I recently built a computer, and I put a 3TB hard drive in it as my main drive.
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Question
I recently built a computer, and I put a 3TB hard drive in it as my main drive. I installed Windows 8.1 on it, and then found out that Windows can only use 2TB's, so I have 1Tb of storage that I cant even use. I have another hard drive (320gb) that I want to transfer Windows to, so I can use my full 3TB. I'm looking for a program that will safely copy all my data from one hard drive, to another. (Would I be able to just copy/paste the contents from my C: drive to my other hdd? Or would that cause problems?)
What I need is:
Able to copy/move Windows 8.1 and all my programs/files to another hard drive
100% reliable (I dont want any corrupted or lost files)
Will be able to boot from the new drive after, and have it exactly like it was
Free
Explanation / Answer
Here is another alternative cloning software which is free and can do things you asked: CloneZilla.
You can make a bootable CD or USB Flash drive, boot into it and clone one drive to another one. All your original files will be transferred over. Then disconnect your old drive and boot with your new one.
You will need to use "device to device" cloning option in your case.