should i remove all the files including the OS from the HHD after moving to an SSD?

Abdul Malek · Jun 21, 2017

So i just moved all the files to the SSD and made sure that the boot will start from it and everything is great. After cloning, the original files(the ones on the HDD) are stil there. Should i remove them or not? If yes, what is the best way?

Thanks already

varis · Jun 21, 2017

Obviously the files take space on your HDD, but they also serve as a backup in case your SSD goes kaboom.

If you don't care about the possibility of somebody reading your data from the HDD later on, you can just format it. In case you are concerned you can write random data on it - there are specialized applications for the purpose too.

USAFRet · Jun 21, 2017

Abdul Malek :

If you have cloned everything, and you are 110% sure it boots correctly with only the SSD connected....absolutely yes, wipe that original drive.
Delete ALL partitions and start with a blank slate.

You may have to do this:
Delete the original boot partitions, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall

Later, you can start up a comprehensive imaging/backup plan.

The Paladin · Jun 21, 2017

I usually keep the cloned drive for a month just in case be, SSD if to fail, will do suddenly after being of use of it.
after that sure, get CCleaner, and use the wipe option set it to 8 passes and let it run all night.,

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