If I install Windows on a second drive will the first one deactivate automatically?

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aquielisunari

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I've transferred all I want to another drive but there are still a lot of files on my current drive I want to keep. Initially I was going to clone the drive and transfer the remainder of my files to my SSD(thanks to USAFRet) but I decided I wanted to do a fresh install instead. In the end I want my SSD just for gaming and daily tasks( I know it doesn't help with FPS, only looking to decrease load times and of course speed up Windows and boot times). I want my current drive to be dedicated to storage and my third drive for backups.

Any other tips are appreciated.
 
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It won't be 'deactivated'. Nor do you need to. You just need to stop using the old OS and delete it.
Yes, you can access the data (NOT applications) on that old drive.
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Okay, I've seen those steps at other sites today. After that I connect my other drives and the old windows will be deactivated but I can still access it(the files on this drive) with Windows explorer?
 
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It won't be 'deactivated'. Nor do you need to. You just need to stop using the old OS and delete it.
Yes, you can access the data (NOT applications) on that old drive.
 
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