originalsnuffy Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 With the coming demise of Windows 7 support, I would like to create a dual boot machine. As I understand it, you can't really keep your data and apps unless you migrate from a working OS. So what I would like to do is copy Windows 7 to a new, bigger SSD and also have a partition on the new drive that is an upgrade of my existing Windows 7 drive. I am presuming that the best way to do this is to copy Windows 7 twice to a new SSD (my current SSD is simply too small). Then somehow I would want to boot into Windows 7 on the second partition and then upgrade that in place to Windows 10 and end up with a dual boot machine. Does that make sense and can I do what was just described? Am I off base? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted October 22, 2019 MVC Share Posted October 22, 2019 Why not just get a new SSD (bigger of course)... Copy the current OS to the new SSD.. then upgrade it.. You still have your old SSD that could boot your windows 7 OS before upgrade if need be? Why do you think you dual boot has to be on 1 single SSD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalsnuffy Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 Your idea will work but I am getting low on hard drive connectors and space in the PC. So combining the two drives is a preferred scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted October 23, 2019 MVC Share Posted October 23, 2019 Short doesn't mean "out" of them A 2.5" ssd doesn't take up a lot of space.. Does you pc support esata? You could always connect the drive there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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