Upgrading internal hard drives

[Jagered]

Can someone explain why cloning my internal drive, C: (boot), is failing every time?

Sorry for the ignorance but I have done this on my MAC umpteen times with no problems at all yet with this thing... fails every time.  Mac has installed programs to do it, Windows does not.

I have tried several programs and none have worked.  I was hopeful with Clonezilla, nope... failed.  Then as a last resort tried Macrium Reflect... FAILED!

I am upgrading the factory 500Gb to a 1Tb.  I had the cloning process use the entire volume rather than try to match the size and then create an additional partition - I wanted the C: drive to be the full 1Tb. 

Every single time, even with trying to use a friend's copy of AOMEI Partition Assistant Pro, on boot up with the new drive installed it goes through a boot test like it doesn't recognize the drive.  Then brings up the blue screen stating it failed and I could either shutdown or go to advance options... which nothing in the advanced options works/helps?!?

My only guess is the original Windows configuration is looking for a 500Gb drive and when the 1Tb is installed it throws it's hands up and says "danger danger danger" and fails to boot.  So how can I get this to work without a factory reset and fresh install?  I REALLY do not feel like reinstalling all of my stuff?!?! 

I don't know how to get this **bleep** thing to work!  Grrrrrrr

[banhien]

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@Jagered wrote:

.. My only guess is the original Windows configuration is looking for a 500Gb drive and when the 1Tb is installed it throws it's hands up and says "danger danger danger" and fails to boot. 

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@Jagered 

No, I used to clone HDD's/SSD's at least 10 times each year using AOMEI software and the successful rate was 100%. Now, only once or twice a year and ditto.

Sorry I have to put a question mark on your new drive. Please try to initialize it and try again.

Regards.