Long Version - Crucial Support fix, and what happened 01/30/18 Per Crucial Support 1.) Do: chkdsk c: /r . . . then re-try the clone . . . if that doesn't work, then: 2.) Win 10 / PC settings / Update & Security / Backup . . . Make an image / Restore the image when necessary - look up on-line how to do it . . . This is better than a clone, because it works faster, and is less sensitive to hard drive errors . . . They only provide Acronis to do your initial conversion to an SSD . . . but, IMO: . . . The benefit of making a clone is that . . . 1.) you can tell right away if you have a good copy, or not . . . 2.) if there's an issue, it's ready to go - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - So, here's what I did, and what happened: chkdsk c: /x /r . . . "To be run at the next Restart" / Restart the computer . . . QUESTION #1 OF 2: HOLD ON, WHAT'S THIS? BAD INFORMATION. /f DIDN'T FIX IT, /r DID . . . How safe is it to run CHKDSK on an SSD? - Super User . . . Run chkdsk /f (or equivalent) to fix file system errors. Do not run chkdsk /r as it is not necessary to check for bad sectors. The intensive disk activity for the check is unnecessary wear on the SSD, and is generally recognized as a bad idea . . . https://superuser.com/questions/209606/how-safe-is-it-to-run-chkdsk-on-an-ssd The computer failed to boot, #1 of 2 . . . The whirlpool hung . . . Powered off for 10 seconds / On The computer failed to boot, #2 of 2 . . . The whirlpool hung . . . Powered off for 10 seconds / On Then I got: 1.) Automatic Repair 2.) Diagnosing Your PC 3.) Repairing Disk Errors - This might take over 1 hour to complete . . . It was done in less than a minute . . . No change in S.M.A.R.T. value #202, Percent Lifetime Remaining, 98% I re-tried making the clone, and was successful. It took 12 minutes to clone 115GB. QUESTION #2 OF 2: Would making an image be faster than 12 minutes? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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