Windows 7 Image Restore with a smaller hard drive
- by Vaccano
I have a 500 GB drive that I have made a system image of.
I would like to move that to a 250 GB drive (because it is a Solid State drive).
I have made a Windows 7 Backup Image of my 500 GB drive. I am currently only using 163 GB of that drive. Can I just restore that to the target drive or will the restore be expecting a 500 GB drive?
If it is expecting it I can shrink my partition to less that 250 and backup again. But I would rather not if that is not needed. Will the restore realize that it is not using all the space and just take what it needs?