Can I transfer a backup HDD to new build without uninstall?

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So I've recently build my first ever pc, (and it's fricking awesome :D). I've installed a Boot SSD and a 1TB HDD but I want to transfer my 2TB HDD from my old pc to this one. It has all my clips for my youtube channel and various other items. (these aren't backed up.)

I was wandering if I can unplug the sata and power cable and just stick it inside my new build without losing any data? Or would the HDD essentially get formatted and I lose all the data.... 1.4TB's of stuff is a lot to lose

Many thanks for reading the post and to those who reply,

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It's not a case of individual files or applications getting 'deleted', but rather the whole drive.
I did almost exactly this recently.
2 internal drives...a 2TB and a 3TB, from a Win 8.1 PC over to a Win 10 PC. But they 'just worked'.

The games...
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It's just a bunch of files on this drive? If so, it should move it over no problem.
 
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There may be a few games and the odd editing suite on the drive but it's mainly video files for my youtube account. What type of data would get deleted potentially?
 
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It's not a case of individual files or applications getting 'deleted', but rather the whole drive.
I did almost exactly this recently.
2 internal drives...a 2TB and a 3TB, from a Win 8.1 PC over to a Win 10 PC. But they 'just worked'.

The games and applications on that drive will need to be reinstalled. Video files will be fine.
 
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