Windows 10: How to boot windows from SSD but keep HDD files

Discus and support How to boot windows from SSD but keep HDD files in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; So I have ordered an SSD it didn't come yet and I wanted to know if i download windows on it and make it boot from the SSD will all my files ai. games,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Oskar Olejniczak, Dec 11, 2023.

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    How to boot windows from SSD but keep HDD files


    So I have ordered an SSD it didn't come yet and I wanted to know if i download windows on it and make it boot from the SSD will all my files ai. games, documents, files and that stuff will it still be on the desktop/will i be able to play them if the windows is booting from the SSD and not the HDD? Because the SSD i order is smaller than the HDD so i can't clone all of the files to the SSD and i just wanted it to boot up my windows faster since it takes a very long time with the HDD and i would download like a game or two on the SSD aswell but do i keep all of the files that i have on my des

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