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I had an older SSD that I installed Windows 8 on while waiting for a newer, larger SSD. I'd like to move the OS onto the larger SSD.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 came with a "Complete PC Backup" feature which essentially created a disk image, which could be restored using Windows installation media.

Does this feature still exist in Windows 8? If so, how can I access it?

Billy ONeal
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Yes it still exists, as you've commented.

Alternatively you could use dd in a linux terminal to do a full sector by sector copy of the drive.

user88311
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the backup will be removed from 8.1, so buy a 3rd party tool. MSFT now recommends to use Refresh + File History as backup.

Windows 7 Backup and Restore deprecated

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848073%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

magicandre1981
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