How can i initialize my new disk?

perfection · Aug 26, 2023

I am replacing my one and only system ssd disk as it is in poor condition
I have images the disk with Macrium=so prevent lengthy reinstalls
I have bought an M.2 sata ssd.
I will be inserting tat into its slot
It will in probability ask to be initialized
How do i do this because i do not have Windows environment at this point of time to so the initialization
I do not have a casing for the M.2 ssd drive so i cannot initialize the same at another pc/laptop

What can i do?

Ghot · Aug 26, 2023

perfection said:
I am replacing my one and only system ssd disk as it is in poor condition
I have images the disk with Macrium=so prevent lengthy reinstalls
I have bought an M.2 sata ssd.
I will be inserting tat into its slot
It will in probability ask to be initialized
How do i do this because i do not have Windows environment at this point of time to so the initialization
I do not have a casing for the M.2 ssd drive so i cannot initialize the same at another pc/laptop

What can i do?

The Macrium bootable Rescue Media, has a command prompt.

Lower left corner.

hsehestedt · Aug 26, 2023

You noted that you have Macrium Reflect images. When you restore one of these images to the new drive, Reflect will take of initializing the disk.

Anibor_11 · Aug 26, 2023

Install the SSD in a compatible enclosure and connect it to the computer. A window from Windows Disk Manager will appear to initialize the SSD.

bobkn · Aug 26, 2023

hsehestedt said:
You noted that you have Macrium Reflect images. When you restore one of these images to the new drive, Reflect will take of initializing the disk.

Can the Macrium Reflect rescue drive resize the partitions if the new disk is a different size than the one imaged?

It certainly can when cloning. (I did that a few weeks ago.)

SIW2 · Aug 26, 2023

It is standard for most imaging programs to do it for you and offer to resize partitions. Just point the restore at the disk.

hsehestedt · Aug 26, 2023

bobkn said:
Can the Macrium Reflect rescue drive resize the partitions if the new disk is a different size than the one imaged?

It certainly can when cloning. (I did that a few weeks ago.)

In version 18, yes.

glasskuter · Aug 26, 2023

You do not have to clone to get Macrium to resize partitions. Your can restore an image and resize during the restore process. In step 7 of this tutorial, option A is easiest as once a partition is dragged from the source to the destination, it's a matter of dragging the right edge of the destination partition to enlarge it.

Restore Partitions with Resize and Reorder

Winuser · Aug 27, 2023

glasskuter said:
You do not have to clone to get Macrium to resize partitions. Your can restore an image and resize during the restore process. In step 7 of this tutorial, option A is easiest as once a partition is dragged from the source to the destination, it's a matter of dragging the right edge of the destination partition to enlarge it.

Restore Partitions with Resize and Reorder

Drag and drop is how I do it.

Try3 · Aug 27, 2023

perfection said:
It will in probability ask to be initialized

No, Macrium does not need a disk to be initialized beforehand.
It will happily restore a system image to a brand new uninitialised disk.
I tested that this was correct only a few months ago.

All the best,
Denis