How to upgrade my 256GB of SSD to 512GB or 1TB of SSD without reinstalling everything?

[kobhsc]

I am currently using HP Envy x360 13" Ryzen 7  with 256GB of SSD. However, I found that the capacity might be not enough in the near future and want to upgrade it to higher capacity such as 512GB or 1TB of SSD.

Is there any way to upgrade it without reinstalling everything for the new SSD?

Looking forward to your help and advice.

[Huffer]

Yes you can clone the old drive to the new using one of several techniques/apps. Please proivide the full model number so we know exactly which kind of SSD you have which will in turn dictate the exact procedure to be followed and whether you need additional hardware. 

[kobhsc]

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@Huffer wrote:

Yes you can clone the old drive to the new using one of several techniques/apps. Please proivide the full model number so we know exactly which kind of SSD you have which will in turn dictate the exact procedure to be followed and whether you need additional hardware. 

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Hi Huffer,

My SSD is 256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD  type ( Model of SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1)

[Huffer]

I meant the exact model number of the laptop. 

[kobhsc]

According to my receipt, it said   "HP  ENVY x360 13-ag0036AU/Ryzen7-2700/8/256/T/Win10"

[kobhsc]

Any suggestion please?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

See p. 30 of the Service Manual here:

Manual

SSD is under a foil protector plate here:

Red circle = SSD

Upgrade to larger M.2 PCIe/NVME SSD:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-1TB-MZ-V7E1T0BW/dp/B07BN217QG/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=samsung+970...

I note amazon now ships to Thailand. 

If you want to exactly copy your existing drive you need to have an external USB hard drive. Get cloning or backup software. 

Very hard to copy disk to disk with an NVME M.2 so you have to make an external backup image onto the external drive using something like Macrium Reflect Free. Also make the usb bootable thumb drive. Use the backup image as the source to restore the old installation onto the new blank larger capacity M.2. Then you have exactly the same Windows install; all apps, data etc. on the new disk. You might have to resize the C:\ partition. 

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

[kobhsc]

Thanks for the shared info.

That's helpful.