

The problem is that those tools do not work if you are trying to restore Windows to a smaller disk. Windows contains built-in tools for creating a system image and then restoring that image to another disk.

The problem was that my HDD was larger than my SSD. I’m sure that right now you are wondering what made the hard drive replacement so complex. Replacing an HDD with an SSD: Why the complexity? As such, I wanted to share my solution with you. In reality, though, the process was anything but simple. After all, it’s something that I have done countless times over the years. Initially, I assumed that replacing the disk was going to be a simple matter. I was planning to use the computer to record some screencasts and needed the higher-performing disk. Recently, I decided to replace an aging HDD in a desktop computer with a modern SSD.
