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HP Pavilion All-in-One - 27-xa0135st
Microsoft Windows 11

Hello, I would like to upgrade my internal 256GB SSD (my OS is on this drive) to a 2TB or larger SSD. Can this be done? If so, how can I go about doing this without losing anything? I have mirrored drives in the past on tower systems allowing me to put a larger HD in place of the smaller drive, allowing the system to boot up as if nothing had changed. It has been a few years since I have done that, and I am not sure if this can be done with an All-in-one system. Also, if this can be done, Can I increase the partition sizes the OS sits on?  

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@Mantis19 wrote:

Hello, I would like to upgrade my internal 256GB SSD (my OS is on this drive) to a 2TB or larger SSD.


Yes, you can upgrade to a larger NVME drive.  The parts locator shows where it is and a video is here that shows disassembly

 

If you get a SanDisk or Western Digital NVME then you can download their cloning software (Acronis licensed).  Possibly other vendors have or can recommend free cloning software.  I use Acronis.  You will need an adapter such as this and you will be cloning from the internal SSD to the USB adapter.

 

I believe your product ID is 3UQ79AA#ABA and you have cloud recovery

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please verify that my guess is correct.  Cloud recovery can restore your system over the old or new SSD but that is not the same as a backup.  Please hold onto your old SSD for a few weeks in case the new one fails.

 

Your CPU is PCIe express Generation 3 and your new SSD can be either Gen3 or Gen4


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