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skootsmctoots
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Hey, I am in the process of upgrading my and my kids pc's.  He currently has a SSD that windows and some games are installed on.  He also has a second HDD that has only games on it.  We are going to get him a new SSD to replace the HDD for the games.  What is the best way to xfer the current games from the HDD to SSD?  Would I clone it like it has windows on it even though it does not?  I am just not sure the best way to do this.

 

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It's probably best to do a clean re-install of Win-OS, then transfer the data of his old games over from the old SSD. Just make sure while installing Win-OS on the new drive the old drive is disconnected: just unplug the data or power cable. Likewise the HDD. Ensure the new SSD has sufficient space for all data and room for expansion.

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So you think I should re-install windows?  That drive is currently an SSD and is staying in place.  I am only wanting to get rid of the extra storage HDD and swap it out with an SSD drive.  Thanks

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6 hours ago, skootsmctoots said:

So you think I should re-install windows?  That drive is currently an SSD and is staying in place.  I am only wanting to get rid of the extra storage HDD and swap it out with an SSD drive.  Thanks

I sensed a bit of an eye roll when you read that response, right ? 🙂 I get tired of hearing 'you shouldn't clone windows' when I've been doing it since ghost came out in the late 90s.

 

You are correct and I would just clone it. Easier than doing a file copy that might miss something. There's a potential gotcha here regardless of what you do.

 

If you clone the old drive to the new SSD windows will likely assign the new drive that's your target a letter as soon as windows sees it. Depends on how you do it.

 

When you're done cloning you will pull the old drive, but windows will still remember it as D drive, etc. The new drive might need to be manually assigned the same drive letter as the old drive after the fact.

 

 

 

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Thanks for that, that helps a ton. And no eye roll on my end, I was just confused was all. Thanks again!

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