Windows 10: New SSD - What to do with My Documents files?

I received a new 500Gb SSD, and currently have a 1Tb HDD with about 475Gb used space. Since I cannot clone the entire HDD to the new SSD, I want to move only the Windows 10 OS files, but leave all the data files Documents, Pictures, Videos, etc. on the old HDD E: drive for example.


If I clone only the OS files, and exclude the above folders from the 'clone' process, how do I tell Windows to look on another drive?


I've read up about using Windows to 'move' these folders to another drive/partition via the Locate tab, but in this case the files will already be in the new location.


Thanks in advance for advice/direction.

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Double Document Files

I just discovered that, In transferring files from an old laptop to new, I inadvertently copied My Documents twice. I now have a folder entitled "Documents" within my primary Documents folder, containing 216 GB of mostly duplicate folders, word docs, and
images. I'd just delete that second folder except that some recent work may have been saved to it, rather than into the primary documents file.

Thinking that I could simply compare a list of files in the second folder with those in the first and delete the duplicates, I tried to print a list of the files. No print command or function was available. I then tried turning a small portion of that
second file into a list and then copying it, but when I tried to paste same into a word doc for copying

, the paste function was refused.

Any suggestions as to how I can eliminate this second folder while retaining what recent non-duplicate work within?

If no answers for that, how can a print a list of files in a My Docs folder?

I'm using Windows 10 64-bit

 

documents files and folders

Hi Paul,

For better assistance, we'd like to ask the following:

• What were the steps you've tried to reverse the alphabetization of files and folder name?
• Can you provide us a sample screenshot of the issue?

We're looking forward to your reply.

 

documents

Hi Richard,



To sort your documents in your File Explorer by date, we suggest following the steps below:

• Type File Explorer in Cortana search box to open File Explorer.
• Go to the folder that you want to sort.
• Click on View that is located on the top part of the window.
• Click on Sort by.
• Choose Date.

Your files should be sorted by date with this option.



Let us know if this works for you.