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TheGreenGiant99

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Hello Everyone! I have a question about moving certain programs to my new Samsung 840 EVO 250gb.

How can I move my Windows 7 OS, and other selcted programs, (such as steam games and other games, ect.) to my new SSD?

I know the included software can clone the data across, but to my knowledge doesn't have the function to only clone selected programs :/

Also if I have the OS on the SSD, will I still be able to run the other programs off the HDD as well?

What is the best way of doing all this?

Sorry about making another thread about this :3

Thanks for any replies and help!
 
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Honestly, you cannot install a clean version of Windows without an installation disk; however, the ISO files to create new ones are out there. It just depends on which version of Windows you have and if you are able to acquire the key from your current installation. If this was from a manufacturer's installation of Windows, however, it will likely be a bit trickier.

You can have both drives, and you can even install your Steam games and other applications into multiple locations (i.e. have a partition on your SSD for games that might require more computing power, like the latest CoD games, and other indie games and older ones installed onto your old HDD, along with MS Office and such that require little computing power).
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Best way - less mistakes - is to install windows onto the ssd.

With 250gb you can add a partition to install some games on too - all will load faster then.

Then reformat the hdd after saving data. The reinstall all apps again and reload any saved data.

You will then need to tidy up Users in Windows Explorer - Google it.
 
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Thanks for the quick reply!

I have 475GB of data on my HDD.

How would I install it again on the SSD? I am using parts from my old prebuilt so don't have the CD anymore :/

Also would that mean I would loose all my data on my HDD and then have to re-download all my games and programs ect.?

Thanks for the help!
 
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i7Baby

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You won't fit windows and 475gb data ontop a 250gb ssd.

a 250 gb ssd will shrink to 200gb when formatted. The Windows will use 30GB for itself and create a reserve partition of another 30GB. So you'll end up with about 150gb max to play with on the ssd.

You need to work out what you want to also put on the ssd that will fit into 150gb max. Also remember that the fuller a ssd is, the shorter its life. Try to keep at least 50gb free for a long happy ssd life.

And yes - you will need to save data from the hdd and put it back later. Remember the hdd will be d:\ or such so all the pointers will be wrong. That's why you have to re-install them.

You may put Steam with say 5 games plus data onto the ssd. The rest will have to go on the reformatted and blank hdd.
 
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I've used the migration software in the past and it replicated everything pretty darn well. (HDD to a Samsung 256Gb Pro)
You can't select individual programs and will need to do a whole drive clone.
Mine has been good, for over a year, but can tell it's slowing down and really wants a fresh install of windows.

As i7Baby said, fresh install will be the way to go
Put your most played games on the SSD - the speed is great. The rest will need to be installed to the HDD. (you can't plug it in and expect the games to work straight away - however some games like WoW will)
 
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TheGreenGiant99

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Sorry for the slow reply to my own thread!

Ah okay, so it is possible to do a fresh install without the install disk?

And is it possible to save any programs? Like create the same directory structure? Or is it best just to re-install all of them? :/

Thanks guys for all your help! This forum is amazing!
 
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Honestly, you cannot install a clean version of Windows without an installation disk; however, the ISO files to create new ones are out there. It just depends on which version of Windows you have and if you are able to acquire the key from your current installation. If this was from a manufacturer's installation of Windows, however, it will likely be a bit trickier.

You can have both drives, and you can even install your Steam games and other applications into multiple locations (i.e. have a partition on your SSD for games that might require more computing power, like the latest CoD games, and other indie games and older ones installed onto your old HDD, along with MS Office and such that require little computing power).
 
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