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[Fixed] Full NVMe Hard Drive Failed to Boot in Windows 11/10
Full NVMe hard drive failed to boot will cause many annoying issues for users. You may loss data or confront system file corrupted. In this post, we’ll show you how to quickly fix this problem with a handy tool.
By Lucas / Updated on April 9, 2024
Overview of NVMe boot drive
In the ever-evolving landscape of computing, the demand for faster, more efficient storage solutions has never been greater. Enter NVMe SSDs, the new revolution in the realm of storage technology. NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) SSDs represent the pinnacle of storage performance, offering blazing-fast speeds and unmatched reliability.
NVMe SSDs are disk storage devices that leverage the NVMe protocol to unlock the full potential of flash-based storage. Unlike traditional SATA SSDs, which are limited by the SATA interface, NVMe SSDs utilize the PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) interface, allowing for significantly higher data transfer speeds and lower latency.
Setting an NVMe disk as a boot drive has many advantages:
1. Fast Speed
NVMe SSDs deliver faster read and write speeds, often several times faster than SATA SSDs. With NVMe, you can experience near-instantaneous boot times and swift application launches, revolutionizing your computing experience.
2. Reduced Latency
The NVMe protocol drastically reduces latency compared to SATA, ensuring minimal wait times when accessing data. This translates to snappier system responsiveness and smoother multitasking, even under heavy workloads.
3. Optimal for multitasking
NVMe SSDs excel in handling multiple concurrent tasks, thanks to their superior performance and low latency. Whether you're editing videos, running virtual machines, or gaming, NVMe SSDs ensure smooth performance without slowdowns or bottlenecks.
Reasons of full NVMe hard drive failed to boot
Although NVMe disk is better among all the hard disk, it’s still an SSD, a hard disk for keeping OS running smoothly and storing data and programs on computer. If your system disk is an NVMe disk, once you store too much data and installed many programs on it, your NVMe boot drive will face the same problems as a full hard disk: failed to boot.
The first cause is that when the C drive has full capacity, it can disrupt the boot process for several reasons. Your Windows OS relies on having sufficient space on the boot drive, typically the C drive, to store essential system files, temporary files, and updates. However, when the drive is filled, there isn't enough room to accommodate these critical components, leading to boot failures.
★ Here are other factors that will lead to NVMe disk boot failure:
1. Page file and hibernation
Windows utilizes a page file (virtual memory) and hibernation file to manage system memory. If the C drive is full, there may not be enough space to store these files, causing boot problems.
2. Unable to create temporary file
During the boot process, Windows creates temporary files for various tasks. When the C drive is full, Windows may not be able to create these temporary files, resulting in boot failures.
3. Corrupted files or registry
A full C drive can increase the likelihood of file corruption or errors in the Windows registry, which are essential for the boot process. Corrupted files or registry entries can prevent Windows from booting successfully.
4. Software malfunctions
Some software applications may not function properly when the C drive is full, leading to conflicts or errors during the boot process.
How to fix full NVMe hard drive failed to boot
Now we understand the error of full NVMe hard drive failed to boot. Let’s see how to solve this problem. The methods in this part are also available for other types of SSD/HDD full and failed-to-boot issue. If you have another hard disk that is full or almost full, you can also try the solutions to avoid full disk boot failure problem in advance.
Since your NVMe hard drive can’t boot, so we need to make a bootable media to enter your PC to run our repair tool. Here, we recommend you AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional, an expert in disk and partition management for Windows 11/10/8/7 (the Server edition supports Server 2022/2019/2016/2012).
2. AOMEI Partition Assistant has several ways to free up disk space:
• PC Cleaner: Scan all junk files for customized file management.
• App Mover: It allows users to move installed apps to another disk/drive without reinstalling or losing setting data.
• Duplicate file cleaner: Filter useless repeated files which hide deeply in your disk and devour too much available disk space.
3. You can easily upgrade your old small NVMe boot disk to a larger new one without reinstalling system via 2 ways:
• Migrate OS: Only clone system and related files to another disk.
• Clone Disk: Clone entire hard disk to another disk.
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Prepare: Make a bootable media for repair
If you’re ready, now, let’s see how this powerful tool can fix full NVMe hard drive failed to boot issue. First, let’s create a bootable media.
Step 1. Install and run this tool. Click "Tools"> “Make Bootable Media” and click “Next”.
