Windows 10: Change windows boot drive while keeping all of your files

Hi! I have just bought a new M.2 SSD, and I would like to have windows installed on this drive instead for a faster boot time. I was wondering how I can do this while still keeping all of my files as they are? My windows is now installed on a cheaper casual SSD.

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Windows 7 booting off wrong drive?!?!?

Please move if this is in the wrong place.

I have two hard drives, a 1.5TB drive, and a 160GB drive. Windows is installed on the 1.5TB drive, as are all my files and programs. The 160GB drive has a bunch of old files, and apparently the bootmgr and boot folder. Nothing else is on the 160GB drive, other than media files etc.

If I remove the 160GB drive from the machine, windows refuses to boot, plug it back in, it works fine. The setup with two hard drives I have now is temporary, as the 160GB drive will go into another machine.

My question is, can someone give me a step by step on how to make windows force to boot off the 1.5TB drive, ignoring the 160GB drive in the boot process completely?
I don't know how to do this in Windows 7, on XP I would just run the /fixmbr command and its related ones.

Any help would be appreciated.

Note: I would really really rather not have to wipe and reinstall, I know it can be done without one as I've had this issue with XP before.

 

Stored files in Hard Drive

You can use Windows search. Just search for *.* on a desired drive. When list is done just arrange them by size LOL.

You can do it via command line as well and make an output text file showing files and their sizes (but without arrangement)

 

Windows keeps chaning Driver Letter for Boot!!!!!!!

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



The reason that your computer is not able to boot when a USB is plugged in is that boot order are set to boot from USB as a first option. Kindly change the boot order from BIOS (steps may differ depending on the manufacturer of the device). Set
hard drive as first options and then USB/DVD.



The drive letter will change to default if the operating system is not installed on default drive i.e. C drive. So could you please confirm if you are using dual boot operating system?



Also as you mentioned that you are getting blue screen, I suggest you to upload the mini dump files from the location here, which will help us determine the exact cause of the issue. The dump files are located at:
c:/windows /minidump

Copy the files and zip it and share it with us. To enable mini dump file:



1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click System.

3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Startup and Recovery.

4. In the Write debugging information list, click Small memory dump (64k).



Meanwhile you can try the steps mentioned below:

1. Open command prompt as administrator (you can type cmd in start menu and run it as administrator).
   
2. Then type diskpart and press enter.
3. The type: List Volume
4. Then type: Select Volume n (where n is the letter assigned to a drive on which you have your operating system).
   
5. Then type: Attributes Volume clear hidden
6. Then restart your computer.

Please reply so that we can help you better.