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Reinstalling Windows 10 on new SSD.

Clifford
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Hey everyone. I'm currently on W10 (upgraded from W7) which is installed on my current SSD. I also don't want to just clone it over cause of all the random crap in it.

 

I recently purchased a new SSD (850 Pro 512GB) as the old one was getting a little slow and was quite small (OCZ Vertex 3 120gb). I was wondering if I reinstalled Windows on the 850, would I be able to just do it then and there without having to deactivate my current Windows on the OCZ.

 

Furthermore, I still want to keep all the crap on my OCZ as there's other random things like pictures and files I haven't cleaned up yet so will I still be able to access it as a secondary/slave drive even with Windows files installed on it.

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Hey everyone. I'm currently on W10 (upgraded from W7) which is installed on my current SSD. I also don't want to just clone it over cause of all the random crap in it.

 

I recently purchased a new SSD (850 Pro 512GB) as the old one was getting a little slow and was quite small (OCZ Vertex 3 120gb). I was wondering if I reinstalled Windows on the 850, would I be able to just do it then and there without having to deactivate my current Windows on the OCZ.

 

Furthermore, I still want to keep all the crap on my OCZ as there's other random things like pictures and files I haven't cleaned up yet so will I still be able to access it as a secondary/slave drive even with Windows files installed on it.

reinstalling 10 to a new hdd...keeps the activation

just skip any prompts asking to put in a key

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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reinstalling 10 to a new hdd...keeps the activation

just skip any prompts asking to put in a key

Cool, thanks! Would you happen to know if I can still access the old SSD's files with it running as a secondary drive while there's boot files in it?

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Cool, thanks! Would you happen to know if I can still access the old SSD's files with it running as a secondary drive?

yes you can

just make sure the user profile isn't set at private or secure..maybe remove the password on it

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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