I'm building a new PC but I'm looking to use the same HDD. Would I be able to use the same SSD on a different motherboard.

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I'm upgrading my PC with a motherboard, CPU, RAM and graphics card but I'm looking to keep the data that I currently have in my old PC. Would I be able to just plug in the same SSD to a fresh motherboard or would there be errors with the Windows copy itself? I currently have a Windows 10 OEM copy.

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My suggestion is, attach the drive as secondary on any working pc. Transfer the important files manually to another drive and then format the drive completely before installing new Windows.
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A new board always needs fresh windows, else it will throw up driver errors. Also you are changing other parts as well. So there will be more driver errors. Since you had a OEM copy, its tied to the previous board. You will probably need new Windows too. This is a work around though... https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/
 
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Pretty high budget for upgrade.
CPU: i7 7700k
MOBO: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666 MHz 2x8Gb DDR4
GPU: ASUS STRIX GTX 1080ti

Current specs:
CPU: i7 4770k
MOBO: Asus - MAXIMUX VII HERO
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 MHz 2x8 Gb DDR3
GPU: Gigabyte windforce edition OC GTX 780Ti running in SLI
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB
Cooler: Corsair H100i
 
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Do you know easy ways to delete my windows files but when I install a new copy on this drive my folders and data will still be there?
 
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My suggestion is, attach the drive as secondary on any working pc. Transfer the important files manually to another drive and then format the drive completely before installing new Windows.
 
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