If Windows 10 uses a different partition scheme than is on the HDD, then you need to boot from your Acronis Rescue Media in the mode that matches the HDD, then recover the HDD backup to the MX500 SSD from that media.

If both drives use the same partition scheme, as per steps 1 & 2, then use the ATI application running from Windows 10 to recover the backup of the HDD to the MX500 SSD.

Remove the HDD and replace this with the MX500 SSD.

Make a backup of the HDD including both the NTFS and EXT2 partitions.

are both UEFI / GPT or both Legacy / MBR?

Identify what partition scheme is used for your 1TB HDD drive?Īre these both the same, i.e.

Identify what partition scheme is used by your Windows 10 OS.

My personal recommendation would be to do as follows: You have not mentioned what size the new Crucial MX500 to replace the 1TB HDD drive is? Is this the same size as the HDD or is it smaller? I have never used cloning with any Linux filesystem such as your EXT2 and would advice caution in doing so!īefore making any change to your system, I would strongly recommend making a full Disks & Partitions backup of both of your disk drives, and to do this separately, storing the backup images on an external drive. See KB 2201: Support for OEM Versions of Acronis Products which applies to all OEM versions of ATI supplied with hardware purchases. However VMware products played an important role in solving my dual-boot issues. Arnaldo, welcome to these public User Forums. Dual Boot Esxi And Windows 10 3,5/5 1216 reviews Usually my writings are VMware related, so the title of this post seams to be off-topic.

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