Corsair MP600 Pro, Clone to this drive?

[Lionhart27]

I want to clone the whole of drive C: with Win10 to the new SSD, so it boots from the M.2 SSD. I have format the new M.2 SSD and a drive letter E: has been assigned, using Win10 'Disk Management'. Using Corsair SSD Toolbox. A little bit confusing when it talks of the Source, Destination and Target Drive? Quote:- 'Copies the contents of the selected source drive to the selected destination drive' OK I understand that. Then it says 'The contents of the destination drive will be permanently erased'? That I don't understand? And can you re-assign a drive letter from E: to C:? Isn't the source drive my present Win10 C: drive, and the destination my new M.2 SSD? This is scary, as not careful I could end up deleting both drives. That would be a disaster! Help Please.

 

[momo56]

C: is whichever drive you boot from. Don't need to change any drive letters.

'The contents of the destination drive will be permanently erased'? That's basically saying the new SSD will be formatted beforehand. I know you've already done it but the software will do it again anyway.

 

[Cooler running]

If you're struggling with Corsairs built in tool, you could always try Macrium Reflect Free it does the same thing effectively but is somewhat easier to use.

In answer to your question:

'The contents of the destination drive will be permanently erased'? That I don't understand?

It's saying the drive that it will be cloning onto will be erased. If you are cloning to a new drive that doesn't matter, else wise you might want to back up the data on it.