Windows 10: Can I delete the whole OS partition on old HDD?

Hi!


I bought a new SSD and cloned the OS from my HDD into it. I tried booting the computer without the HDD opened the computer, physically removed it and booted. It booted just fine but I noticed that the pathway for my apps is still C:/.... when the letter for the OS in the SSD is F:/... I was wondering if that would be a problem?


I am also adding screenshots of disk management and my files just in case Disco 0 being the HDD and Disco 1 being the SSD. It's in Spanish because my Windows is Single Language




This is a screenshot of my files OS C: is the old HDD drive, OS F: is the new one which doesn't have the little windows logo but I know the computer is booting from there ??




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The best way would be to backup what you want to keep from the HDD and delete all partitions, create a new partition and format it. Then copy back from your external backup.

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and pagefile. (which could be a few GB) There's also Program Files and Program Files (x86).