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So today I did this:
1. Turned my PC off
2. Uninstalled my HDD
3. Installed a Kingston 240gb SSD
4. Installed Windows 10 on said SSD
5. Reinstalled HDD
6. Made SSD Bootdrive

Unfortunately, now all of the programs on the HDD don't work (except for Steam for some reason). When I go into the files and try to open the executables, they either say it doesn't exist or just nothing happens. How do I fix this? And do I need to remove Windows 10 from my HDD?
 
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If you are trying to run program executables from what is now drive D: (or some other letter that isn't C:), they are looking for other pieces of their programs that would be on the drive to which they were installed, which is C:. You will need to re-install all of your programs to the new drive. Steam could be an exception; Steam libraries can be moved, and will run from alternate locations. I assume you installed the main Steam program again to C:?
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Most programs need an entry in the windows registry.
When you did a clean install, you created a new and empty registry .


My suggestion would be to try to clone your hard drive to the ssd. There are some free clone utilities out there.

Then, if you wish, use the free windows 10 upgrade in place.

Or, you can simply reinstall all programs that do not work.
 
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There is no way for me to clone it all over. My HDD has 830gb of data on it and the ssd has 240gb. So a few questions:

1. Why does Steam work when no other program does?
2. Is there any way to import the old registry into the new?
3. If I do have to reinstall a bunch of programs, would I be able to port the data from the programs over from the old to the new (ex. uplay games to reinstalled uplay or nexus mods to reinstalled nexus mods manager)?

Also, do I need to delete windows 10 from my HDD?
 
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Samsung has a ssd migration tool that allows you to exclude large data files from the migration.
It is a free app that only works with Samsung ssd's.
But, it is made by clonix and I think you should be able to buy the stock clonix version.

Don't know about steam.
Steam forums might have help there.

If you reattach your hard drive, all data files should be readable. The windows folder can be deleted but does not need to be.
 
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If you are trying to run program executables from what is now drive D: (or some other letter that isn't C:), they are looking for other pieces of their programs that would be on the drive to which they were installed, which is C:. You will need to re-install all of your programs to the new drive. Steam could be an exception; Steam libraries can be moved, and will run from alternate locations. I assume you installed the main Steam program again to C:?
 
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Thanks for the help again. And no, what confused me is that I left steam on the HDD, just like the rest of the programs. When I clicked on it it acted like the rest of the programs I've tried (error message) except that it gave me some sort of repair option (not sure exactly what it said). I allowed it and then roughly five minutes later steam was up and running- and still on the HDD.
 
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