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darkn3ss99
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My ssd which is only 60gbs is running low on storage and i plan on upgrading to a 250gb ssd. My question is how do i safely transfer my os and everything on it from the first ssd to the new one? And also will doing this mess up the other hdd i have which contains all my music and games.

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Depending on the SSD you choose, it'll come with cloning software which you can use to safely transfer everything from your current SSD to your new SSD. Everything on the hard drive should remain untouched and functionally the same.

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You should do a clean install, not clone your OS

you can run into a ton of problems from cloning, and some stuff you wont even notice until months later that something is wrong

 

Just unplug all drives from your system, plug in ONLY the new SSD, install windows normally, then plug in your HDD and everything will work fine

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You should do a clean install, not clone your OS

you can run into a ton of problems from cloning, and some stuff you wont even notice until months later that something is wrong

Just unplug all drives from your system, plug in ONLY the new SSD, install windows normally, then plug in your HDD and everything will work fine

Will i have to buy a new key for windows? And also i remember the last time i unplugged one of my hdds, i lost everything for some reason so ive been kinda scared to unplug them.
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Will i have to buy a new key for windows? And also i remember the last time i unplugged one of my hdds, i lost everything for some reason so ive been kinda scared to unplug them.

What do you mean you lost everything? You sure you didn't accidentally format it?

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Will i have to buy a new key for windows? And also i remember the last time i unplugged one of my hdds, i lost everything for some reason so ive been kinda scared to unplug them.

just clone the 60gb ssd to the new 250gb ssd with acronis trueimage

works perfectly for me on my clients pcs

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Will i have to buy a new key for windows? And also i remember the last time i unplugged one of my hdds, i lost everything for some reason so ive been kinda scared to unplug them.

no, you can reuse your key

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What do you mean you lost everything? You sure you didn't accidentally format it?

i just remember that i unplugged my hdd to do some wire management and when i plugged it back in all the programs on that hdd showed up as a white icon. Also if i remember correctly i think that the hdd wasnt showing up in my computer.
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i just remember that i unplugged my hdd to do some wire management and when i plugged it back in all the programs on that hdd showed up as a white icon. Also if i remember correctly i think that the hdd wasnt showing up in my computer.

The only time that should happen is if the OS is on one drive and programs are on another and you reinstalled Windows. The registry gets reset so the programs no longer work.

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The only time that should happen is if the OS is on one drive and programs are on another and you reinstalled Windows. The registry gets reset so the programs no longer work.

Oh that would make a lot of sense. My os is on a ssd and all my other programs are on a hdd. Is there any way to make the registry not reset?

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