Transitioning to an SSD?

[Lenyd]

Hello everyone,

I built my first computer back in August of 2012. At the time an SSD was out of my budget so i didn't purchase one. However now i have enough money to purchase one. But since the OS is already installed on my hard drive, how would i move it from my HD to an SSD?

Thank you so much

[MarvinKurzweil]

I think u could do that,but i suggest a brand new installation of your OS on the SSD

[w_km]

You may think it would be nice to transfer the OS, but it's not really possible if you have to ask here. Just transfer your data to a backup drive, clear the old HDD, and install on the SSD. It won't take long to transfer the data back. You'll be done in 1 hour if you do it right. Just do some research before hand (plenty of youtube videos on re-installing your OS). And please do upgrade to an SSD they kick ass.

[Helltech]

Hello everyone' date=' I built my first computer back in August of 2012. At the time an SSD was out of my budget so i didn't purchase one. However now i have enough money to purchase one. But since the OS is already installed on my hard drive, how would i move it from my HD to an SSD? Thank you so much [/quote']

You can get transfer kits, but just reinstall the OS and the new drive and then copy over anything you want from the old try to the SSD.