Transferring Just OS Over to SSD?

Intel Person · Jun 25, 2018

So I have windows 10 running on an old 1 TB hard drive and have a new 500 GB SSD. My question is: Am I able to transfer just the OS over to the SSD to use as my boot drive, and if so, how? I don't need any other files off the HDD and plan on starting off with a clean wipe of it anyhow. If anyone has done this or knows if its possible I would appreciate a well informed answer.

why_wolf · Jun 25, 2018

Just the OS no. If the total amount of files on your HDD is less that the space on the SSD you can just clone the whole drive over.

clutchc · Jun 25, 2018

Can't you just clean install Win10 on the SSD and go from there?
I suppose you could clone the HDD to the SSD after uninstalling everything on the HDD except the OS.

punkncat · Jun 25, 2018

In theory, yes...kinda.

You would need a clone program that will allow you to do so to a drive with different size.

Go into the HD and delete everything except your OS, then clone.

I think it's a not good plan, but can't see why it wouldn't work.

USAFRet · Jun 25, 2018

Intel Person :

No.
There is no function or application that will transfer "just the OS" to a different drive.

How much total consumed space is on your current drive?
What constitutes that space?

USAFRet · Jun 25, 2018

punkncat :

I think he's wanting to split out the OS from the rest of the stuff on the drive.
Typical request.

Can't happen.

USAFRet · Jun 25, 2018

Intel Person :

If you don't need any files from the old drive, just do a clean install on the new SSD.
How to do a CLEAN installation of Windows 10

Intel Person · Jun 26, 2018

I just already had the OS off a prebuilt system and didn't know if I could just install it or how because I didn't have any codes for win 10.

USAFRet · Jun 26, 2018

Intel Person :

Well, if you don't have a valid license key for it, that's a different thing.
The license from that prebuilt system is probably null and void on a new system.

You can install Win 10, and leave it Unactivated. It will run (mostly) just fine.

clutchc · Jun 26, 2018

+1^
Yeah, you can download the Win 10 installation .ISO from Microsoft and burn yourself a disk or flash drive. Win 10 will work just fine unactivated if you can live w/o some of the flashy features. Updates and fixes will still run as normal.

USAFRet · Jun 26, 2018

I have a long running test of Win 10 in exactly this situation, just to see what happens.
Installed in a VM on Dec 8 2016. Over 18 months. Still running exactly as it did when new.

A sometime appearing nag text at bottom right.
No customization of the desktop or taskbar.
That's it. It runs just fine otherwise.

clutchc · Jun 26, 2018

They brought the nag back? I thought MS abandoned that nag from Win7.
I've used Win 10 unactivated on one of my machines for awhile (not as long as you have), but never saw the nag.

USAFRet · Jun 26, 2018

clutchc :

It appears randomly, on top of everything in the Z layer.

But that's ALL it does.
Previous Windows (7/8/8.1), would nag, and then shut off after 30 days.
That screencap was after over a year of operation.

clutchc · Jun 26, 2018

Oh! Ya know... I have seen that. I forgot I had. Yeah, just an occasional pop up like that. OK.

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