Step 2. On this page, choose “USB Boot Device” and select your USB drive. Then, click “Proceed”.
Step 3. Click “Yes” to continue. When the process completes, click “Finish”.
In only 3 steps, you can create a repair USB, and then you can use it to solve PC problems. Now, we'll solve NVMe disk full problem.
Way 1. Quickly clean junk files to release NVMe disk space
After making a bootable USB drive via AOMEI Partition Assistant, connect it to the unbootable computer and you need to enter BIOS to change the boot order to boot from this USB. Then you'll see the interface of AOMEI Partition Assistant, we can try to clean some files to release some C drive space. If you have any files that are not very important, you can clean them to save your hard disk.
Step 1. In the main interface, click "Free up" > "PC Cleaner".
Step 2. In the pop-up window, click "Start Scan" to scan for junk files.
Step 3. Wait until the scanning process completes.
Step 4. After the scan is completed, all kinds of available junk files will be listed. Then, tick the options you want to clean, then click "Clean All" to begin the cleaning process.
Step 5. When you see a correct symbol displayed in the interface, you can click "Back" to exit the Window.
Now, all junk files are removed by this handy tool. Then you can check the free space in the main window, if the C drive has 10-15GB free space, you can try to boot your PC to check if it can boot or not.
Way 2. Move installed apps to another location
The second solution is to move some installed apps to another location. You can connect an external hard disk or a drive that has enough free space for constantly store some big programs on your NVMe disk. After the move, your NVMe disk will have more space to boot your PC as usual.
Step 1. Click “Free up” on the top panel, then select “App Mover”.
Step 2. Here, click “App Mover” to move applications. Or, you can also move folders to a different drive if you need.
Step 3. Then, select the drive where the applications you want to move and click "Next".
Step 4. Choose apps and select the destination drive, then click "Move".
Step 5. Finally, click "OK" to begin the process.
Most programs are larger than files, so this way will release much free space from your C drive. After the moving, you can try to boot your NVMe boot drive.
Way 3. Clone small NVMe disk to larger disk
The first 2 solutions can only help your old NVMe hard drive has enough free space to boot. However, your old disk still has insufficient disk space to handle your daily work. So, the once-and-for-all solution is to replace small disk. We suggest you directly choose a larger disk to solve this problem.
After you buy a new NVMe disk and installed it or using an adapter from M.2 to PCIe or M.2 to SATA for connecting the new NVMe SSD, we can start to clone your NVMe disk.
Here, we’ll show you how to clone the whole disk, if you want to only keep OS, you can go to “Migrate OS” function, the steps are quite similar.
Step 1. Go to “Clone”> “Clone Disk”.
Step 2. It has two cloning methods. If you clone to a larger NVMe SSD, you can choose one as you like. If you clone to a smaller drive, you need to choose “Clone Disk Quickly” to clone only used sectors.
Step 3. Select the old Windows NVMe drive as the source disk.
Step 4. Choose the new NVMe SSD as the target disk and check "Optimize the performance of SSD" to make 4K alignment.
Step 5. On this screen, it is available to adjust partitions on the target disk or leave it alone.
Step 6. You’ll go to the main console automatically. Click Apply and Proceed to execute SSD cloning operation.
Tips: Install cloned NVMe clone to your computer
After cloning NVMe to NVMe drive, take a look at how to boot from the new cloned NVMe SSD.
If there is one NVMe M.2 slot on the computer, you can remove the old NVME SSD drive, install the new one, and boot from it.
If your PC has more than one M.2 slot, then you can keep two NVMe SSD drives simultaneously. You need to enter BIOS to set the new NVMe drive as the prior boot device to boot. Or you can directly remove the old disk from your old computer. Here are the detailed steps:
1. Reboot your PC and tap a functional key constantly to enter BIOS and choose "Enter setup".
2. Select "Change boot order" and set the new NVMe SSD as the first boot device.
3. Press "Enter" to boot from the new NVMe SSD drive.
Conclusion
Full NVMe hard drive failed to boot will not only make you fail to boot your computer, but also may cause data loss if you try to forcibly turn on your computer. AOMEI Partition Assistant has many solutions to solve disk space management problems. In this post, we list some of them, you can also explore more suitable solutions in this tool to adjust your disks and partitions.
