How do I properly upgrade to a SSD

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danitewing

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Hey all, I currently have 800gb and Windows in my 1 tb hdd and I just bought a 250gb ssd. I was wondering how I get windows on my SSD and use it as my boot drive while keeping all 800 gbs on my hdd.

also what would happen if I did this:
unplug hdd and plug in ssd
install windows on ssd
set ssd as boot drive
plug in hdd
restart pc

What will happen to all the windows files on my hdd? Will they still be there and just not be used or will there be complications with many programs?
 
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Of course, along the way, you will run into permissions issues. Most things there are/were associated with the original user on the original HDD may not be accssible to your new user on the new OS on the new SSD.
Even if you use the same user name. NTFS will see this as a whole different person. And by default, deny access.

'Take Ownership' is what you need to look for.
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Your current actual used space is 800GB, correct?
Your new SSD is 250GB, correct?

Obviously, that will not work. You can't put 80lbs of potatoes into a 25lb bag.

To use the SSD as the OS drive, as you should, you have 2 options:

1. Reduce the actual current used space to below 200GB. Clone from the HDD to the SSD.
Part of this may be mitigated, depending on exactly what is hogging up that 800GB of used space.
or
2. Clean install of the OS on the new SSD. This requires a reinstall of all your applications. The new OS will know nothing about them.


So...what, exactly, is taking up that 800GB?
 
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First, define 'storage'.

A clean install on the SSD is no problem.
You will, of course, have to reinstall all your applications. You can't use them as they are on the HDD.

To insta? Mainly as you posted above.
Disconnect all drives except the new SSD
Install the OS
Adjust the boot order as needed.
Later, reconnect the HDD.

Reinstall your applications as needed.
 
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And....I'd bet...if you were to analyze exactly what is taking your space up...
Your OS and applications would probably fit within 200GB easy. Applications don't take up all that much space.
Video/Music/Games...that is what sucks up drive space.
 
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A video is just a file. Like a txt or Word doc.
No problem.
The application that plays that video is the 'application.
Basically, anything that that you need to click and install.

Games?
Steam games can be moved from drive to drive as needed. Or, in the Steam client, tell it where those games now live.
(It will be a different drive letter than what it used to be)

The Steam client is an 'application'. Reinstall that with te new OS.
Then, tell it where those Steam games live. Somewhere under the new D drive, which is the old HDD.
 
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Of course, along the way, you will run into permissions issues. Most things there are/were associated with the original user on the original HDD may not be accssible to your new user on the new OS on the new SSD.
Even if you use the same user name. NTFS will see this as a whole different person. And by default, deny access.

'Take Ownership' is what you need to look for.
 
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