Install Windows 7 on new SSD - Keep personal files on current HDD?

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Matinbum

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I've been searching all over the place for a solution to this problem, hopefully I haven't missed any threads that brought it up (or fixed this problem).

I just bought a new SSD that I want to put my OS (Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit) and a couple of games on, to make everything load up faster. The problem is that as of right now, my OS is installed on my C: drive. Where I keep all my personal files that I do not want to delete.

So my question basically is:

Can I install Windows 7 on my new SSD and boot the pc from that, and then when it's up and running; delete the old Windows 7 on my HDD without deleting my personal files?

And I just need to mention that there's not enough space to copy all of the data (personal files + Windows etc.) to the SSD from my old HDD. So I can't do a copy of it unfortunately.
 
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I know it will work because that is what I did, except that I never got around to deleting the old Windows.

You could start by deleting the "Windows" folder on your old C: drive, just make sure it IS THE OLD ONE! It will have a new drive letter assigned to it.

There are prolly "bread crumbs" left all over the old drive by Windows, but I don't know where they all are. Just delete the old Windows folder and that should be good enough.

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Sure! Just shut down the machine,
disconnect all of your your old HDDs,
install the new SSD,
Place your Windows install media (DVD or USB flash drive) in the machine,
install Windows,
shut down and reconnect your old HDDs,
Reboot into BIOS and set the new SSD as #1 in the boot order, save and exit BIOS,
Start Windows and delete anything that you do not want from the old HDDs.

Yogi

 
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Matinbum

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Thanks! So my HDD will keep all its files when I plug it back in again? And there won't be a conflict between the two operating systems?

And how does one delete only Windows from the HDD afterwards?

Matinbum
 
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Y0GI

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I know it will work because that is what I did, except that I never got around to deleting the old Windows.

You could start by deleting the "Windows" folder on your old C: drive, just make sure it IS THE OLD ONE! It will have a new drive letter assigned to it.

There are prolly "bread crumbs" left all over the old drive by Windows, but I don't know where they all are. Just delete the old Windows folder and that should be good enough.

Yogi

 
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