Buying a new ssd, how do I handle the windows install/possible migration?

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Hey guys, so I am planning on buying an ssd after I get paid on Friday for my almost 2 year old gaming rig that currently has a wd blue 1tb in it. I have roughly 800gb used out of 1tb, and have been wanting an ssd for windows since I have one on my laptop and it is a life changer.

My question is basically, when I get the ssd what is the process to not screw something up? I know I won't be able to do a clone as 250 gb ssd < 800gb on the hd. Do I just install windows on the ssd while the hdd is unattached using the same key? And then afterwards make sure the ssd is the default option in the bios and reattach the hdd to remove the old windows install, while keeping all the data in tact? I hope that made sense lol. And if my thoughts are the correct way, is there a solid way to remove the old windows install and not screw something up?

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How much data is actually used on the current hard drive, as opposed to how large it is? (Some cloning software will allow the move to a smaller SSD as long as the data to be moved is not larger)

The SSD may likely come with cloning software, similar to Samsung's Migration Software...

Even if no cloning software is included, Macrium Reflect, AOMEI Backupper, and Easeus Todo Backup allow short work of such tasks as well as Acronis True Image...

If you have only 200 gb of used space on an 800 GB hard drive, for instance, you could simply shrink the partition on the hard drive ahead of time, allowing it to easily fit on a 500 GB SSD, for instance...

Whatever cloning software you choose, look for a tutorial on youtube ahead of time...
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How much data is actually used on the current hard drive, as opposed to how large it is? (Some cloning software will allow the move to a smaller SSD as long as the data to be moved is not larger)

The SSD may likely come with cloning software, similar to Samsung's Migration Software...

Even if no cloning software is included, Macrium Reflect, AOMEI Backupper, and Easeus Todo Backup allow short work of such tasks as well as Acronis True Image...

If you have only 200 gb of used space on an 800 GB hard drive, for instance, you could simply shrink the partition on the hard drive ahead of time, allowing it to easily fit on a 500 GB SSD, for instance...

Whatever cloning software you choose, look for a tutorial on youtube ahead of time...; lots of guides out there...

Note: if you have a Western Digital external hard drive of any type, you may then use the free WD version of Acronis True Image, which is about as easy as it gets.
 
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