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December 20th, 2025 18:11
NVMe ssd Expansion
I want to fit a SanDisk 1TB SSD Plus M.2 NVMe SSD (SDSSDA3N-1T00-G26) into my Dell Inspiron 3880 desktop. Is this only possible by replacing the existing Dell fitted SSD (512GB) or is there an additional slot available? If I do replace the card is there a quick and easy way of transferring the existing information between the to drives? Thank you.
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redxps630
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December 20th, 2025 23:56
Easiest way is to clone original ssd system image on an external usb hdd then swap ssd, restore image on new ssd. It will look identical. The 2nd half 512 gb of new 1000gb ssd will be “unallocated” which can have a new simple “volume” created on it in disk management
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December 20th, 2025 19:02
Many thanks, Paul. Do I need an adapter of some sort to transfer the data to the new drive before inserting?
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December 21st, 2025 00:28
Thank you, redxps630!