Windows 10: want to make SSD primary boot drive and move HDD to storage.

Discus and support want to make SSD primary boot drive and move HDD to storage. in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I made the mistake of using AOMEI, to decrease the size of one partition, while increasing the size of the other. Simple enough. What I hadn't... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by RobertDeMaree, Oct 7, 2019.

  1. ROBERTDEMAREE
    RobertDeMaree Win User

    want to make SSD primary boot drive and move HDD to storage.


    I made the mistake of using AOMEI, to decrease the size of one partition, while increasing the size of the other.

    Simple enough.


    What I hadn't counted on was: this program, apparently, is at liberty to rearrange one's drive letters!


    Now, even though my partitions were successfully adjusted, it is a bit of an inconvenience to have one's boot drive changed--without knowledge or consent!


    Is there some way to re-assign my original boot drive back to C:--without causing more problems?

    :)
     
    RobertDeMaree, Oct 7, 2019
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  2. HENRYSTEINBERG
    HenrySteinberg Win User

    SSD drive as primary drive(250gb) and HDD as storage hard drive(500gb), but system does not boot.

    Does the system boot with just the SSD connected?

    Yes, the system boots only with SSD connected.
     
    HenrySteinberg, Oct 7, 2019
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  3. FREDERIK LONG
    Frederik Long Win User
    SSD drive as primary drive(250gb) and HDD as storage hard drive(500gb), but system does not boot.

    Does the system boot with just the SSD connected?
     
    Frederik Long, Oct 7, 2019
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  4. QUINNAMBRAI
    QuinnAmbrai Win User

    want to make SSD primary boot drive and move HDD to storage.

    want to make SSD primary boot drive and move HDD to storage.

    I recently purchased a 250gb SSD and I want to install windows 10 on it to become my primary boot hdd, then make my existing HDD purlely for storage.

    I am just wondering what the best way to go about making this transition would be.
     
    QuinnAmbrai, Oct 7, 2019
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