SATA - USB cable with Cloning software

USB to SATA Laptop Hard Drive SSD Data Recovery Tool / adapter

CB-ISA225-U3 - Vantec Thermal Technologies (VantecUSA)

The USB 3.0 standalone duplicator and eraser dock let you connect your SATA HDDs or SSDs through SuperSpeed USB 3.0, with the ability to swap drives in and out as needed. The dock also functions as a standalone drive duplicator and eraser - an efficient and versatile solution for external drive management.

StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5/3.5 SATA Hard Drive Docking Station and Standalone HDD/SSD Duplicator (SATDOCK2REU3)

Do I have to make a backup of my windows OS if I plan on upgrading

Easiest Way: Clone HDD to SSD without SATA to USB Cable

Apricorn SATA Wire Notebook Hard Drive Upgrade Kit

SSD and Hard Disk Drive Cloning Kit

Unitek USB 3.0 to SATA III Dual Bay HDD/ SSD Docking Station

Plugable USB 3.1 Gen 2 Tool-free NVMe Enclosure – Plugable

CB-ISA225-U3 - Vantec Thermal Technologies (VantecUSA)

Apricorn SATA Wire 3.0

Sata Usb 3.0 Adapter Cable Hard Disk Driver Ssd - Usb Sata Hard