So I just purchased a 240gb ssd and currently have a 1tb WD blue, I have my OS(windows 7) and my games and films and what not on the HDD as well as my windows which in total takes up around 500gb, Is there any way I can just put/move my windows on the SSD without reinstalling it or loosing all of my data? My internets not great and i have alot of programmes and pictures i don't want to get rid of and or reinstall if that makes sense.
SSD/HDD set up and windows?
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Well...there are a couple of ways forward
But you really really really need another drive, for multiple reasons.
Several possible ways to do this.
Theoretically, you could do it this way:
On the HDD:
Defrag
Shrink that partition to 600GB or so
Create a new partition in that now unused 400GB space
Move your Steamapps folder, and your pics/video/whatever to that new partition
Get that original C partition (incl Windows) to below 200GB
Then you can migrate just that partition to the new SSD.
Resulting in the SSD having the OS and applications, and that other partition having all that other stuff.
However...anytime you mess with partitions, you should have a good copy of whatever is on that, just in case. Far too easy to get things wrong and destroy all that data.
Or...(and this is recommended)
Just do a clean install of the OS on the new SSD.
Reinstall your applications, on the SSD
Steam games can be accessed where they are on the HDD. Origin as well.
But you really really really need another drive, for multiple reasons.
Several possible ways to do this.
Theoretically, you could do it this way:
On the HDD:
Defrag
Shrink that partition to 600GB or so
Create a new partition in that now unused 400GB space
Move your Steamapps folder, and your pics/video/whatever to that new partition
Get that original C partition (incl Windows) to below 200GB
Then you can migrate just that partition to the new SSD.
Resulting in the SSD having the OS and applications, and that other partition having all that other stuff.
However...anytime you mess with partitions, you should have a good copy of whatever is on that, just in case. Far too easy to get things wrong and destroy all that data.
Or...(and this is recommended)
Just do a clean install of the OS on the new SSD.
Reinstall your applications, on the SSD
Steam games can be accessed where they are on the HDD. Origin as well.
I'd do the second option for sure partitions seem scary to me and getting another drive is most likely out of reach right now, my question is however could I delete all my games and films and so on to get my drive down to below 240gb then just clone the whole thing to the SSD and redownload the deleted items back to my hard drive?
I'm not all that confident on reinstalling windows and some applications I pirated (photoshop/ Office suit is expensive
) and I need it for college work.Ideally I don't want to spend any more money but if I need to make things alot easier i am willing, would a large usb or external hard drive be any real effective for me here?
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I'm not all that confident on reinstalling windows and some applications I pirated (photoshop/ Office suit is expensive
1. We will NOT assist you in whatever pirated stuff you have
2. There are many cheap or free alternatives to those applications. You don't need 'Photoshop'
3. You can probably get MS Office cheap from your school
Now...
If you wish to migrate from old to new, it needs to be below 200GB, not 240GB.
yea sorry about the pirating stuff, I don't approve of it as such but I needed to say it in that context but if I can get it below 200gb and it'll work i'll do that. Any suggestions/common mistakes for cloning drives and how do drivers and such work doing that?
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There is zero excuse to pirate software. If you can't afford package A, there are soooo many free alternatives that will do 99% of Package A.
You are creating an exact copy of that C drive or partition.
If it works, it just works. Nothing needed except to verify the boot order
If it fails...well...then you have a problem.
You are creating an exact copy of that C drive or partition.
If it works, it just works. Nothing needed except to verify the boot order
If it fails...well...then you have a problem.
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