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It takes my computer 12 min to load to my desktop (another 8 for a bug in Windows to stop eating all my RAM) and programs are taking longer to load than I'm used to. This computer is around 6 years old and I think the hard drive might be coming to the end of its service life.

Should I get a new hard drive and just clone this one?

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Will be worth getting a SSD. The boot times will be almost instant.

I have too much data and a ssd with the same capacity would be really expensive

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I have too much data and a ssd with the same capacity would be really expensive

SSD's are worth it m8, but if i were you just clone the Windows install then keep the rest on your hard drive

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Just reformat? lol.

I boot up withing 2-3 minutes (fully ready) with 640GB WD Green.

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SSD's are worth it m8, but if i were you just clone the Windows install then keep the rest on your hard drive

I have a 500 GB hard drive.....

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It takes my computer 12 min to load to my desktop (another 8 for a bug in Windows to stop eating all my RAM) and programs are taking longer to load than I'm used to. This computer is around 6 years old and I think the hard drive might be coming to the end of its service life.

Should I get a new hard drive and just clone this one?

 

 

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What is your drive's brand and model? I would suggest doing a defragmentation and see if it improves anything. There are also a number of tools that can clean your drive and registry from unwanted and unnecessary files and junk and speed up your system.
I would also strongly suggest to check your drive's health with a diagnostic utility and see if it has any problems. I would recommend using the one provided by your manufacturer for the most accurate results. 
 
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I have a 500 GB hard drive.....

So use the 500gb drive for mass storage and throw in a 120gb ssd for the boot drive and a few commonly used programs. 

 

Also going to Start > system configuration > startup > disabling all the random crap from running at startup would also help quite a bit (if you haven't already disabled all the crap). Just be sure to look up what each program does before disabling it. 

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Hey User1868,

 

What is your drive's brand and model? I would suggest doing a defragmentation and see if it improves anything. There are also a number of tools that can clean your drive and registry from unwanted and unnecessary files and junk and speed up your system.

I would also strongly suggest to check your drive's health with a diagnostic utility and see if it has any problems. I would recommend using the one provided by your manufacturer for the most accurate results. 

 

Captain_WD.

I really don't know. I bought a built computer (not custom) and on the manufacturers website they don't name the hdd specifically. I have done defragmentation in the past, but it didn't find any files that needed it.

  

So use the 500gb drive for mass storage and throw in a 120gb ssd for the boot drive and a few commonly used programs. 

 

Also going to Start > system configuration > startup > disabling all the random crap from running at startup would also help quite a bit (if you haven't already disabled all the crap). Just be sure to look up what each program does before disabling it.

Can I only transfer Windows to the new ssd? I haven't found any solution to this problem. I have only found ways to copy the whole drive

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I really don't know. I bought a built computer (not custom) and on the manufacturers website they don't name the hdd specifically. I have done defragmentation in the past, but it didn't find any files that needed it.

  

Can I only transfer Windows to the new ssd? I haven't found any solution to this problem. I have only found ways to copy the whole drive

Just do a fresh install 

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I really don't know. I bought a built computer (not custom) and on the manufacturers website they don't name the hdd specifically. I have done defragmentation in the past, but it didn't find any files that needed it.

 

You can find the drive's brand and model in Device Manager, BIOS and in Disk Management as well as with benchmarking and diagnostic utilities. :) Do check the drive's health and see if there is something wrong with it or the problem comes from elsewhere.
 
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You can find the drive's brand and model in Device Manager, BIOS and in Disk Management as well as with benchmarking and diagnostic utilities. :) Do check the drive's health and see if there is something wrong with it or the problem comes from elsewhere.

 

Captain_WD.

It's a WDC WD64 00AAKS-65A7B SCSI

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It's a WDC WD64 00AAKS-65A7B SCSI

 

I would recommend running WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool over that WD Blue drive in order to check the drive's health and make sure the data on it is safe and there's no risk of losing it. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=xkWLPN
 
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did you reinstall the OS, reinstall it and see if that helps.If it doesn't you can throw your HDD in the trash because it is broken as fuck. 

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I would recommend running WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool over that WD Blue drive in order to check the drive's health and make sure the data on it is safe and there's no risk of losing it. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=xkWLPN
 
Captain_WD.

 

 

I think it must have been a one time event because now I have no problems

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I think it must have been a one time event because now I have no problems

 

Checking the drive with the tool won't hurt and will just reassure you that it's fine and safe to use. I'm happy it's all good now. :) Do post back if the issues persist in the future.
 
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