Windows 10: Adding an SSD to an existing, and quite old, Win10 PC installation

hi,

I have a new 250gb SSD to add in a PC with Win10 and currently running on two HDD, one with the SO and another one acting as an archive.

I'd go for a clean install on the SSD, without touching the existing HDDs and then eventually transfering few files to the new drive.

My concern is having all the "Old Windows" files in the HDD that would then interfere with the new installation, ex. cannot being able to delete them due to TrustedInstaller being the only allowed to...

What do you suggest me to do?

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