ABB...Cloning to smaller SSD, can I resize my system partition?

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Hey all,

I know there is the usual restriction that you can’t clone a larger SSD to a smaller SSD. However, can you resize the partition first, do a ABB backup of the system partition, and then clone to the smaller SSD?

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So if I remember correctly this has to be the same size or larger. You would not be able to make the SSD smaller as it’s not backing up the files, but rather the actual blocks.

You might be able to get windows to shrink the partition itself and then back that up, and that might work

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Thanks Will (appreciate your work on YT)! I think you are right. I will try this and report back.

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I can confirm that this works just fine.