not start on a 4k offset, even though Macrium says the partition "is" aligned. Unfortunately, the partition copy function in Macrium won't copy to pre-allocated partitions, so I had to delete the partitions I had created and let Macrium build the partition as part of its copy process. I used Macrium Reflect Free to copy just the OS and Data partitions from the HDD to the SSD. Well, I dropped the two Dell hold-over partitions and went to just two partitions on the SSD-one for the OS and one for data. I'll report back, just in case the results might be of use to anyone down the road. I'm hoping the wizard will either create a partition on the SSD the same size as the partition on the HDD, or give me the option of selecting a partition size, but I suspect it might just create a single partition on the SSD taking all the drive space, in which case I'd then have to go in and reduce the OS partition size and create the data partition. I haven't looked at it yet, but I expect it will create a single partition on the SSD, then migrate just the OS partition on the HDD to the SSD. Hopefully they would both be aligned properly-then between basic windows copy functions, SyncToy, MiniTool Partition Wizard, and Macrium Reflect, I'd have a few options I could try for populating the data partition.Īnother option is a new feature in MiniTool Partition Wizard listed as "Migrate OS to SSD/HD Wizard". Then, before doing anything else, check what the offsets are on the two partitions. One option is to create two partitions on the SSD after reformatting (Quick Formatting) the drive. Then between Macrium Reflect and MiniTool Partition wizard, I'lI have a few options I can try. If I go that route, I'll delete all the partitions on the SSD and do another quick format. I'm leaning toward dropping the Dell partitions to see how that works. That would give my wife an extra 22+ GB for data and leave me with just two partitions on the SSD which would be fine with me if it works out. I have Dell installation CDs and I'd still have the two Dell partitions on the HDD, so it's not like I have to have them on the SSD. The other was to start over, but scrap the two Dell partitions on the SSD. I was thinking of trying one of two things next. ![]() The data partition giving me trouble is a logical partition. Thanks for taking time with me again on yet another SSD conundrum. No matter what I've done it's remained stuck on a 512 Byte alignment. The last partition remains out of whack in terms of the 4K alignment. (The first time I formatted the drive I told Win10 to use the default size which I understand should be 4K, but thought I'd give it a whirl specifically calling for 4K sectors.) Then I repeated step 4 above.Īlso, somewhere in between a couple of these steps, I tried re-cloning just the un-aligned partition to no avail. It said they were all aligned.Ĥ) I used Disk Copy wizard in MiniTool Partition Wizard to copy the HDD to the SSD and selected the option "Force to align partitions to 1 MB".ĥ) I deleted all volumes and reformatted the SSD, specifying 4K sectors be used. ![]() It said it was aligned, but based on the actual offset reported by msinfo32 and diskpart, it was not aligned.ģ) I used MiniTool Partition Wizard again to request alignment on ALL of the SSD partitions just for kicks. In that attempt, the first three partitions were aligned, the last was not.Ģ) I used the lastest version of MiniTool Partition Wizard Free to attempt alignment of the last partition. Here's a brief outline of the steps I've taken so far to get a fully aligned SSD.ġ) I used the latest version of Macrium Reflect Free to clone the current drive to the SSD. The fourth (the one currently not aligned) is her data partition. The third is the Windows 10 OS partition. The second is a 22.46 GB Recovery partition. The first is 244 MB-it's unnamed-Windows Disk Management simple has it labeled as "Healthy OEM Partition". The first two are Dell carry-overs from the original 320 GB HDD that came with the machine. The WD 750 GB HDD currently in the machine has 4 partitions. I'm wondering if anyone else has ever dealt with similar situation. I have a 1 TB Crucial MX200 SSD I'm trying to get cloned for my wife's Dell laptop and have been unable to get a 4K alignment on all the partitions.
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