Can someone explain what a system partition is?

Krisbf3

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I got a new SSHD (which im going to use along with my old HDD) and I created a system partition from my old HDD using Acronis True Image. So what do I do with the system partition that I made? I just wanted to install windows on my new SSHD so I can use that to boot my pc but idk if the system partition is the right thing.
 
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Well, it is a specific section of a drive, for a specific purpose.

But to get your SSHD to be the OS drive, you're going about...

USAFRet

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If you want to install the OS on it, you do not need to manually create any partitions.

You have two options:
Clone everything from the old drive to the new drive.
or
Clean install of the OS and everything else on the new drive.
 

Krisbf3

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So then what is a partition exactly?
 

USAFRet

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Well, it is a specific section of a drive, for a specific purpose.

But to get your SSHD to be the OS drive, you're going about this the wrong way.
You don't just manually make a system partition and all is done.

Generally, the Windows install routine, or the clone operation, creates whatever partitions it needs.
 
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