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What @Godlygamer23 said.

 

If you're swapping to a SSD is kinda better to do a clean install so you get the most of it.

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Is it possible to install an OS on one drive, then transfer it to another drive later on?

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Yes. This is called Cloning.

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Yes. This is called Cloning.

How do I do it?

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What @Godlygamer23 said.

If you're swapping to a SSD is kinda better to do a clean install so you get the most of it.

You are a psychic. Won't that make all my programs wind up in the wrong copy of the programs file, and I won't have anything on my desktop?

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How do I do it?

SSDs normally come with cloning software to use. Fresh installs are the recommended route though.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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You are a psychic. Won't that make all my programs wind up in the wrong copy of the programs file, and I won't have anything on my desktop?

Not sure what you're saying here.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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Not sure what you're saying here.

If I have everything installed on drive a, and reinstall windows on drive B, then all my programs will be in the program files on drive a, not drive B, so Windows won't pick them up, as it will be looking for programs on drive B. Right?

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If I have everything installed on drive a, and reinstall windows on drive B, then all my programs will be in the program files on drive a, not drive B, so Windows won't pick them up, as it will be looking for programs on drive B. Right?

Yes. The point of reinstalling is to start fresh.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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Yes. The point of reinstalling is to start fresh.

So I would just re download everything? What about saved files on games?

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So I would just re download everything? What about saved files on games?

If you use Steam and/or Origin, cloud features would likely be enabled by default and that means your save files would be sitting in Valve and EA's servers respectively.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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@Godlygamer23 So I still have go through the three hour downloads?

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@Godlygamer23 So I still have go through the three hour downloads?

No. If you transfer the games to some sort of external hard drive(just copy them), reinstall the OS and all your programs, move the games back, and make sure Steam and Origin have those targets set. If it doesn't work, have them both repair the installations.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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No. If you transfer the games to some sort of external hard drive(just copy them), reinstall the OS and all your programs, move the games back, and make sure Steam and Origin have those targets set. If it doesn't work, have them both repair the installations.

Thanks so much for helping me out! You guys are ask so nice.

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Is it possible to install an OS on one drive, then transfer it to another drive later on?

That was the best answer, but read godly gamers posts as well. He was super helpful.

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