Use Macrium Reflect to make a disk image on an external drive. Use same to make a bootable copy that allows you to copy the disk image to the new SSD. I just did it, refreshingly easy.

Installing a larger SSD in your PC or laptop is a common upgrade. If you're worried about losing your data then our step-by-step cloning guide will help.

The M2 SSD arrives tomorrow and I'd love to just clone the HDD to SSD and then reformat the spinner and keep it for bulk storage.