I have an HP laptop with 3.5" SATA platter drive I want to replace with a SATA SSD.
I have a USB-SATA adapter and want to clone the contents of the internal drive to SATA SSD and then swap the SSD into the laptop.
What's the best free cloning software to make it remember all the important information.
Will I need to enter the BIOS to make sure the drive is bootable at anypoint, and if so what exactly do I need to do?
It is running Windows 10.
Are there any gotchas with formatting before I start the clone, and where do I need to go with the formatting?