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im gonna get a new pc soon, and i wanna put my hdd in the computer, but i'd need to move windows to the ssd. if i made the ssd the boot drive would that be all i'd have to do, and would it save all of my settings?

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Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($90.00) 
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Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($400.00) 
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no, your best option imo is to reinstall windows on the ssd

your second option is cloning the two drives by using special software that either run on their own(think of sth like acronis recovery)

or from a prigram within windows

gaming system: Intel core I9 12900ks / biostar Z690A valkyrie / 4x8gb corsair Vengeance @3333Mhz ram / RX 7900XTX pulse gpu / Thermalright peerless assassin 140 /Coolermaster Qube 500 case / Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 12 1500w power supply

 

laptop: Dell xps 9510, 3.5k OLED, i7 11800h, rtx 3050 ti, 2x16gb DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, 1TB main drive, 2TB add in ssd

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Just now, ki8aras said:

no, your best option imo is to reinstall windows on the ssd

your second option is cloning the two drives by using special software that either run on their own(think of sth like acronis recovery)

or from a prigram within windows

i have a windows 10 pro install usb but also you speaking the language of the gods im confused

pc specs:

 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  ($20.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($90.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($110.00) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($400.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99) 


Total: $1238.97

 

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Just now, m0oble said:

i have a windows 10 pro install usb but also you speaking the language of the gods im confused

there is a process called cloning that... well clones all the contents of one drive into another if you think redownloading your programs is a hassle then try cloning(and then boot off of the ssd)

gaming system: Intel core I9 12900ks / biostar Z690A valkyrie / 4x8gb corsair Vengeance @3333Mhz ram / RX 7900XTX pulse gpu / Thermalright peerless assassin 140 /Coolermaster Qube 500 case / Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 12 1500w power supply

 

laptop: Dell xps 9510, 3.5k OLED, i7 11800h, rtx 3050 ti, 2x16gb DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, 1TB main drive, 2TB add in ssd

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Just now, ki8aras said:

there is a process called cloning that... well clones all the contents of one drive into another if you think redownloading your programs is a hassle then try cloning(and then boot off of the ssd)

what i was planning on doing was having windows and a couple important files on the ssd since it's only 120gb, have the 1tb hard drive that comes with the pc for my steam library, and the other 1tb hard drive i have for standard files

pc specs:

 

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WxtJMC

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  ($20.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($90.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($110.00) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($400.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99) 


Total: $1238.97

 

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1 minute ago, m0oble said:

what i was planning on doing was having windows and a couple important files on the ssd since it's only 120gb, have the 1tb hard drive that comes with the pc for my steam library, and the other 1tb hard drive i have for standard files

yeah ok then i'd recommend reinstalling windows from the start on your ssd

gaming system: Intel core I9 12900ks / biostar Z690A valkyrie / 4x8gb corsair Vengeance @3333Mhz ram / RX 7900XTX pulse gpu / Thermalright peerless assassin 140 /Coolermaster Qube 500 case / Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 12 1500w power supply

 

laptop: Dell xps 9510, 3.5k OLED, i7 11800h, rtx 3050 ti, 2x16gb DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, 1TB main drive, 2TB add in ssd

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Just now, ki8aras said:

yeah ok then i'd recommend reinstalling windows from the start on your ssd

but then i have windows on my hdd right now, i want to move windows to the ssd along with all my settings, leave all the files besides games on the hdd i have, then on the new hdd is games

pc specs:

 

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WxtJMC

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  ($20.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($90.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($110.00) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($400.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99) 


Total: $1238.97

 

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4 minutes ago, m0oble said:

but then i have windows on my hdd right now, i want to move windows to the ssd along with all my settings, leave all the files besides games on the hdd i have, then on the new hdd is games

thats where cloning would come up but since your source is 1tb and your target 120gb is won't work,and as of now im not aware of any partial cloning techniques

gaming system: Intel core I9 12900ks / biostar Z690A valkyrie / 4x8gb corsair Vengeance @3333Mhz ram / RX 7900XTX pulse gpu / Thermalright peerless assassin 140 /Coolermaster Qube 500 case / Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 12 1500w power supply

 

laptop: Dell xps 9510, 3.5k OLED, i7 11800h, rtx 3050 ti, 2x16gb DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, 1TB main drive, 2TB add in ssd

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Just now, ki8aras said:

thats where cloning would come up but since your source is 1tb and your target 120gb is won't work,and as of now im not aware of any partial cloning techniques

so say i install windows on the ssd, change all the settings to match on the hdd, what do i do after that since i assume having two storage things both having windows on them is a problem

pc specs:

 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  ($20.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($90.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($110.00) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($400.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99) 


Total: $1238.97

 

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1 minute ago, m0oble said:

so say i install windows on the ssd, change all the settings to match on the hdd, what do i do after that since i assume having two storage things both having windows on them is a problem

you can either format the hard drive or go into its directory and delete the windows files one by one(two installations isnt a problem just be sure to set your boot priority on the ssd)

gaming system: Intel core I9 12900ks / biostar Z690A valkyrie / 4x8gb corsair Vengeance @3333Mhz ram / RX 7900XTX pulse gpu / Thermalright peerless assassin 140 /Coolermaster Qube 500 case / Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 12 1500w power supply

 

laptop: Dell xps 9510, 3.5k OLED, i7 11800h, rtx 3050 ti, 2x16gb DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, 1TB main drive, 2TB add in ssd

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Just now, ki8aras said:

you can either format the hard drive or go into its directory and delete the windows files one by one(two installations isnt a problem just be sure to set your boot priority on the ssd)

so i can just set my boot drive as the ssd, go in, and delete windows from the hdd and it'll just be like that?

pc specs:

 

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WxtJMC

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  ($20.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($90.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($110.00) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($400.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99) 


Total: $1238.97

 

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5 minutes ago, m0oble said:

so i can just set my boot drive as the ssd, go in, and delete windows from the hdd and it'll just be like that?

yup

gaming system: Intel core I9 12900ks / biostar Z690A valkyrie / 4x8gb corsair Vengeance @3333Mhz ram / RX 7900XTX pulse gpu / Thermalright peerless assassin 140 /Coolermaster Qube 500 case / Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 12 1500w power supply

 

laptop: Dell xps 9510, 3.5k OLED, i7 11800h, rtx 3050 ti, 2x16gb DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, 1TB main drive, 2TB add in ssd

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4 minutes ago, ki8aras said:

yup

like i just go in, boot up windows like normal, open up file explorer, find the hdd, and delete the windows folder, no problem

pc specs:

 

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WxtJMC

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  ($20.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($90.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($110.00) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($400.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99) 


Total: $1238.97

 

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