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  1. I recently changed my hdd to ssd and installed the OS in it. The hard disk still has old os...


    I recently changed my hdd to ssd and installed the OS in it. The hard disk remains as it is. It can be used normally but it still has the files from the old windows. I tried opening the user folders but they don't open even after i give permission as admin. I tried changing access but its taking too long. is there any other way to recover those files and delete the old windows files? the hdd is a different drive from the ssd.

    :)
     
    RajarshiRoy4, May 25, 2023
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  2. Move OS to SSD leave data in HDD

    To do so, follow the steps below:

    Step 1.
    Clone OS to SSD
    .

    Step 2. Enter into BIOS and set the SSD as the first boot disk.

    Step 3. Change the old drive to D:\ (you'd better do a disk backup of the old drive in adavance).

    Hope my answer will give you a hand.
     
    Paper Plane-4567, May 25, 2023
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    Cloned OS to SSD want to delete old OS on hdd

    Not sure if this was answered(cant find 1) but recently cloned windows 10 from HDD to SSD. My HDD was setup as GPT and the partition was setup with the OS as almost the full 1tb size. I had and currently have alot of used space that i dont wanna lose if
    it can be avoided. The whole cloning process was a pain having to move stuff to the ssd then partition the empty space on hdd the move stuff to the new partition until I had less than 200g with the OS still there so I can clone it onto ssd after cleaning
    it. Os works fine(windows loads sooo much faster) old hdd works fine but wanna get rid of the old os on hdd without deleting anything else? Sorry so long and sadly I merged the partitions back to 1.
     
    IcyTruth, May 25, 2023
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    I am planing to install a SSD in my laptop, which already has HDD. laptop support SSD and HDD together. The currest OS on the HDD and i want to do a fresh install on the SSD, Please can anyone write a step by step guide on what to do, i am not confident on this.
     
    Tenzin Kalden, May 25, 2023
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