Newb question.. I want to wipe my SSD clean of all the junk that has accumulated in it since I installed it, except there are a couple files and programs on there I want to keep, like Windows 7 and skype and other things like that. How do I wipe the SSD without screwing up my OS, or is there a way to do it where I can back my OS up and then wipe the SSD, and proceed to restore my OS?
Wiping SSD with OS on it
- Thread starter dylanpc
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- Mar 16, 2013
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It is next to impossible to back up just the OS. Everything you've installed makes entries in the Registry and elsewhere.
So:
Save all your personal data that lives on that drive.
Uninstall everything you don't want.
CCleaner to remove any junk.
Make a backup of the resulting install.
Now install what you want, where you want.
If you ever need to go back, you have a (mostly) pristine Windows install saved elsewhere.
So:
Save all your personal data that lives on that drive.
Uninstall everything you don't want.
CCleaner to remove any junk.
Make a backup of the resulting install.
Now install what you want, where you want.
If you ever need to go back, you have a (mostly) pristine Windows install saved elsewhere.
Uninstall any useless programs and delete any stored files then run CCleaner. Just leave the default program options.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
I have run it once a week or so for the last 3 years on my SSD and it usually deletes about a gigabyte of junk. It deletes temp files and the internet cache and junk like that.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
I have run it once a week or so for the last 3 years on my SSD and it usually deletes about a gigabyte of junk. It deletes temp files and the internet cache and junk like that.
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