Files still accessable after ssd install?

[farhanorakzai]

My brother wants an ssd for his computer. Will he still be able to play the games on his hdd and access the files on it after installing the ssd?

[Snickerzz]

Yup just be sire to tell steam where the games are installed

[Arty]

remeber to take hdd out when u install os onto ssd

[MoonSpot]

err....

There is a lack of information being provided here.  It can be done, but it is not a plug and play endeavour. My answer is yes and no. 

 

read this first.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

[dalekphalm]

err....

There is a lack of information being provided here.  It can be done, but it is not a plug and play endeavour. My answer is yes and no. 

 

read this first.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

Agreed,

 

@farhanorakzai we need more info. What's on the HDD precisely that he wants to access?

 

Files and documents? Yes, no problem. Plug n Play.

 

Steam Games? Yes, tho refer to @MoonSpot's post for more info on that.

 

Games that are manually installed (Traditional C:\Program Files\...), no, you'll likely need to reinstall them.

 

Standard Windows programs? No, most of them will require reinstallation to function properly. Though it depends on the specific program/application.

[Mentalguy]

My brother wants an ssd for his computer. Will he still be able to play the games on his hdd and access the files on it after installing the ssd?

you might just be able to mirror everything onto the ssd, depending on how much space he used on the hdd